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Oct. 16, 2020 Postmarks
Council Recap: Not Many Tools in the Toolbox
City Hall tries to stretch its funds for music, housing
"...While gentrifying neighborhoods like Montopolis need more rental units at deeper rates..."
Oct. 16, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders
City Council District 7: Land-Use Politics Take Center Stage
"...Witt supports easing zoning restrictions in Central Austin's single-family neighborhoods...."
Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan
City Council District 10: In Seven-Car Race, Alter Finds Center Lane
D10 appears most likely to end in a December run-off – predicting who will make it past Nov. 3 is not easy.
"...level of safety they expect and some feel their neighborhoods are overpoliced," Alter told us. "We have tried the..."
Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
City Council District 2: Young Progressives Square Off for Open Seat
Candidates pledge to protect Austin’s working class families in Southeast Austin
"...priorities include flood mitigation infrastructure and protecting single-family home neighborhoods from high density. Strenger, who proposed building a dome..."
Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan
Opinion: Even Post-COVID, A-F School Ranking System Should Get an F
We should take this moment to evaluate the utility of the A-F system as a whole, as it does not sufficiently capture the nuance of the work being done in our schools
"...privileged schools are inflated by contextual benefits, like richer neighborhoods, which have larger PTA budgets and produce a higher..."
Oct. 2, 2020 Column by Rolf Straubhaar
Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election
Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot
"...Hall, in local politics, and in the Southeast Austin neighborhoods where he was born and raised gives him a..."
Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board
Push
Documentary exposes how faceless landlords turn homes into assets
"...as people find themselves priced out of the very neighborhoods they helped build...."
Sept. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Re: Whitworth Op-Ed
"...financial interest in the proposed massive upzoning of single-family neighborhoods in Central Austin...."
Sept. 24, 2020 Postmarks
Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?
Project Connect looks to help make connections
"...in the 1890s as a "streetcar suburb"), where many neighborhoods were what we call "mixed use" today – with..."
Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver
Austin at Large: Counting Heads, Drawing Lines
Next year, when (if?) the current crises recede, we may be surprised at what we find
"...that involve crossing I-35 and claiming historic East Austin neighborhoods that are now thoroughly gentrified? Or moving toward MoPac..."
Sept. 18, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
So You Want to Redistrict Austin?
The process – and what’s at stake – with redrawing our City Council districts
"...of the whiter, more affluent Central and West Austin neighborhoods...."
Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime
AISD First-Day Jitters
School opens with technical glitches; teachers' union demands waiver to extend virtual learning
"...competing to represent largely white and affluent West Austin neighborhoods. They have as many similarities as differences: Attorney Jennifer..."
Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse
Public Notice: Through the Looking Glass
The strange logic of "new urban" housing policy
"..."oppose more affordable housing options in traditional single-family zoned neighborhoods") – that's not in itself been a lead issue..."
Sept. 18, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Local Leaders Scramble to Get a Complete Census
Count every one
"...its population, more than 370,000 people, live in hard-to-count neighborhoods...."
Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño
Not All Boomer Greed
"...is not just greedy boomers wanting to keep their neighborhoods as they are and be able to afford their..."
Sept. 15, 2020 Postmarks
Mirror, Mirror
"...guns at BLM protesters) “gave the same 'save our neighborhoods' speech worthy of … Austin City Council [members] Alison..."
Sept. 15, 2020 Postmarks
Opinion: Time to Look in the Mirror on Housing
Builder David Whitworth asks, is protecting single family zoning a Republican or Democrat issue?
"...to 2020). They then gave the same "save our neighborhoods" speech worthy of card carrying Democrats on Austin City..."
Sept. 11, 2020 Column by David Whitworth
A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police
"Whose streets? Our streets."
"...Blac Kollective staged events with different themes in different neighborhoods. Then there were the protests called by the MRB,..."
Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Public Notice: Which CAMP Are You In?
Privatizers launch new strategy for school board elections
"...40 locations around town, primarily at Eastside apartments and neighborhoods; see www.austinisd.org/announcements for a map...."
Sept. 11, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Portland How-to
"...historical wrong-doings, and that the wealthy, white, centrally located neighborhoods were the product of systemic discrimination, not some crown..."
Sept. 3, 2020 Postmarks
Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?
Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd
"...would take single-family greenfield lots in low-income East Austin neighborhoods and upzone them for modest increases in the number..."
Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Council Recap: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?
Two Southeast projects divide dais; APD’s state grants OK’d
"...A grant that would fund a controversial “safe neighborhoods” program was postponed to the Sept.3 meeting so CMs..."
Aug. 28, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders
A Look at the City Council Races for Districts 2, 4, & 7
As Garza moves on, Pool and Casar seek to stay put
"...must be updated to allow for more housing in neighborhoods that "seek to preserve their character" if the city..."
Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Council Gets Surprised by APD's New State Grants
Refund the police?
"...the grants, for example, would help fund "Project Safe Neighborhoods," which is supposed to reduce violent crime Downtown and..."
Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Four Open Seats, and Many Demands for Change at AISD
School board shakeup
"...D5 includes many of AISD's wealthiest neighborhoods, circling from Tarrytown to the east and south around..."
Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse
TABC-Thwarting Shenanigans, Smokin’ Beauty’s Vietnamese Brisket, Lenoir’s Sunday Suppers, and More
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...Congress – which means it’s able to serve more neighborhoods, which means more folks can look forward to getting..."
Aug. 26, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Austin Mutual Aid Organizations Share Resources During COVID-19 and Beyond
Looking for solidarity, not charity
"...the ATX Free Fridge, which provides refrigerators in food-insecure neighborhoods where residents can take what they need and leave..."
Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use
Race(s) to the West
"...Austin that lies in Williamson County – contains suburban neighborhoods that are increasingly purple, it's still home to a..."
Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Community Efforts Addressing Food Insecurity
"...fridges stocked with perishables and dry goods to food-insecure neighborhoods; the colorful facades double as a community art project...."
