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"...Music, Music Everywhere City Council approved an ordinance last week that will make it easier for future..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature

Austin’s Exclusionary Housing Policies Are Getting Revolutionary Rewrites

After decades of resistance doors open for less-wealthy Austinites

"...won't eliminate accessible parking, which is mandated by local ordinance. But some developments will build less parking and thus..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Member Seeks to Make Homeownership More Attainable With Smaller Lot Sizes

Can Council meet the missing middle?

"...than a year, directs staff to work on a range of issues related to the city's single­-family zoning districts,..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...That leaves TX-35 wide open – a solidly Democratic, 70% non-Anglo and roughly half-Hispanic..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Clearing the Decks for 2021 in a City That Never Stops Growing

Zoning, housing, and COVID relief dominate year's final meeting

"...Ann Kitchen, Kathie Tovo, and Alison Alter against). The ordinance will go into effect on Dec. 21, but fee..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Housing Casts Shadows on Council's Preelection Agenda

The home stretch

"...(one of those four) that would reaffirm a city ordinance passed in 2014 that protects Austin residents from housing..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...land with less sprawl. Additionally, urbanists support a broader range of housing types than just single-family homes or large..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Council OK's Motel Purchase to Help Homeless

Also on the dais: parks, trains, trails, diapers

"...believe hotels (are) a good step towards that.” Once opened, the shelter will have 24-hour security, with people forbidden..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...variety of housing, through mixed forms, available to a range of income levels. (The Blueprint sets a target of..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Members To Back Abortion Support Budget Measure

Garza, Casar plan support for $100K in abortion assistance

"...the regulatory and cost burdens of accessing the full range of reproductive health care services, including abortion, fall disproportionately..."

Aug. 15, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...Council soon passed a strong water quality ordinance for the Barton Springs Zone of the aquifer, but..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Council: Spring Has Sprung

A light agenda promises an early farewell

"...Council decisions going forward ... is very much an open question...."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

New City Man­ag­er Spencer Cronk: “Engagement and Transparency”

New city manager emphasizes community outreach

"...a five-hour finale over the proposed paid sick leave ordinance ("It's About Damn Time," Feb. 19). Several witnesses welcomed..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Fighting to Stay

As Austin's housing market booms, its poorest residents fight to exist

"...vanish in the city, especially those in the price range of the poorest residents, consumer choice becomes a nonfactor,..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Public Notice: Density vs. Affordability

It is categorically impossible for market forces to build housing in the central city that is affordable by any definition of that word

"...to be legal as an unintended consequence of an ordinance allowing the development of existing undersized lots which would..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Amnesty Now!

Council expected to tackle the issue of small-lot amnesty

"...a legal lot in their current zoning. So an ordinance was proposed, designed, and vetted, to allow construction on..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Choosing Sides

An estimated 9,000 lots will become eligible to build ADUs

"...Mayor Steve Adler persuaded Casar to restrict the initial ordinance (via zoning categories) to the smaller range. That compromise..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Crash Course

Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber

"...to switch, he'd have to wait for space to open up...."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Public Notice: Government by Committee

Council committees get up to speed

"...at 4pm; Housing and Community Development, Wed. at 9:30am; Open Space, Environment, and Sustainability, Wed. at 2pm; Mobil­ity, Wed...."

April 24, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Diving Right In

The new 10-1 Council begins to re-invent Austin government

"...about actual policies? While it's possible to deduce a range of potential positions from the folks now on the..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Hunting for Housing

Landlord lawsuit and housing research frame housing crisis

"...legislative session to prohibit cities from enacting "source-of-income" anti-discrimination ordinances, measures meant to grant low-income renters greater housing options...."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Meet Your New City Council, Austin!

Recapping the run-offs

"...Todd Phelps and Randall Stephens, as well as a range of others: D7 candidate Ed English, Dick Lavine of..."

Dec. 17, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

SXSW Post-Mortem

Taking stock of the most tumultuous SXSW in the event's history

"...of the conference and its surrounding ecosystem – a range of concerts, parties, and small-scale festivals known collectively as..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Road to 10-1

The City Council districting destination is settled. Is anybody driving the bus?

"...end up in Council hands if there were matters open to interpretation – a recurring problem. The Auditor's Office..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Nov. 6 Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...health care infrastructure: medical school, teaching hospital, and a range of new clinics and services funded by both local..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

Then There's This: Bond Election Crib Sheet

Here's a thumbnail of the seven bond propositions, from transportation to film

"...million bond package that would provide funding for a range of capital projects and community programs. There's a little..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...I've taken the view that we have to think long-range; we have to plan long-range. That's why – I..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Open Questions

Campaign questionnaires offer a window into the city's political obsessions

"...facing the city right now is the heritage tree ordinance (which regulates removal). Fresh from a symbolic battle over..."

April 13, 2012 News Column by Michael King

East Austin Studio De-Tour

Homesteading artists face city code challenges – and raise old fears – in changing neighborhoods

"...staircase (or lack thereof). They also eyed the general arrangement of the property...."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 14 City Council elections

"...all sides." While she may indeed hear a wide range of views, we suspect her decisions are made far..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature

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