Public Notice: Learning to Share?

A full week of Proposition 1

"...voters and allow the corporations to write their own public safety rules. ... After finding the 'Vote for Prop...."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Get Your Meeting On

A roundup of civic events to start the year off right

"...for you is a selection of ... well, actual Public Notice items...."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Most Rankings Per Column Inch

The city most likely to be a city most likely to be

"...(The sources are a variety of data centers and publications; you can see the links below. For now just..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A Letter to Alberta

Leffingwell blasts the Statesman for their public safety scaremongering

"...up is familiar: the Statesman is aghast at the public safety unions, and steamed by their support for Leffingwell...."

April 10, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The city may go where it feared to tread last year -- tax hikes, layoffs, and cutting public safety budgets.

"...And while Futrell may not be ready to cut public safety spending -- a third-rail issue in these parts..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Beside the Point

Council sharpens its pencil before tackling public safety budget

"...lofty goals – but none comes much bigger than public safety...."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Do the Hustle for Mayor

"...the recession, tough budget decisions, leadership styles, transportation solutions, public safety, and more. Highlights include Leffing­well naming McCracken as..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Insiders

Meet City Hall's local candidates for city manager

"...than three – council will release those names for public discussion...."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Budget Blues

The city budget battle moves toward an unanticipated quick conclusion.

"...Warren, or Assistant City Manager Laura Huffman, who oversees public safety -- to back AAPFF President Scott Toupin as..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Workers Tell Council: 'It's Our Turn'

AFSCME reps want raise, official recognition, and broader definition of 'public safety'

"...Prior to the hearing, the non-public-safety employees – that is, all but police, fire, and..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Lee & Carole & Brewster & All of Us ...

Five candidates for mayor jockey to be first among equals

"...including myself." A popular topic of McCracken's has been public-safety costs, which consume some 65% of the city budget;..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Don't Worry, Be Happy:

City Hall's left wing carries the day as the budget season draws to a close

"...Association of Professional Firefighters. The exact nature of this "public-safety premium" has been a point of apparent confusion to..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Budget Battles, Round One:

Austin firefighters start a blaze of their own in response to the department's controversial budget-cutting proposal.

"...The first group of departments up to bat -- public safety -- comprises by far the most expensive services..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Red Ink Hits the Fan

City Manager Toby Futrell says the budget won't balance without years of tax hikes and service cuts

"...in the two big-ticket items in the General Fund, public safety and public health. Health care is, of course,..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fire Contract Talks in Limbo

Despite voter approval in May, still no collective bargaining

"...not see the additional 2% raise – the so-called "public safety premium" – being offered to EMS employees and..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: The Cost of Community

The city budget is where Austin decides how to live

"...which the City Council then tweaks in response to public hearings. That's where things stand now, and judging from..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Who reads the 'Statesman'? Not its editors.

Statesman lets its bias show

"...obligatory reminder that Leffingwell's been endorsed by all three public-safety unions...."

March 13, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Meet-and-Confer Draws Fire

Council takes a deep breath, gets reassurances from staff about police contract

"...incentives for education and longevity, along with the contract's "public safety premium" – guaranteeing officers a 2% raise over..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hustle For Mayor: Brewster McCracken

Catching up with the Mayor Pro Tem

"...race for mayor: the local economy, the city budget, public safety, development, the environment and a host of other..."

April 22, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

APA, Futrell Turn Up the Heat

The city manager and police union continue slinging barbs over the withholding of the King investigation results.

"...City Manager Toby Futrell blaming the union for blocking public release of the findings of an outside investigation into..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Oversight, Out of Mind

As the city and police union move forward, what's being left behind?

"...even as advocates for police accountability charge that the public is being left behind...."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Outlook Good for Police Contract

Both sides appear satisfied with the recently negotiated employment contract for Austin police

"...While the pay increase is typically known as the "public safety premium," Tan­tak­sinanukij says in truth it's a "cost..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...tentative deal that would give the firefighters the 2% "public-safety premium" raise enjoyed by their police and EMS counterparts...."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...through the front door, pulling Benfer with them to safety. As the officers were leaving, Bishop said, he could..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Breathing Room for the City Budget

Proposed FY 2019 city budget features sunnier projections

"...• "safety" (writ large);..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

After Shootings, Chases, and a Gun Drawn on a Child, Austin Wants DPS Out. Gov. Abbott Won't Allow It

Easy come, uneasy go

"...ended its controversial partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety on July 12, but a day later, Gov...."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Life Support

The complicated system that is the Austin-Travis Co. EMS is nationally recognized for saving lives. As Austin continues to grow, can the system save itself?

"...MS-150 Houston-to-Austin fundraising ride. Fortun­ately, there are plenty of public safety personnel nearby. Two police officers on traffic duty..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...City Council Place 3 candidate Jennifer Kim, on the Republican support that helped her to victory..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Putting Together the Downtown Puzzle

A closer look at Mayor Adler’s proposals to solve (and pay for) Downtown conundrums

"...aspects through a skeptical City Council and a dubious public, the mayor argues that the financial returns will bolster..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...members said the bills would "strip away best practice public safety measures and overturn the will of Austin voters...."

March 17, 2017 News Feature

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