Austin Monitor

⚪️ Quote of the Day “Austin has broken plenty of promises before, and City Hall has failed to deliver at the scale people deserve. But a ‘no’ vote isn’t a principled stand — it’s a vote for austerity, for cuts that will fall hardest on people already struggling.” — Chas Moore, Austin Justice Coalition, from Proposition […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day Our dream for the Austin Monitor was to serve the community with unique and impactful reporting that informed and engaged you and your neighbors. The mission was always bigger than a name. The Austin Current will take the baton and become an essential civic resource that closes information gaps, builds […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “I do have a problem with coming in now and saying, after they’ve spent all that time and money with a commission’s recommendation to approve the zoning, to now stop and say, ‘No, it’s not appropriate here,’ after we’ve told them it is appropriate here.” — Zoning and Platting Chair Hank […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “There’s a troubling divide where some residents receive no information at all, while others are overwhelmed by alerts and multiple sources during emergencies.” — FUSE’s Maria Yuen from Travis County emergency communications pilot yields promising results ⚪️ Austin ISD to release school closures list on Friday From Katy McAfee, KUT News: […]

Callout: Today’s newsletter is supported by “Austin Parks Foundation’s Party for the Parks” ⚪️ Quote of the Day This is a phenomenal waste of money. All the projections and claims that we need this because we’re turning away (convention) business are completely false and unjustified.” — Save Our Springs Executive Director Bill Bunch, from “Convention Center site […]

Callout: Today’s newsletter is supported by “Austin Parks Foundation’s Party for the Parks” ⚪️ Quote of the Day “I think it’s important to let folks know that outside the right-of-way, they’ll probably feel vibrations.” — Scott Ford, an environmental supervisor with TxDOT’s Austin District, from Behind those walls along I-35, TxDOT is building one of the largest […]

Callout: Today’s newsletter is supported by “Austin Parks Foundation’s Party for the Parks” ⚪️ Quote of the Day “I am pleased we have reached a tentative agreement that invests in our firefighters, ensuring not only pay increases, but also a work schedule that prioritizes firefighter wellness.” — City Manager T.C. Broadnax, from After heated talks, Austin, firefighters […]

Callout: Today’s newsletter is supported by “Austin Parks Foundation’s Party for the Parks” ⚪️ Quote of the Day “My team has been out door-knocking at night at properties where we have tenants associations, and they’ve seen tenants frantically packing boxes, saying that the manager threatened to call ICE if they didn’t move out the next day. […]

Callout: Today’s newsletter is supported by “Austin Parks Foundation’s Party for the Parks” ⚪️ Quote of the Day “I’m very happy that we’re able to, with the proposed project here, keep some of the remnants of the history here in East Austin.” — Commissioner Imad Ahmed, from Planning Commission OKs upzoning of Rosewood Elementary site ⚪️ Planning […]

Callout: Today’s newsletter is supported by “Austin Parks Foundation’s Party for the Parks” ⚪️ Quote of the Day ““There was a very highly publicized encampment here in the spring that the city expended thousands of dollars to clean up. Obviously, it’s been on our radar for 30 years… but we have people actively camping between walls […]

Callout: Today’s newsletter is supported by “Austin Parks Foundation’s Party for the Parks” ⚪️ Quote of the Day “Either we are contracting as a city or we are growing, and if we want to grow, we need to make sure that the regulations and policies that we place give less friction… Here is where you all […]