In the past, City Council public hearings have held a special place for all of us, and that place was any time past 4 p.m. This is no longer the case. As of today, public hearings can take place at any time during the regular City Council meeting. Of course, that could still be any […]
Elizabeth Pagano
Elizabeth Pagano is the editor of the Austin Monitor.
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TipSheet: City Council, 3.7.19
Welcome to this week’s TipSheet. Austin City Council is back again for its regular Thursday meeting and we’ve taken a stab at the items that might garner the most discussion. For the rest, the Office of the City Clerk posts a copy on its website, here. Item 3: Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year […]
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Groups sue over MoPac project
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Save Our Springs Alliance are suing the Texas Department of Transportation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming the MoPac Intersections Project threatens the Austin blind salamander and the Barton Springs salamander, both endangered species. According to a press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, “The […]
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Open and paper free
The Austin Tech Alliance is planning a big push on two of its principal municipal goals – open data and paper-free government – for the worldwide audience traveling to Austin for South by Southwest. The March 12 panel “OPEN Data Government Act” will see the group partner with the Data Coalition, the city of Austin and Open […]
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SXSW … begins?
Spring festival season is upon us. This week, the city released a list of pending 2019 permits that features old standbys and new events alike. Those looking to get a start on their party planning can join those hoping to avoid traffic in reading the list, embedded below. (This year will be the first in […]
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TipSheet: City Council, 2.21.19
Welcome to this week’s TipSheet. Austin City Council is back again for its regular Thursday meeting. This week’s meeting doesn’t have any time-certain items, but we’ve taken a stab at the items that might garner the most discussion. For the rest, the Office of the City Clerk posts a copy on its website, here. Item […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Austin Housing Conservancy
Have you been wondering what Austin Housing Conservancy is all about? Well, the Austin Monitor has a show for you. Join David Steinwedell, president and CEO of Affordable Central Texas, as he sits down with reporter Jack Craver to discuss just that. It’s all embedded below: Austin Monitor Radio is produced in partnership with KOOP […]
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Housing meeting today
The City Council Housing and Planning Committee meets for the first time this year today, and it promises to be a big one. In fact, according to Council Member Greg Casar on a City Council Message Board post, “The staff’s backup material on such a big topic would take hours to be presented at the […]
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Who’s on the A-List?
Nominations for the Austin A-List Awards, which celebrate local companies, are open. Yesterday, the Austin Chamber of Commerce announced that nominations for the three categories – startup, mid-size and scaling – will be open now until April 8. “A-List is our opportunity to celebrate Austin’s homegrown companies and leaders that are making noise and innovating […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Waller Creek Conservancy
This week John Rigdon, director of planning and design for the Waller Creek Conservancy, sits down with Austin Monitor reporter Jack Craver to talk about plans for the corridor, parks and what the conservancy has been up to of late. To hear it all, tune in below. Austin Monitor Radio is produced in partnership with […]
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City thanks Hensley and Pantalion
Yesterday’s City Council meeting kicked off differently than most, with distinguished service awards (and plants) honoring interim assistant city managers Sara Hensley and Joe Pantalion for their service. After a restructuring of the city’s executive team by City Manager Spencer Cronk, both will now return to their previous positions – Hensley as director of the […]
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Promises, promises
After a bit more discussion, a sublease at the Recycled Reads store at 5335 Burnet Road was postponed yet again. Council will take up the proposed sublease at its March 7 meeting, a decision that was made after a chorus of pleas for more information on the future of the used bookstore, which could be […]