Stories by Elizabeth Pagano
Charter Review Commission continues to wrestle with petition process
As the Charter Review Commission works to prepare its recommendations to City Council, a discussion at the most recent meeting showed that its members are still struggling with what changes they will recommend for the city’s petition process. Currently, any…
City Charter • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 23, 2024
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 1.18.24
Today marks the first official City Council meeting of 2024, and despite an extremely abbreviated work session, there are a few things that we’ll be keeping our eye on. As usual, this TipSheet is just a collection of best guesses…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 18, 2024
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 12.14.23
The last City Council meeting of the year is here. Breaking from a tradition that the final meeting of any year is longer than reason, Council opted to take up its most contentious items – amendments to the Land Development…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 14, 2023
Planning Commission to allow time donation once again
In a return to prepandemic form, speakers at the Planning Commission will once again be able to donate and amass time in order to allow presentations of up to 10 minutes. As of today, in-person speakers can receive donated time…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 12, 2023
Preservation of East Austin Folk Victorian home advances to City Council
A Historic Landmark Commission-led bid for historic zoning in East Austin won the endorsement of the Planning Commission at its most recent meeting, despite opposition by the owner. Commissioners voted 10-1 in favor of preserving the original footprint of the…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 7, 2023
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 11.30.23
City Council will once again convene for a meeting at City Hall today and, as a preview of sorts, we’ve compiled our best guesses as to what might be of interest at the meeting. We’ll note that though Tuesday’s work…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 30, 2023
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City releases new telework standards for its employees
Interim City Manager Jesús Garza has issued a telework policy for city employees. In a Friday memo, Garza explained that a new standards will, in general, allow for 50 percent telework within a two-week pay period. All executives will continue…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 20, 2023
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 11.9.23
Greetings and welcome to another round of Austin City Council. As usual, we’ve rounded up the most-likely-to-be-interesting parts of today’s agenda, but the whole thing is online for those who would prefer to make up their own minds. Among other…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 9, 2023
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 11.2.23
Anyone who watched this Tuesday’s work session is probably already prepared for what looks to be a smooth meeting today. Though there are a number of items on the agenda that caught our attention, it’s telling that none warranted further…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 2, 2023
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 10.19.23
Today, City Council will convene for a regular Thursday meeting, and we’ve gone through the agenda in an attempt to compile what might be the most interesting bits from the meeting. If this triggers your trust issues, you can read…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 19, 2023
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 10.5.23
Today’s regular City Council meeting promises to be a total snooze, with only 41 things on the agenda. We’ve done our best to highlight the most interesting of those things, though it’s pretty slim pickings, as illustrated by Tuesday’s work…
TipSheets • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 5, 2023
Barton Springs bridge gets new rules
As of this week, heavy vehicles traveling eastbound across the Barton Springs Road Bridge will be required to stay in the far right lane in an effort to extend the life of the bridge. The decision to limit options for…
