Starting next Monday, Oct. 5, at 6 a.m., a portion of the Southern Walnut Creek Trail will be closed for 15 business days while staff from the Public Works Department addresses erosion issues and do a little preventative maintenance. The portion of the trail stretching from Delwau Lane to FM 969 (MLK Jr. Boulevard) will […]
Michael Kanin
Mike Kanin is the Publisher of the Austin Monitor. As such, he doesn't report on much--aside from the workings of the Monitor--any more. In his previous life as a freelance journalist, Kanin has written for the Washington City Paper, the Washington Post's Express, the Boston Herald, Boston's Weekly Dig, the Austin Chronicle, and the Texas Observer.
Posted inAustin, City Council, Travis County
Reporter’s Notebook: Staying confused
Staying confused… Followers of the City Council Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee likely recall its Aug. 27 meeting, in which members opted to vote on a contentious solar energy item without taking input from the many members of the public who signed up to speak, prompting a public scolding from Frances McIntyre, advocacy director for the Austin […]
Posted inLocal Government, Monitor News & Media, Radio, Travis County
Austin Monitor Radio: Travis County mass-gathering permits
Austin Music People Executive Director Jennifer Houlihan and Assistant Travis County Attorney Tom Nuckols join Austin Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin and reporter Caleb Pritchard to talk about the county’s new mass-gathering permit regs. Show is embedded below: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/225804533″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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TipSheet: This week with City Council
As part of our ongoing effort to keep readers up to date with all that is going on at City Hall, we present our TipSheet for Austin City Council committees. As usual, we will be offering highlights of meetings, with links to entire agendas. This week, Council has its full work session Tuesday, and its […]
Posted inWhispers
Rep. Howard will run again
It’s official: As of Tuesday, Austin native and Texas state Rep. Donna Howard is running for re-election to the Texas State Legislature in House District 48, which she has represented since 2006. For the last two legislative sessions, Howard has sat on the House Appropriations Committee, the Higher Education Committee and the House Administration Committee. […]
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Troxclair to spend $30k on Dick Nichols Park
Earlier this week, City Council Member Ellen Troxclair allocated $30,000 from her personal office budget to the Parks Department for improvements to Dick Nichols Park, which is located in the heart of Troxclair’s District 8. The money, which Troxclair says represents approximately 10 percent of her total office budget, will be used to replace the […]
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CodeUPDATE CX
In the name of making sure that we all get there on time (as well as, you know, journalistic integrity), we’d like to note that we incorrectly reported that the Sept. 29 CodeUPDATE event would start at 8 p.m. The actual start time is 7 p.m. Please plan accordingly.
Posted inAustin, Budget
Austin Monitor Radio: Austin Mayor Steve Adler
Austin Mayor Steve Adler joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the city of Austin’s fiscal year 2015-16 budget. The show is embedded below: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/224729829″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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TickTock: Austin City Council Meeting 9.17.15
TickTock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweet. ITEMS 2 8 16 18 20 25 33 35 39 50 54 67 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 86 87 90 Tick Tock Participants: […]
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Video: Kanin budget wrap, or the taco index, 9.11 (KXAN)
Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin heads to KXAN for his weekly Council wrap. This week: The budget. Clip is embedded below.
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TickTock: Austin City Council Meeting 8.27.15
TickTock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweet. ITEMS 1 2 3 4 Tick Tock Participants: MKanin 271 lizpagano 2 BrandonTucker 1 tcb 1 GinSingh 1 Thursday, August 27, 2015 11AM checking in from #atxcouncil, […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: EMS staffing
Austin/Travis County EMS Chief of Staff Jasper Brown and EMS Employees Association head Anthony Marquardt join Austin Monitor reporter Tyler Whitson to discuss staffing issues faced by the agency. Program is embedded below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/221559935″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]