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⚪️ Quote of the Day “We do bring this very storied program and grant opportunity to the table, but unlike in the past, it won’t be administered within the silo of just preservation.” —  Historic Landmark Commission Chair Ben Heimsath, from City’s Heritage Preservation Grant program to be retooled for upcoming fiscal year ⚪️ City’s […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “At the heart of our work is a commitment to our mission to provide impartial oversight of the Austin Police Department… Oversight is not rooted in opposition. It is about partnership, integrity, and making systems better.” — Office of Police Oversight Director Gail McCant, from Public Safety Commission clashes with Office […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “We’re doing environmental site assessment at this stage when you’ve already been demolishing what we have, and spending money to build a giant new one.” — Save Our Springs executive director Bill Bunch, from Council OKs new convention center, as downtown opponents push petitions ⚪️ Council OKs new convention center, as […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “We’re trying as much as we can to bring our experience and our needs, especially the needs of fire, police and EMS, to all of the places we can so that autonomous vehicle deployments become safer in Austin, and everywhere.” — Rachel Castignoli, who is with the city’s Smart Mobility Office, […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “It’s a shovel-ready, for-rent multifamily development.. And if you’re wondering if we’ll be on it… Well, I shouldn’t say this, but we’ll be on it like a tick on a dog when it comes to enforcing that restrictive covenant.” — OWANA President Steve Amos, from West Sixth Street neighbors endorse industrial […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “My strongest memory and feeling when I think of Bill will always be how he taught us. He was a teacher to his core. Not just at the LBJ School, although his reputation as a prof was great. On any issue that we faced on the dais, he taught. He […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “It is my humble opinion that any rate increase is almost pre-approved… The Railroad Commission, which seems to be a very industry-friendly venue, is going to approve the vast majority of (a rate case), and it becomes a de-facto rate increase that there’s no say in.” — Resource Management Commission Vice […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “It’s … definitely a challenge,” he said. “It’s not a unique challenge to Austin, but it’s certainly one that I think is quite a hurdle to be overcome.” — National crime data expert Jeff Asher, from Study finds Austin police response times continue to lag. ⚪️ City makes initial moves for […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “The road to full recovery will be long, but with partners like the Central Texas Community Foundation, we can make this road a little easier for those who need the help.” — Travis County Judge Andy Brown, from Travis County Establishes Flood Relief Fund, Volunteer Center ⚪️ City looks to cut […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “I believe we have before us a Band-Aid budget, a budget that has Band-Aid solutions,” she said. I just want to make sure we take time to unmask all of the changes that have been made as part of this proposal.” — Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes, from Council takes first […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “As someone who’s experienced homelessness and is now trying to bridge some of these gaps, I think that should be something that the Community Development Commission focuses in on, even if it’s a formal recommendation to City Council around day labor opportunities… That will help with some (dignity) for people […]

⚪️ Quote of the Day “If we’re not seeing much change in our job growth, we may continue to see lower levels of domestic migration. If (we) are now facing additional countries on travel bans, more restrictive immigration policies that really curb humanitarian and undocumented migration…. it could mean population decline, which is something that […]