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Austin Monitor Radio: Jim Duncan on CodeNEXT
CodeNEXT Advisory Group co-chair Jim Duncan joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin and editor Liz Pagano to talk about the status of the city’s land development code rewrite. Sponsored by Austin Water. Program is embedded below:
Land Development Code • By Michael Kanin • Jun 19, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: 2016 transportation bond?
Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard hosts Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s communications director Jason Stanford for a conversation about a potential 2016 City of Austin transportation bond. Sponsored by Austin Water. Post is embedded below. Clarification: At about 16 minutes and…
City Council • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 14, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Smart City challenge
LBJ School professor Sherri Greenberg joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about the City of Austin’s Smart City challenge application. This show is sponsored by Austin Water. It is embedded below.
Radio • By Michael Kanin • Jun 6, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: You don't know Lanier High School
As part of the Austin Monitor in the Classroom program, a partnership with Google Fiber, we turn this week’s show over to five students from Lanier High School. Then Monitor publisher Mike Kanin is joined by Lanier students Joseph Correa,…
Education • By Michael Kanin • May 30, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Reporter's Roundtable
The Austin Chronicle‘s Michael King joins Austin Monitor editor Liz Pagano and Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to take a look at what’s been going on with your Austin City Council. Sponsored by Austin Water. Post is embedded below:
City Council • By Michael Kanin • May 23, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Preservation Austin
Representatives from Preservation Austin join Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to offer their take on historic zoning in the City of Austin. Sponsored by Austin Water. Post is embedded below.
Preservation • By Michael Kanin • May 16, 2016
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Austin Monitor Radio: AISD tax swap
Austin Independent School District trustees Paul Saldana and Gina Hinajosa join Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about a proposed tax swap between the district and the City of Austin. Sponsored by Austin Water. Post is embedded below.
Education • By Michael Kanin • May 9, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Lone Star Rail
Lone Star Rail district director Joe Black joins Austin Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard to talk about the future of the Lone Star Rail district and about whether, in fact, there is one. Sponsored by Austin Water. Post is embedded below.
Radio • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 18, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Council Member Don Zimmerman
Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about abstentions, annexation, and the rest of his term-so-far. Sponsored by Austin Water. Post is embedded below.
City Charter • By Michael Kanin • Apr 11, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Arif Panju
Sometimes-controversial Historic Landmark Commissioner Arif Panju joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about historic zoning in the City of Austin. Sponsored by Austin Water. Post is embedded below.
City Council • By Michael Kanin • Apr 4, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Matt Mackowiak
Travis County GOP Vice Chair Matt Mackowiak joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the organization’s controversial new chair, and the question of how it could remove him. Show is embedded below. Sponsored by Austin Water.
Elections • By Michael Kanin • Mar 28, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Austin Resource Recovery budget concerns
Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin sits down first with Austin Resource Recovery director Bob Gedert to discuss budget concerns raised by the city’s Zero Waste Advisory Commission (ZAWC). Then Kanin sits with Zero Waste Advisory Commission (ZWAC) chair Gerry Acuna…
