Seven of the eight candidates at Thursday’s District 7 City Council forum came out against November’s $600 million bond proposition to help fund a rail initiative. The Monitor co-hosted the forum along with the Austin Chronicle, KUT, KXAN and Univision. The forum featuring candidates vying to represent the North Austin gave them a chance to […]
Austin City Council November 2014 Elections
The November 2014 Austin City Council elections marked a shift from an all-at-large City Council to one elected based mostly on geographic districts. The city’s Mayor remains elected at-large.
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Ballot Boxing District 8, complete video
The complete video from the Ballot Boxing District 8 event is posted below, courtesy of our partners at KXAN.
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District 8 candidates spar at Ballot Boxing forum
Candidates turned the spotlight on Southwest Austin on Monday night at the District 8 Ballot Boxing forum. All five candidates attended the forum, hosted by the Austin Monitor, KUT News, KXAN and Univision at the Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane. The night kicked off with candidates explaining what they saw as the greatest challenge facing Austin. […]
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Austin Neighborhoods Council endorses candidates
The Austin Neighborhoods Council endorsements are in. At a time when the city is experiencing rapid growth, a rewrite of the Land Development Code and, of course, a City Council changeover, the questions and answers at the forum paint a picture of where ANC stands on those issues and what it is looking for in […]
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Adler releases plan to solve Austin water crisis
Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler, who has already issued extensive position papers on affordability and education, got his feet wet Wednesday with a new plan to deal with Austin’s water crisis. He issued an “agenda paper” that primarily opposes buying and shipping new water from elsewhere, preferring to emphasize conservation, reuse and a restructuring of […]
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Ballot Boxing District 6, Complete Video
The complete video from the Ballot Boxing District 6 event is posted below, courtesy of our partners at KXAN.
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Northwest candidates talk transportation, affordability
Urban planning, pod transportation and green energy peppered Tuesday’s debate among City Council candidates vying to represent District 6 in Northwest Austin. All six candidates attended the forum, hosted by the Austin Monitor KUT News, KXAN and Univision at the Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline, off U.S. 183. Jimmy Flannigan, 36, owns Site Street, an online marketing […]
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Council nears verdict on reshuffling commissions
Austin City Council members have begun circling around a final set of actions that could condense the city’s sprawling Boards and Commissions structure in advance of the new 10-1 Council. Though Council took no vote on the new structure at its Tuesday work session, it appeared headed toward some resolution on a handful of the […]
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Ballot Boxing: The District 5 Forum, complete video
The complete video of our Ballot Boxing forum is posted below, courtesy of our partners at KXAN.
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District 5 candidates oppose Proposition 1
The seven candidates at Monday’s District 5 City Council forum all came out against November’s $1 billion bond proposition to help fund a rail initiative and build roadways. The Austin Monitor co-hosted the forum along with the Austin Chronicle, KUT, KXAN and Univision. In fact, Jason Denny went as far to ask fellow candidates vying […]
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District 9 forum focuses on affordability
The three City Council candidates vying to represent Austin’s most central district focused on issues of affordability and housing during Thursday night’s forum. The City of Austin presented the event in partnership with the Ethics Review Commission and the League of Women Voters. Aside from affordability and housing, moderator Frances McIntyre presented questions to District […]
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Ballot Boxing: The District Four Forum, complete video
The complete video of the Ballot Boxing: District 4 forum is posted here.