Tag Archives: Mayor Steve Adler
State of the City: Adler pushes "big things"
It’s been just over a year since Mayor Steve Adler took office, and on Tuesday night, he delivered his second “State of Our City” address to a packed Zach Theatre. The speech was different in tone than the one given…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 17, 2016
What the TNC discussion may say about Adler's leadership
Given that it’s in a government building, the painting that hangs outside Mayor Steve Adler’s office is a bizarre choice. It’s a portrait of a cat – its head crowned in what looks like a steel headdress, with an ornate…
City Council • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Feb 11, 2016
Adler unveils new TNC proposal
Mayor Steve Adler on Sunday revealed that he has been working with a representative of Lyft, one of the transportation network companies that has been backing an initiative on the May 7 ballot to prevent the city from enforcing mandatory…
Transportation • By Jo Clifton • Feb 8, 2016
TNC petition is valid, and Adler has a new idea
Almost as quickly as City Clerk Jannette Goodall could say that the Ridesharing Works for Austin petition signatures were valid, Mayor Steve Adler announced that he had a new idea to add to the litany of concepts already proposed for how to…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Feb 3, 2016
Council member fears lawsuits over new ordinance
It’s no secret that on Tuesday, Austin’s city clerk is expected to tell City Council that she has validated at least 20,000 signatures on a petition to change an ordinance governing transportation network companies. And, it’s clear that her announcement will…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Feb 2, 2016
Little clarity in TNC debate
Where there was once a clear path for City Council to revise rules for transportation network companies, there is now a plethora of possibilities. Council voted last month to require fingerprinting background checks of TNC drivers, and it is set to…
Austin • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Jan 21, 2016
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Ridesharing supporters quickly surpass signatures needed to push for ordinance change
Ridesharing Works for Austin has collected 65,103 signatures on a petition to change a city ordinance requiring that drivers be fingerprinted – which could force either a new City Council vote or a city-wide election. The political action committee opposes rules…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Jan 19, 2016
Oracle: when a tech company expands in Austin
Demolition, it seems, follows Robin Wilkins. Wilkins, 54, moved into the Lakeview Apartments on South Lakeshore Boulevard after another apartment building she was living in was slated to be torn down. She stayed for five years, paying no more than…
Housing • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jan 8, 2016
Mayor Steve Adler says it was a very good year
One year into his term, Mayor Steve Adler says there are so many things to do that being the top elected leader of the city requires his attention 18 hours a day. He took one of those hours – on…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Jan 6, 2016
Sunset proposal sparks power struggle at City Hall
Those well-versed in the language of passive aggression may have recognized City Council’s work session discussion about a new city departmental review process for what it was: a fight. During Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Steve Adler brought up the new Office…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 17, 2015
Mayor, community leaders unveil new facility for the homeless
A $14.6 million facility combining housing and services for Austin’s chronically homeless is expected to break ground in Central East Austin early next year with the support of Mayor Steve Adler, the Downtown Austin Alliance, various nonprofit organizations working to…
Austin • By Vicky Garza • Nov 12, 2015
Adler proposes dark money ordinance
Mayor Steve Adler, who was the subject of dark money attacks during his campaign for mayor in 2014, is proposing an ordinance to deal with the problem. Members of the City Council Audit and Finance Committee discussed the matter Wednesday…
