by Daryl Slusher | Oct 24, 2023 | Austin History, Environment
As usual there’s a lot going on, more than we can fit in here. For instance this Thursday October 26 at 2 PM is the joint Austin City Council – Planning Commission meeting on Council Member Leslie Pool’s proposed redefinition of single family zoning categories,...
by Daryl Slusher | Oct 5, 2023 | City Council 2023, Leslie Pool HOME proposal
Well folks, my last five articles or so were lengthy deep dives. So this time around I’m going to keep it shorter, do some follow-ups and also report briefly on some items we have not yet covered. A logical starting point is to follow up on our last article... by Daryl Slusher | Sep 20, 2023 | City Council 2023, Land Development Code/Zoning, Leslie Pool HOME proposal
Well, folks there’s just too much going on in local government and politics for one person to really be able to keep up and report on it. This week I’m picking one Council item from the flood of items roaring by. And, that’s Mayor Kirk Watson’s initiative to give...
by Daryl Slusher | Sep 5, 2023 | Media
Last week in our story, “Moore Stories You Haven’t Read In Local Media” I asked local mainstream media (MSM) outlets to please let me know if I incorrectly stated that none of them (with one 2020 exception) had reported on several bizarre statements by Chas Moore,...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 23, 2023 | Media
This story began as an examination of whether some of the most influential activists at City Hall might be just a little extreme compared to the majority of the population; or maybe not, since voters keep supporting candidates and policies backed by such activists....