by Daryl Slusher | Nov 7, 2022 | Land Development Code/Zoning
I know. I know. Most everything in the news now is focused on the elections; and for good reason. The Mayor, Council and/or City staff, however, have chosen Election Night as the time to start this Council’s final push to pass Land Development Code (LDC)...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 8, 2022 | Austin Elections
All right, here I go again, writing about the District 35 Congressional race and, in particular, candidate and now former Council Member Greg Casar. I realize that some folks may think I’m obsessed or at least wonder why I’m so hard on him. I like to think that the...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 8, 2022 | True Stories
In a story published last week on an Eddie Rodriguez for Congress mailer, and the response from Greg Casar supporters, I worked really hard to play it down the middle and just analyze the controversy. There was one line in the letter from “Democratic officials and...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 1, 2022 | Austin Elections
Things are all a flutter in the Greg Casar for Congress camp. That’s because one of his opponents, Austin State Representative Eddie Rodriguez, sent a mailer criticizing Casar’s record on homeless issues. The mailer; specifically highlights Casar’s leading role as a...
by Daryl Slusher | Oct 17, 2021 | Police and Public Safety, Prop A November 2021
For anyone wanting to assess the possibilities in the upcoming Prop A election, studying the results from the May 2021 municipal election is a good place to start. Prop A is the costly, high stakes, petition driven referendum on whether to require two cops per 1,000...