by Daryl Slusher | Apr 27, 2023 | Austin Elections, ETODs, Land Development Code/Zoning, True Stories
It’s election time again in Austin with Prop A and B, both about police oversight, on a May 6 ballot. Early voting is already underway. Prop A was put on the ballot by police accountability activists while Prop B looks like a sneak attack from the Austin Police...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 2, 2023 | City Council 2023, Land Development Code/Zoning, Police
Austin housing prices have made the national news in a new way recently, but there has been a paucity of local coverage about it. According to multiple national media outlets, the financial giant Goldman Sachs predicted that Austin will be one of four metropolitan...
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 | Mar 4, 2022 | Austin Elections, True Stories
Many folks probably already know most of the primary election results from Tuesday, but let’s dive in and add a little analysis. We’ll go roughly in ballot order. At the top of the ballot, Lloyd Doggett vanquished his upstart challengers in the Congressman’s return to... by Daryl Slusher | Feb 28, 2022 | True Stories
Our City just entered a very serious period with the indictment of 19 Austin Police Department (APD) officers for their conduct at protests following the May 2020 police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. These indictments have understandably sparked strong...
