There’s a new acronym in town. It’s ETOD, which stands for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development. The City recently released a 184 page report titled the “Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan.” ETODs are something of a blueprint, or zoning map, intended...
‘Cause they said it really loud, they said it on the air On the radio, whoa-oh-oh-oh On the radio. . . Donna Summer, On the Radio Being a City Manager is a really hard job, but it usually comes with a very good severance package. Both of those elements...
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...
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...
Let’s begin with an update on last week’s column where we talked about Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza and County Attorney Delia Garza each sending letters to Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacón charging that some “rogue” Austin Police Department...
