(Part 2 of a series) In the first installment in this series we looked at how, contrary to the rhetoric of Mayor Steve Adler and numerous others, Austin is a runaway national leader in issuing building permits. To illustrate the point, we noted that on a per capita...
In election contests between a Democrat and a Republican it is usually a given that the Democrat has the stronger social justice position. It is very arguable, however, which candidate in the District 6 City Council runoff occupies the social justice high ground when...
by Daryl Slusher In our continuing coverage of Austin’s Land Development Code (LDC) saga, this episode recounts the adventures of City Demographer Ryan Robinson. For our opening episode see Austin LDC – Our Own Tragidrama Reality Show.) City Demographer...
City Postpones Hearings and Third Reading Vote on Land Development Code by Daryl Slusher In the time of the corona virus everyone has to determine how to best to carry on their responsibilities in the new and ever changing situation. For local, somewhat specialized...
by Daryl Slusher Austin’s Land Development Code (LDC) rewrite is a very difficult bear to wrestle down and explain. It weighs in at well over 1,000 pages, comes with tons of jargon that make an already complex and mind numbing subject harder to understand, and...
