by Daryl Slusher | Jan 3, 2023 | City Council 2023
On January 6 Mayor Steve Adler and three Council Members leave office. The Council Members are Kathie Tovo, Pio Renteria and Ann Kitchen. They all attended their last Council meeting on December 8 and a good bye party has already been held in the City Hall lobby. All...
by Daryl Slusher | Nov 30, 2022 | Land Development Code/Zoning
The holiday season is here. While some may be coasting already, for people in many walks of life the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas means a mad rush to get things done before the end of the year. And, of course, that is the case at Austin City Hall. The...
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 | Oct 27, 2022 | Land Development Code/Zoning
(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...
by Daryl Slusher | Oct 24, 2022 | Land Development Code/Zoning
I have long said that following Austin politics is like watching a soap opera, including that you can miss several episodes then catch up quickly. I use that analogy because, as I hope a few folks noticed, I have been on a six month plus break from publishing. Now,...
