Supply matters, actually
The free market delivers a "community benefit."
Jack Craver
Garza surrenders on McKinsey
And the YIMBYs come to town.
Some thoughts on Project Connect
Why does it cost so much?
Electric vehicles will not save us
EVs aren't an excuse to maintain the status quo.
What are the cops actually doing?
A former cop makes a shocking accusation.
Preservation vs NIMBYism
Preserving history while embracing change.
Six months into the Marshalling Yards
Last July, as part of an aggressive effort by Interim City Manager Jesus Garza and Mayor Kirk Watson to get people off the street, City Council voted to turn a city warehouse in Southeast Austin into a 300-bed emergency homeless shelter. The contract to operate the shelter, awarded to vendor
A climate bond?
Interim City Manager Jesus Garza has told City Council that it should wait until at least 2026 before asking voters to approve more bond funding, but some on Council are arguing that the need for additional climate investments is too great to wait two more years. Council this week will
Finally, some good news
With or without rail, no cars on the Drag.
Speaking of city managers...
A candidate for the job calls Austin a shitshow.
Another mayoral candidate
I'm traveling today, so I'm going to restrict myself to a couple quick reactions to news reported by my colleagues in local media. Doug Greco declares for mayor: Greco, the former director of Austin Interfaith, the progressive coalition of religious orgs, throws his hat in the
A time to kill?
Austin's no-kill ordinance has become a third rail.