HOMEward bound
What actually passed last night? The details.
Jack Craver
Austin has built housing. But not where it's most needed
A lot of sprawl. Not much infill.
Piss-poor propaganda
A local filmmaker's sloppy attacks on the HOME initiative backfire.
Tough questions for city housing program
The housing conservancy needs to get its sh*t together.
Another candidate declares in District 7
And renaming Barton Springs?
More evidence for missing middle
And short-term rentals are not a reason to oppose new housing.
'Blanket' upzonings are the way to go
Different rules for different neighborhoods lead to unfair outcomes.
Some pre-Thanksgiving thoughts
Corrections: Yesterday I incorrectly wrote that Kyle Burke managed Vanessa Fuentes' 2020 Council campaign. In fact, he was the campaign's field director. OK folks, been a pretty chaotic week on the home front without daycare etc, so here are some quick thoughts on a variety of subjects.
A candidate in District 10
Last week I sat down with Ashika Ganguly, candidate for City Council District 10, the wealthy West Austin district currently represented by Alison Alter, who is term-limited. Ganguly was the first candidate to file but she has since been followed by Marc Duchen, who has been active in neighborhood association
We can't count on convictions for police reform
We shouldn't need a murder conviction to fire bad cops.
Why do people really oppose new homes?
Talk of gentrification and displacement is quite rare.
A FAR out way to preserve old homes
& why you shouldn't freak about the NIMBY lawsuit prevailing.