Jo Clifton
Politics Editor at Austin Monitor
Politics Editor @Austinmonitor (previously known as @infactdaily), married to Roger Duncan. Fan of rainforests, murder mysteries.News junkie.
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2 weeks ago |
austinmonitor.com | Jo Clifton
Thursday, June 12, 2025 by Jo Clifton Austin City Council last week approved adding the Vertical Mixed Use “V” to the property located from 1501 to 1603 Shoal Creek Boulevard, after a hearing that featured considerable discussion about the geologically sensitive area. Council Member Paige Ellis abstained, citing the fact that the area had already suffered from collapses in the past.
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2 weeks ago |
austinmonitor.com | Jo Clifton
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 by Jo Clifton In a vote of 7-4, City Council on Thursday approved granting water and wastewater service for a proposed multi-family project outside the city limits and within the Drinking Water Protection Zone. The property at 10656 North FM 620 is in the North Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, upstream from habitat for the Jollyville Plateau salamander, which is listed as threatened by the federal government.
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3 weeks ago |
austinmonitor.com | Jo Clifton
Thursday, June 5, 2025 by Jo Clifton Jackie Goodman, 79, who served on the Austin City Council for 12 years starting in 1993, passed away on Tuesday. She had been hospitalized but had come home before her death. She served as Mayor Pro Tem for several years starting in 1998. She is survived by her sisters, Janis Morgan of Austin and Joann Morgan and nephew Chris Freid of Washington state.
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1 month ago |
austinmonitor.com | Jo Clifton
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 by Jo Clifton The city has made some progress in handling discrimination, harassment and retaliation complaints by city employees, but some investigations still fail to follow basic rules for conducting such inquiries, according to an audit conducted by the City Auditor’s Office. Members of the City Council Audit & Finance Committee heard about the audit, which followed up on an audit from 2017, during Monday’s committee meeting.
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1 month ago |
austinmonitor.com | Jo Clifton
Friday, May 16, 2025 by Jo Clifton In a lawsuit over regulations related to development of the Statesman PUD, the plaintiff Save Our Springs Alliance, the defendant City of Austin, and the Intervenor property owner all asked Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer to rule in their favor on Thursday. After nearly 3 hours of arguments, the judge told the lawyers she would take the matter under advisement and let them know her decision.
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