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City to postpone UNO vote to consult with UT - Austin Monitor

4 days ago | austinmonitor.com | Chad Swiatecki

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 by Chad Swiatecki A vote on a long-debated plan to allow taller buildings and expanded development in the University Neighborhood Overlay district has been postponed until the fall, pushing back the move to add student housing capacity near the University of Texas. The postponement request was outlined in a pair of May 30 memos from Planning Director Lauren Middleton-Pratt.
CommUnityCare announces new CEO following leadership conflict with Central Health - Austin Monitor

4 days ago | austinmonitor.com | Olivia Aldridge

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 by Olivia Aldridge, KUT CommUnityCare, a chain of clinics that serve low-income Austinites, has a new CEO after a monthslong leadership conflict with its public partner, Central Health. With the hiring announcement, the two organizations signaled they had come to a common understanding of their complex working partnership, which some 134,000 patients in the Austin area rely on for affordable medical care.
Downtown report: Office vacancies up, infrastructure growth continues - Austin Monitor

1 week ago | austinmonitor.com | Chad Swiatecki

Thursday, May 29, 2025 by Chad Swiatecki Downtown Austin is in a transitional period, with the latest “State of Downtown Austin” report highlighting diverging paths for public and private sector development. The Downtown Austin Alliance’s annual review, now in its seventh year, notes an increase in downtown office vacancies, up to 22 percent versus the 18 percent reported last year.
A plan to end night swimming at Barton Springs is over before it ever began - Austin Monitor

1 week ago | austinmonitor.com | Lina Fisher

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 by Lina Fisher The city’s parks department has backed away from a plan to close Barton Springs Pool an hour earlier this summer. The change would have eliminated the free daily night swims — full moon or not.
Council looks to change the 'unhappy experience' of DB90 - Austin Monitor

1 week ago | austinmonitor.com | Chad Swiatecki

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 by Chad Swiatecki City Council is preparing to initiate a broad review and recalibration of the city’s density bonus programs, including DB90, which was introduced last year as a tool to encourage the development of affordable housing through additional entitlements.
Austin moves forward with plan for parks over I-35 - Austin Monitor

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Nathan Bernier

Friday, May 23, 2025 by Nathan Bernier, KUT Austin City Council has approved paying for infrastructure that would allow for parks over I-35, a plan made possible by a state project to widen and lower the freeway. Council members voted Thursday to pay $104 million for support columns that would allow decks to be installed over I-35 from Cesar Chavez to Seventh streets and 11th to 12th streets.
Audit flags oversight gaps in APD license plate reader pilot - Austin Monitor

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Chad Swiatecki

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 by Chad Swiatecki A recent audit of the Austin Police Department’s License Plate Reader (LPR) program found that while the department largely complied with policies during the yearlong pilot, internal audit procedures and vendor contracts left room for improvement and potential privacy risks. The findings were presented to the City Council’s Audit and Finance Committee this week, as members consider whether to continue or modify the surveillance technology initiative.
A proposed apartment demolition has some questioning Austin affordable housing program - Austin Monitor

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Luz Moreno-Lozano

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 by Luz Moreno-Lozano, KUT A city program meant to ensure affordable housing is built into new developments is facing criticism for its potential to displace more than 200 residents already living in affordable units in a West Austin complex. Now, they’re asking the city council to reconsider the proposal from the property owner.
Audit cites city failures to address discrimination, harassment - Austin Monitor

2 weeks 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.
Two Years after the Austin Police Oversight Act passed, Community Police Review Commission finally meets - Austin Monitor

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Lina Fisher

Monday, May 19, 2025 by Lina Fisher The first meeting of Austin’s long-awaited Community Police Review Commission (CPRC) was marked by urgency and undergirded by a strong sense of duty to a community that has been expecting this meeting for years. The formation of a civilian body to oversee and hold the Austin Police Department accountable should have happened in 2023, after voters approved the Austin Police Oversight Act that mandated it.