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City council District 6 candidates discuss public safety, gentrification, GAF at West Dallas forum

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | David Silva Ramirez

||Categories: Dallas News, Documenter News, Local Government, Public Meeting Briefs, West Dallas| Documenters Brief News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. News Article Article pages that do not meet specifications for other Trust Project Type of Work labels and also do not fit within the general news category. Nine candidates are running for the District 6 city council seat during this year’s May 3 election.
D7 Dallas City Council candidates discuss public safety and affordable housing

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | David Silva Ramirez

||Categories: Dallas News, Documenter News, Local Government, Public Meeting Briefs, South Dallas| Documenters Brief News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. News Article Article pages that do not meet specifications for other Trust Project Type of Work labels and also do not fit within the general news category. Six candidates are running for the District 7 city council seat during this year’s May 3 election.
Residents voice opposition to Hampton-Clarendon zoning changes

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | David Silva Ramirez

||Categories: Dallas News, Public Meeting Briefs| Documenters Brief News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. During a March City Plan Commission meeting, a dozen residents spoke against a city-initiated rezoning hearing along a major Oak Cliff corridor. Since 2022, the City Plan Commission has sought to review the Hampton-Clarendon Corridor area and potentially change zoning through an authorized hearing.
Environmental concerns halt future of former sand mine in Kleberg neighborhood

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | David Silva Ramirez

||Categories: Dallas News, Public Meeting Briefs| Documenters Brief News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. During a March 6 City Plan Commission meeting, Kleberg residents asked commissioners to delay their decision on the future a stormwater detention lake due to environmental concerns.
Cydney Walker: Candidate for Dallas City Council District 7

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | Keri Mitchell

||Categories: Local Government, Queen City, South Dallas| News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Leading up to the May 3 election, Dallas Free Press is asking questions and publishing answers from the six District 7 candidates, one of whom will represent South Dallas. Find more information on 52-year-old Cydney Walker and other candidates, plus where and when to vote, in our Dallas Voter Guide.
Civic explainer: What is a school SBDM committee?

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | Michaela Rush

||Categories: Education, South Dallas, West Dallas| Explainer A data-driven story that provides background, definition and detail on a specific topic. News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The most powerful way to impact decisions on public school campuses is a site-based decision-making, or SBDM, committee, which directly advises the campus principal.
What the City’s new ‘Historic and Cultural Preservation Strategy’ means for neighbors

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | Michaela Rush

||Categories: Development + Zoning, Economic Development, History, Housing + Property Taxes, La Bajada, Los Altos, Park Row/South Boulevard, Phyllis Wheatley, Queen City, Racial Equity, South Dallas, West Dallas| News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
Queen City neighbors ask City of Dallas to preserve their history

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | Michaela Rush

||Categories: Housing + Property Taxes, Queen City, South Dallas| News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The latest: At the most recent City of Dallas Landmark Commission meeting, South Dallas neighbors presented a request: approval to move forward with a historical designation overlay for the Queen City neighborhood.
Dallas could move community care funds to hire more police

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | David Silva Ramirez

||Categories: Dallas News, Public Meeting Briefs|As the City of Dallas’ priorities shift, staff are proposing a new spending framework that takes millions from the Office of Community Care and other sources to help reach the city’s police hiring goal for the fiscal year. During a Feb 5 City Council Briefing, staff proposed a budget amendment to move more than $7.7 million in ARPA funds to police hiring, vehicles and equipment.
Concerns of gentrification halt duplex construction in Owenwood neighborhood

1 month ago | dallasfreepress.com | David Silva Ramirez

||Categories: Dallas News, Popular Posts, Public Meeting Briefs| Documenters Brief News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. A zoning request to build a duplex in a neighborhood north of Fair Park led to spirited discussion about the best way to combat the area’s growing gentrification pressure during a February City Plan Commission meeting. The owner of a lot on the south corner of Fairview Ave. and Winslow Ave.