Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva
Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response
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News, Aug. 27, 2021
Council Backs New Housing on City-Owned Crestview Site
Multiuse proposal includes 344 housing units, plus service and retail space
News, Aug. 26, 2021
Austin Plays the APD Chief Dating Game
Finalists court the community for Austin police top job
News, Aug. 26, 2021
APD Hits Pause on Police Academy Curriculum Review
Volunteer review committee expresses concern over stalled process
News, Aug. 19, 2021
Save Austin Now Unhappy (Surprise!) With Prop A Ballot Language
Ballot spells out price tag for proposed mandated mimimum staffing levels at Austin Police Department
News, Aug. 19, 2021
Council Recap: A Balanced Budget, Without Much Drama
But many hours of deliberation over two days on the dais
News, Aug. 13, 2021
Change of Plans Provides a New Home for the Unhoused
Northbridge Shelter opens
News, Aug. 12, 2021
Council Makes Last-Minute Changes to $4.5 Billion Budget Plan
A budget is born
News, Aug. 12, 2021
Is APD Making Austin Less Safe?
D.A., C.A. claim they’re being scapegoated by anti-reform cops
News, Aug. 3, 2021
Council Recap: A Big Step Forward in St. John, but Much Work Remains
Greystar, HACA selected to redevelop Home Depot site
News, July 30, 2021
Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?
The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle
News, July 29, 2021
Council’s Back! Housing Highlights Mammoth Meeting
The return marks the first in-person meeting at City Hall in more than a year
News, July 29, 2021
Austin Identifies Top Seven Candidates for Next Police Chief
APD Interim Chief Joseph Chacon among those on the shortlist
News, July 26, 2021
District Attorney Drops Assault Case Against APD Officer
D.A. Office's internal review of Gentry case uncovers previously undisclosed exculpatory evidence
News, July 22, 2021
Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan
Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot
News, July 22, 2021
Austin Grows Bigger, Murder Rate Does Not. Huh!
The numbers don’t back up Save Austin Now’s fearmongering campaign
News, July 15, 2021
County Rejects City's $10 Million Offer for Palm School
The fate of the historic building at I-35 and Cesar Chavez remains in flux
News, July 15, 2021
City Manager Presents $4.5 Billion City Budget
2021-22 FY proposal earmarks funds for police, parks, homelessness response
News, July 15, 2021
Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis
Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies
News, July 8, 2021
Progressives Push to Get Justice Reforms on November Ballot
Doggett bill gives localities a way past state obstruction
News, July 1, 2021
Office of Police Oversight Puts Its Difficulties With APD Leadership in Writing
Report offers insight into limitations OPO faces in doing its work
News, June 24, 2021
Unhoused Moved to "Bridge Shelter" As City HEALs Its First Encampment
20 people living outside Terrazas Library relocated
News, June 17, 2021
Chaos as City Hall Encampment Cleared by Police
Sweeping the plaza
News, June 17, 2021
A Chaotic Scene as APD Clears Encampment Outside City Hall
Hastily planned action takes campers, officials by surprise
News, June 14, 2021
Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net
Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan
News, June 11, 2021
Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief
The ol' homestead
News, June 10, 2021
Council Recap: Back At the Old Homestead (Exemption)
Adler moves to finally fulfill a 2014 campaign promise
News, June 4, 2021
City Council and Staff Push and Pull Over Campsites and Transit Oriented Development
OK, how about here?
News, June 3, 2021
Republicans Vow to “Re-Fund the Police” by Seizing Local Control
State grabs power to dictate local public safety budgets
News, June 3, 2021
As Clock Ticks, Council Bites the Campsite Bullet
Post-Proposition B work to find places for unhoused Austinites continues
