Police Oversight Advocates Cry Foul Over Sketchy Rival Petition Drive

Are the cops behind an apparent election fraud scheme?

"...deceptive petition campaign that could result in a second police oversight ordinance appearing before voters on the May 6,..."

Dec. 1, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

City, Police Union Try to End-Run Citizen Initiative for Police Oversight

Oversight, undervalued

"...The city of Austin will sit down with the Austin Police Association today,..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Not on the Ballot: Police Oversight

But Council could adopt ordinance anyway

"...Austin's criminal justice reform groups, organized as part of the..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Police Oversight Chief Makes Her Leave Permanent

Farah Muscadin has officially resigned

"...Farah Muscadin, director of the city's Office of Police Oversight, has officially resigned, after more than five years..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley Announces Retirement

Manley's 30-year career with APD will end March 28

"...Austin Police Chief Brian Manley will retire on March 28,..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Police Oversight: Starting From Scratch

Farah Muscadin’s work in progress

"...At a City Council work session in late May, Police Monitor Farah Muscadin sat down to talk about her..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin Police’s New Rules for Incident Video

APD promises to release video of "critical incidents" within 60 days going forward

"...The Austin Police Department will begin releasing video footage from certain..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"...Close observers of local police data won't be surprised by the findings of the..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Pro-Cop Fake-Oversight Petition Drive Still Raises Questions

A strange mistake?

"...deceptive petition drive, a group known as Voters for Oversight and Police Accountability is still collecting signatures for an..."

Dec. 8, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Police Contract Talks: Hurry Up, or Wait?

Cronk wants APA labor deal before new Council arrives in January

"...The Austin Police Association sat down with the city of Austin's..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Suffering With the Statesman

Ragging on the daily isn’t as much fun now, but sometimes it still needs to happen

"...credible and trustworthy than those opinion-riddled free weeklies. (The fact that we were free and the Statesman was not,..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...Austin's next mayor will only serve two years before facing..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...15 to make appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine on Austin Public Health's webpage were kicked out of the sign-up..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Unity in the Community as City Council OK’s Police Pact

Why all sides are calling the four-year, $44 million police contract a win

"...week when City Council approved a four-year, $44 million police contract filled with community-driven transparency and oversight measures. Not..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Learning the Hard Way That Police and Democratic Socialists Rarely Mix

CLEAT alum Danny Fetonte's resignation from the Austin DSA raises questions for the local chapter

"...largest socialist organization in the country – elected longtime Austin activist Danny Fetonte to their National Political Committee. The..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...two city departments to investigate goings-on at the proposed Austin Aquarium, the city says a permit request to "stock"..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The City Council prepares to decide which charter amendments go before the voters.

"...the city charter costs nothing while promising to improve Austin public life, well, there you go. The devil makes..."

March 15, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped

"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”

"...after call as he drove over icy roads into Austin. Some were from his colleagues at the Austin Fire..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: No Bill

Grand jury clears APD's Olsen, but questions remain

"...hardly the end of the matter, as both the Austin Police Department and the U.S. Department of Justice are..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Pondering the Charter

"...• Austin Fair Elections Act/Clean Campaigns for Austin public-financing system. Placed..."

March 15, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Making a Better Austin, One Volunteer at a Time

Opportunities to get civically involved this year

"...wake of Donald Trump's election, knowing that small, manageable acts of civic participation – especially by those who historically..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Strange Bedfellows, Stranger Politics

"Efficiency audit" petition campaign could use an independent audit

"...the petition circulated by the Citizens for an Accountable Austin PAC, endorsing an "independent efficiency audit" for the city,..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Can Council Get Its Sh*t Done by 10pm?

Austin City Council addresses a 93-item agenda Sept. 15 and aims to end by 10pm rather than voting to extend the meeting

"...at their work session Sept. 13 that it's good practice to wrap their Thursday business up at a reasonable..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Naked City

Police Oversight at the Lege

"...Considering the hullabaloo this year over the application of Austin's new police oversight system, it's interesting to note that..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva

Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response

"...A Travis County grand jury has indicted two Austin police officers for first-degree murder in the fatal shooting..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: Automatic License Plate Readers to Return?

Advocates call on CMs to just say no to controversial program

"...advocates have called on City Council to reject the Austin Police Department’s request to reinstate its controversial use of..."

Aug. 30, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Election Ticker: Say It Ain’t So, Zo

Qadri explains his GOP gigs, Guerrero explains her housing views

"...political kid? Does his opponent Linda Guerrero really think Austin (let alone District 9) has enough market-rate housing, and..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Public Notice: More Drama in Hays County

Plus APD at City Council, and what’s one man’s trash ...

"...County commissioners were "very positive" about the connection. In fact, both the Travis County commissioners and Austin City Council..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

The Austin Police Department approves a $40 million pay raise for officers as part of its meet and confer contract negotiations; more contentious, however, is a police oversight provision that activists say was "gutted" in the process.

"...of negotiation that seemed like a billion years, the Austin Police Association, representing almost all of the city's 1,200-plus..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin, Texas.

"...of the blocks surrounding La Zona Rosa and the Austin Music Hall, the annual fest's two biggest-ticket venues. Peter..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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