'I think this is an environment where, if you're not paranoid, you're kind of crazy.' David Axelrod, the architect of Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 presidential runs, offered this assessment during a Sept. 29 sit-down at the Economic Club of Chicago. Speak... See more
As voters peer at Proposition I on the ballot this November, they may wonder, 'Doesn't the city already conduct efficiency audits?' And the answer is yes, Austin has two audit frameworks. The first is the city auditor's office, a department churning out r... See more
If you subscribe to the notion that police, fire, and EMS workers are heroes, then there's a hero running for City Council this year. And if you think that members of the U.S. Armed Forces are also heroes, then we've got two running. Selena Xie, a command... See more
First things first: Have Mayor Kirk Watson and the city's Homeless Strategies and Operations department been meeting with the Cicero Institute – the right-wing think tank working to sweep homeless people off the nation's streets? That was one question at ... See more
You could argue that Zo Qadri is the most prominent urbanist on City Council. Part of that is due to the district he represents. District 9 is the most urban of the city's 10 districts, covering the majority of Downtown, many of the city's oldest neighbor... See more
