Category Archives: City Council Transition
Fox 7: Interview with Mayor Steve Adler – 12/20
Great Cities Do Big Things: The State of our City Roundup
“We are the city of the future, but what future will that be? If we do not do big things now, we will end up with the housing costs of San Francisco and the traffic congestion of Los Angeles.” -Mayor Adler
If you weren’t able to join us at the Topfer Theatre last night for the State of our City address (or watch it live on ATXN) — or if you want to catch up on what people are saying about it — you’re in luck. Consider this page your online library for all of your State of our City needs.
Read all about it after the break.
CLIP: Adler-led council met twice as much in 2015 as previous council did in ’14
January 7, 2016 – In 2015, the expanded Austin City Council embraced a restructuring of the council’s established meeting system as suggested at the year’s start by Mayor Steve Adler with strong support from Council Member Ann Kitchen…Full story Austin American-Statesman
CLIP: Mayor’s appointments, staff largely reflect Austin’s demographics
January 7, 2016 – When we first looked into Steve Adler’s campaign promise that the demographics of his staff and appointees while mayor would match Austin’s, he’d just started tapping volunteers for city boards and commissions…Full story Austin American-Statesman