Our goal at Community Not Commodity has been to shine a light on city government, particularly as it affects households and neighborhoods across the city. We’ve worked hard to keep ...
KEY POINTS: The Austin City Council continues violating its rules to marginalize public input and diminish the democratic process. At the July 18th council meeting, approximately 20 zoning cases ...
KEY POINTS: On April 4, Bill Bunch confronted Austin Mayor Kirk Watson on the dais about the city council’s policy limiting citizen communication, and Bunch took the city to court ...
KEY POINTS: On May 16, the Austin City Council will vote on Phase 2 of “H.O.M.E.”, Compatibility Reductions and ETOD overlays and upzonings, plans that will impact neighborhoods throughout Austin, ...
KEY POINTS: The Austin City Council is proposing to greatly reduce compatibility standards, which control the distance between huge buildings and single-family homes In some cases, the proposal would allow ...