The fruits of a tax hike
And the police union (seems) to respond to my article.
Latest
Is the police contract paying off?
Did pay raises solve the staffing problem?
HOME resolution passes
Plus Cap & Stitch & policing costs.
Crime, punishment, safety
The latest podcast episode.
HOME histrionics & data transparency
Wasn't this debate settled?
UNO isn't good enough
Lots of student housing is good, but how about family housing?
The city confuses the media on IT
The confusion is the point.
What I learned from Community First! Village
The "housing first" vs "accountability" debate is broken.
Gas prices should make us think
& Council members push back on IT overhaul.
Private school vs Tarrytown
Who wins?
Why aren't more apartments built for families with kids?
An important segment of the market isn't being served.
Austin's budget problems aren't unique
Dallas, Fort Worth & Houston are in the same boat.
What does the new ICE policy mean?
Betrayal or smart politics?
Who doesn't want to call 911
How can the city make people feel safe?
The new sex crime dashboard
And can the Dells fund more for the city?
The undocumented AMERICANS among us
Americans hate "illegals" in the abstract but often love the ones they know.
Tax protests do matter
I thought they didn't.
What does this financial forecast mean?
Only bad options at this point.
Another homeless encampment strategy
There's only so much the city can do.
Efficiency or efficiency theater? Project Connect edition
Office space isn't Project Connect's biggest problem.
Efficiency? Or efficiency theater?
Bad data, questionable solution.
AI-enabled urbanism
A rare instance of tech boosterism from me.
The new homeless navigation center
A critical service that nobody wants to be near.
The AISD doom loop
Solving the problem only makes it worse.