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POLITICS
City
Council Elections Voter Guide: Part II
Exclusive interviews with major Austin City Council candidates on
the May 10 ballot.
PLACE 1 Incumbent:
Lee
Leffingwell
Challengers: Allen
Demling // Jason
Meeker
PLACE 3 Incumbent:
Jennifer Kim
Challengers: Randi
Shade // Ken
Weiss
PLACE 4 (No Incumbent)
Challengers: Robin
Cravey // Cid
Galindo //
Laura Morrison // Samuel
Osemene
City
Council Elections Voter Guide: Part I
Learn more about ten of the candidates
on the May 10th ballot for the Austin City Council.
PLACE 1 Incumbent:
Lee
Leffingwell
Challengers: Allen
Demling // Jason
Meeker
PLACE 3 Incumbent:
Jennifer Kim
Challengers: Randi
Shade // Ken
Weiss
PLACE 4 (No Incumbent)
Challengers: Robin
Cravey // Cid
Galindo //
Laura Morrison // Samuel
Osemene
SXSW 2008
Top stars and new
acts shine at SXSW Music Festival
Motörhead and Helmet rock large crowds, along with
rising acts such as The Von Bondies, The Ghost Lullaby,
Velvet Brick, and Iceage Cobra.
By Thom White
Vertical
Mixed-Use Development on the Rise
New zoning policy may allow for condos on
undeveloped tract in South Austin.
By Thom White
Perpetrator
Caught In KOOP Radio Fire?
AFD says former volunteer confessed to setting
equipment on fire with gasoline.
By Thom White
TECHNOLOGY
Police
chief unveils surveillance plan for Sixth Street
Art
Acevedo says he has plans for police cameras in four "high-crime"
neighborhoods around Austin.
By Thom White
Do
we need police cameras on Sixth Street?
Austin residents respond to Chief Acevedo's plan.
COMMENTARY
Video
surveillance for the people
A
modest proposal.
By Roggie McFadden
LOCAL
Wal-Mart
Opponents Hold Town Hall Meeting
Responsible
Growth for Northcross leaders announce their next moves and reiterate
that the battle is not over.
By Thom White
NEWS
Controversy
swirls around shooting of burglars
Many
consider Pasadena, Texas, man to be a hero for protecting his neighborhood,
while others question his motives for killing the two thieves.
Texas
Cities Cash In on Red Light Cameras
Officials
say surveillance cameras will improve safety at
busy intersections, but studies show number of wrecks
can increase after red light cameras are installed.
By Thom White
LOCAL
TxDOT
Proposes Toll Lanes on Mo-Pac
Highway
department officials meet with neighbors
to discuss plans to expand the West Austin thoroughfare
with "managed lanes."
ELECTION 2008
State
Rep. says Paper Ballot Could Stop Election Fraud
Rep.
Lon Burnam of Ft. Worth offers up “The Texas
Hand Counted Paper Ballot Bill of 2007” to provide
citizen oversight of elections.
"False
Flag Terrorism" Investigated at Conference
UT
student group sponsors look into evidence that 9/11 attacks may
have been blamed on the wrong terrorists.
By Thom White
Trans-Texas
Corridor Signals End of Free Way?
Opponents
of Trans-Texas Corridor emphasize that
issue is political corruption, not transportation.
By Thom White
NEWS
Legislature
Responds to Protests
Against Trans-Texas Corridor
Legislature
passes two-year moratorium on
public-private partnerships on Texas highways.
By Thom White
Fix
290 Coalition Offers Alternative
to Proposed Tollway for US-290 in SW Austin
Oak
Hill residents and businesses say elevated toll road planned by
state highway agencies will divide their community.
By Thom White
Super
Wal-Mart Meets Opposition
from Austin Neighborhood Group
Community
gathers to voice concerns about developer Lincoln Property's new
plans for Northcross Mall.
By Thom White
LOS ANGELES
Killing
History at the Ambassador Hotel
By Thom White
School
District Prepares to
Demolish Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles Conservancy
continues struggle to
preserve city landmark.
Grand
Illusions and Murder
at the Ambassador
Evidence and testimony
contradict official account
of RFK assassination.
DOWNTOWN NEWS
Historic
Rampart Revival
Resident proposes new way to
clean up Rampart Boulevard.
Plus:
Change of Address at 911 Wilshire.
ZINE REVIEWS
New
Zines and Independent Literature
A
look at the competition from local zines Communiqué,
Paradigm,
and Burnt
Toast, the exciting new newspaper, The
Epoch Times, and the high-quality political propaganda of Change-Links,
The
American Conservative, and The
New Federalist.
By
Thom White
CITIZINE REVIEWS
Make
a Date
Get
into the live scene in L.A. with Blood
or Whiskey,
The
Psychotics, and Scott
H. Biram.
By
Thom White
CITIZINE
NEWS
Westbeach
Recorders at 20
Starting point for the Epitaph sound.
by Thom White
Things
Shaking at KCRW Radio
Nic Harcourt, Jason
Bentley, and Garth Trinidad help launch studio upgrade.
At
The Smell: The Spits, The Distraction, Boy Skout
Art bar action in downtown
Los Angeles.
L.A.
AFFAIRS
Auto
Club of Southern California (AAA) Wants to End Member Voting in
Elections
By Rogg McFadden
April 2003
L.A.
Mayor Hahn Under Fire from Environmentalist Beach Bum
Laker
Struggles to Keep 'Foxy Mystique' Alive
February 2003
Homeless
on the Move to Westwood
Great
Big Hole in Ocean Park Blvd.
January 2003
Building
Gets Rid of Huge U.S. Flag
'Sleeveless
Legend' Sets of for Jungle in the Sky
November 2002
MacArthur
Park Takes in Glow from the Stars
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