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Anyone Want To Buy Dallas City Hall?

By Charles Grand / August 30, 2025 /

Mayor Eric Johnson dropped committee assignments on Friday and laid out what he’d like to see council members achieve in the next two years. While we’ll be surveying his appointments in tomorrow’s City Hall round-up, a certain policy priority warrants more attention. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, Johnson proposed renaming the Government Performance & Financial…

Dallas Park Board Suggests Phasing Out Its Nine Legacy Pools

By Charles Grand / August 25, 2025 /

A dramatic headline that has since been changed by the publication that published it has put a spotlight on the Dallas Park & Recreation Board’s recommendation to phase out the city’s nine aging community pools as part of a spending cut package requested by the city manager’s office. DPR has to come up with $3…

City Hall Roundup: Consolidation, Litigation, and Frustration

By Charles Grand / August 24, 2025 /

Lots of things are cooking at Dallas City Hall, not least of which is the coming fiscal year’s budget. Sick of hearing about it yet? Well, there’s only another five weeks or so to go. Speaking of the budget, a touchstone of the city manager’s fiscal plan is efficiency in the delivery of services. We’ll…

Dallas Mayor Hints at Need for Local DOGE

By Charles Grand / August 22, 2025 /

Mayor Eric Johnson appears to be taking a page out of President Donald Trump’s playbook in an attempt to get Dallas’ fiscal house in order. On Friday, Johnson requested an item be placed on the city council’s agenda for August 27 that proposes to rename two of the city’s eight established committees and limit when…

Dallas City Council Will Tee Up Zoning Reform on Wednesday

By Charles Grand / August 19, 2025 /

Zoning is one of the most powerful tools a city can wield. It not only determines where buildings can go but also how neighborhoods grow and function — or don’t. No wonder folks in Dallas are engaging with the issue as the city embarks on a historic overhaul of its land use policies. The Dallas…