City Hall
It’s rare to find a city government employee who loves his job and enjoys being around his coworkers. Like, really loves his job and enjoys being around his coworkers. When I reached out to Sam Eskander last week to ask him about his new gig as Dallas’ chief building inspector and deputy director of Planning…
The walls of 711 S. St. Paul will soon be tumbling down, and by all accounts, District 2 Dallas City Councilman Jesse Moreno couldn’t be happier. Moreno announced the sale of the former Family Gateway building — which was neglected by city staff and overrun by squatters and vandals — in an Oct. 25 press…
Almost two decades have passed since voters approved a $1.35 billion slate of bond projects in 2006, and Dallas Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said the delays are inefficient and “not good governance.” The council member’s comments came during an Oct. 16 City Council briefing, at which elected officials were updated on the ‘06 bond program as…
Throughout the process of developing and revising the ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan, city officials repeatedly asked for public input and echoed the mantra, “We hear you.” So when Bishop Arts resident and former WFAA journalist William Joy read the plan and found a glitch, he reached out to City Hall. In Joy’s case,…
After a state representative scolded city staff and council last week for sitting on a $20 million Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grant that’ll expire in a few months, Dallas Park and Recreation Director John Jenkins defended his department and his commitment to the southern sector. House District 111 Rep. Yvonne Davis spoke during the…
