Opinion
In a few days, the Dallas City Council will be back from summer break. If you listen to the rumors (and we do!), they are fully expected to start deserting City Hall. It would be helpful to read some history so we learn from it and don’t repeat it. This is not our first rodeo…
By David Voss Former Assistant Director of Building Services for the City of Dallas The Dallas City Council is making one of the most important decisions in Dallas history based on faulty information. The Council voted 9-6 to move forward with a plan to abandon the City Hall building* based on a report titled “Proposed…
by Rudy Karimi, Dallas Park & Recreation Board Member for District 14 I have a confession to make. Recently, I have become obsessed with our quality of life in Dallas. I don’t just mean the hot mess that is our city leadership. I mean my mission to help create the kind of city where parents…
I’ve been closely watching the action over at Dallas City Hall as of late — and there’s been a lot of action — but one upcoming action item has me particularly concerned. On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council will vote on whether to raise the expanded convention center design back to its originally planned height…
By Sol Villasana The current debate about the fate of Dallas’ iconic 1978 City Hall reminds me of the famous Oscar Wilde quip about some people knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing. Given this tension, it’s not surprising the citizens of Dallas are struggling with City Hall’s future. For me, there’s…
