Adam Bazaldua
The Dallas City Council amended its prostitution ordinance last week, claiming it gives officers a tool to arrest all those involved in the criminal act, but acknowledging it doesn’t address the bigger issues of slavery and human trafficking. District 7 Councilman Adam Bazaldua voted against it, saying the amendment perpetuates a “Not In My Backyard”…
It’s not easy making cuts to a $4.63 billion budget when the public is begging for property tax relief and pretty much everyone wants increased public safety, capital improvements, and driveable streets. The Dallas City Council is slated to approve a budget and property tax rate on Wednesday. Earlier this month, council members offered 63…
Dallas City Council members haggled over budget amendments Wednesday and even agreed on a few during a seven-hour briefing. The most significant of the six amendments, approved in a straw vote Wednesday, was submitted last minute by District 7 Councilman Adam Bazaldua and therefore was not included in the council agenda packet. Amendment 28A represents about…
Despite pleas from Mayor Eric Johnson and District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn, the Dallas City Council set the property tax ceiling — the highest possible rate that can be adopted — at 73.93 cents per $100 assessed valuation, as proposed by City Manager T.C. Broadnax. The council will vote on the tax rate and budget…
Five Dallas City Council members filed a memo Aug. 3 requesting the City Plan Commission “reopen and modernize” the city’s antiquated parking code. The discussion has stalled since District 1 Councilman Chad West originally filed a memo almost four years ago. The delay is due in part to the promotion of a “car-centric mentality of…
