Adam Bazaldua
In this clip from Dallas Dirt, Dallas City Councilman Adam Bazaldua offers a glimpse at the problems his southern Dallas constituents are facing. He doesn’t hear from organized homeowners associations upset about the perceived zoning implications of Forward Dallas or the debated density proposed in a multi-million dollar shopping center renovation. Bazaldua hears from an…
On this episode of Dallas Dirt, city hall editor April Towery sat down with Council Member Adam Bazaldua to discuss homelessness, the controversial Forward Dallas, and the challenges his southern Dallas district faces. In this short clip below, Bazaldua shares his personal connection and why the answer to helping the homeless starts with mental health…
Dallas voters could decide this November whether to double council member salaries to $125,000 per year, require that the Community Police Oversight director and Inspector General be appointed by the City Council, and delete the provision prohibiting the City Council from “interfering” with appointees and subordinates of the city manager. In all, the council is…
The Dallas City Council gave the green light earlier this month to Bonton Gardens, a new multifamily development in Southern Dallas. A complicated development agreement included approving the sale of two Land Transfer Program lots to CityBuild Community Development Corporation and revoking a previous agreement with Notre Dame Place Inc. The project is proposed to…
Following a lengthy debate over how to divvy up funds on a May 4 bond election ballot, Dallas City Council members agreed Wednesday to let voters decide on the following amended proposals: The deteriorating Dallas City Hall and Stemmons Municipal Center propositions remain at $0 and were deleted from the ordinance. Some discussion occurred around how…
