Cara Mendelsohn
The fate of Dallas City Hall has been dominating headlines, but you’ll find none of that in this roundup. Read this morning’s standalone coverage on that ongoing saga later. For now, catch up on some of the other news coming out of 1500 Marilla St. What Parts of Dallas Are Shouldering the Weight of Homeless…
Dozens of people turned out to a public meeting Monday night to show their support for preserving Dallas City Hall as the fate of the iconic Brutalist structure at 1500 Marilla St. seems precarious amid speculation developers have their eyes on the site. Speakers described the I.M. Pei-designed building as both an architectural treasure and…
In another busy week at Dallas City Hall, council members made a significant move on the spending front, and a stalled homeless housing site has finally made its way back on the market. Read about all that below, and also make sure to get the heads up on some important meetings coming up. Officials Empower…
The future of one of the city’s main homeless service providers seemed suddenly up in the air this week following an unofficial meeting about possibly relocating the service site to Dallas Executive Airport. While nothing came out of the Tuesday meeting policy-wise, word had been circulating the day before about a push to move The…
Mayor Eric Johnson is challenging the rest of the Dallas City Council to propose their own budget cuts so that the proposed property tax rate could be lowered further. In a memo on Friday, the mayor proposed eliminating $339,000 budgeted for the city’s state lobbying team, arguing that the team is “not delivering results commensurate…
