Chad West
Editor’s Note: This story was updated Aug. 29 to include a statement from Child Poverty Action Lab Chief of Housing Ashley Flores. If District 1 Dallas City Councilman Chad West was hoping for full support of Public Facility Corporation projects as a mechanism for providing much-needed multifamily workforce housing, he is probably disappointed. Several months…
Saving historic buildings like the Oak Cliff United Methodist Church requires a head for business, a depth of experience, and a tenacity to persevere in the face of great adversity. But what it requires, more than anything, is heart. You must have a heart for preservation because, to put it plainly, it’s hard. Fortunately, Dallas…
Editor’s Note: Several days after this story was published, The Dallas Morning News reported that “a supporter of proposed city charter changes pushed by nonprofit Dallas Hero is suing the city and most of the City Council, alleging they violated the Constitution by adding overriding amendment proposals.” Twenty-one proposed changes to the Dallas city charter…
Every year, the City of Dallas spends about $4 million to rent commercial space for its employees. In light of the City’s steep $38 million budget shortfall, some have suggested that’s a potential area to slash expenditures. During a Tuesday meeting of the City Council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee, chairman Chad West suggested…
Dallas has explored numerous options to get the unhoused off the streets and away from once-thriving businesses, residential neighborhoods, and public parks and libraries. Permanent supportive housing appears to be the solution most agree has been successful, yet the challenges persist. What the city has not done, however, is hand out cash to the homeless. …
