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City Hall Roundup: Downtown Crime, KBHCC, DallasNow Scam

By Charles Grand / May 25, 2025 /

Anyone who wants to spend a bit of their Memorial Day weekend catching up on the goings on at Dallas City Hall came to the right place. Downtown earned a lot of attention this past week. Between the city center’s major public safety update and scrutiny over how much the redevelopment of Kay Bailey Hutchison…

City Hall Roundup: Parking Reform, DallasNow Launch Hiccups

By Charles Grand / May 11, 2025 /

Well, parking reform has finally hit the full city council at Dallas City Hall, and it’s looking to be as contentious and elusive as you’d expect. Council members got their first briefing as a body on Wednesday, and it’s apparent they’re divided on the hodge-podge proposal hitting the horseshoe. We’ve got the latest on that…

City Hall Roundup: Election Results, Permit Ruling, DallasNow

By Charles Grand / May 4, 2025 /

There’s going to be some new faces at City Hall next month after Saturday’s election, but a couple of Dallas City Council races have yet to be decided. Runoff elections are scheduled for June 7 in District 8 and District 11, everything else about the city council’s makeup has been decided by voters, barring some…

City Hall Roundup: Nuisance Lights, More Zoning Fights

By Charles Grand / April 27, 2025 /

There’s always plenty at Dallas City Hall we didn’t catch in time, and that’s especially true this past week. An over-the-top Christmas display in a North Dallas neighborhood that went viral might have some policy implications for the holiday spirit, and controversial zoning cases remain a source of tension between residents and city officials. Hopefully,…

Dallas City Manager Lays ‘Lemon on Stemmons’ at Former Officials’ Feet

By Charles Grand / April 20, 2025 /

Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert released a report on Friday detailing the city’s failures related to the infamous “Lemon on Stemmons” debacle. Tolbert said she wanted to get out in front of an upcoming report by the Office of the City Auditor and be open and transparent about the mistakes that led to many…