Dallas City Hall

Mayor Johnson Blames Colleagues for Self-Inflicted Budget Woes

By Charles Grand / May 4, 2026 /

Mayor Eric Johnson let loose on the city’s spending practices in a newsletter on Sunday, criticizing his fellow council members for repeatedly voting for “bloat” every budget season. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, City Manager Kimberly Tolbert implemented a number of emergency spending measures last month to mitigate a projected budget shortfall in the tens…

City Hall Roundup: Some Say Staff’s Stalling, Police Academy, FIFA Parking

By Charles Grand / May 3, 2026 /

Council members had a light load this past week, but Dallas City Hall isn’t exactly easing into spring either. Between tightly held materials many say should be public and ballooning project price tags, there’s still plenty to catch up on. Staff Won’t Immediately Release City Hall Concept Submissions Local media outlets trying to get a…

Rudy Karimi: They Want to Tear Down City Hall. Why Isn’t My Generation Paying Attention?

By CandysDirt / April 29, 2026 /

By Rudy KarimiCandysDirt.com Contributor There are countless forgettable moments when the conversation inside Dallas City Hall and the conversation happening in the community are completely out of sync. This is not one of those moments. This is one of the most pivotal moments in a very long time. Right now, there are very serious discussions…

AIA Dallas Director Pitches $70M-$100M Repair Plan for City Hall

By CandysDirt / April 28, 2026 /

At a packed resident town hall last week, AIA Dallas executive director Zaida Basora proposed a 10-year phased plan to repair Dallas City Hall for a fraction of the city’s roughly $1 billion estimate. That $1 billion figure has been criticized for assuming an all-at-once approach: relocating the entire City Hall staff during construction, replacing…

City Hall Roundup: Emergency Budget Measures, Officials Question Survey

By Charles Grand / April 26, 2026 /

Goody, another surprise weekend of big headlines with plenty of implications. Well, here are two from Dallas City Hall to keep in your back pocket in case the national news is getting to be too much for you. Tolbert Slams On the Spending Brakes Over Projected Budget Deficit A projected budget shortfall for the coming…