John Loza

Marvin Crenshaw, Dwaine Caraway and Sandra Crenshaw on the Fate of Dallas's Black Districts

Anna's gotten to know the city awfully well in a very short amount of time -- that's what sitting through every single redistricting meeting will do to and for you. And she was there for four hours last night, even though she's got a cover story due, like, now. And she'll be there all d ... More >>

Crenshaw Manages to Bedevil Redistricting Commission Without Even Showing Up

Sounds like it's time for another episode of Community Affairs with Schutze and Sandra​We told you it was getting weird in there: At last night's meeting of the city's Redistricting Commission, the most important person in the room wasn't even in the room. That would be Sandra Crenshaw, cactus jui ... More >>

This Whole Commission's Out of Order: City of Dallas's Redistricting Fun Really Begins

Wonder if Ruth Morgan's having fun right about now​OK, no one has actually studied the effects of redistricting on the human body, but after last night it seems safe to say that the longer a redistricting process goes on, the grouchier everybody gets. At the county level, we have Maurine Dickey's ... More >>

Redistricting Commission Nixes Halstead's Map But Praises the Work of One Sam Merten

Photo by Anna MerlanAt right, a former Unfair Park-er makes the case for his map to the Redistricting Commission last night.​At last, an interesting Redistricting Commission meeting. And a vaguely star-studded one too. Among those in attendance at last night's meeting: council members Dwaine Caraw ... More >>

When City Unveils Its New Districts, It's Hoping to Avoid Mess Facing State and Dallas County

Ruth Morgan​In case you hadn't heard, the state and county redistricting processes have already gotten a tad ... heated, let's say, what with all the threats of lawsuits and the temper tantrums. The city of Dallas's Redistricting Commission is trying to avoid the same fate on the local level: Its ... More >>

Sandy Greyson "Seriously Considering" Running For Her Old Far North Dallas Council Seat

Photo by Sam MertenSandy Greyson (far left) and Angela Hunt debate Tom Leppert and Veletta Forsythe Lill at Rosemont Primary School in September 2007.​In yesterday's item about the District 14 candidates, we mentioned how strange it is that three-term incumbent Angela Hunt has drawn four oppo ... More >>

Can't Believe You're Not on This List of People Who've Received Keys to the City of Dallas

​You have asked, and Frank Librio, the public information officer at Dallas City Hall, has answered by providing a recent sampling of the famous, infamous and who's-that?'s who have received keys to the city of Dallas. At last, a list I can get behind. Because, as I've been reminded more than once ... More >>

DFW Airport Board Member Ousted Because of Opposition to Trinity River Toll Road

Brian HarkinMayor Pro Tem Dr. Elba Garcia admits she helped remove John Loza from the DFW Airport board based on his position on the Trinity River toll road referendum.When the Dallas City Council last week replaced former council member John Loza on the DFW Airport board with Brenda Reyes, we were ... More >>

Sam Coats Adds Name to List of Folks Gunning For Jim Foster's Job

Talking Political Futures With Guests at Angela Hunt's Fund-Raiser Last Night

So, Looks Like We're About to Get to Vote on that Trinity Thing Again...

Jim's Been Violated! Hot Damn, It Must Be Close to Election Time.

Up With Fascism!

Maybe it's the only way to save downtown

Up the Crick

To Deep Ellum's problems, add this: an underground raging river of poop

Ted's Last Adventure?

How long will Benavides hold on?

Out of the Frying Pan

Monica Greene tries her hand at vote-getting

Letters

Jilted

Old and full of potholes, a sad city remembers its mayor-bride

Cruising for a Bruising

The truth about Deep Ellum crime

Mr. No Apology

Bill Hill's office helped jail dozens of innocent people, and he's a shoo-in for re-election. Huh?

Hello? Anybody There?

Heads should be rolling over the Dallas police drug scandal, but no one seems to care that much

Laura and the Little People

The city manager system prepares a million tiny snares to defend against the monster mayor

The Star Chamber

Why is unsuccessful politico Brenda Reyes deciding who gets minority contracts? Because Adelfa Callejo says so.

Get Used to It

Councilman John Loza plans to fight for a city ordinance banning discrimination against gays

Lee's Library

A senior citizen takes on City Hall the old-fashioned way-- she charms it

Love's Labor Lost

The silence is deafening at City Hall over expanding Love Field, but Jim Schutze has some advice for airport neighbors: Buy earplugs.

Best city council member

James Fantroy

Budget Blues

This year's round of Town Hall budget meetings shows we get the government we deserve

Buzz

Self-flagellation; Would you like fries with that?

A clockwork Buzz

1999, the year Bill Rojas brought panic and paranoia to DISD. But was there any other good news? Buzz takes a look back.

Ethical dilemma

It was reformers vs. the business-as-usual crowd on Dallas' ethics task force. Somehow the reformers won. Sort of.

Busted

Even in these boom times, Dallas is broke, thanks to a city council that has been giving away the store

PID bull

Deep Ellum's Barry Annino pushes a plan for a special taxing district

Letters

Buzz

Letters

Whipping boy

John Loza learns that making friends is easy for a city council member. Keeping them is harder.

Buzz

It's the money

And it's nowhere near enough to attract a slate of decent city council candidates in southern Dallas

Buzz

Peep-hole power

It's a scary world out there, but someone's gotta keep it under control. Jim Schutze uncovers the secret agony of the Dallas Citizens Council.

Trust no one

The City Plan Commission won't let Hillwood Development or city staff play them for saps

Kingdom of uncool

Homeowners near Lower Greenville find new Palace music club an intolerably noisy neighbor

Hispanic enough

Dallas' new city manager steps from Mr. Inside to role model

Benched

Judge Brenda Prewitt resigns as controversy rattles the Dallas Municipal Court

Flood money

The Trinity River Plan's billion-dollar vision of levees, parks, and ponds has Mayor Ron Kirk--and most of Dallas--spellbound. But engineers warn it could lead to a flooding catastrophe and destroy the same poor neighborhoods it's designed to help.

Get real

Arena shills say only tourists will get soaked by a new tax on rental cars. They're lying.

The vote's in the bag

Labor hall offers the homeless cash and sandwiches to be good citizens

Signs of trouble

Police calls, pepper spray, and a bad debt spice up the Brenda Reyes campaign

Luna landing

Chris Luna's deceitful public-service career finally hits bottom