Making rules, making excuses

Posted on March 18th, 2008 by TechDigger

More on the South Side rezoning issue:
MySA.com: Editorials

Councilwoman Diane Cibrian is launching an effort to permanently add protection against similar mistakes in the future, and other council members are discussing preventive measures as well.
Cibrian wants an ordinance requiring that council be informed of any zoning decision impacting even nonbinding agreements and possibly an additional hearing.

Uhmmm, […]

Filed under: David Earl, Diane Cibrian, Philip Cortez, San Antonio, South side resoning, Uncategorized | No Comments »

They didn’t do it because they were “inexperienced”

Posted on March 16th, 2008 by TechDigger

MySA.com: South/East

Last month, City Council members shrugged off the recommendations of three advisory panels and city staffers as they granted a developer’s rezoning request to build a subdivision just over a mile from the center of Toyota’s pickup plant on the South Side.
And the council members thought this was a good idea because …? Given […]

Filed under: David Earl, Diane Cibrian, Harry Hausman, Philip Cortez, San Antonio city council, South Side Toyota, zoning changes | No Comments »

David Earl would rather you not know and not let anyone say anything about it

Posted on April 7th, 2007 by TechDigger

Congratulations to Jaime Castillo for bringing into the light what others obviously wanted to keep in the dark.
MySA.com: Metro | State
Breaking a notable period of silence, lawyer/lobbyist David Earl responded promptly Wednesday morning to a column questioning why he and an associate hadn’t yet registered as lobbyists in Austin.
Warning that he and I had “big […]

Filed under: David Earl, Jaime Castillo, San Antonio, developer, freedom of the press, lobby, sovereign immunity, texas | 1 Comment »

Civic responsibility in San Antonio

Posted on February 14th, 2007 by TechDigger

MySA.com: Metro | State
John Schaefer says he doesn’t need the city telling him how to build a new neighborhood.
San Antonio officials say Schaefer needs to follow city rules that govern streets and drainage.
On Tuesday, lawyers representing both sides clashed in court in a case being closely watched by the real estate industry, environmentalists and the […]

Filed under: David Earl, En Sequido, Jane Webre, John Schaefer, Windcrest Heights, public works, real estate developer, vested rights | No Comments »