Photo: Protesters gather outside Austin City Hall against the Domain on Riverside project By Mike Talavera Last Thursday, Austin City Council postponed the final vote on the Domain on Riverside due to a request from the developer’s lawyer, Michael Whellan, who said he was waiting on signatures from Austin Habitat from Humanity to make a change to a “relocation amendment.” They moved the final date … Continue reading AUSTIN: Council Postpones Domain On Riverside Vote, Residents Vow Continued Resistance

By Jakob Stein This morning, a banner was dropped on Riverside Dr. over Interstate-35 highway in Austin during heavy traffic. The banner reads, “No Domain on Riverside, Combat and Resist Gentrification.” Community members are rallying today at 6:30pm at Austin City Hall, as City Council takes its final vote on the luxury project known as the “Domain on Riverside.” The project has the potential to … Continue reading AUSTIN: Banner Drop Against Domain on Riverside

Photo: Protesters outside Pio Renteria’s House Wednesday night, banner reads, “Developers, Council, Cops, Enemies of the People” By David Martinez On Wednesday night, tenants, students, and workers, alongside revolutionary organization Defend Our Hoodz-Defiende El Barrio (DOH), held an action outside of the home of District 3 Council member Sabino “Pio” Renteria to protest his support for the “Domain On Riverside,” a massive luxury project that … Continue reading AUSTIN: Tenants Protest Against Displacement at Council Member’s House

Photo: Austin Mayor Steve Adler at homelessness forum on Tuesday By Ed Dalton Around 9 PM on Tuesday, after leaving a heated forum on Austin’s homeless at St. Edwards University, a black SUV driven by Austin Mayor Steve Adler was pelted with eggs. Eggs hit the driver side windows and windshield, prompting the police to search the wooded area around the action for over an … Continue reading AUSTIN: Mayor Pelted with Eggs After Confrontation with Anti-Gentrification Activists