Alex Koma

New: Amigos Park is nearly ready to open in Mount Pleasant after a decade-long saga. So why are park proponents still so pissed?

I dove into the latest on this very small, yet extremely contentious, park project, and what could come next:

New: @charlesallen is revising his Waymo bill in a bid to get it passed.

Perhaps the largest change: it gives rideshare drivers the right to organize, a key move to win over labor unions who have fought it tooth and nail. Allen is still unsure if it'll pass this year:

A bill full of utility reforms aimed at curbing costs/strengthening oversight is set for a first Council vote today.

Expect healthy debate over a provision to limit profits regulated utilities can earn. I hear Wendell Felder wants a study of the issue...a common delay tactic

The Council chamber is absolutely packed to the gills for Jamal Holtz’s swearing in as interim councilmember. Can’t say that similar ceremonies for Doni Crawford/Elissa Silverman drew such crowds but, then again, there was just a little more controversy about this one…

An interesting timing question: if JLG waits until she’s sworn in on Jan. 2 to resign, it’s much harder to have the Ward 4 race coincide with this one. But if she resigns after the Council’s last meeting of the year in mid-December, the clock starts earlier and it could line up…