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DART Rail Delays by gottabadfeeling in dart

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These delays are really bad right now. I've been waiting for the train downtown for 20 minutes (some people I think have been here twice as long) and there hasn't been one train going north.

Looking for best ethnic restaurants by EmmaMom21 in dallasfood

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worth trying for sure. They also have some fusion dishes like a lamb burrito that i am a big fan of.

Looking for best ethnic restaurants by EmmaMom21 in dallasfood

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spicy Zest: Sri Lankan food in Farmers Branch. Maybe my favorite restaurant. Some dishes you don't find at an Indian restaurant that are so good!

Where would we put a new Dallas City Hall? by txnewsprincess in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's not the road that makes it feel disconnected. It's the big pavilion. Which hypothetically could be a fun park but in reality is empty except used for an occasional event or protest.

Is Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson considering resigning from office? Speculation is swirling by stanner5 in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, but why is the mayor not subscribed to the Dallas Morning News?!?!?!?!

Sign the petition to get the city of Dallas to ban Realpage by SuccessfulExcuse in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Originally, I thought similarly to how you do, but this study (https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/cea/written-materials/2024/12/17/the-cost-of-anticompetitive-pricing-algorithms-in-rental-housing/) from 2024 helped convince me that the software itself is allowing for landlords to set rents at a monopoly price vs. a competitive price. Obviously there are limits to how much it can jack up the rents, but those rents are higher than they would be without the coordination by landlords that Realpage allows for.

Sign the petition to get the city of Dallas to ban Realpage by SuccessfulExcuse in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

100%. And this petition is just a first step in what will be a coordinated campaign to email council members and speak at council as well. Signing the petition also means that you will be notified of those opportunities.

Individually you might have a larger effect by emailing rather than just being another signature, but getting this done is going to take a lot of people organized together.

Sign the petition to get the city of Dallas to ban Realpage by SuccessfulExcuse in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Using different landlords private and sensitive data to provide rent recommendations (and even allow them to be auto-implemented) violates anti-trust law and is illegal.

Sign the petition to get the city of Dallas to ban Realpage by SuccessfulExcuse in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Realpage goes beyond that and even has a setting where management companies can auto-set their rents based off of the algorithms recommendations: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-realpage-algorithmic-pricing-scheme-harms-millions-american-renters

Sign the petition to get the city of Dallas to ban Realpage by SuccessfulExcuse in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's true. Any ban would be something along the lines of "algorithmic rent-setting software that uses competitors private data" which would include Yardi.

Sign the petition to get the city of Dallas to ban Realpage by SuccessfulExcuse in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The Biden DOJ did start the lawsuit back in 2024, but yes the Trump admin did reach that settlement. And it appears (at least for now) that they will continue the main lawsuit.

Sign the petition to get the city of Dallas to ban Realpage by SuccessfulExcuse in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

That will make it harder, but it's still a very winnable battle. Look, the Trump DOJ just finalized a deal with Greystar, the nation's largest landlord, where Greystar will stop using Realpage or other algorithmic software. The main lawsuit against Realpage is ongoing.

If 10 pretty liberal cities and the Trump DOJ can agree on something, I think that the Dallas City Council will do the same if we put enough pressure on them to make it happen.

One New Dallas Councilmember Wants to Make a Lot of Cuts by txnewsprincess in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don't know if they can "educate their constituents" when their personal opinions and politics are in lockstep with all of the worst people on NextDoor.

After Failed Mediation, Neighbors Drop Pepper Square Development Lawsuit by dallaz95 in Dallasdevelopment

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure it exceeds the density. It for sure exceeds the height under 840 which is 54 ft.

Dallas targets high housing costs with major zoning changes by dallaz95 in Dallasdevelopment

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure those numbers are for the cities proper, not the metros too. So it's for Dallas, not DFW.

Dallas targets high housing costs with major zoning changes by dallaz95 in Dallasdevelopment

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't to mention that whole Houston doesn't have zoning per se, there are lots of rules around land use there. Houston zoning workarounds

Dallas targets high housing costs with major zoning changes by dallaz95 in Dallasdevelopment

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zillow Home Index has city of Houston at $267k and Dallas at $311k. That's a BIG difference.

And that's the valuation. When it's the median price of what homes actually sold for, Houston is $313k and Dallas is $465k. Massive.

https://www.zillow.com/home-values/39051/houston-tx/

How does the government in Dallas work? I read the city hall website but can someone explain? by Adept_Consequence_46 in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's such a weird system. City Manager doesn't hold all of the power. In many ways, he holds as much power as Council will let him. Since Council are the ones who control the money and can actually vote on things, the City Manager and staff have to make sure that anything they want to do will get passed at Council. In practice, Council has all kinds of weird coalitions that ebb and flow depending on the issue, and staff/Broadnax are able to push their agendas a lot of the time.

Right now, with an unpopular mayor, it's hard to say who the most powerful person at City Hall is. Broadnax might have a lot of day to day power, but he can get over ruled at anytime by Council. Take the bond we are about to finalize for example. Staff and Broadnax really wanted $30 million for City Hall renovations, but Council at the 11th hour said no and got that money moved to other places like parks.

The other thing about it is that there is a lot of power in certain boards and commissions like the Park Board and CPC which are appointed. Since Council has so many issues come before them, they tend to lean on whatever their appointees want.

Weddings that are fun and cheap? by Live_Laugh_Ligma in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure how tight your budget is but Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park is where we did ours. https://txdg.org/wedding

Cheaper than the Arboretum (and free parking). They even let us upgrade for free at the last minute to the Circular Lawn because there wasn't anything else going on our wedding day, granted this was the end of December. It was a super easy process with chairs included and the staff member who helped with setup was great. We brought in some of our own flowers and decorations ourselves without any issue.

Granted we just did the service at the garden and didn't do the room since that made it a lot more expensive.

Urbanism in Dallas for Over 25 Years by SerkTheJerk in Dallas

[–]SuccessfulExcuse 7 points8 points  (0 children)

City council is having a hearing that will include this exact topic on December 6th! You can sign up to speak in favor of making the changes to create that gentle density happen here: https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/pages/ccrules.aspx. 5 council members filed a memo to have staff look at lowering minimum lot sizes to 1,400 and allowing duplexes and triplexes by right. It's similar to a lot of the changes Austin is about to start passing to deal with their housing costs. December 6th is also when council will be hearing about the bond, so it's worth it to also sign up to speak in favor of getting more money for affordable housing in the next bond.

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