Archive for June 2024

We applaud and stand with Denise here (12:25 mark) in forcing into the spotlight the inconsistent and questionable (to put it nicely) treatment of Dr. Ben Espy. The implication by District 6 Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda at Tuesday’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing that Dr. Espy sees no negative health impacts to horses from pulling…

We look forward to binge watching this season!  “A bipolar CIA operative who graduated from Ron Nirenberg’s San Antonio Ready to Work program convinces a disgraced City of San Antonio Animal Care Services Director that social media operatives are planning to carry out an open records blitz.” Co-starring Mandy Patinkin as CoSA Attorney Andy Segovia and F. Murray Abraham as City Manager…

We attended a neighborhood association (NA) meeting recently on the inner west side.  The concerns were probably not unlike those of residents in other U.S. urban centers: crime, public intoxication, vagrancy, etc. One that drew a notable response from District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo was the cost of housing.  This issue provides a good example…

San Antonio District 2 City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez was recently on the Express-News’ “Puro Politics” podcast when the subject turned to the city charter commission.  Regarding their consideration of changing the city manager pay structure, he said “there is a fix inherently baked-in.” He was referring to the fact that the salary is tied to…

(the actual session can be viewed here) A while back I was in a group discussion when the subject turned to Ready to Work. Most of them were lamenting the program’s rough start and lack of progress toward its stated goals. Then they turned to me, and I said “it never had a chance to…