Defending Dr. Espy and Other Regular Citizens

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…

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Homeland: The Open Records Request Season

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…

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Connecting the Dots: How National Policy Leaves Damage at the Local Level

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…

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If There is a Right Way to Raise City Manager Pay, This Isn’t It

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…

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