The mayoral race heats up
Yesterday the San Antonio Police Officers Association endorsed mayoral candidate Julian Castro as their candidate for the 2009 mayoral race. The endorsement is one of the most coveted one’s in any...
View ArticleCibrian is in the race – officially
Dianne Cibrian officially entered the race for mayor of San Antonio Sunday in an announcement ceremony at the Tower of the Americas. While it has been no secret of her entry the announcement on Sunday...
View ArticleWhat are the issues?
Trish DeBerry-Mejia has a new campaign ad airing on TV in San Antonio focusing on work/life balance. In it she speaks of her commitment to focusing on family issues within the workplace such as...
View ArticleSan Antonio politics and parties
It’s an odd numbered year and that can only mean one thing in San Antonio – city council elections. The season is just getting started and, as always, San Antonians get to enjoy having our parties...
View ArticleSan Antonio mayoral race and Web 2.0
Tomorrow Texas Public Radio will run a story about how the candidates running for mayor of San Antonio are using the Internet and social media. It should be an interesting story in an election...
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Castro opens campaign headquarters
Yesterday a small crowd gathered at the former Stop ‘N Go located at 3003 Broadway across from Lions Field for the grand opening of Julian Castro’s campaign headquarters. I’ve never been good at crowd...
View ArticleKLRN/Alamo Asian American CoC Mayoral debate
Last night I attended the taping of the mayoral debate sponsored by KLRN and the Alamo Asian American Chamber of Commerce. The debate will be aired on Thursday, February 12th at 8 p.m. on KLRN. TPR...
View ArticleUpcoming candidate forums rundown
Here is a list of some of the candidate forums I have found information on for this week. I will try to attend these two forums and provide updates on the site after the forum. These forums serve as a...
View ArticleRecap of mayoral candidate forum
Last night candidates in the mayoral, District 7, and SAISD school board races spoke and answered questions in a public forum sponsored by several neighborhood associations in the Jefferson area and...
View ArticleWhy would a candidate run?
In this year’s San Antonio city council election scheduled for May 9th we have 46 candidates running for 11 offices. If you discount District 3 in which Jennifer Ramos is running unopposed that brings...
View ArticleCandidate forum focused on the arts tonight
Tonight the mayoral candidates will be in another candidate forum focused on arts and culture at the San Antonio Central Library at 7 p.m. The forum is sponsored by the Westside Arts Coalition and will...
View ArticleOpen letter to the next mayor – a concept
After the mayoral race is over it will be time to roll up our sleeves and get to work on the future of San Antonio in the post-Hardberger era. A lot was accomplished by Mayor Hardberger and the next...
View ArticleThe good, bad and ugly of the 2009 municipal election
This municipal election was a first for several of the candidates and, in speaking to them, they learned a lot about what it takes to mount a campaign in San Antonio. In many ways, this election was a...
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The first of several mayoral debates
While it seemed odd to have the first mayoral debate before the filing period closed for the office, three of the lead candidates in the field squared off before a substantial crowd at Churchill High...
View ArticleOpen letter to the next mayor – a concept
After the mayoral race is over it will be time to roll up our sleeves and get to work on the future of San Antonio in the post-Hardberger era. A lot was accomplished by Mayor Hardberger and the next...
View ArticleThe good, bad and ugly of the 2009 municipal election
This municipal election was a first for several of the candidates and, in speaking to them, they learned a lot about what it takes to mount a campaign in San Antonio. In many ways, this election was a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The first of several mayoral debates
While it seemed odd to have the first mayoral debate before the filing period closed for the office, three of the lead candidates in the field squared off before a substantial crowd at Churchill High...
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