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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones adds two more San Antonio natives to staff
Sophia Alejandro will serve as Jones’ policy advisor, while Carlos de Leon was tapped to oversee communications.
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Poll: Half of San Antonio voters ambivalent about Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ job performance
Only 25% of respondents said they approved of Jones, while 26% disapproved, a UT-San Antonio study found.
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San Antonio Ethics Review Board to hear complaint against Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones
One political expert described complaint, filed by a local Republican operative, as a ‘pretty big stretch.’
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Rocky Start: Gina Ortiz Jones’ first 100 days as San Antonio mayor were anything but ordinary
Some observers say she wasted time on fights with City Council, while others say her unconventional approach may pay off.
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Complaint alleges San Antonio mayor violated ethics rules in lobbying to win Democratic Convention
A GOP operative’s filing alleges Gina Ortiz Jones violated the ethics code by using city letterhead in a memo to DNC Chair Ken Martin.
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Sparks fly over public safety as San Antonio City Council passes new budget
Council unanimously passed the $4 billion budget, which includes 25 fewer new police officers than planned.
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San Antonio mayor loses fight over how local laws are brought up for public debate – again.
For the second time, City Council has unanimously rejected Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ attempted rule change.
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San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wins victory in battle to curb council NDAs
City Council unanimously passed an amendment that requires its members to disclose if they sign binding confidentiality agreements.
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Battle over San Antonio’s Project Marvel heats up with dueling rallies over the weekend
The Spurs’ pro-Project Marvel rally featured sports star power, while COPS/Metro promised steadfast resistance.
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COPS/Metro to undertake outside economic analysis of San Antonio’s Project Marvel
The watchdog group will hold a public town hall Sunday at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church to discuss the study.
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San Antonio City Council tentatively agrees to funding deal for new Spurs arena
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she will call a public vote on the matter in May, although it’s unclear whether she has the authority to do so.
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Line wraps around City Hall as debate over Project Marvel, Spurs arena gets underway
Even Spurs great Sean Elliott is at City Hall to view the meeting.
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San Antonio police arrest suspect for alleged threat to kill mayor over her stance on Project Marvel
Undercover officers reportedly took the suspect into custody without incident on Tuesday night.
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San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ early head-butting with council may dim her political capital, expert says
‘We don’t have Executive Orders in San Antonio,’ a trio of council members wrote of Jones’ early actions in a Thursday op-ed.
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Cityscrapes: San Antonio’s new elected leadership should call Project Marvel timeout until details become clear
Fundamental questions about the $4 billion project remain unanswered, including it feasibility, its financing and its timing.
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Bad Takes: San Antonio leaders should crack down on wage theft as Congress squeezes working class
Wage theft steals more from working people than any other crime in the U.S., according to one analysis.
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Incoming San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones picks City Hall outsider as chief of staff
Jones tapped her campaign manager for the role, even though she had no experience in SA politics prior to moving here in February.
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Outgoing San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg touts Ready to Work, Pre-K for SA in farewell speech
Nirenberg also warned Mayor-elect Gina Ortiz Jones the city faces challenges when it comes to generational poverty.
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Despite Jones’ mayoral win, San Antonio can expect to see more Abbott-backed GOP candidates
Political observers said the deep-pocketed Texas Republicans aren’t likely to give up on SA after Saturday’s defeat.
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Gina Ortiz Jones wins San Antonio mayoral race despite being outspent by conservative rival
After being sworn in June 18, Jones will be San Antonio’s first openly gay mayor and only the third woman to hold that office.
