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San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones hires third chief of staff in little more than a year
Jones’ office has been through 8 staff departures since she took office in June 2025.
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Battle of Flowers: SA Botanical Garden claps back at Mayor Jones’ plan to prune its funding
‘City funding is what helps make our efforts possible,’ Botanical Garden President and CEO Katherine Trumble said in a 2-page letter disputing recent claims by the mayor.
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San Antonio Spurs owner reportedly spends millions buying land on Hawaiian Island
The purported land deal comes as Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones continues to push the team’s deep-pocketed ownership for more money to help pay for its new arena.
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San Antonio asks Ye to refrain from singing about Hitler, selling swastika shirts at July 4 concert
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is continuing to call for the concert’s cancelation despite an apparent lack of votes to scrap the show.
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Did San Antonio City Council violate Texas Open Meetings Act with water-rate discussion?
One attorney said it would be hard to prove, while another expert said an exclusive email list created by District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur deserves a closer look.
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San Antonio mayor concedes she doesn’t have votes to cancel Kanye West concert
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she wanted to scrap Ye’s July 4 performance at a city-owned venue over his history of antisemitic remarks.
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Mayor Jones wants to defund San Antonio Botanical Garden as city’s budget deficit looms
Jones also suggested pulling financial support from the San Antonio Book Festival and certain Fiesta events to help plug the city’s fiscal hole.
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San Antonio City Council votes 6-5 to postpone talks on water-rate hike until October
Some on council cited a distrust in the utility’s leadership as reason to push off the vote.
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How will a major downtown hotel cancellation affect San Antonio’s financing for Project Marvel?
City Manager Erik Walsh said scrapped plans for a convention center hotel won’t change the city’s public financing plans, but he hasn’t yet shown numbers to defend that claim.
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San Antonio mayor warns Spurs fans in New York to ‘stay vigilant’ ahead of Game 4
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ warning comes after groups of Knicks fans harassed Spurs supporters following Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
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San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones ramps up attacks against Charles Barkley
‘You’re not going to come here, make these ridiculous comments about San Antonio women, when you yourself are not in that great a shape,’ Jones said of the NBA great.
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Policy expert exits Mayor Jones’ office, upping total departures to 8
The revolving door in the San Antonio mayor’s office could hamper Jones’ ability to lead effectively, one expert cautions.
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Sakai says Bexar County won’t pursue $5 million Spurs owe for failed soccer project
The revelation that the county, which faces a budget deficit, isn’t chasing the money comes after it was revealed Sakai accepted free Spurs playoff tickets on two occasions.
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Subcommittee says council employees must be held to same standards as other city workers
The decision comes after San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones accused a council member’s chief-of-staff of leaking security information to the press.
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San Antonio household water bills could jump $222 annually if council approves rate hike
San Antonio City Council is expected to vote June 11 on the potential rate increase.
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Analysis: Time may be running down for Mayor Jones to rethink her lone wolf approach
City Hall observers said there’s still a chance for Jones to learn from the tumultuous opening months of her tenure and stake out a different path.
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San Antonio City Council approves first two contracts for $4 billion Project Marvel
Council approved the deals, 10-1, with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones casting the sole ‘no’ vote.
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San Antonio one of 10 global cities invited to join Bloomberg’s Mayors AI Forum
Gina Ortiz Jones joins exclusive group that includes mayors of Tokyo, London and Buenos Aires as they weigh how to benefit from AI expansion while curbing job losses.
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Yet another chief of staff leaves San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ office
Jenise Carroll, a former FBI chief diversity officer, is the seventh staffer to exit Jones’ office in less than a year.
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San Antonio landlords could soon get $500 for leasing to housing voucher recipients
The initiative proposed by Councilwoman Teri Castillo complements a similar proposal by Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones that discourages landlords from discriminating against veterans.