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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 to ask City Council members to stay away from non-disclosure agreements
Council is expected to vote on the city charter amendment this Thursday.
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San Antonio City Council censures Meza Gonzalez over DWI charge
District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez had a blood alcohol content at least twice the legal limit when she was arrested two months ago, court records show.
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San Antonio pet-dumping ordinance passes on 10-1 vote
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones cast the sole vote against the measure.
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San Antonio mayor and councilman spar over pricy contract for East Coast consulting firm
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones hired a $10,000-a-month Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm to handle her communications.
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Events coordinator latest staffer to exit Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ office
Event Service Director Rory Vance is the third person in Jones’ office to part ways in just as many months.
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San Antonio Housing Trust closes deal to buy Robert E. Lee Apartments
Tenants at the affordable housing complex organized after private developer Weston Urban put a bid on the property.
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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones gets unlikely ally in bid to stop anti-pet dumping ordinance
Animal-rescue activists argue that the proposal, as written, could end up punishing people who spay and neuter strays to control the animal population.
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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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Email suggests San Antonio mayor’s staff gave contradictory advice on animal-welfare proposal
Three council members filed a memo demanding the pet-dumping ordinance be debated at the next meeting after it was bumped from this Thursday’s agenda.
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San Antonio council members say mayor killed anti-pet dumping ordinance over petty politics
The ordinance would have fined those who dump animals up to $2,000 on the first offense.
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San Antonio Spurs launch pro-arena campaign ahead of November ballot question
Public funding for the NBA team’s proposed downtown arena is contingent on voter support.
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San Antonio man publicly questioned by mayor about his hourly wage fires back in newspaper op-ed
‘I wish the mayor had asked me about my story, not just my wage,’ wrote San Antonio man Ruben Mateo Lopez.
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San Antonio mayor would need to walk fine line if she campaigns against county vote on Spurs arena
Under state law, a mayor can campaign against a county vote only if it’s done on their own time and using their own resources.
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San Antonio councilwoman draws flak for praising nonexistent Spurs player in pro-Project Marvel email
In the email, Kaur praised Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and the enigmatic ‘Tony Robinson.’
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Legal questions swirl around San Antonio mayor’s call for a city election on Spurs arena
It remains murky if Jones’ proposal, which she did not discuss with the city attorney, is legal.
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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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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones interrogates Spurs’ Peter Holt as sparks fly at Project Marvel meeting
‘There’s ample information,’ Holt said.