City wants your input on annual budget
The city of San Antonio’s annual budget process has begun, and they want to hear from you. For the last several years, “Budget Input Boxes” have been placed at various city and other locations. You can...
View ArticleCrosspoint case’s unlikely alliance
Last week’s Crosspoint zoning controversy was unusual on several levels. As Mayor Julián Castro pointed out, it was the rare example of a “zoning case that bubbled up to be a citywide case.” The zoning...
View ArticleThe price of revitalization
Now that those flights of fancy for Broadway’s revitalization have been officially codified in a master plan for Midtown, members of the board charged with making them a reality find themselves firmly...
View ArticleCity Council race grows
Four days after filings began for places on the May 14 ballot, the list of City Council candidates has grown. Chris Forbrich, an IT consultant, filed his paperwork on Wednesday for the District 1 seat....
View ArticleFour Hopefuls in District 7
About 50 residents gathered at the Grady’s on Bandera Road last night to hear from the declared City Council candidates for District 7: Gloria Rodriguez, Cris Medina, Fred Rangel and Elena Guajardo....
View ArticleFind out where to vote on Election Day in San Antonio
It’s a good idea to check Bexar County’s website to make sure your usual polling site hasn’t changed locations — or been demolished. The place where you voted in the U.S. presidential election last...
View ArticleThese dismal voter turnout numbers will shatter your faith in democracy
If you’re like hundreds of thousands of the registered voters in Bexar County, you will not be voting today. Roughly nine out of ten potential voters didn’t cast a ballot in eight city elections since...
View ArticleCompetitive District 8 race attracted the most early voters
I spoke with Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacquelyn Callanen earlier today and she gave me a quick rundown of early-voting totals for the San Antonio City Council races with the most and least...
View ArticleWhat’s it going to take to cure voter apathy in Bexar County?
Assuming the pharmaceutical industry fails to develop a magic pill that treats voter apathy, what’s it going to take to engage the hundreds of thousands of registered voters in Bexar County who aren’t...
View ArticleWhere to vote in San Antonio’s 2015 mayoral election
Even if you’ve voted at the same polling site for years, it’s always a good idea to make sure it hasn’t moved or been demolished. You can verify your site by checking this page on the Bexar County’s...
View ArticleMost registered voters in San Antonio aren’t actually voting
Nearly 55,900 people cast ballots during early voting in Bexar County in this election — a healthy turnout compared to past mayoral races. But if past history is a guide, roughly nine out of 10...
View ArticleA quiet start on Election Day in San Antonio mayor’s race
Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacquelyn Callanen had one word to describe Election Day turnout so far in the mayoral runoff between Ivy Taylor and Leticia Van de Putte. “It’s quiet,” she said...
View ArticleElection Day gets busier — especially at North Side precincts
After a quiet start this morning, more voters are heading to the polls Saturday for the mayoral runoff between Ivy Taylor and Leticia Van de Putte. Some of the busiest polling sites have been at North...
View ArticleWhat to expect on Election Night in the San Antonio mayor’s race
Before the final vote is tallied later tonight in the mayoral race between Ivy Taylor and Leticia Van de Putte, we can all try reading the tea leaves nestled in early voting results that the Bexar...
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