Would Prop B hold San Antonio police accountable or defund them? Both arguments are a stretch
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Ananda Tomas, deputy director of Fix SAPD, hands out yard signs to volunteer Arturo Ordoqui. Fix SAPD is a leader in efforts to pass Proposition B.Robin Jerstad /Contributor
In an otherwise low-key local election, Proposition B on San Antonio’s May 1 ballot is arguably generating more debate and heated campaign activity than even the mayoral race.
One reason is the intense spotlight on allegations of police misconduct as witnessed recently in courtrooms and via camera footage across the U.S.
The protest marches and rallies in San Antonio and nationwide that emerged after George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis have now segued to political action about police accountability.
Would Prop B hold San Antonio police accountable or defund them? Both arguments are a stretch
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In mayoral rematch between Nirenberg and Brockhouse, San Antonio s pandemic recovery and police reform will take center stage
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San Antonio City Councilman from District 6 Greg Brockhouse, left, shakes hands with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, right, after a mayoral debate hosted by The Rivard Report at The Spire in St. Paul Square in San Antonio on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.Matthew Busch / Contributor, Contributor / For The San Antonio Express-News
Two years after a bruising battle between San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and former City Councilman Greg Brockhouse, the two men will likely face each other once more for the mayor’s seat in a race defined by the human and economic toll wrought by COVID-19 and cries from activists for police reform.
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