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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.
Posted By Abe Asher on Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:24 AM click to enlarge James Dobbins Protesters march by a San Antonio police officer at a demonstration last spring. San Antonio police reform activists say they’re skeptical that the city will be aggressive enough to win systemic change in its upcoming collective bargaining negotiation with the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA). “The city is trying to tackle some things,” said Mario Salas, a longtime civil rights leader who served on city council during the late ’90s. “I don t think they re tackling enough. And that needs to be stated to them, which I have been doing.”
San Antonio City Council braces for battle over new police contract; negotiations set to begin soon expressnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from expressnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
San Antonio coalition of reform activists condemns comments by police union president
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Demonstrators attempt to enter the U.S. Capitol building during a protest in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Capitol was placed under lockdown and Vice President Mike Pence left the floor of Congress as hundreds of Demonstrators swarmed past barricades surrounding the building where lawmakers were debating Joe Biden s victory in the Electoral College. Photographer: Eric Lee/BloombergEric Lee / Bloomberg
The San Antonio Coalition for Police Accountability on Saturday condemned comments from the head of the San Antonio Police Officers Association and called for an investigation of local law enforcement officers who may have participated in the riot at the Capitol.