Garcia: Fix SAPD petition drive spurs questions on the best route to police reform
FacebookTwitterEmail
Co-founder Oji Martin (center) and Boardmember James Dykman (right) of FixSAPD bring boxes of 20,000 collected signatures for City Clerk Tina Flores (left) to certify in hopes of putting the repeal of Chapter 174 on the May ballot on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. The volunteer organization wants Chapters 174 and 143 which deal with collective bargaining and discipline procedures within the San Antonio Police Department - both of which FixSAPD want to repeal. Friday s presentation of 20,000 signatures was for the repeal of Chapter 174.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographer
Skip to main content
San Antonio activists submit about 20,000 signatures in effort to rein in police union s power
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of9
From left to right, Ananda Tomas, deputy director of Fix SAPD, Ojiyoma Martin, co-founder of Fix SAPD, and James Dykman, a board member, bring six boxes of roughly 20,000 signatures to the City Clerk’s Office in an effort to repeal local implementation of Chapter 174.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
2of9
Co-founder Ojiyoma Martin (center) of Fix SAPD addresses the media after the organization submitted roughly 20,000 signatures to the City Clerk’s Office for validation.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Reform group turns in 20,000 signatures to let San Antonio vote to curb police union power Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 8:44 AM click to enlarge Jaime Monzon Activists demand police accountability during a protest earlier this year. Police accountability group Fix SAPD on Friday submitted more than 20,000 signed petitions to city officials in a bid to let voters decide whether San Antonio cops should be able to engage in collective bargaining. If the city clerk verifies the signatures, voters would decide in May whether to repeal Chapter 174 of the Texas Local Government Code, which gives cops and firefighters the ability to collectively bargain for new labor contracts.
3 takeaways from Bexar Facts polling in 2020
From spotlighting a drop in coronavirus concern to a boost in approval ratings of local politicians
Tags:
SAN ANTONIO –
What a year to start public polling.
In 2020, KSAT partnered with Bexar Facts and the San Antonio Report for a quarterly nonpartisan poll, which gauged the opinions of registered Bexar County voters on a wide variety of topics. And in a year that saw a devastating pandemic, a highly contentious election and a widespread discussion and protests on policing and race inequities, there was no shortage of issues to explore.
Throughout the year, we’ve reported on the findings of the Bexar Facts-KSAT-San Antonio Report poll, but here are three of the biggest takeaways on the issues that drive our community.