Below are a few takeaways from the conversation with the mayor:
Even after Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to not accept federal stimulus unemployment benefits, the City of San Antonio Assistance Programs will continue.
The city is offering housing, utility and workforce training help. Call 311 to find out more.
The San Antonio Police Officers Association and the City of San Antonio continue contract negotiations.
Mayor Nirenberg says he will only accept the “right deal,” and is looking for accountability and more from any deal the negotiations produce.
The Mayor is confident that Fiesta will be conducted well and said that the Fiesta Commission has been talking to health officials to ensure people can attend events safely.
16 fired SAPD officers now awaiting arbitration amid backlog
COVID-19 pandemic partially blamed for growing list of cases
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(From left) Pictured are fired SAPD officers Jose Hinojosa, Michael Brewer, and Jonathan Montalvo. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – Sixteen fired San Antonio police officers, some of whom have been off the job for over a year, are now pending arbitration amid a growing backlog of cases, city records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which started in the spring of 2020 and wiped out the ability for in-person hearings to take place, is partially blamed for the backlog.
The only city arbitration hearing scheduled this month so far is for a terminated San Antonio Fire Department engineer, city records show.
Ayala: We ve all had to navigate around divisions over police reform
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Deborah Bush, aunt of Marquise Jones who was killed by police, cries while Mike Lowe, left, and Johnathan-David Jones speak during a rally put on by the Black Lives Matter movement before the City Council meeting on August 31, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. Councilman Rey Salda-a and some community members are fighting to kill a proposed collective-bargaining agreement for the San Antonio Police Officers Association because they say it doesn?•t do enough to reform disciplinary procedures for officers or add transparency and accountability. The council is set to vote Thursday on the contract.Carolyn Van Houten / Carolyn Van Houten