/ San Antonio Police Officer s Assocation President Danny Diaz (left) stands with Alonzo Hardin, president of the San Antonio Black Police Officers Coalition during a press conference outside the union headquarters in Northeast San Antonio
As communities across the country react to Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd, San Antonio is in the midst of a political fight over police accountability.
On the
May 1 municipal election ballot is Proposition B. It would repeal collective bargaining for the police union. Supporters say this would allow the public to have a say in future police contracts. Opponents claim this will make it harder for the department to recruit and maintain officers.
Garcia: Treviño bucks council precedent, backs his colleague s challenger
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District 2 incumbent Jada Andrews-Sullivan speaks as Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, listens during the D2 Presidents Round Table at Southwest Preparatory School on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Eleven candidates discussed what they could accomplish if elected to represent District 2 on San Antonio City Council. The D2 Presidents Round Table consists of neighborhood presidents from several areas within District 2.Billy Calzada, Staff / Staff Photographer
Thunder only happens when it’s raining. Players only love you when they’re playing. And San Antonio council members never endorse you when you’re running against one of their colleagues.
Police reform is a hot topic nationwide and in San Antonio, where voters will soon decide whether to approve a controversial measure that would strip the police union of its collective bargaining ability. Reform advocates say approving Proposition B will improve accountability and what's seen as a flawed system for disciplining officers who break the rules. Those opposed argue the loss of bargaining rights would limit the department's recruiting ability, which they say would result in fewer officers and more crime on the streets of San Antonio.
`Misunderstood and hoping to shed toxic image, Brockhouse rides again in San Antonio mayoral contest
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Bouncy like an athletic TED-talker, Greg Brockhouse is objectively handsome, with just the right amount of gray in his hair, often wearing jeans and his HOKA running shoes at campaign events along with T-shirts that yell, “GREG FOR MAYOR.”
Brockhouse also is one of San Antonio’s most divisive public figures. To challenge Mayor Ron Nirenberg in the May 1 election, he has rolled out a more reflective persona and some dense policy initiatives, but his campaign formula is still heavy on name-calling, conservative talking points and raw grievance.