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San Antonio City Council names panel to oversee workforce development program, but concerns remain FacebookTwitterEmail Peter John HoltCourtesy, Courtesy / courtesy A key part of the oversight system that will take charge of San Antonio’s four-year, $154 million workforce development plan has been settled — mostly. By a 10-1 vote Thursday, the City Council named a nine-member panel to guide the Ready to Work program — approved by voters in November — and advise Mayor Ron Nirenberg and council members on vital matters when it comes to helping some 40,000 residents enroll in job trainin...

Garcia: Legendary St. Mary's professor inspired three current City Council candidates FacebookTwitterEmail Charles Cotrell, President Emeritus, Professor of Political Science, Director, Institute of Public Administration, Politics and Public Policy at St. Mary's University.J. Michael Short/SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS-NEWS After 55 years at St. Mary’s University, legendary professor Charles Cotrell plans to step down at the end of this semester. His long tenure at St. Mary’s includes 13 years as university president, thousands of classroom hours as a political science professor and countless ac...

St. Helena attorney and Napa Valley College Trustee Rafael Rios III and Yountville Mayor John Dunbar are the fifth and sixth people to announce they are running for Diane Dillon’s seat on the Napa County Board of Supervisors. Rios and Dunbar join a growing field of contenders also made up of St. Helena City Councilmember Anna Chouteau, Napa County Planning Commissioner Anne Cottrell, grapegrower Cio Perez, and Napa Valley College Trustee Ines DeLuna. Dillon announced in January that she would not run for a sixth term after representing the vast District 3 since 2002. Rafael Rios Rios cam...

After years of discussion — and rejection — of developer impact fees, the Killeen City Council is set to renew that discussion. At its Tuesday workshop, the council heard two presentations — one in public hearing and the other in the discussion items section — from City Public Works Director Danielle Singh. Both presentations dealt with impact fees, about which the city is hosting a public hearing next Tuesday, March 9. Charged to developers and builders, water and wastewater impact fees help municipalities recoup costs of building roads and infrastructure up to new develo...

Board races in San Antonio's Judson ISD have familiar faces, plus others new to politics March 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of7 Incumbent Judson ISD board member Rafael Diaz, 37, faces a challenge from Emilio Silvas for the District 7 at-large seat.Rafael Diaz /Show MoreShow Less 2of7 Emilio Silvas, 50, is challenging incumbent Rafael Diaz for the District 7 at-large seat on the Judson ISD board.Courtesy Emilio Silvas /Show MoreShow Less 3of7 Jose A. Macias Jr., 50, a former Judson ISD board president, is running against Evette Livingston for the vacant District 4 seat on the board.Courtesy ...