Austin's camping ban returns Tuesday, but it's not clear when — or how — it will be enforced
Fix SAPD sees shades of victory even in Prop B’s defeat
The ballot measure to strip San Antonio police officers of their collective bargaining power fell short by 3,475 votes - a 2.3 percent margin. To Fix SAPD, the group that circulated the petition to get the issue onto the ballot, that slim defeat shows “the community is ready for change.”
Prop B fails, Nirenberg reelected, 5 council races head to runoff after record-setting election in San Antonio
Voters were driven to the polls largely by a contentious proposition related to policing and the mayor’s race. The mayor’s race was called relatively early in the night, after early vote totals were released, while Proposition B was too close to call until right up to the end.
‘There is nothing I could tell him’: Popovich declines sit down with SAPOA leader after Prop B endorsement
Gregg Popovich has been vocal this week about his support for Proposition B on the May 1 ballot, but on Thursday declined an invitation to discuss the measure further with the head of the San Antonio Police Officers Association.
Popovich speaks out on Chauvin verdict in George Floyd’s murder trial and Prop B in San Antonio
Gregg Popovich spoke Wednesday to reporters for the first time since former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for George Floyd’s murder last May, and also used the media session to blast police unions across the country.
SAPOA says a police contract deal before May 1 election is unlikely
The City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association have yet to reach compromises on major components of the contract: officer’s pay, their health care costs, and the city’s primary goal for this contract - changing the appeals process for fired officers. Though there are only two more bargaining sessions in the original schedule, talks can continue past that if both sides agree.
‘Wide open:’ Bexar Facts poll shows many San Antonio voters still undecided on Proposition B
The results of a newly released poll show that the fate of Prop B, a high-profile initiative that would strip San Antonio police of their collective bargaining power, looks to be a toss up with less than a month to go before the May 1 election.
Police union won’t rule out pre-election contract; few straight answers from council members if they’d vote on it
And it appears possible that, depending on the terms, there could be enough council members willing to vote on such a deal ahead of the election. That’s when the city council is scheduled to canvas the election results and make them official. The union has expressed doubt that council members would be willing to vote on a deal while the election is happening. AdIt’s true that considering a pre-election police contract would put council members in a tight spot. KSAT contacted each council member’s office to ask about their willingness to vote on a contract before voters make their decision on Proposition B.
‘It is a threat:’ Police union blasts proposition that would repeal SAPD’s collective bargaining rights
SAPOA President Danny Diaz accused Fix SAPD — the organization that spearheaded the movement behind Prop B — of lying to the voters about the true intentions of the proposal. “These organizations work on a wealth of issues from fixing police contracts to supporting candidates for some of them, district attorney reform, mobilizing black voters, aiding refugee and immigrant families. But Diaz said the repeal amounts to defunding by taking away their seat at the bargaining table. Diaz also invited Alonzio Hardin, the president of the San Antonio Black Police Officers Coalition, to speak. AdREAD MORE: Protections for police officers accused of misconduct in San Antonio
Election Results 2020: San Antonio voters approve Pre-K 4 SA, workforce training propositions and VIA transportation proposal
San Antonio voters approve all three propositionsSan Antonio voters have approved all three propositions, according to voting numbers released from the Bexar County Elections Department. Proposition B - the 1/8 cent tax for workforce development - will fund a workforce training and education program. And, the 1/8 cent tax for SA: Ready to Work will be diverted to transportation after its funding expires at the end of 2025. “I’m grateful to the San Antonio voting public that they support one another, especially during a time of crisis," Nirenberg said. Voters would essentially renew the sales tax for the same purpose, as the sales tax that voters approved in November 2012 will expire in 2021.
SAISD calls for $1.3 billion bond election
SAN ANTONIO The San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees voted Monday to call for a $1.3 billion bond election in November. Two separate propositions will appear on the November ballot one on renovations, and the other on technological advancements. The decision to call for the election followed recommendations from the community-based Blue Ribbon Task Force as part of the districts long-range master plan. Taxpayers would not see a tax rate increase from the bond, according to a news release from the school district. Proposition A, which is $1.21 billion, would address renovation needs for 36 campuses, provide safety upgrades and replace air conditioning chillers that are more than 15 years old.