In runoff for San Antonio s District 1, three-term councilman fights for a final stint
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Treviño recently spent a day campaigning in his district.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Bravo places one of his signs in a yard.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Bravo, facing incumbent Roberto Treviño in a June 5 runoff, talks to a resident as he campaigns in the district.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño, who is in a run-off with candidate Maria Bravo, block walks in a Monte Vista neighborhood.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Treviño embraces controversy in District 1 City Council race
Brian Chasnoff, Staff writer
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The polarizing issues of homelessness, police reform and redevelopment of the Alamo are among those animating the City Council race in District 1, where Councilman Roberto Treviño is seeking re-election to a final term and attempting to fend off five challengers.
Most of Treviño’s opponents in the downtown district have never held an elected office. Only Lauro Bustamante, 70, has won a past race; the attorney was elected to the board of the Edwards Aquifer Authority in 2006 but has since left the post.
Councilman Treviño slept at his field office overnight ahead of planned homeless removal
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District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño spent the night in his field office ahead of a planned abatement of a homeless encampment on the premises Friday morning.Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño spent the night in his field office ahead of a planned abatement of a homeless encampment on the premises Friday morning.
Around 6:30 a.m. Friday, Dellview area residents and activists showed up at the office at 1310 Vance Jackson Road, expecting city crews to remove an encampment of unsheltered people. Earlier this week, the city cleared a homeless tent camp beneath Interstate 37 downtown displacing more than 80 people. The decision stirred controversy within the city which was evident Friday, but removal crews never showed up to the District 1 office.
Officials cleared out an underpass near downtown which caused concern among residents of the Dellview neighborhood. Author: Mariah Medina (KENS5) Updated: 11:31 AM CST February 5, 2021
SAN ANTONIO A massive tent city cleared out of an underpass near downtown Wednesday morning is sparking concern among residents of a north-side neighborhood who fear the individuals kicked out of the underpass could soon set up shop in their neighborhood at the office of District 1 Councilman Roberto Trevino.
For years people who live in the Dellview neighborhood have grappled with the issue of homelessness. Residents said Wednesday they have reported instances of vandalism, theft, fighting, burglary, and fires all incidents they said were acts committed by homeless people in the area.