The board is set: More than 80 candidates running for San Antonio mayor and City Council
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San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, left, and City Council District 6 member Greg Brockhouse shake hands at the end of a mayoral debate at the Wyndham Riverwalk on April 3, 2019. Nirenberg defeated Brockhouse in a runoff that year for a second term; there will be a rematch between the two men in the May 1 city elections.Jerry Lara /Staff photographer
The slate of candidates for San Antonio mayor and the city’s 10 council seats on the May 1 ballot is set.
After Friday’s deadline for filing, city records showed 81 people are running for a spot on the City Council in a race defined by the human and economic toll inflicted on the city by COVID-19 as well as a reckoning over the power of the San Antonio Police union in the wake of a public demand for law enforcement reform.
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San Antonio coalition of reform activists condemns comments by police union president
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Demonstrators attempt to enter the U.S. Capitol building during a protest in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Capitol was placed under lockdown and Vice President Mike Pence left the floor of Congress as hundreds of Demonstrators swarmed past barricades surrounding the building where lawmakers were debating Joe Biden s victory in the Electoral College. Photographer: Eric Lee/BloombergEric Lee / Bloomberg
The San Antonio Coalition for Police Accountability on Saturday condemned comments from the head of the San Antonio Police Officers Association and called for an investigation of local law enforcement officers who may have participated in the riot at the Capitol.