Early voting begins Monday in five San Antonio City Council runoff elections
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Early voting in five San Antonio City Council runoff elections begins Monday at 18 polling sites.
The runoffs feature incumbent Roberto C. Treviño against Mario Bravo in District 1; incumbent Jada Andrews-Sullivan against Jalen McKee-Rodriguez in District 2; Tomas Uresti against Phyllis Viagran for an open seat in District 3; Teri Castillo against Rudy Lopez for an open seat in District 5; and incumbent John Courage against Patrick Von Dohlen in District 9.
Election Day is Saturday, June 5, but early voting is available from May 24 through June 1.
Early voting hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 29.
Editorial: Gun rights? What about Saryah s life?
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Saryah Perez, 6, was killed in a shooting Sunday, another victim in the gun violence epidemic.Calendario AlvarezShow MoreShow Less
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Kassandra Mendoza and Julio Garcia, parents of 6-year-old Saryah Perez, cry in anguish during a rally Monday.Robin Jerstad /Show MoreShow Less
Six-year-old Saryah Perez should be traveling to Orlando, Fla., in October to celebrate her birthday. She should be snuggling in her mother’s arms and tagging along with her father. She should be thriving in school and stepping forward into a long life. One filled with hopes, dreams, disappointment and challenges, heartache and love.
The Lone Star Brewery development passed a major milestone on Wednesday.
The $709 million dollar project got the nod of approval from the San Antonio Workforce and Economic Development Committee.
The committee gave their unanimous approval for full city council consideration to turn the old 32 acres of brewery grounds into a mix of retail and living space. The brewery on Lone Star Boulevard near St. Mary s closed a quarter of a century ago.
It sits in the district of Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales, who said it will take a decade to design, demolish and construct the project in three phases. They will conserve the parts that are historical and meaningful and then of course demolish those that are not able to salvaged and don t seem to have a new purpose, said Gonzales.
District 1
District 1 will go to a runoff between longtime councilman Roberto Treviño and challenger Mario Bravo. This is Treviño s final eligible term. Treviño led by about 45% of the vote.
The election’s political issues were largely dwarfed by a deadly global pandemic and February’s deadly winter storm.
Treviño has been a critic of SAPD’s response to the city’s positions on addressing the unhoused population in San Antonio, as well as its posture on the Alamo Plaza redevelopment. He was removed from the city’s planning commission over his rigid support of removing the Cenotaph monument from the Plaza grounds.