Maps detail Prop B s narrow loss, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg s decisive win
May 14, 2021
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Mayoral candidates Ron Nirenberg and Greg Brockhouse avoid making eye contact after facing off May 2, 2019, in their last debate before the last city election.Tom Reel /Staff file photo
Voters in San Antonio’s conservative strongholds rallied against a ballot proposition to deal a huge blow to the police union. Then, they turned around and gave Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who leans left, a third term.
Proposition B, the high-profile charter amendment that would have stripped the police union of its right to collectively bargain with the city over wages and other benefits, gathered the most support inside Loop 410. At the same time, voters on the outskirts of Bexar County generally opposed it, according to data from the Bexar County Elections Department.
Thursday, May 13, 2021 Report: San Antonio s police union spent $600,000 on Prop B fight, but that s not clear from its filings Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Thu, May 13, 2021 at 10:24 AM click to enlarge Courtesy Photo / Fix SAPD Opponents of Fix SAPD s petition drive hold up signs at a polling site where volunteers collected signatures last fall. San Antonio’s police union spent six times more than previously thought to fight back Proposition B, the ballot measure that would have stripped it of collective bargaining powers, an The union spent more than $600,000 to battle Prop B, according to filings that police-reform activists shared with the daily. That stands in contrast to the roughly $100,000 previously reported by loc
San Antonio police union quietly spent $600K to defeat Prop B; activists cry foul
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James Dykman, Fix SAPD data and policy analyst, and Ananda Tomas, deputy director of Fix SAPD, react to voting numbers during an election results watch party with members of Fix SAPD and supporters of Proposition B at The Friendly Spot in San Antonio on May 1, 2021.Lisa Krantz, Staff / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Danny Diaz, president of the San Antonio Police Officers Association, speaks at a rally against Proposition B on the May 1 ballot, which would roll back police officer s right to bargain collectively, at Viola s Ventanas on Westover Hills Blvd., on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The San Antonio Black Officers Coalition and the SA Hispanic Officers Organization also joined in at the rally.Marvin Pfeiffer, San Antonio Express-News / Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
Why Fix SAPD is encouraged by Proposition B failure
Advocates who wanted to neuter the San Antonio Police Union s negotiating power are celebrating a victory of sorts, even though voters shot down their proposal. Author: Matt Houston (KENS) Updated: 12:39 PM CDT May 4, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Advocates who wanted to strip the San Antonio police union s collective bargaining rights say they re encouraged by Saturday night s election results, even though their measure fell nearly 3,500 votes shy of passage. An organization that s new, coming together with a grassroots effort without the political establishment behind us, was almost able to defeat the most powerful police union in the nation, Fix SAPD organizer James Dykman said. This proposition is sending a message.
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Currently Reading A wake-up call for the union : Close race on Prop B signals need to address discipline in contract, experts say
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People celebrate the defeat of Proposition B, which would have stripped the police union of its ability to collectively bargain with the city, at Blue Cares, the nonprofit community outreach arm of the San Antonio Police Officers Association.Billy Calzada /Staff photographer
Voters’ rejection of Proposition B notched a significant victory for the San Antonio Police Officers Association on Saturday but political experts warned that the razor-thin loss should also “serve as a wake-up call” for the union.