Ayala: Good reasons Shirley Gonzales shouldn t be the mayor s pick for Housing Commission
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New San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg walks with City Councilwoman Shirley Gonzalez after a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for the new San Antonio City Council and mayor at the Arneson River Theatre on Wednesday, June 21, 2017.Billy Calzada, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Shirley Gonzales’ stances on public and low-income housing were often at odds with her District 5 constituents.Ray Whitehouse / ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Of all the reasons not to elevate former District 5 Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales to the city’s Housing Commission, one stands out.
Korean War memorial dedicated in Spokane
Ceremony held on 71st anniversary of U.S. joining conflict By Kip Hill, The Spokesman-Review
Published: June 28, 2021, 6:32pm
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Spokane Temperatures near the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena climbed to near 100 on Sunday afternoon, but you couldn’t get 93-year-old Dick Kirkendall to take off his sweatshirt.
“This sweatshirt was a Father’s Day present from my two daughters,” a beaming Kirkendall told a group of visitors to Sunday’s dedication of a Korean War memorial in Spokane.
Screen-printed on the front was an image of the USS Southerland, where Kirkendall was stationed during the war that America entered 71 years ago Sunday. The six-year effort to get a monument to what is often referred to as America’s Forgotten War culminated in the dedication, attended by Kirkendall and fellow Korean War veteran Tom Carter, an Army sergeant who fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Watsonville police cracking down on illegal fireworks with new fines Share Updated: 11:06 AM PDT Jun 23, 2021 Share Updated: 11:06 AM PDT Jun 23, 2021
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Show Transcript with the states. So dry fire officials are really worried about people starting fires and in many communities. The nightly pyrotechnics have already started. It s a big problem in Watsonville and police are trying to enforce new rules that could be costly for those caught with illegal fireworks action. News reporter Ariana has, so he s live there with details on the crackdown. Oriana dan. I ve been here for several hours and I can hear the fireworks happening and this is what has many places like Watsonville cracking down early and Boston were taking a zero tolerance to The use of the illegal fireworks. It s going to be business as usual this year for the 4th of July, however, we have made a change to our fireworks enforcement efforts. The state is extremely dry right no
Editorial: San Antonio voters got it right in runoff City Council picks with new progressives, Courage
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San Antonio voters got it right when they chose progressives in the City Council runoff Saturday.
Of the four new members, the two most progressive, both educators, also will be the youngest. In District 2, Jalen-McKee Rodriguez, 26, easily defeated his former boss, one-term incumbent Jada Andrews-Sullivan, to become the first openly gay man on City Council.
District 5, an open seat with Shirley Gonzales terming out, will be filled by Teri Castillo, 29, who decisively beat Rudy Lopez.
In District 3’s race between an ascendant South Side political dynasty and a fading one, Phyllis Viagran beat Tomas Uresti to become the first person to succeed a sibling on the council. She replaced her younger sister, Rebecca Viagran, who is also terming out.