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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SAPD released this body cam footage of the arrest of Mathias Ometu in September. Ometu was mistakenly identified as a domestic violence suspect on Aug. 25. His charges were later dropped.
A new policy would require the San Antonio Police Department to release body cam footage in 60 days or provide a statement if the chief decides not to release the footage.
The policy applies to videos the department deems as a “critical incident” and sets the timeline for review and public release. Either the video or statement would be posted on SAPD’s website after a decision on the release. The revision comes after public demands for video of incidents that resulted in death at the hands of SAPD officers continue.