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We continue our series of interviews with leading candidates for San Antonio mayor ahead of the May 3 election. Bob welcomes Gina Ortiz Jones, an Air Force veteran and former Undersecretary of the Air Force under the Biden administration, for a wide-ranging conversation about her bid to lead the city. Ortiz Jones discusses her personal journey from growing up on the Far West Side to her national security work in Washington, and how those experiences have shaped her approach to local issues. The conversation covers: • Her motivations for returning to San Antonio and seeking the mayor's office • Reflections on her leadership in the Pentagon—including policy reforms and obstacles for women and minorities in the military • How her national service influences her perspective on public education, economic opportunity, and housing in San Antonio • Views on the city's economic competitiveness with Austin, Dallas, and Houston, and strategies for attracting job growth • Her positions on the city's housing bond, downtown development, airport expansion, and the need for data-driven policymaking • Concerns about outside money in local elections and how national endorsements fit into a nonpartisan mayoral race • The challenges posed by state and federal tensions with city government, and the impact on local policymaking • The importance of early childhood education, affordable housing, and comprehensive climate action for San Antonio's future Ortiz Jones addresses questions about her connection to the city, her thoughts on critical topics like Project Marvel and Mayor Nirenberg's Ready to Work, and shares how her varied experience could inform both immediate and long-term city leadership. -- -- RECOMMENDED NEXT LISTEN:
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Concern about possible "Trojan horse" language in two bills ostensibly designed to provide clarity and legal protection to doctors who need to employ abortion procedures in caring for their patients continues: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/abortion-funds-bill-20243980.php...All of which could be moot, as the additional limits and penalties that those opponents cite are largely proposed openly by another bill: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/27/texas-abortion-pill-ban-senate-2880/...The abortion debate is moving to state vs. state as a New York official refuses to enforce orders against a New York doctor from Texas, citing that state's shield law: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/health/new-york-texas-abortion-shield-law.htmlThe Texas Democratic Party's governing board, the SDEC, will choose a new chair this weekend: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/28/texas-democrats-vote-new-chair/...Progress Texas Executive Director Kathleen Thompson wonders whether the millions of dollars the TDP will spend in 2026 will "be invested into counties and down to the precinct level, or lit on fire with mainly major ad buys?”: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/03/27/texas-democrats-look-for-new-leader-to-give-party-focus-heading-into-midterm-elections/...While you don't get to vote in this very important election, you have a representative on that committee, and you should let them know your preferences: https://progresstexas.org/blog/most-important-election-you-don%E2%80%99t-know-aboutNew polling shows a swing away from the hard right in Texas, little support for private school vouchers or banning THC products, and dropping popularity for MAGA figures including Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Governor Abbott, and especially Senator John Cornyn: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/politics/2025/03/27/poll-reveals-shift-in-texas-politics--moderate-views-rise-in-popularityWe're proud to welcome Mayor Nirenberg as our guest for a live podcast taping in San Antonio on May 6! Please join us for a fun fundraising gathering of progressives at our Party For Progress - RSVP here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/sanantonio_mixerThe merch to match your progressive values awaits at our web store! Goodies at https://store.progresstexas.org/.We're loving the troll-free environment at BlueSky! Follow us there at https://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social.Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Texan John Ratcliffe is at the center of what's becoming known as "Signalgate" - and also "the dumbest fascist timeline ever": https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/signalgate-fallout-hegseth-gabbard/Amid the West Texas measles outbreak, kids are now showing up with Vitamin A poisoning as their parents opt for "alternative" measles prevention over vaccines: https://futurism.com/neoscope/measles-patients-vitamin-overuse-rfk-jr...While Elon Musk and DOGE yank funding that Lubbock's health department depends on to fight the outbreak: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/26/texas-measles-public-health-funding-cut/Propublica's investigations into needless maternal deaths connected to Texas' abortion bans have been instrumental in new bills to clarify those policies for doctors (stay tuned for a talk with Austin State Rep. Donna Howard on that legislation): https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-gop-lawmakers-propose-amending-abortion-banDeer Park Republican Rep. Briscoe Cain's bill to convert the city of Austin into a state-controlled district was laughed out of the House Committee On State Affairs on a unanimous 11-0 rejection: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/texas-legislature/texas-house-district-of-austin-laughed-down/269-0d1e48dd-ddba-43b1-90ec-4d7ce65f5d26Colin Allred is expressing interest in running for Senate again, against John Cornyn next year - considering what happened last time, we think there are far more helpful options: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/colin-allred-senate-cornyn-20242509.phpWatch out for weirdoes around the UT Austin campus this weekend - the Natalist Conference, a gathering of enthusiasts of eugenics, genetic manipulation, race dominance theory and more starts tomorrow: https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-03-21/eugenics-controversy-looms-over-natal-conference-at-uts-atat-center/Get tickets for Draggieland, which after a legal win by Texas A&M's Queer Empowerment Council and FIRE, is happening in College Station tonight at 7:30: https://boxoffice.tamu.edu/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=8C3D300E-E6B8-4952-9B39-27A91F9CCDC1&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=A6B1EF1D-CE46-4EED-BAEB-9FFED77A5A87We're proud to welcome Mayor Nirenberg as our guest for a live podcast taping in San Antonio on May 6! Please join us for a fun fundraising gathering of progressives at our Party For Progress - RSVP here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/sanantonio_mixerOn March 29th, the State Democratic Executive Committee will choose a new chair for the Texas Democratic Party - while you don't get to vote in this very important election, you have a representative on that committee, and you should let them know your preferences: https://progresstexas.org/blog/most-important-election-you-don%E2%80%99t-know-aboutThe merch to match your progressive values awaits at our web store! Goodies at https://store.progresstexas.org/.We're loving the troll-free environment at BlueSky! Follow us there at https://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social.Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Republican Texas U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon told a town hall crowd that today's young people won't have Social Security - he recommends they "get a second job": https://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/1jk1dxc/the_way_we_can_fix_social_security_is_to_tell/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_buttonThe Signal group chat scandal continues, with longtime Texas Republican elected official and current Trump CIA director John Ratcliffe on the hot seat before House Democrats again today: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2025/03/25/the-sloppy-texan-in-the-trump-group-chat-that-texted-war-plans-to-a-reporter/This morning, HB-139 is being heard at the Capitol - this is the bill that would allow Texas employers to offer their workers insurance packages that omit federal coverage mandates including child coverage and mental health options: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2025/03/20/employer-health-insurance-texas-house-bill-139-reduce-coverage-mandates-requirements/82516916007/OPINION: Dallas Rep. Jasmine Crockett should apologize for remarks made about Governor Abbott's disability - but in an all-out political battle, mistakes will be made, and should be considered in proper context against the cruelty Republicans display on a daily basis: https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/governor-hot-wheels...Disability rights groups similarly express disappointment in Rep. Crockett, but also recognize her value as a long-term ally: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/25/jasmine-crockett-greg-abbott-reaction-027823...Perceptions of ineffectual resistance by mainstream Democrats is likely fueling the surge of popularity that progressives like Crockett, Greg Casar, AOC and Bernie Sanders are seeing lately: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/democrats-reaching-trump-tipping-point?utm_source=chatgpt.comGet tickets for Draggieland, which after a legal win by Texas A&M's Queer Empowerment Council and FIRE, is happening in College Station on Thursday: https://boxoffice.tamu.edu/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=8C3D300E-E6B8-4952-9B39-27A91F9CCDC1&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=A6B1EF1D-CE46-4EED-BAEB-9FFED77A5A87We're proud to welcome Mayor Nirenberg as our guest for a live podcast taping in San Antonio on May 6! Please join us for a fun fundraising gathering of progressives at our Party For Progress - RSVP here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/sanantonio_mixerOn March 29th, the State Democratic Executive Committee will choose a new chair for the Texas Democratic Party - while you don't get to vote in this very important election, you have a representative on that committee, and you should let them know your preferences: https://progresstexas.org/blog/most-important-election-you-don%E2%80%99t-know-aboutThe merch to match your progressive values awaits at our web store! Goodies at https://store.progresstexas.org/.We're loving the troll-free environment at BlueSky! Follow us there at https://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social.Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Senator John Cornyn was a big cheerleader for Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who now finds himself at the center of the Yemen group chat scandal: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5211309-cornyn-calls-war-plan-group-chat-a-huge-screw-up/...El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar calls Donald Trump's claim yesterday that he didn't know anything about the security breach "astounding ignorance and profound incompetence": https://x.com/RepEscobar/status/1904254728923398355A wave of anti-Elon Musk vandalism against Tesla cars, charging stations and dealerships now includes a live bomb threat at an Austin Tesla location: https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/crime/tesla-owners-on-edge-wave-threats-vandalism-across-us/500-8ea26273-ffc9-46ee-996e-3361b0364772...Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi are escalating rhetoric that they consider attacks against Tesla "domestic terrorism": https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/tesla-austin-bomb-squad...Bondi has demanded apologies and retractions from Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, who has been vocal with her criticism of Elon Musk: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pam-bondi-jasmine-crockett-tesla-b2720908.html...A bill at the Texas Legislature would grant Musk's SpaceX the authority to close the public Boca Chica Beach for its launches: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/spacex-elon-musk-beach-control-20237154.phpThe "Life Of The Mother Act", ostensibly designed to grant more clarity and guidance for Texas doctors in treating pregnant women undergoing difficult pregancies, may also carry aims to entrench our ban on abortion: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/03/abortion-exceptions-republicans-kentucky-texas-fetal-personhood.htmlA federal judge has blocked the Texas A&M Board of Regents' ban on this year's Draggieland drag show: https://thebatt.com/news/federal-judge-blocks-drag-show-ban-allows-draggieland-to-proceed/...Get tickets for Draggieland, happening on Thursday: https://boxoffice.tamu.edu/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=8C3D300E-E6B8-4952-9B39-27A91F9CCDC1&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=A6B1EF1D-CE46-4EED-BAEB-9FFED77A5A87San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg celebrates his city's new friendship agreement with Quebec City: https://x.com/Ron_Nirenberg/status/1904262055944695984...And we're proud to welcome Mayor Nirenberg as our guest for a live podcast taping in San Antonio on May 6! Please join us for a fun fundraising gathering of progressives at our Party For Progress - RSVP here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/sanantonio_mixerOn March 29th, the State Democratic Executive Committee will choose a new chair for the Texas Democratic Party - while you don't get to vote in this very important election, you have a representative on that committee, and you should let them know your preferences: https://progresstexas.org/blog/most-important-election-you-don%E2%80%99t-know-aboutThe merch to match your progressive values awaits at our web store! Goodies at https://store.progresstexas.org/.We're loving the troll-free environment at BlueSky! Follow us there at https://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social.Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
During his first meeting of the San Antonio City Council, newly sworn in Mayor Ron Nirenberg brought forth a resolution asking the city to join the International Charter for Compassion in 2017 as a way to focus on improving the lives of others. It passed unanimously and since that time the city has moved ahead on many Compassion initiatives including the inspiration for our UT Health San Antonio Compassion Course. Find out what's happening next in our compassionate city.
"Jack Riccardi talked about the release of the palm beach would-be assassin's $150K bounty letter, the economic blame game in the election, Mayor Nirenberg's part in the "mayors across the Americas" declaration on illegals, lawfare and more."
It's Friday, January 12th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Nigerian Muslim kidnappers keep pastors hostage despite getting ransom Two Nigerian pastors kidnapped along with others last month remain captive despite their denomination paying the ransom for their release, reports Morning Star News. Rev. Elkanah Ayuba and Rev. Simon Ezra, both of the United Methodist Church, were among at least 20 people kidnapped on December 19th from Yorro County in Taraba State. On January 4th, Rev. Micah Dopa, president of the Southern Conference of the United Methodist Church, said, “As a Body of Christ, we mobilized and paid $12,264 for our members to be released, but the terrorists decided to release only the Muslim victims in their custody. It is clear that the terrorists' activities are a plot to erase Christians in the area.” Chris Christie dropped out Just days before the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dropped out of the Republican presidential race on Wednesday at a townhall meeting, reports LifeNews. CHRISTIE: “My goal has never been to be just a voice against the hate and the division and the selfishness of what our party has become under Donald Trump. It's also been to win the nomination and defeat Joe Biden and restore our party and our country to a new place of hope and optimism in this country. “I've always said that there came a point in time in this race where I couldn't see a path to accomplishing that goal that I would get out. And it's clear to me tonight that there isn't a path for me to win the nomination which is why I'm suspending my campaign tonight for President United States.” 10 pro-life rescuers go to trial next week On Friday, March 5, 2021 at 8:30am, some faithful pro-life Christians sought to rescue pre-born babies from certain death at an abortion mill, innocuously named Carafem Health Center, in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. As they peacefully blocked the door to the baby-killing center, they prayed that God would convict the mothers who had scheduled the executions of the babies in their wombs to choose life instead. Because the pro-life rescuers refused to leave, the police arrested them, reported NewsChannel5 in Nashville. To its shame, Biden's Department of Justice indicted these 10 rescuers on October 5, 2022 on charges of violating the misguided Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and a conspiracy to violate the so-called constitutional right to abortion in the pre-Dobbs era. The trial, which could lead to astronomical fines and up to 11 years in federal prison, begins next Tuesday, January 16th. Coleman Boyd, one of the indicted pro-life rescuers, videotaped part of that March 5th, 2021 rescue. Listen. BOYD: “I will follow You, Lord and obey you. You show me what you want me to do, and I'll follow You and obey. What I can tell you it doesn't mean is comfortable American Christian living while babies are being murdered, while souls are slipping into hell. That I know it doesn't mean. So, whatever He's calling you to, you've got to seek the Lord. You've got to cry out to God and you've got to have a heart that I'm going to obey. ‘Be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, just as Christ also loved us.'” (Ephesians 5:1) Later, when Boyd saw a couple outside the Tennessee abortion mill coming towards him, he said this. BOYD: “Good morning, guys. Can I give you some literature? It's the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You know that Christ Jesus came to give life. He came to lay down His life for us. “I'm not sure why you're here at this building today, but if you're here for this abortion clinic, I plead with you today: Turn away from abortion, turn away from death, and turn to Jesus Christ. You know that Jesus laid down His life so that you can have life. Please talk with us.” As The Federalist recently declared, “If peacefully protesting abortion is criminal, but firebombing pregnancy centers is not, there is no rule of law.” Indeed, Peter Breen, an attorney with the Thomas More Society, who is representing Paul Vaughn, one of the ten pro-life rescuers, appeared on Fox News Channel with Tucker Carlson and cited the rich American tradition of civil disobedience dating back to Martin Luther King, Jr. BREEN: “Those who were arrested were leaning on the tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King. He himself was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. I mean, this is the great tradition of American civil disobedience. And it's not the sort of thing that you turn into a 10-year felony. We believe we have very strong defenses and hope to beat these charges at trial.” Please consider attending a prayer rally on Tuesday January 16th at 7:30a.m. right before their trial begins. The rally will be located at the Federal Court House, 801 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203. In a promotional email for the prayer rally, André De Toit, wrote, “We are living in a time where injustice rules, immorality is being celebrated openly, and truth is being perverted. Meanwhile, the Christian Church has grown cold and apathetic towards what God has called her to be.” Anti-Israel protestors derail San Antonio, Texas City Council meeting Yesterday, a group of about 20 anti-Israel protesters temporarily derailed the San Antonio, Texas City Council meeting just minutes into its first meeting of 2024 as they demanded a cease-fire, reports the San Antonio Express-News. Listen. ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP: “Ceasefire now. Ceasefire now. Ceasefire now. Ceasefire now. Ceasefire now.” LEADER: “What do we want?” ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP: “Ceasefire.” LEADER: “When do we want it?” ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP: “Now!” LEADER: “What do we want?” ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP: “Ceasefire.” LEADER: “When do we want it?” ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP: “Now! Free, free Palestine. Free, free Palestine.” Then, their chanting became personal as they accused San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who is Jewish, of genocide. ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP: “Ron, Ron. You can't hide. We charge you with genocide." LEADER: “Ron, Ron. You can't hide.” ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP: “We charge you with genocide. Hey, hey. Ho, ho. The occupation has got to go. Hey, hey. Ho, ho. The occupation has got to go.” One of the anti-Israel protestors revealed to KENS-5 TV their motivation behind shutting down the City Council meeting. MAZATL CIHUATL: “The main message to the city today is that we are going to make your life highly disruptive, highly inconvenient, until you acquiesce to our demands to sever your relationships with Israel and to immediately call for a permanent ceasefire.” After the meeting, Mayor Nirenberg told reporters, “We all want an end to the violence in the Middle East. We all want a just and lasting peace. The City Council is in no position to advance that.” This week, San Francisco made headlines when it became the largest city in the United States to call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, following Seattle, Detroit, and Atlanta. Denver and Minneapolis are considering similar calls. 53% of U.S. pastors want to quit And finally, as American pastors have grown increasingly discontent with their profession, 53% have seriously considered leaving pastoral ministry since 2020, according to a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. In 2021, only 37% of pastors thought about leaving the ministry. Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Friday, January 12th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.
Listen to Trey Ware on demand. Topics include soft on crime Mayor Nirenberg and Soros DA let'em go Joe going to ruin SA, area high schools and universities holding prayer revivals, and Donald Trump was a blessing to folks in East Palestine, Ohio.
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include the canceling of Sean's plans to camp in Brackenridge Park for Easter, since Mayor Nirenberg and Judge Wolff want to attempt to catch the Easter Bunny.President Joe Biden is asking governors to reinstate the mask mandates, and Vice President Harris thinks it's funny that kids still are not in school.
In the fourth episode, the Bexar Facts team sits down with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg to unpack the implications of newly passed legislation. Christian Archer, Demonte Alexander, and Liza Barratachea discuss the SA Ready to Work Initiative, the VIA, police reform, and more. Mayor Nirenberg continues to demonstrate his faith in building San Antonio up, and voters were more than happy to support him and his ideas. About Ron Nirenberg: Mayor Ron Nirenberg was first elected to represent District 8 on the San Antonio City Council in 2013. He was re-elected to a second term as Mayor last year. Over the course of his two terms, he championed smart city and regional planning, inclusive economic development, environmental stewardship, fiscal responsibility and governmental accountability. About Bexar Facts: At Bexar Facts, we amplify the voice of the people to shape the future of our community. We gather and share fact-based data on the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the greater San Antonio area. With the Bexar Facts podcast we breathe life into our data. We aim to level the playing field by producing real conversations, with real people and bringing scientific data directly to your fingertips. Bexar Facts, your trusted local source for community data. Show Notes: (0:47) Introductions (6:25) Poll results about the Mayor (8:10) SA Ready to Work Plan (20:55) Mayor's role in VIA (36:40) Police Accountability & Reform (43:00) Mayor's thoughts on San Antonio If you could magically change one thing in San Antonio, what would it be? What do you love about this City? (49:00) Brief thoughts on Reimagined Alamo Plan (50:35) Conclusion Links: About Mayor Nirenberg: https://www.sanantonio.gov/mayor Bexar Facts: https://www.bexarfacts.org/about/ Bexar Facts Poll 4 Results: https://www.bexarfacts.org/category/poll-4-results/
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include the DNC Snoozefest, more affectionately referred to as, The Trump Reelection Convention. Sean gives an analysis of the contrived, prerecorded comments of the first night. Mayor Nirenberg got his panties in a bunch, because patrons of The Well were disobeying his demands. Sean describes his newest plan, to get punched in the face.
Dr. Gary Slutkin has provided counsel and advice to elected leaders and health leaders across the United States regarding COVID-19. He has advised Mayor Ron Nirenberg and other Texas mayors. He has proven that epidemiological methods for disease reduction work and they work on things like violence. This was a fascinating discussion with a very interesting guest. Transcript: [music] Justin Hill: Hello, in Bienvenidos San Antonio. Welcome to the Alamo Hour discussing the people, places, and passion that make our city. My name is Justin Hill, a local attorney, a proud San Antonian, and keeper of chickens and bees. On the Alamo Hour, you'll get to hear from the people that make San Antonio great and unique and the best-kept secret in Texas. We're glad that you're here. All right. Welcome to today's episode of the Alamo Hour. My guest today is Dr. Slutkin. Dr. Slutkin is a medical doctor and epidemiologist. I'm stealing from your TED Talk bio a little bit. You're an innovator in violence reduction which we're going to talk about. Currently, founder and executive director of Cure Violence. Also, consigliere of sorts to some Metro health and mayors and city officials who are seeking your guidance on COVID. Dr. Slutkin previously served as a medical director for the San Francisco Health Department. He's worked for the World Health Organization. He's worked on epidemics all over Africa which we will discuss. Importantly, he is a well sought after epidemiologist on using data and science to cure issues and specifically, issues that people probably didn't think could be cured that way. Dr. Slutkin, thank you for being here. Dr. Slutkin: I'm happy to be with you, Justin. Justin: You're in Chicago, right? Dr. Slutkin: Yes. Justin: All right. You are my first non-San Antonio local or someone who's lived here for some amount of time but our show tries to have a real connection with San Antonio and Dr. Lesch, a previous guest and Mayor Nirenberg, also previously a guest have discussed COVID with you. I know you've provided some guidance and counsel. Talk to me about what you're doing right now in your role as providing some guidance to cities and leaders including our very own Mayor Ron Nirenberg. Dr. Slutkin: Well, I'm aware that the US has not really seen anything like this before, that's to say an epidemic of this nature that's so fast, so contagious, so lethal and many other parts of the world have. I had the opportunity to be helpful with World Health and some of the others. Although I myself have largely been working on reducing violence in this country and in other places recently, I had to quickly switch into a role of helping, supporting, guiding and training where there were needs, which is basically wherever you look and how to manage this because it's not clear. Besides the fact that it's new, a lot of behaviors need to be changed. People don't like to change behaviors, people don't want to change behaviors and there's so much misinformation as well. I've been talking with mayors and governors and the Mayor's Associations and the Governors Associations and trying to help understand what needs to be understood here. Which is that you can't tell who's infectious and who isn't, which is a really counter-intuitive thing that someone you know or someone who looks well, could be carrying it. That it's really that serious. That you can get it even just by talking and screaming or talking loud or it doesn't require coughing and that the results are really quite bad. For policymakers, they need to really make this so serious, and whenever we don't, we see the consequences and that has to do with the fact that the virus jumps when given a chance. Opening up, it means opening up for the virus and that's what everybody saw but not everybody knew it. Then also what the people themselves have to do. I've been guiding and training in this arena since late February, early March....
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include the hilariously swift backtracking of Mayor Nirenberg, as if he were being pulled by the ear. What will the Fourth of July weekend look like under the current restrictions? Sean takes calls from listeners for Free Form Friday.
Its Tuesday 06/30/20. On todays program we take a closer look of rogue intelligence officers leaking bounty killing of troops. Also, Joe Biden had his first press conference in several months and is San Antonio ready for another city lockdown? Mayor Nirenberg believes Texas mayors need more local control to flatten the Covid 19 curve.
Listen to Trey Ware on demand. Topics include SA had a major jump in COVID cases, Mayor Nirenberg joins 8 other Texas mayors in asking the Governor to mandate masks, Biden has to change platform or the left won't support him and our weekly visit with Breitbart's John Hayward.
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include the new round of COVID regulations, and/or restrictions, coming from the Bexar County Commissioners Court. Mayor Nirenberg just wants to throw people in jail, so will he be able to? Plus, the latest episodes of idiocy from CHAZ.
Listen to Trey Ware on demand. Topics include calls to de-fund the police, Mayor Nirenberg curses the city, and more peaceful protests in SA.
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include the conclusion of Judge Nelson Wolff's dream of an extended choreography session, in the streets of San Antonio. His nightmare of common sense put an abrupt end to his and Mayor Nirenberg's mutual titillation. Over 600 doctors signed onto a letter sent to President Trump, pushing for an end to the "national shutdown", and warning against a "mass casualty incident."
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include the apparent creepy bromance between Mayor Nirenberg, and Judge Wolff. Nancy Pelosi's obsession is revealed, as she is triggered, by her inability to trigger President Trump. Also, some restaurants are adding a "COVID Surcharge" to their bills. Will you be avoiding these establishments, or are these businesses justified?
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include President Trump's announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, and Nancy Pelosi's opinion of that. The latest with the reopening of Texas, and Mayor Nirenberg's opinion of that. In addition, the current mental state of Sean, and his new alter ego.
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include Sean's excitement over the reopening of gyms. He has been waiting anxiously for them to reopen, so that he could announce their reopening. Mayor Nirenberg is disturbingly obsessed with masks, and the insistence on wearing them. Plus, the ineffectiveness of the masks, about which the mayor is obsessed. (Seems to be a theme here)
Ron Nirenberg is serving his second term as San Antonio's mayor. During his second term, he is leading the city through the COVID-19 pandemic and related damage. Ron joins us to discuss the state of the city, moving forward, and some of the things he loves about San Antonio. He also discusses how he had a short affair with electronica music. Transcript: Justin Hill: Hello and bienvenidos, San Antonio. Welcome to The Alamo Hour, discussing the people, places, and passion that make our city. My name is Justin Hill, a local attorney, a proud San Antonian, and keeper of chickens and bees. On The Alamo Hour, you'll get to hear from the people that make San Antonio great and unique and the best-kept secret in Texas. We're glad that you're here. All right. Welcome to this episode of The Alamo Hour. Today's guest needs little introduction Mayor Nirenberg joins us. He was District 8 city councilman. He's been elected to two terms in office as our mayor. He's currently guiding our city through what has to be unprecedented strain economically and just generally for all the citizenry. I met Ron in 2015 when he was a city councilman, his mutual friend introduced us, I asked him to come on to the show whenever we started then the pandemic happened. I've pestered him for a while to come on so, Ron, thank you so much for coming on and doing this. Ron Nirenberg: Thanks for having me, Justin, I'm excited to be here. Justin: The goal of our show is to give a little bit of color to the people that are making decisions and doing fun things and have passions about our city. I don't think you can be much more passionate about the city than being serving as the mayor. Everybody has to go through a top 10 I'm going to go through that with you just some general questions about who you are, bounce around when and why did you end up moving to San Antonio? Ron: Yes, sure. Well, so thank you for having me, it's been a while since I saw you so- Justin: I know, Ron: -this will have to suffice for now. Now I grew up just north of here in Austin, Texas. I was actually born on the East Coast in Boston. We moved to Austin, Texas in 1980, my dad's job moved us down there. I loved Austin in the '80s growing up there a residential neighborhood-friendly type of community. I was about to go back to the East Coast for school and my dad convinced me to come down to San Antonio to check out some schools and I went down to Trinity and I fell in love with it. I decided to enroll at Trinity and after four years at Trinity, I fell in love with San Antonio. It was in the mid-90s. San Antonio was coming into its own at that point. I remember that Mayor Peak was in office towards the end, and he had a great vision for the city, embracing green spaces, building an urban environment, and embracing all the cultural assets of the city. That's the San Antonio that I grew up with, for lack of a better phrase and I went away for graduate school and met my wife and we decided we're going to plant our roots in San Antonio we've been here ever since. Justin: We're happy to have you. I'm happy to have you. Ron: Thanks. Justin: You're very prominent on social media so I follow everything you're doing and this is a tough time to have a light-hearted conversation, but I want to ask about some things you're not covering. In our house, we are trying to support a bunch of our local restaurants and do things that probably is not the most economical thing to do at this time, but we know our friends need it. Any places you're frequenting eating out are you trying to spread the love or ya'll cooking at home? What are y'all doing? Ron: All of the above. Erika, my wife bears the brunt of the burden. When it comes to my son during the days at school, he's at home in school, he's in sixth grade. We try to eat together. It's amazing this pandemic has brought us closer together in many ways, the community. Certainly, we have...
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include the tyrannical mindset that has infected leaders of cities and states, such as Mayor Nirenberg, and Governor Whitmer. They're on power trips, that have gone off the rails. Joe Biden plays the Old Man Card, in another excruciating interview. Also, the latest in the efforts to reopen the country.
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include the Chinese coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, and anti-fact Mayor Nirenberg's disdain for truth. A look back at the Task Force's testimony on Capitol Hill, and the liberal media's reaction. Also, the latest coronavirus news from across the country.
Listen to Sean Rima on demand. Topics include President Trump's comments on injections, and how imbeciles responded. The Alamo Cenotaph rally on Saturday drew some unsavory comments from Mayor Nirenberg. What exactly did he mean? Also, how old is considered old, compared to how old Sean feels.
The speaker for the March 31st Association for Corporate Growth luncheon in San Antonio was to be Lisa Fullerton, President and CEO of A Novel Idea. Because of the COVID-19 situation, ACG Austin/San Antonio had to cancel their live events for the short term, but they wanted to ensure they could still provide content to their members and extended community. Lisa runs a successful business of five Auntie Anne's Pretzel stores and one co-branded Cinnabon franchise in San Antonio. Her original presentation at the ACG lunch going to be about growth and longevity of her quick-serve restaurants in an industry with typical employee turnover at 200 percent. She has kept going in the high-stress, high-burnout food service industry, and been in business 20 years, when the average life span of a quick-serve restaurant is 8.5 years. She’s increased sales by 900 percent and staffing by 1,000 percent since opening her first store, and she’s also gotten involved in small business advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels. This interview discusses all of the above, but Lisa is also candid about the current economic situation and her need to stop operations in most locations in the face of the pandemic. ACG Austin/San Antonio is grateful to Lisa for taking the time to do this interview. Her support of the business community in San Antonio, Texas, the US, and the world is very clear in the message she shares. ACG ASA looks forward to having her speak in-person at a future event, but in the meantime, please enjoy this podcast interview. ***Disclosure: Thom Singer, host of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" is the husband of Sara Singer, the Chapter Executive of the ACG Austin/San Antonio Chapter. About Lisa Fullerton Lisa Fullerton is the President and CEO of A Novel Idea, LLC (A.N.I) which operates 5 Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and 1 Co-branded Cinnabon Franchise in San Antonio, Texas. Since opening the first store in 2000, sales have increased 900 percent and staffing has increased 1000 percent. Employee turnover is 200% in the high stress, high-burnout food service industry, and the average life span of a Quick-serve restaurant is 8.5 years. Lisa is proud of the company’s 20-year history despite these odds. As a result of increasingly unpredictable regulation and legislation, Lisa has started to advocate for small business at the local, state and federal levels in recent years. During the 2017 Biennial session, Lisa worked with a US Congressman and State Representative on a bill to restrict state regulatory bills. HB1290 was one of only 17% of the bills written that session, signed into law by the Texas State Governor. During 2018, Lisa successfully fought against a Labor Peace Agreement that would have allowed labor unions to organize airport concessionaire employees. During 2019, she was an outspoken opponent of Mandatory Paid Sick leave at the municipal level and testified repeatedly in the Texas House and Senate committee meetings. She was also appointed by San Antonio’s Mayor Nirenberg to a Paid Sick Leave (PSL) task force representing the business perspective. To stay abreast of potential legislation or regulations that can harm small business, Lisa serves on the NFIB Texas leadership council, is Public Policy Chair for NAWBO and a Director for the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. About ACG Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth has chapters worldwide representing 14,500 members. ACG serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders and advisers to growing middle-market companies. ACG's Mission is to drive Middle Market growth with content, access to capital, & connections in the Middle Market. https://www.thomsinger.com/podcast/ACGASA-Lisa-Fullerton
Listen to Ware and Rima on demand. Topics include Rep. Lyle Larson asks Mayor Nirenberg to reconsider grabbing funds from Edwards Aquifer Protection program, more impeachment drama, Travis Park confederate statue damaged, and President Trump on prayer.
Listen to Ware and Rima on demand. Topics include Rep. Lyle Larson asks Mayor Nirenberg to reconsider grabbing funds from Edwards Aquifer Protection program, more impeachment drama, Travis Park confederate statue damaged, and President Trump on prayer.
Listen to Ware and Rima on demand. Topics include cell phone addiction, father meets daughter's date on video doorbell, Councilman Peláez accuses Mayor Nirenberg of hypocrisy, more dissing on Castro boys, and SA holding town halls on gun violence.
Listen to Ware and Rima on demand. Topics include more on "the squad", Trump tweets are condemned by House Reps, Mayor Nirenberg pushes climate plan, and is Trump a racist?
Listen to Trey Ware on demand. Topics include Trump's tweets have been condemned, "The Squad" revive feud with Pelosi, Will Hurd votes with the Dems, Mayor Nirenberg pushes climate adaptation plan, and Pelosi violates House rules.
Listen to Ware and Rima on demand. Topics include more riffing on Megan Rapinoe, more Epstein accusers coming forward, Mayor Nirenberg asking for more bike lanes, and does the band name "Confederate Railroad" offend you?
Listen to Trey Ware Morning Show in its entirety. Topics include recap of runoff election with Mayor Nirenberg winning a 2nd term and Trey talks to Greg Brockhouse about losing mayoral race by 2,675 votes, we speak to ABC news Jim Ryan from Dallas where deadly crane accident kills 1 and injures 5, and Trump makes a deal with Mexico.
The Jack Riccardi Show in its entirety. Topics include whether Democrat candidates for president are actually running for president, Mayor Nirenberg getting a lot of extra help from local media, and was the USS McCain purposely hidden while Trump was in Japan?
Listen to KTSA radio host Sean Rima discuss the endorsement of Ron Nirenberg for re-election by the SA Express-News, and says that we have our own mini-swamp in San Antonio.
KTSA radio host Trey Ware talks to Matt Piña, Libertarian candidate, for mayor of San Antonio. He will be running against Greg Brockhouse and Mayor Nirenberg in May.
KTSA host Trey Ware weekly visit with Mayor Nirenberg talk about Dist 2 council seat shake-up, Greg Brockhouse and what he is looking for in a candidate. THE MAYOR CLAPS BACK!
Back to work 2019! Our weekly visit with Mayor Nirenberg as he tells us what his main objectives in 2019 will be
Many of you don't want to be "used" by the NFL to host the Raiders for a season. Chris thinks the city could benefit from another dress rehearsal to show the league that we're ready. Mayor Ron Nirenberg calls to weigh in, and we take your calls as well. San Antonio does have a team in Silver and Black, and they had a big win last night. Is this the turning point for the season? Let's talk about it. It's The Chris Duel Show! 12/18/18
KTSA host Trey Ware first one on one with Mayor Nirenberg on Sculley retirement announcement and how the city moves on from here.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg joins Chris to talk about the city's pursuits of more major sports teams coming to town including MLS, La Liga Mexico, and the NFL. Thank you Mayor!!
Wednesdays with the Mayor - Trey and Mayor talk about the Go Vote No Campaign that he's been working on with 4 other former Mayors
It's Wednesday with the Mayor - Trey talks to Mayor about Charter Amendments and why people need to vote no
It's Wednesday with the Mayor - Trey talks to Mayor about Charter Amendments and why people need to vote no
Trey gives us a break down of Charter A, B and C and asks "How are you going to vote?" Is it with Mayor Nirenberg and say NO or with Councilman Greg Brockhouse and President of Fire Union and say YES
Ron Nirenberg is the mayor of San Antonio, the seventh largest city in the U.S. San Antonio is one of the fastest growing cities, and bioscience is a major driver of the economy. Mayor Nirenberg talks about the importance of bioscience to the economy, and how the universities, military medicine, and private entities in San Antonio are critical components of the bioscience sector. He discusses with Ann Stevens, the President of BioMedSA several issues, including global warming, protection of the largest concentration of mammals in the world (Bracken bat cave), ways to stimulate the bioscience community, and his hobby of weightlifting. The MicroCase for listeners to solve is about Homer Cheatum, an ambulance-chasing lawyer known as the Texas Chainsaw who gets a mysterious disease that nearly costs him his life. Participants: Karl Klose, Ph.D. (UTSA) Ron Nirenberg Ann Stevens Floyd Wormley, Ph.D. (UTSA)
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