We get the government we deserve

Posted on June 13th, 2007 by TechDigger

So I’m trying to come up with the appropriate comparison.
MySA.com: City Council

But Cibrian, who collected a few developer contributions of her own as well as the endorsements of businessman B.J. “Red” McCombs and Valero Energy Corp.’s political action committee, ran an aggressive grass-roots campaign that relied heavily on door-knocking. She also turned heads waving signs [...]

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Hmm, a little bit of disharmony in Helotes

Posted on June 13th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas

MySA.com: Metro | State
HELOTES — Against the advice of the city attorney and in apparent violation of city policy and procedure, Mayor Tom Schoolcraft did not allow some items to be placed on the agenda for Thursday’s City Council meeting.
On June 5, councilwomen Alina Matutes-Eckhardt and Guillerma Contreras submitted the requisite request forms for three [...]

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