I actually attended part of the District 8 budget meeting. During the meeting, Diane Cibrian said that there were budget reductions based on shifting priorities and eliminating inefficiencies. You can find the proposed budget for the city at: Office of Management & Budget
You can also find a list of budget reductions which makes [...]

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City Councilwoman Diane Cibrian got testy when she heard about the latest highway projects getting axed.

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“I’m deeply concerned,” Cibrian said. “Development is coming from absolutely everywhere. We cannot sustain this kind of traffic.”

But I thought all we needed to do was to synchronize some traffic lights to ease congestion?
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District 9 Councilman Kevin Wolff, who’d called for a 1-cent reduction to the rate, dismissed the argument that a tax cut could affect the city’s basic services.
“It angers me when I hear that argument, and it angers the people I represent,” Wolff said.
The proposed budget for the general fund, he noted, allocates [...]

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The thing is Cibrian has plenty of earnest energy, but no chickens. When asked on the campaign trail how a tax cut could be accomplished, she had no clue.
But then here comes Wolff, the second-termer from neighboring District 9, throwing Cibrian a timely life preserver.
Last week, Wolff prepared a draft memo outlining [...]

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Sorry, I know I should just “let it go” or maybe seek professional help as some commentators have suggested, but I can’t help myself.
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Two San Antonio companies plan to bring two hotels, retail space, offices and multi-family units to a 99-acre tract at one of San Antonio’s choicest undeveloped corners.

Just in case you miss [...]

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Guess who was smarter in the District 8 runoff? One candidate was a male podiatrist; the other was a single mom without a bachelor’s degree.
Despite the educational disparity, mom (with nearly 60 percent of the vote) put a stomping on the foot doctor.

Did I miss something? Was education attainment an issue in this [...]

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Well, I got what I expect to be the last campaign flier from Morris Stribling in the mail today. What can I say, things don’t look good for him. The flier doesn’t mention his opponent by name or otherwise even once. Not even “my opponent.” No accusations of “dirty politics.” No misleading titles or [...]

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Cibrian — a Corpus Christi native and public affairs consultant whose former clients include Moores Cafeteria Services and STC Construction

A public affairs consultant? You know what that is, don’t you? That’s someone who helps businesses compete for government contracts. I don’t know what she has done for STC Construction lately given that [...]

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Looks like Diane Cibrian has finally found the key to getting people to vote for her in the run-off election–fear of poor people! Check out her latest campaign flier, I was so disgusted with it that I actually took the time to scan it in for all to admire.

Full size Cibrian Flier
So it’s all those [...]

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The latest fliers from the candidates in the run-off for district 8 arrived today and it looks like the serious mud slinging has begun.
Cibrian’s is an 8×11 piece with a picture of a clear-cut area of what I assume to be a development, maybe the one that generated all the controversy over by 281. [...]

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