Posted on June 14th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Congress looking to stem anger at the pump - CNN.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — As motorists face near record gasoline prices, the Senate took up an energy bill Tuesday that would raise auto fuel economy standards for the first time in nearly 20 years and make oil industry price gouging a federal crime.
Democratic leaders in both the […]
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Posted on May 26th, 2007 by TechDigger
If you’re counting on the Express-News to report on the campaign issues concerning District 8–forget it. Now they do have some columnists who seem quite willing to follow-up on issues contributing to mud-slinging if someone provides them with with information. How depressing.
What I would like is for the candidates to answer the following questions:
If the […]
Filed under: Diane Cibrian, District 8, Elections, Ken Rodriguez, Morris Stribling, San Antonio, San Antonio Express News, run-off election | No Comments »
Posted on May 11th, 2007 by TechDigger
Tomorrow is election day and given the low expected voter turnout, I should encourage everyone to go out and vote. But if you’re going to vote on feel good promises, please don’t bother.
MySA.com: Metro | State
As San Antonio continues to explode outward, most people agree that there are millions, if not billions, of dollars in […]
Filed under: Bert Cecconi, Diane Cibrian, District 8, Elections, Gloria Sanchez, Jacob Dell, Mario Obledo, Morris Stribling, San Antonio | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 9th, 2007 by TechDigger
It’s nice to know we’re all focused on the issues for the election.
MySA.com: Columnists
After two full days of research, I’ve concluded that, a) Cibrian has made some enemies, b) people read things into her Web site — www.dianecibrian.com — that weren’t there, and c) the Spurs and Suns could complete a seven-game series in less […]
Filed under: Diane Cibrian, District 8, Elections, Jacob Dell, Ken Rodriguez, San Antonio | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 29th, 2007 by TechDigger
Another case of garbage disposal service trauma.
MySA.com: Metro | State
The cornerstone of Cibrian’s campaign has been providing tax relief by cutting the city’s property tax rate. She said it would be possible to do this without cutting services because the city’s tax base has grown exponentially.”
The city of San Antonio needs to accept less money […]
Filed under: Bert Cecconi, Diane Cibrian, District 8, Elections, Gloria Sanchez, Jacob Dell, Mario Obledo, Morris Stribling, San Antonio | 7 Comments »
Posted on April 28th, 2007 by TechDigger
So what happen to Districts 4, 5, 6, and 7? What can I say, we’ve been slacking off. And I happen to live in District 8.
MySA.com: Metro | State
And so District 8 remains one of the most heavily contested races for an open seat, with six candidates of vastly different backgrounds: Gloria Sanchez, a retired […]
Filed under: Bert Cecconi, Diane Cibrian, District 8, Elections, Gloria Sanchez, Jacob Dell, Mario Obledo, Morris Stribling, San Antonio | No Comments »
Posted on April 20th, 2007 by TechDigger
As people all over the city receive their tax appraisal notices, you can’t help but wonder about the timing with regard to the upcoming bond elections. In this situation, campaigning for property tax cuts is a no-brainer. Patrick McCurdy is promising a 10% property tax cut from, uhh, somewhere.
Well, as you look at your new […]
Filed under: Elections, Parick McCurdy, San Antonio, San Antonio Mayoral elections, Undervalued commercial properties, bond elections, mayor, property taxes | No Comments »
Posted on April 19th, 2007 by TechDigger
We have emailed the candidates a survey of questions in an attempt to provide more information on their platforms. We haven’t had anyone return them yet but you never know… Just in case you’re curious, the questions follow:
What made you decide to run?
What will be your top three priorities if you win?
What do […]
Filed under: Eiginio Rodriguez, Elections, Julie Iris Oldham, Michael Idrogo, Patrick McCurdy, Phil Hardberger, R.G. Griffing, Rhett Smith, San Antonio Mayor, San Antonio Mayorial Cadidates, candidates | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 19th, 2007 by TechDigger
Back to the local school district board elections. If you will recall the Express-News listed local school races and the information under Judson ISD was
MySA.com: Metro | State
School officials didn’t provide applicant information
What, they were protecting the candidates’ privacy?
It’s not like Judson doesn’t recognize the importance of the Board of Trustees.
School Board - School Board […]
Filed under: Application Information, Board of Trustee Elections, Diane Gonzales-Bagley, Edward Lyman, Elections, Gobert Florest, Joan Ohnheiser, Johnny Harris, Judson ISD, June Adair, May 12th Elections, Public Partipation, Richard Lafoille, Rick Maas, San Antonio, School Board | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 17th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Abilene Reporter News: State
AUSTIN - A state as huge as Texas shouldn’t have a paltry primary that’s irrelevant in the presidential sweepstakes, say supporters of legislation that would move up the date of the primary to February 2008.Republicans and Democrats alike are pushing to move the primary election from the first Tuesday in March to […]
Filed under: 2008 election, Elections, Primaries, texas | 1 Comment »
