Today is the day

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Voters in Districts 5 and 8 go to the polls today to fill the last two slots on the San Antonio City Council.
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You call this a campaign flier?

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 [...]

Diane Cibrian–because it’s easier than thinking

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 [...]

Do you believe in Santa?

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. [...]

Some questions for District 8 candidates

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:

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Got it now

So which District 8 candidate is Rodriguez talking about?
MySA.com: Metro | State

Overcoming a front-runner is tough enough. But try doing it when you’ve made property taxes a central issue, and you’ve been sued for taxes owed.

Let’s see, it’s somebody who has been sued for taxes owed and who has made property taxes a central issue? [...]

Are we over-taxed?

The Tax Foundation - Property Taxes on Owner Occupied Housing by County, 2005
Property Taxes on Owner Occupied Housing by County, 2005

So are we over-taxed or are we simply petty, junk-dog whiners who want something for nothing?
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