Posted on September 14th, 2008 by TechDigger
Jamie Castillo has an interesting column on the next mayoral contest.
Mayoral contest is tough to gauge
However, that person will have to be well known, wealthy enough to seed their own campaign or capable of raising lots of money in a short amount of time, she said.
Let’s see, apparently these are the qualities necessary to be [...]
Filed under: San Antonio Mayor, Term Limits | No Comments »
Posted on July 7th, 2007 by TechDigger
So the consensus seems to be that the two term limit is fine. But I still have to question the ability of some of my neighbors to make appropriate analogies.
MySA.com: Letters to the Editor
I spent 22 years in the U.S. Army, including three years for schooling. I had eight assignments (jobs), three of which were [...]
Filed under: Anthony Addonizio, City Council, San Antonio, Term Limits | No Comments »
Posted on June 28th, 2007 by TechDigger
Good argument against one of the reasons, inhibiting long term planning, to change term limits for the city council
San Antonio Current - The Say-Town Lowdown
It is really a matter of how this community makes public decisions, on big projects and little ones, over the years. We don’t fail to plan because of awful term limits. [...]
Filed under: Heywood Sanders, San Antonio, San Antonio Current, Term Limits | No Comments »
Posted on May 31st, 2007 by TechDigger
MySA.com: Commentary
Four years isn’t long enough for the city to get the full benefit of high-quality council members.
The result of the term limit rule is a chaotic, constant churn on the City Council. Second-term members are the veterans while the new crop of rookies learns how to navigate the complicated world of municipal government.
For [...]
Filed under: Bruce Davidson, San Antonio, Term Limits, city council term limits | No Comments »
Posted on February 19th, 2007 by TechDigger
Apparently William Arkin thinks of U.S. soldiers as mercenaries.
The Troops Also Need to Support the American People - Early Warning
But it is the United States, and the recent NBC report is just an ugly reminder of the price we pay for a mercenary - oops sorry, volunteer - force that thinks it is doing the [...]
Filed under: San Antonio, Term Limits, Texas Legislators, U.S. soldiers, Willim Arkin, benefits, government employees, mercenaries, politicians, public service | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 12th, 2007 by TechDigger
Let the high school San Antonio city council races begin!
MySA.com: Metro | State
Filing starts today in May council racesWeb Posted: 02/11/2007 09:32 PM CST
Express-News
Beginning today, those interested in running for the City Council in the May 12 election can submit their applications.
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, be at least 18 and be registered to [...]
Filed under: City Council, Elections, Rodney Stinson, San Antonio, Term Limits, pay, public service | No Comments »
