In testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Postmaster General John E. Potter described the financial situation of the Postal Service in light of the economic crisis in America today. In an AP story carried by Business Week estimates for Postal Services losses could add up to around $6 billion a year under current operating conditions. One option being considered is the elimination of one delivery day a week, reducing the delivery week to five delivery days. Potter noted that if this action were taken it would most likely occur on a light delivery day such as Tuesday. Read more…
In an address before about 900 people at the Marriott Rivercenter Mayor Phil Hardberger delivered his final State of the City address titled “Closing the Circle.” In it he highlighted some of the achievements accomplished over his four year term of office but more importantly addressed several initiatives and ventures to help sustain and grow the city of San Antonio. Of significance was the announcement of “Mission Verde”, a plan for providing a sustainable energy infrastructure focused on distributed, renewable energy. Hardberger also announced the creation of a multi-tech venture capital fund designed to help foster new technologies, new companies, and new jobs. Read more…
There has been a lot of speculation about who will run in 2010 for governor of Texas. Governor Perry is definitely running for re-election, aiming to continue his streak of longest serving governor of the state. Kay Bailey Hutchison has launched an exploratory committee and has loaned the committee $1 million to fund the exploration. She was in Austin on Saturday and announced a list of supporters for her candidacy that included some old and new GOP names. Paul Burka goes into an in depth analysis in this month’s Texas Monthly about the red side of the ticket. So that sets up the GOP side, sort of. But what about the Democrats? Read more…
Dianne Cibrian officially entered the race for mayor of San Antonio Sunday in an announcement ceremony at the Tower of the Americas. While it has been no secret of her entry the announcement on Sunday served as a means to showcase her support base. In an article in the Express-News some of the supporters mentioned included longtime Democratic and civic activist Bill Sinkin, BJ “Red” McCombs, developer Marty Wender, and DPT Labs head John Feik. That list seems to confirm that Cibrian is the developer-friendly candidate as has been rumored. Read more…
In an opinion piece in today’s Express-News public editor Bob Richter talks about changes that are coming to the newspaper that will have effect on the amount of content to be delivered. Just as other businesses are facing challenging times due to the financial crisis so is the Express-News. Richter mentioned that buyouts have been offered to employees and a hiring and wage freeze is no in effect. But the most troubling of the changes is the reduction in 32 pages from the paper weekly. Read more…
In an interview with KERA in Dallas former San Antonio mayor Henry Cisneros told interviewer Shelley Kofler that he is not considering running for governor or any other race in 2010 or beyond. However, when pressed on that answer Cisneros hedged and didn’t rule the option out. As he stated “Well, I could say no. But, um, obviously one has to think about it. I think the answer is no. But who knows.” I guess that means no but then again, Cisneros is a politician so the answer is not so obvious. Read more…
Yesterday the San Antonio Police Officers Association endorsed mayoral candidate Julian Castro as their candidate for the 2009 mayoral race. The endorsement is one of the most coveted one’s in any city race and especially so in San Antonio. Who wouldn’t want to be the the police officer’s choice as a candidate and be viewed as the public safety choice in a race? Of course that endorsement set off the claims from the other candidates, some petty, some childish, some down right wrong. Read more…
Yesterday was an incredible day in American history. Yesterday an African-American took the oath of office and ushered in a new day in America. Yesterday the largest crowd in DC history gathered on the Mall to witness the act. Yesterday America started a new era of hope. Where were you at when it happened?
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