 Okay Good afternoon It is my great pleasure for now cast essay to host this district two candidate forum today with 10 of the 12 candidates running for the position the other two candidates were invited but did not complete the required AV check I'm going to take a moment of personal privilege now. Don't tell the other city council districts But D2 is my favorite. I live here and I vote here in every single election 26 years ago, my husband and I bought a home in Minky Park neighborhood We loved it despite the fact that the ceilings had fallen in from a leaky roof. There were huge cracks in the walls of every room There was no toilet or sink in the second bathroom The exterior wood desperately needed paint and nearly all the windows in the garage were broken and needed replacing A handful of window panes had holes that appeared to have come from gunshots And that's just what we could see We loved it and we could afford it which was important. Believe me. We didn't get into journalism for the money So D2 is up close and personal But not just to me the questions we have been asked to deliver represent the hopes and frustrations of many of our neighbors I recognize many of the same questions that have imposed on the dozens of candidate forums that now cast essay has webcast or recorded in the past 11 years So this time i'm taking a cue from my dear friends at cop's metro alliance and we're going to incorporate some accountability into this process I'm going to be asking you candidates for measurable specifics and whoever is elected We're going to come find you in six months and report on how well you kept your promises and Now cast essay and my neighbors are going to keep that promise Here's how it will go today We're going to start out with a two-minute opening statement and then go to questions I will be asking the questions in a randomized order. So you won't be following the same person every time Because we have mapped this out to last until 4 30 We will take a half-time break and watch some fabulous drone footage of district two for about 10 minutes So we can get up and stretch or take a bio break I'm working with about a dozen questions that came in from the community But we will be keeping a lookout for live questions that pave new grounds Candidates, please remain muted when you're not speaking Candidates may not address questions by or make remarks to the other candidates. All the questions come from me the moderator We do have a mute button and we will use it if you run over your time for more than just to finish the sentence you're working on and now For opening statements each candidate will have two minutes and I'm going to start out in In ballot order Um So the first person answering this question will be nika cleaver All right. Hi everybody. Thank you so much for having us here. I'm so excited to be running for district two council A lot of work that um, I've I've been doing for the last 10 years and a lot of my life actually because I see myself as a servant to the community I've been working my butt off for the last 10 years here in district two Providing resources for people and solving issues that they have I don't have any special interests. My interest is the people So whatever your issue is is my issue and I work with my community partners to get them solved I've worked with the mayor the city manager our council members our judicial system The da our police officers and I keep great relationships with them so we can solve community problems That's what it's all about. I have a passion for this for this district and for this city I am very knowledgeable about how the city is ran and what district two needs to move forward So we can all be united and be successful within this city So i'm just excited and I and I am i'm coming at it with more than 100 to give you more than my 100 of energy time talents And connections so we can be the great district that we want to be It's up to us to do the things that we want to do for us and I'm here to lead the way I'm here to do the things that I've been doing and add to that to continue to do the things that need that district two needs I just as much I just want to really really really just share with you my passion for the community And that passion is going to leak over into the office into the job that we need Done within the council and within the dais communicating with other council members And showing them how making district two great will make the rest of san antonio great I ask for your vote your support and I promise you I will bring you results Okay, and the next candidate is walter perry senior That's a good afternoon. My name is walter perry And I am running for district two city council and the reason I'm running is simple I want to take the district another direction over the last few years We haven't had a solid plan. We've just been winging it and ever since ivy taylor We've lost direction on what the what the district is supposed to do and where it's supposed to go And so for me, I'm a business graduate from texas annum san antonio And one of the things I want to do is take this district business approach I want to take this this growth that we're having right now with the housing I want to combine the private and the public sector dollars with the investment for commercial And I also want to help a lot of these small businesses that are in district two Our small businesses have been getting neglected over these big corporations when it comes to city procurements They're giving them to these big corporations and not the smaller corporation and not the smaller businesses That's been having an effect on the way that these businesses can operate And I want to be a champion for those small businesses I'm going to be a champion for those small businesses I have the peri plan the peri plan. It's an infrastructure plan for the people And what it is it just stands on pillars of health and wellness I want people have to get better We have to be in the right frame of mind and our hearts need to be in the right place You need to get housing reform. You need to get residential home repair while people here We need youth repair. We need foundation repair. These people need repair period from the inside out So we need to get money in their pockets. We need to get to train We need to get workforce development and we need to get all in with this economic development foundations All in essay plan, which is going to bring 140,000 new jobs 200,000 more degrees and certifications and eight billion dollars in salaries and wages And we have to find a way to develop our people in district two to be ready for these 140,000 jobs I don't want to see this this boom happen and this district is not in place to take advantage of this So I want you to vote. My name is Walter Perry and I'll see you on April 19 Okay, next candidate Is um, is she here yet? jada Andrew Sullivan Okay, next candidate is ferro clark Thank you My name is my name is ferro clark And the reason that i'm running for district two is because anybody who knows district two or is even familiar with district two Knows that for years. We've had the same problems. We've seen the same problems as council come and go These problems are not resolved The reason for that is because we continue to pick the same council people based off personal relations based off friendships Based off who is more charismatic or who engages with people more When reality is we should be looking at people with proven results Out of the candidates. I am the candidate who has a proven track record in working in the city County and the state level and getting the results that the district has called for and I have successfully worked on every single level to deliver results Within a year's time. We have done a lot. We've put an end to no knock warrants choke holds We've also worked with the plan to Workforce development that created 40,000 or that's creating 40,000 dollars 40,000 jobs along with stipends We also work with the da's office to create a civil rights investigation division We've done a lot of work. We have advocated at congress in in austin We have fought at commissioners court here in san antonio We also fight in city council on a regular basis to bring forth the community Needs we we need relentless people in office that are going to fight for the changes that are needed in our community We need people that don't just talk about plans But actually live those plans out every single day and that are committed to the district with 24 hour representation District two has severely been underrepresented for a long time And it's time that we put an end to that if you elect me as your district to representative I promise to you that I will remain accessible I will remain accountable and I will always deliver action thank you and the next candidate is Christy Villanueva, I think Christy our timing is just about impeccable Thank you, and and thank you for having me. Hello everyone. My name is Christy Villanueva former president of the west san antonio chamber I was also recently a trustee with the board of via Appointed to that board board of ethics also, which was an appointment. I also serve on other boards throughout the city My passion is obviously has been displayed through All of the development all of the small business support That I have given throughout the community also for transportation and others My desire to serve really comes from the fact that this is how I was brought up It's important to me to help my community do better. There is nothing behind no Money or no people. There is no one pushing me to do this but myself I feel a duty to serve And which is why I decided to move from the chamber Over into an elected office My focus is truly to be able to represent the district at a higher level in Because as we all know district two is extremely diverse And in addition to its diversity it has been left behind In a number of different categories. We've got to rebuild. We have to move forward We have to bring more money Into our area and no longer leave our neighbors behind And this is what I'm here for and this is why I ask for your vote to elect me as your next councilwoman It's important that we unite and move forward together. Thank you Okay Very quickly Dory make sure that you download the virtual background Because we can't put you up without the With with campaign literature the next person to speak the next candidate to speak is norris tyrone darden Good afternoon. My name is norris tyrone darden and i'm a candidate for city council district two So for me, i've been active civically since i've returned home from college since 2003 And there's three things that i'll look for in a candidate when i'm trying to cast an informed vote That's experience education And of course energy So for me being a lifelong resident a native son of district two I've had the opportunity to gather those references Throughout our community over decades. And so I understand in our diversity In the in the size of our district There's a lot of different things that you need to bring to the table for me. I'm an educator I've been educating our district for 18 years Davis middle school sam euston high school And now at george german academy and I understand that education is our vehicle out of poverty It's our vehicle into success. And it's the way we sustain all of our growth In regards to Our experience in our education in order to be effective in our district. We have to be able to communicate I believe that we've had a lot of concern Over the past years in our district office because there's been a lack of communication on on certain levels We need to make sure we show up that Whoever's in that office and if finally the energy we have to be innovative We have to be able to step out the box and we have to be able to work with people I believe I have all those qualities those are my strengths and I will bring that to the district with that being said district two Is the best district In the city and we need to work hard to ensure that everybody else knows that and that's going to be my goal Nor is tyron garden city council district two candidate And I always remember if you call tyron help would be on the way. Thank you Thank you And the next uh candidate up is chris dawkins Thank you so much for having me and uh, that was great tyron. Uh, I really like that My name is chris dawkins and uh help is on the way the um I respectfully ask for your vote for me for uh district two I'm the eighth position on the ballot But I want to be the number one person you think about when you cast your vote. Why? Because i'm the senior person in the race. I'm the senior citizen I'm the oldest person and why should that matter to you because in district two we've had some challenges Uh at the council level. We've tried the young candidates In the past and they've shown inexperience in maturity Which has led to ineffective leadership and sometimes downright embarrassment Uh, we've had some great candidates But um, I think that we can really do better now As for myself, I have served as the past president of lakeside neighborhood association And that's another thing that I bring to the race that none of the other candidates have had Uh, which is being the president of the neighborhood association Which I think is very important and I think should be the litmus test as we choose candidates going forward Um, I have that experience. I was also, uh on the joint commission for elderly affairs uh, which Uh, was a commission for elderly people in this uh city of san Antonio Uh, both on the county level and on the city level Uh, three years ago. I had to give up that seat for district two We have not had a senior representative, uh in that position Prior to that prior to me being nominated Uh, it was eight years and we did not have somebody to represent the seniors, uh for district two So that's what I talk about when I say irresponsibility And I hope that you will elect Chris Dawkins when it comes time to vote. Thank you Thank you And the next candidate is Dory brown Dory hello. Hello. Can you hear me? Okay, sorry. I'm not at home where I had set up for this meeting. I'm actually still in my car but out Reading the people block walking on today Once again, my name is dory brown and I just want to um take this moment to let you all know Really the reasons that I'm running for city council is I believe we need a positive proactive change Of somebody who does stuff in the community while relating to the people and listening to the people Um, that is one of the things that I've done. I've done stuff in the background for over 14 years and so um, I haven't Been out there trying to be in the be seen by everybody when those people who know we know that they can call on me I'm going to get the job done. I'm working hard and that I have Um the follow through and I'm going to stand up for what's right. One thing you'll know about me is I'm sincere I'm honest. My integrity is true I will always be there as a business owner and having my business in district two I saw things that lacked within the within District two even particularly more the east side when it comes to Being able to afford a business owner to find a place to have a professional office um and also Just to to encourage and uplift uplift other people and other small business owners as well As a homeowner in this district. I was not raised on the east side Um, I was not raised in district two. So when I built my house It was a choice a choice that I made to invest My heart earned money within this district and I've been here um with no regrets every since 95 have I been in this district even when I purchased a new home I stayed within district two within east central school district because I saw the benefits of it I believe that um district two Um, it needs a lot of love. There's a lot of fight that needs to happen Um, I feel that we're taking Granted and I will work hard. Okay. Thank you And I work it on this background Okay, and the next candidate is carl booker. I do not see carl Okay um, so we will be going to Jaylin mickey red regus Hi, i'm Jaylin mickey red regus and i'm a 26 year old high school math teacher at madison high school and the son of two veterans I moved to san antonio almost eight years ago to attend utsa where I got my b.a in communication And where i'll be graduating this summer with my master's in educational leadership and policy studies Many know that as teachers were the first line of defense for so many students I've had students tell me when they were being abused at home and I've had to make too many of those cps calls Teachers notice when students are wearing the same outfit for a week and we take care of that when families can't Students of mine have come to class the day after one of their parents was killed And they don't know how to process that trauma so they can continue as though everything is normal and as a teacher I have to Teaching is heavy heavy work. And I've been at that point where I feel helpless I have to work in the confines of the system and i'm not that kind of person So for a while I've helped candidates get elected because I believe in them and their vision But like many voters I've been disappointed in dishonest leadership So now I've had people come to me and encourage me to run for office because they believe in me And what I want for my students futures In addition to my experience as a teacher I've previously served as district two's director of communication And also a board member of song while democrats and as a member of texas organizing project san antonio dsa and our I've also served as a volunteer with dsd youth child advocate san antonio and city year Through these experiences, I know the impact the influence of our city of our council members can have on my students And their families and our neighbors I know what home repairs rent forgiveness and extended eviction moratorium citywide broad Broadband a knowledgeable zoning commissioner quality jobs. I know what difference these things can make I'm disappointed that our city council has not delivered But I remain optimistic that it's not too late to change. That's why i'm running for district Thank you And now we are going to go back to jada andrew selvin who has We need to unmute her. Let me text her Jada, we're still not able to hear you at all and The mute button is not changing on Maybe you need to change your audio source on your computer to The audio source being apparently built-in computer at this point or built-in microphone at this point And if you can't find it immediately we may Yeah Talk you hear me. Yes. Go awesome. We had to play with a little bit But hey, that's technology if we get through it, right? That's what we've been doing in the last year So again, i'm city councilwoman jada andrew selvin representing district clock. Please reset And I am so thankful to be here So i'm going to get through this because we know that we have many questions that are here But we are here to make consistency happen consistency matters We have seen the revolving door of what it looks like when we have to continue to start over start over start over And we did nothing done in our community. I want to thank you so much for allowing us the opportunity to be here We've been out. We've been knocking on doors We've been listening to the community and we hear the cries of what is continuously needing to be done Even though we have been putting several things in place and getting several things done We know that there is still more work to do right here in district two District two is over almost 60 square miles wide. That's a lot of work to be done We have started to see the will to momentum change as we're bringing in economic development Making sure that we are keeping families within their homes. We have been able to save 40 4,000 families here in the district area through our emergency housing and assistance program And even though that's just a mild mark of what we can do when we work together We are so happy to see that we continue to have our families in place And even though we know that this is our only first term the second term holds a lot more The pandemic put a stop to a lot of things that we had in progress But please understand that we are still going forward. We're doing the work of the people The people here in district two are the people who have raised us made us and keep us strong They keep us accountable They hold us to our word and even when we do we have times of crisis We build we grow and we unite we are here to continue to educate empower and uplift district two Thank you once again for continuing to believe in the dream and our dream is continuing to happen as we speak right now So thank you for your time and we look forward to continuously serving district two. Thank you Okay And just to reiterate real quickly We're going to be going through these questions from here on Until half time we will have You'll have One minute or less to answer the questions clock go down to one And we are going to start out the first question Okay, and then I will ask in a different order Than the last time. Okay. So the first question is As a city council person one of your responsibilities is to appoint people to boards and commission Including the zoning commission and the historic design and review commission Where i've spent lots of hours D2 has within its boundaries six historic districts and numerous designated landmarks which makes these positions very very critical And in the past sometimes people who have filled those positions have either not lived in district two Not had the expertise or sometimes not even lived in the city If you are elected will you pledge to fill these seats with people who reside in the district? And who have expertise and a passion for listening and learning? And the first person to answer this will be christie via nuova Thank you, uh one minute. Is that correct? One minute. Yes, and it's christie not jaylon I'm here Can you hear me? Yes. Yes, but we also see jaylon. That's okay. Got it. Oh, okay. All right So, thank you. So as a person who has already served on several boards and commissions I understand the necessity to Have qualified people participate in the conversations We need to make sure there are experts. I am committed to making sure Or there are residents That do step up and if I cannot if I do not receive applications From residents, I will go out and look for them myself. I think it's extremely important I know the difficulty that I had just to get the positions that I did on those boards I went around to all the council members because I was not able to get a response Four years ago and then three years ago again To serve my community So I want to assure everyone that you will have The dedication needed to all boards and commissions and I will also include persons with disabilities And persons of all ages. Thank you. Thank you Time and the next person On this question is dory brown Can we unmute dory? I unmuted. Okay. Sorry about that I've been trying to get this virtual thing while I'm in the car, but anyway Most definitely there is no reason at all why There should be somebody outside of our district serving on the board in our favor I want to make sure somebody who has a vested interest in this district Who looks out for this district is is put in that position And there are too many people within the district if you if you reach out Within the community even if you don't particularly know that person There's enough people in the district even within our senior saints even within people that we know have been community activists Who know somebody that you can connect with? That can fill that seat so even if somebody doesn't apply to it There's another resources and that gives you a chance to know who's out in your In your district and you don't have to look for just that one position that one time You know put it out there Within all the Okay, and the next person on this question is Ms. Nica cleaver So this is my favorite topic because I know that the boards and commissions is what really Runs our city and district two has been absolutely Misrepresented now we heard just a couple of days ago that all the boards and commissions seats have been filled But I find that really hard because I've had many many countless people Tried to apply for boards and commissions couldn't find an application Didn't get a call back couldn't get connected Not only have we already put together a list of boards and commissions that d2 is able to be a part of Within the first 30 days We will go back and interview through all of those positions to make sure that the person sitting there Loves district two knows district two knows the the Opportunities of the district and it's very knowledgeable about what they are representing If they do not have our best interest in hand, they will not sit in that seat and within the first 30 days We will make sure of it thank you and The next person for this question is ferro clark Yes, I would Can you hear me? Okay um Yes, I would definitely work to ensure that not only that the boards and commissions are being properly Filled, but I would also make sure that diversity and equity was being looked at when those positions are being filled to make sure that it Accurately represents the district You have 30 seconds Left oh, I was just gonna say that not only not only on the boards and commissions, but also through the office It's important that you don't just go with Just go with people who apply you also have to make sure that you do like I think it was miss dory brown said And go out and seek the experts you have to go out and look for people That are qualified and make sure that the very best is serving the community Thank you so much I'm gonna take a brief moment here carl and see you have joined us carl. You should have in your Email a virtual background to download um, if you can do that fine Okay, let me try and find it. I guess give me Keep keep doing it. We're going to on to other people on the questions. Okay The next person for this question is chris dawkins Thank you so much for the question Um, first of all, uh, when you talk about historic preservation I was named a fellow by the national trust for historic preservation in worcesterston dc So I am very versed on historical value number one Second if I am elected, uh, the first people that I'm going to look to be able to fill all these slots Is although I told you I am a senior Uh, the other candidates that are here I would look to them to also ask them to continue to serve and to find a way for them to serve And hopefully they will want to serve on some of those boards and commissions Uh, number three, I have served on the uh joint commission for elderly affairs And again that has not been filled for three years And I'm hoping that that's one of the first things that I can do because I hear from that Board or uh chairperson all of the time. So I'm very much in tune to what you're talking about and I will be receptive Thank you. And the next person on this question is norris tyron darden Just waiting for my face to pop up There I go. Okay. So so thank you. Um, so to answer your question. Yes I want to make sure I answer the question, but I think the bigger thing is how And so for me District two Again is the best district in the entire city with that being said We're the most talented district in the entire city But if we're not reaching out to people we'll never know how we do that though coalition building Work with our nonprofits working with our hoas and na's work with our social groups And work with our faith-based community and getting all these people together and having a literal talent search Having a summit to identify Those people in our community who are experts in these different fields And who want to be a part of these processes and have the level of commitment that we need to move our district forward And so yes to the question How coalition building and working with those stakeholders in our community. Thank you Thank you And the next person on this question is jaylon mckay redriguez So this is a huge part of my platform and it falls under protecting the integrity of neighborhoods The people mentioned in the question These are folk who are not following neighborhood plans not respecting the will in neighborhoods and are focused on their profits Rather than respecting the will of our communities and they're making deals in private So my commitment is that I will establish a community driven appointment process for the hdrc and zoning board As well as other boards and commissions and for these specifically We're going to prioritize those who are knowledgeable and have ties to the community And there are many community leaders who are qualified and more than willing to serve And one huge problem is that developers are contributing to the campaign to our city council and are then placed on boards and commissions It's a terrible pay to pay to play system And i'm proud to have been the first candidate to commit to taking zero developer dollars And I have proven that campaigns do not need them to run and our council members do not need to be beholden to developers I'm a people driven candidate and you can count on me to be honest about that. Thank you Thank you and the next person on this question is jada andrew sullivan Thank you so much That was one of the first things that we were able to do when we came into office We put out the call to action to our community and our community stepped up So first and foremost, I want to thank those who volunteer their time to give back to their community I want to thank those who volunteer to step up into the boards and commissions I want to be thankful to all of those who are continuing to serve to speak for our community I want to thank those who did say that we needed to see a difference in hdrc and in our planning of our operational development Of how we place people on our boards and commissions and even though we have been able to truly feel all of our seats We know that we continue to thank each and every person that decided to step up And say let me help with the voice and amplifying the voice of our district So thank you to all of our boards and commission appointees and we look forward to your continued service here to the district two area. Thank you so much Thank you And the next person on this question is walter perry Yes, thank you for that question. Uh, yes, I do commit To appointing people on the boards and commissions and as a matter of fact One of the first things i'm going to do is go through the list And see who's been termed too long There's been people that's been on these boards and commissions for a long time I looked on the on the website and i've seen people that's supposed to be on there for one or two years They've been on there for five or six years So we got to get these old people off there because they they have all ideas and they're not coming with fresh ideas So that's one of the first things i'm going to do is you know do a scrubbing But i want to point out one place which is tasona Because that has been a big concern of mine because if you're going mlk you look at those houses Those houses don't have backdoors and that is not only a fire hazard. That is just unnecessary And that's a zoning issue and that's why I feel like we have to get leadership in there Who's going to put the right zoning people in there who can have oversight on these construction projects? It's a shame that it's looking like that on mlk Thank you And the next person on that question carl. I know you were with us a minute ago. You still with us? Yeah, i'm still here. I'm still here. Thank you for this opportunity to speak on this in particular For for several years I work with architect norsale haywood We were part of a strategy for some of the green belts in the district currently Many many of individuals that I have met over the years is through my relationship with norsale haywood. So Working with him and working with the community I'm definitely aware of Some of the boards that need to be filled. I mean, whether it's terse board or or historical you know, one of the things that I that I have in my plan is to have some of my Some of my discretionary funds used towards You know historic preservation And I also have the right individuals to know about the history and I'm particular aware of what's going on in the history So, you know fulfilling those positions is high priority stuff wasn't getting done. It's time to get them done Thank you I'm going to repeat something real quick before we go to the next question From from what I said earlier Part of what we're trying to do because I have a lot of these questions or questions that we addressed in 2019 and 2017 and and on and on I'm going to be asking questions That include an accountability Function so that you can say this is what I'm going to do in like the first six months and we're going to come back and say To the person who wins this election. How well have you done? So commission remember we're going to be coming back in six months to check up on you on this question and the first person to answer In this round for question number two is jaylon mckay red regus For sure. So I think one of the biggest struggles that Our city has in filling these areas and one of the biggest oversights is an outreach So it's thinking about how are we reaching people to fill these boards? How are we letting people know that these seats are vacant? And putting someone there who's knowledgeable and qualified and there are like as you've said There are plenty of seniors who would love to serve So one of the biggest investments I will make will be an outreach That will not just be online because we know that there is a huge digital divide in the city This one include mail this one includes physical canvassing to reach senior senators to reach Seniors who live out the district It's not hard to find so it's just about getting on the course and doing a lot of the same things that we're learning as candidates We can we should continue doing when elected Thank you Thank you and the next person on this question is miss nika cleaver So I was so surprised to hear that there were so many seniors that didn't have a voice Being that every election and every time someone's asking for a vote They're always concentrating on the seniors So how do we go from concentrating on the seniors during election time? And then not talking to them for two years and then we're right back concentrating on the seniors This has to be a daily thing that we're dealing with which a lot of other things in our community Which is why I'll have committees that are specific to each of those things So we will have a senior committee with people who are leaders and already work with our seniors in our district To make sure that their voice is heard to make sure that they have resources Again, which is something that we already do and to make sure that they are accessible To whatever the things are doing we're going to use our community centers for that because there is a digital divide And there are a lot of seniors that don't want to even learn about Technology so we still need to get to them But at the end of the day they are important and we're going to and they're part of the entire district So we'll keep their voice heard throughout the two years. Thank you And the next person on this question is Tyrone Darden Yes, ma'am. Thank you So going back to that last question the response I want to harp on is the how And so yes, we know this is the need and we have to get it done But the how It goes back to coalition building We know in district two our seniors are the force when it comes to civic engagement But beyond that outside of those, you know, three or four thousand four or five thousand scenes that are voting We also have a mass number of seniors that want to be involved We have to look at the agencies and the entities that are already connected to these critical mass of people And so with that our faith-based community our nonprofit community even our help and wellness community They're already attached to our seniors So we have to make sure the district office is coalition building with these Entities to make sure we have that connectivity and that pipeline to these critical mass of people We have to work smart not hard and again be innovative and bring some of those new ideas to the table. Thank you thank you and The next person on this question is Walter Perry Oh, yes, I would definitely have someone one of my seniors Representing scenes as a matter of fact. There's a guy by the name of Dan Martinez. He's a he's been an active Senior in our vision for a long time. He's somebody I will reach out to he's over in Delcrest Also, I will go through my voters role. Am I uh in my homestead list and get the list of my seniors So I can do wellness checks on there Um, here's the thing about it is I want a senior center just like the one they have in district 10 That councilman Perry has his seniors I want to roll out the red carpet for our seniors because they they are the ones who laid down the brown work for us to be So I talked to a lot of seniors. You can go uh next door just to be talking to the seniors all the time Um, I'm I'm the honorary protector of the seniors in my uh neighborhood over here F street types So I'm committed to these seniors and I'm committed to giving them a voice But I'm also committed to protecting them and fighting for them because they're not always able to fight So you have a champion out Thank you, and the next person on this question is Chris Dawkins Thank you, uh I think I'm the last person who served on that on that board Um, I think this is a very important question and something that all of the candidates Uh that have talked thus far have said we have a constituent constituency of seniors already Why aren't they being uh taken care of and represented? That means me. I'm one of those seniors I'm one of those people who are not being represented. So you can be assured that I will make sure that they are represented uh, I also want to make sure that uh They are spending close to a half a million dollars for the senior center on w w white road for 17 000 square feet of space Which is ridiculous and they don't even own the building So like welter just talked about he wants one We're going to build one and invest in one to make sure that we're not spending all of that money On something that doesn't belong to the city. Thank you Thank you And the next person is christie vianueva Thank you. So when you were asking about this this commission, I mean it is Very upsetting that the seat would remain vacant because there's absolutely no reason i'm sure as many of the other candidates And just like myself as we go out and talk to people in the community We can see that our seniors are not represented They are happy to share that information and this needs to stop We need to be able to capture their voice and represent them as we move forward So I would absolutely be looking for a person Who has a diverse background as a senior Who wants to represent the entire district and then who's going to continuously Give feedback to me directly and to the staff member also assigned to just that level of of Engagement with seniors to make sure that we're making some better strides the other thing that I found out that we don't do thank you And the next person on this question is carl booker Yes, without a doubt this will be filled. I want to say within 30 days Again, if you're familiar with our product of black book, we work with You know seniors in particular historians For documentation for district two in the city of san Antonio How we fulfill that is is really is is having a passionate individuals that is committed to working with the district district two and its legacy Feeling that position will not be difficult. I've worked with and again over 1400 businesses in the community Along with that are, you know, some senior citizens that do have business or are retired I am familiar with the the community and the individuals that help Build what it is today. Thank you. And the next person on this question is ferro clark Okay, I'm glad you asked this question because I believe seniors are very important not only to myself But also to the district so I would absolutely work to ensure that we fill that uh seat with the person that's most qualified but in Also, I would also add to that by making sure that we formed the committee Of seniors throughout the district. I wanted to get involved and be engaged in the governance of the affairs of our senior citizens I think that another area that we're lacking in that I would feel we would have a major investment in closing The digital divide a lot of times we speak to how our seniors don't have access to a lot of things because of the fact They're not on facebook on instagram or you know social medias or even on computers technology I think we have to invest in closing that divide and in providing them with the resources they need because the better Equipped they are the more productive lives that they can live and it will give those that don't have a voice Of voice and access to resources. Thank you very much Thank you and the next person on this question is dorie brown um Yes, one of the things that um when it comes to This commission or any commission if you're worried about the senior commission If you don't know where to start we can start with our very own chris docket. So when I win chris Knowing that he has a qualification and experience and has a passion and will look out for the seniors He's a great place to start, you know, I'm not a senior, but I do represent the aarp group So I definitely want to have somebody in there who is looking out, you know for those in that Transition now there's a lot of seniors who have retired who don't want to do anything But they still want their voice heard. So we had to be mindful of them that they still matter One of the things I tried to get them okay commission to do was like have a job fair within the commission So people who wanted to work and volunteer with MLK commission could never could get them to do that So with any other these other commissions that was something I will Establish to kind of basically kind of have a job fair when it comes to MLK the commission. So people know what's out there Thank you and the next person on this question is jada andrew sullivan Well, thank you so much. First of all, I want to thank our seniors Especially mrs. Mitchell who reached out to us about senior shredding services and the lack of Access that they have to truly protect their identities Then I want to thank aarp knows on wheels for continuing to do the work that they continue to do with our senior services Also, what we have seen especially with a lot of the homebound seniors is that we have been able to use San Antonio five department mih team to deliver home vaccines to those who are homebound And not only for our seniors with those within our disabled community as well as we continue to talk about it Mr. Dawkins, we know that stepping off of the board was something you didn't want to do But having your voice to continue to represent those seniors is what we always look over to meeting with the commission for our seniors We spoke to the things that they needed to see which is telemedicine telehealth and making sure that someone understood that they are here as well So thank you so much Thank you and now on to the next question, which is going to be a short question And we're going to give you 30 seconds to respond to this one. Okay clock time clock you need to go down to 30 seconds Time clock is one of my favorite people Okay. All right, the um The question is District two is a large district has many diverse neighborhoods How many neighborhood association community association meetings? Do you plan to attend virtually? But not by sending a staffer in your first six months of office. This is a quicky 30 seconds How many meetings and the first person on this one is carl book like a lot of things Scheduling as long as it's scheduled. I'll be there Communication is half the battle. So as long as we're aware of the meeting I will personally be there if it's in person. I'll be there if it's virtually I'll be there So it's just a matter of scheduling. I don't have a problem You know, I would like to do a hundred percent. How about that? Okay, and the next person is ferro clark I'd literally be at as many of them as I can attend anybody who follows me or is familiar with the work I do You know that I attend literally hundreds of meetings city council commissioners court zooms attending Congress to speak on house bills So I'm very very active when they come to that and there's not a day goes by that I'm not in at least three to three or six zooms So I'd attend as many as possible Thank you. The next person on this question is chris dockins Uh 100 I will do all of them. There are going to be some neighborhoods. Wow Hold on Are you hearing me? That's there we go. Now we got chris time time clock. Would you start over again? Please at 30 So I'm going to attend 100 of them. Uh, I'm going to both attend in person I'm going to set them up with uh zoom so that they understand and can do zoom We're going to also continue the president's round table We're going to do that those people or those areas that do not have neighborhood associations We're going to help them to create those This is a cornerstone of what I believe and how you make the city council work because those constituents are what makes it go Thank you and the next person on this question is dory brown My goal would be to attend 100 percent, but no less than 60 percent Within the first month and then get the other 40 percent in the second month. That's the perfect Opportunity time to introduce yourself Um as the council person to find out what the concerns are and then make sure you put all that together If you can do 100 percent the first month when you come back in the second Then you can kind of give follow-up on what they you've discussed previously Thank you time. Um, and the next person is Norris tribrone darden Yes, ma'am. So my goal in the first six months is to attend 100 of the meetings either via zoom or if they have them in person Safely uh in person beyond that we also have to look at over this uh pandemic The homeowner association and neighborhood associations have literally folded uh in block walking in easterly hills They've told me we need help because we really don't have that level support anymore And we aren't meeting and so that would be a priority 100 percent and help those who need to help the most Thank you the next person on this is uh nika cleaver All right, so we have Do I unmute myself? I'm sorry Can you hear me We can hear you. You're fine. Okay. That was okay. So we have 29 neighborhood associations in district two Many of them meet on a tuesday or a monday at six o'clock I know this because I sit on the board of denver heights neighborhood association and digno witty neighborhood association happens at the same time I will be at 100 percent. We just got to get the timing together to make sure that I can get to all of them This is very important because they are part of the plan to make district two great They have to have more involvement and more support. So i'll be there Thank you. And next is jada andrew sullivan Thank you so much. So um We are continuing to work with our neighborhood association president's round table with over 32 different neighborhood association presidents We continue to know that we have lost two of our neighborhood association presidents here within eastwood village And also their general kruger. So we sent our heartfelt condolences to those But we will continue to register those neighborhood associations Within the areas that need to have their bylaws put in place and we thank you so much for your work And the next person is jaylon mckay red ricas For sure. So I want to start off by saying that because i've seen city council schedules I've seen um what those meetings looks like and I see the schedules for every neighborhood association I know it's not realistic to say I will attend every meeting and I won't disappoint anybody By promising that but I will commit to attending one of the first two neighborhood association meetings um Because there are some that are done quarterly So you need to prioritize those when there are conflicts with multiple neighborhood associations But I do believe it is a priority to attend every and include Those neighborhood leaders that are not officially recognized because there's plenty of Thank you. Thank you. Um And the next person on this is walter perry Uh, yes, I will commit to going to as many as possible initially I will make as many because I'm new to the job So I want to introduce myself one of the ideas that I have I want to create a neighborhood association hub Where it's uh where they can come and make copies have meetings And everybody can come as a coalition building like they do with east triangle It's like 12 neighborhood associations and they're one neighborhood association and they come together So I want to make that that old I want to make that connection right there with the services and the neighborhood associations Time the next person on this question is christy vienna wava Thank you so I know that uh a council person schedule is Very vast and it's going to take a lot of time To go to all these neighborhood association meetings and other organizations But I will commit to being in as many as possible Zoom is a beautiful thing and if I will be allowed to do that and join the groups that way That will help and add to the schedule because we need to have that connection and I want to make sure that it takes place I'll be there. Thank you Thank you Okay, um according to um Uh, oh no, I've got I've got another question. Sorry. I've got another question before we do our before we do our halftime um And um, let me make sure I get this question in for susan This next question will be a one minute question and the Speaking it in for susan here boom. There we go. Um, this question is Some of you mentioned this In the last question, but there are a lot of community associations not necessarily Recognized by the city. Um, and there are a lot of other groups out there that um represent Constituencies geographic constituencies in the in the community So the question is how will you ensure? That neighborhood associations community associations and the voices of residents are all part of the decision making process Remember for this I need some specific measurable steps that you're going to take so that we can come back and say Did you do it and in your first six months? Um, the first person on this question is going to be ferro clark Yes, I think that I'm sorry. I think that's very important And uh, it's already part of the work that I already do having to sit on uh, so many different organizations and be a part Of so many different committees It is it's an absolutely important question to be able to make sure that everybody's involved and having to be in You know, uh in touch with so many people But it is definitely possible one of the things we have to do is bring in technology to ensure that happens To make sure that people have every possible way to get in touch with their um, their council members via text Whether it's emails uh facebook instagram twitter You have to open all lines of communication and ensure that everybody possible has a seat at that table And that's something that I will continue to do. I will engage our faith-based communities our non-profits And our organizations that are recognized and unrecognized in order to get that done. Thank you very much Thank you. The next person on this question is noris tyron darden Yes, ma'am. That's a great question. And so for district two, we have a lot of great independent and individual organizations Operating what I like to call their silos of excellence and those silos are excellent in in name Because they help the people that are a part of it But when we want to start growing and we want to start sustaining that growth We have to break down those walls and that goes back to my statement of coalition building and working together And so we know in district two faith-based community non-profit community Our social groups all those are the organizations the neighborhood association home on associations Or the organizations that are attached to the critical masses, but we need to start working together And so for me coalition building will be the number one priority in addition to constituency services We get more people involved. We get more people connected and more voices will be heard. Thank you You The next person on this question is Walter Perry Yes, again, like I said, uh, the biggest thing for these neighborhood associations is having the access To the council uh to the council office. So I promise to create more accessibility for the neighborhood associations I said earlier. I want to create hubs for the neighborhood associations to where they can all come together See if you need to create a place to where they can all come together And in that way you can to talk to them. They can have meeting spaces They can come get city data. They can come run on copies They can create neighborhood association welcome packages for new people who move into their neighborhoods See those are the type of things that we need to do like we need to strengthen our neighborhood associations So imagine if my neighborhood really hikes We had a welcome to the neighborhood package that talked about trash pickup days the mail pickup days Who your neighbors are who to call situations like that We need our neighborhood associations to be active like that because they have information to residents that the city doesn't And once we start utilizing those type of things for us, we can be successful Thank you and the next person on this question is carl booker Yes, I have a plan for a community dashboard in that dashboard. It's about documentation So if a neighborhood association has any issues, whether it's stray dogs speed bumps Homeless encampments, they need to be established. They need to be what I call created a standard So if we know in a particular neighborhood that they have a standard of stray dogs or You know speeding throughout the neighborhood. We need to identify that Established milestones for that neighborhood find out how we can fix it Again, we will have a FAQ in that community dashboard that addresses their issue So if it's in writing, we want to respond in writing and then have a timeline of what we're going to get that done So if we believe We can solve that problem. We're going to document it and let them know that it's in progress Almost like a uber. It's on its way And we're going to fix it Thank you. The next person on this is jaylin. Nikki. Rodriguez For sure. So my commitments are one, I will attend neighborhood association meetings And we'll have at least one staff member at every one of those meetings Two, I will establish a process that places these organizations meetings on the books So I'm aware of all of them and I or a staff member can maintain constant communication with these leaders Three, I will establish an advisory board that will serve to make policy budgeting Commission and board placements and community engagement recommendations And all can serve on that board. All are eligible And I think for I will also have Friday office hours at each of the two field offices So that I am accessible to everyone on the east and the northeast Thank you We have time left Assinked Um, the next person on this question is christy vienna waiba Thank you The the focus of this would be to have success is definitely to be accessible So I would make sure that I am accessible and all of the staff members Are constantly accessible to each of these groups No matter what they're doing. No matter what activity is going on We want to make sure that we're always checking in we're always documenting the progress overall And then we're sharing that with the rest of the community. So that is definitely going to be the key to this We also My team and I want to build strategy meetings to make sure that each of the questions are getting answered And if they're not being addressed we can take care of that very quickly So bringing everyone together uniting the community from all areas throughout district two. Thank you Okay, and the next question person on this question is dory brown And yes, can you repeat the question for me because I got sure One second How will you ensure that neighborhood associations community associations and the voices of residents are all part of the decision making making process And I am looking for specific measurable steps Okay, um, one of the things we have to do is see what's out there and revamp and rethink what's out there I know like the city has an app. I don't see how why we can't Expand off of that unless we need to create our own Even through our website when I worked for state rep Ruth Jones McClendon. We had a separate website For the residents again formation out that was that did not go through the state So even if we do use that as an avenue for them to contact us that make sure everything is time stamp in dated in a way that we can make sure we follow up and Give the people a way to contact us not just pass me a Walmart and say a few words to me and expect me to remember your situation but we will Make sure or I will make sure that the residents issues Are noted Addressed and followed up Thank you And the next person on this question is nika cleaver So I'm going to say the relationships that I already have the relationships that we will build Communication and having a center core place for engagement. It's all about like right now I've talked to so many special interest groups and community groups and people who work and serve the community Why because my name is on a list that I'm running for a candidate. They can find me So that's what they'll need to be able to do as counsel person. Yes We will have a committee within the office that strictly deals with neighborhood associations and groups that want to build and work for the district So that way they have consistent Help consistent resources and a consistent cheerleader to help you get to the issues that you need done We don't have to wait on a certain date. We also have I love my d2.com that will launch That will have questions surveys and places for you to put your concerns in and yes I will be accessible at all times whether it's through the office through the phone through the email or through this website We're going to get it done Okay, and the next person on this question is jada andrew sullivan Thank you so much. So we continue to have open access Even in the last year when our office was closed and the city was shut down We continue to answer questions on facebook. We continue to have access through making sure that you have your e-blast Working with ccsa working with cops metro We continue to have a monthly meeting that is set up So we continue to reach out to our faith faith leaders by having a quarterly meeting with our faith faith ministers To make sure that they are able to get that communication back out to their parishioners We continue to work with the icon. We continue to work with our schools and our school counselors We continue to work on making sure that our constituents can come in and speak to us at the office Last campaign we dev out my personal phone number and in the last two years it still hasn't changed So we are still accessible. We're still here to do the work for our community We will continue to work with each and every person that is willing and able and wanting to work with us We are here for you district to know that your answers will be given to you. Thank you so much Thank you and the next person on this question is chris dockins Okay, uh, first of all news alert, um, if I become the councilperson The neighborhood round table is going to be called now the community congress The community congress is going to be a group of neighborhood organizations and it's a two-way street I want them to be able to Contact me and I want to be able to contact them. I want to empower them So that the neighbors in their neighborhood are using the neighborhood organizations I want to try to structure this in such a way where the neighborhood organizations have a lot of power To make sure that the neighbors get involved the problem that I see right now and being a neighborhood president before is that uh people just don't get in touch or go through their neighborhood organizations and I want to try to make that uh So that it does happen more that we've got more input from the neighbors to the neighborhood association To the council district whatever we need to do as far as that is concerned I'm willing to do how we're going to make that uh accountable or numbered or quantified I don't know how we're going to do that time. Thank you. Thank you Okay, um, we have come up to uh in our um run of show to the point where everybody including me needs to stand up and stretch um, but we have some really terrific, um Absolutely, wonderful videos for you from From district two. We're going to have some drone video footage of district two playing for about the next 10 minutes um, and we will get back on track in I'm sorry. Adam is it eight and a half minutes? um, I think eight and a half minutes. So that would be about uh, 3 24 that we will be back online, which is almost in line with our Wonderful run of show what what's up with that? Um, and I also want to thank the absolutely terrific and wonderful people from the translation services who are here and who have been so so fabulous about keeping up with all of you guys and making sure that that we are accessible to to everybody to an even bigger bigger audience today and Also to a couple of really very important donors We got Liz Franklin and d smith Donated your neighbors donated to support this this broadcast as did the chairman of the board of now cast s a Chuck Andrews Charles Andrews jr And we also have a really important media partner local community news who's helping us Helping us get this word out and also documenting it and sharing it with their community, which Also includes some parts of the of district two including my neighborhood And I think that's everybody until I Until I get nudged about who I forgot so adam You ready? um We'll take it away with some great drone footage you there Okay, okay Let's let's do the drones so we can all take Okay, welcome back. We're into some lovely lovely videos. Um, I'm I'm I'm very grateful to Your neighbors who suggested that that would be a great way to do halftime And let me call them out by name. Um, uh, Ivana floras is tucked over my shoulder there. It's s a i interpreters and they are They are the best totally wonderful and i'm so grateful for their help today. Um that really made this possible and another um Another shout out to the folks at kens five everyone uh on On the east side of san Antonio and district two knows kens fives most beloved resident of district two is sue calberg and kens five also Did some did a story and um promotion of this event today And so the next time you see a kens five person say thanks guys because they care Okay, um, we're up on question number five now um, and let me tuck this into crowdcast force for um So that it can be linked By the way, in case you are not aware if you go back to crowdcast after this you can You can click on the questions and when that question is asked It will jump the video straight to that question so you can hear all the candidates responses to those specific questions to that specific question Which is one of the reasons we love crowdcast Okay, so the question is district two Seems to be ground zero for gentrification and development And often that leaves long time Low-income residents vulnerable and displaced What specific steps are you going to take to help help them deal with that? And um for this we're on question number five the first person to answer this is walter perry In the perry plan, we specifically are going to Feel and make homeowners. I think that's is the key to stopping gentrification Is to raise the level of home ownership When you have people in those homes Developers can't get them and the reason that they were able to come in during the primary zone Was because we had a lot of vacant lots and a lot of dilapidated and vacant homes So they were able to come to these neighborhoods Spruce up these houses with this cheap stuff this cheap labor and this cheap these cheap Building materials and charge astronomical prices for neighborhoods. That's not really worth We have in these neighborhoods that are gentrified when you still have prostitution you still have crime You still have blight and they're still food deserts So one of the things I would do is create a straight path to home ownership That is the true way to stop the crime and gentrification And you can look at the numbers and it will show you you have a stronger home ownership neighborhood You have a stronger community stronger schools and you have better businesses. So that's why I will go is building home ownership Okay, and we're just going to hang tight for just a second here and I'm going to Repeat the question for you guys Again district two seems to be ground zero for gentrification and development It can leave long time low income residents vulnerable and displaced What specific steps will you have? To um to help them will you take to help those people? Okay, and the next person on this question is Jada Andrew Sullivan Thank you so much. So what we have started to do is we are looking at what development is truly coming into the district We have denied many zonings that have been asked to be built We also have changed the udc To make sure that any development that is coming into the district is consistent with the identity of those neighborhoods Also making sure that we are putting in development that speaks to community partners That really want to help to uplift the district to area by looking at those other homes that are in the same areas That they're looking to develop to say what can we do to beautify the neighborhoods and beautify the homes that are right there We do not want to displace families So we need to make sure that we are working with our state representatives and working with our tax Assessors to make sure that we are having equitable appraisals done within our community We have seen the the district to area be overpriced by 250 percent just in the local areas. So that is the work that we will continue to do We will continue to hold everyone accountable, but we will get in the resources that our community needs. Thank you I'm sorry and it's muted there. Um, and the next person on this question is ferro clark ferro, I think you are muted There we go. Can you hear me? Okay Up now. I can't hear you I'm sorry. I muted me clock. Oh clock. Can you reset? Thank you All right, um, one of the things that I would work really heavy to do and I believe they've already had success with this in the county Is I would work to create a tax freeze or various tax breaks for residents of d2 that are homeowners I believe creating a tax freeze for them will allow building economic will allow The building and economic development in the area to take place while at the same time Ensuring that our most vulnerable citizens, which are seniors and even our disabled residents and our families Are not displaced from their properties We also would like to make sure that there's incentives for developers that want to come in and build responsibly and not Damage our neighborhoods and take away or create gentrification Thank you And the next person on this question is jaylon mckay. Rodriguez my pen Hey Just a tiny bit of musical chairs going on here. Let's go in there and we've got okay. We've got jaylon back And we've got me back and now all we need is um, evanna back and the clock and um, evanna There we go. We're all here. Okay. Do you remember the question or shall I repeat it? Yes. Yes. Okay. Okay. Thank you So I'm going to continue my commitment to taking no developer dollars I can and will work with developers without taking their money Um, and I'll be open and honest with community leaders when it's time to make zoning changes And I believe it's the office's responsibility to compromise in a way that leans toward neighborhood goals and neighborhood plans first Um, also tangible item. I will propose either through a budget amendment or ccr To include a tax freeze for areas affected by new development and renovations on their streets We also need to have a look at what affordability really is in d2 And step two work with HUD to change the AMI because it conflicts with the reality of what the AMI is in san antonio specifically in d2 And we have these You know high rise luxury apartments that they want to build and they'll say we can fit teachers Two teachers and their family in this unit And it's going to be affordable for them But two teachers and their family are not going to move into a one bedroom luxury apartment And that is what we have been allowing to happen in this too and it cannot happen anymore Thank you time and for everybody Everyone who does not know off the top of their head what is an AMI that is adjustable median average median income And it is that that is part of what's used to determine affordability of of houses in a broad sense so sometimes an in san antonio that is broadly used in the county average median income which is a A higher figure than in san antonio anyway off of Off of the glossary there and the next person to answer this question is going to be carl booker Yes, gentrification is definitely a problem But I understand if you're a senior citizen You you have tax incentives or tax breaks if you're disabled vet you have tax breaks But in addition to that, I think when it comes to gentrification, it's really about legacy Or Keeping it in the family so to speak So if we have any type of opportunities to make sure that individuals That want to stay in their family home have the ability to stay in their family home Also in addition to that That they're opportunities for improvement so Hypothetical if there are Areas in the homes that need to be upgraded or fixed That there will be some incentives that allows someone to come in there either retrofit for handicap but also Cosmetic facade improvement so i'm definitely in favor of Of doing that to better the community and enhance the the area as well Thank you and the next person on this question is dorie brown Okay, i'm still on phone i'll be On the zoom in a minute, but um When it comes to this Do you know we're okay? um, one of the I guess concerns issues or whatever is is that um You know, we've had people that are been in these homes for a long time and they may not know the true responsibility of Home ownership and really what takes to to take care of a home because you probably have generations in there Who's always just dependent on? um Mom or dad or grandma to do this So one of the things we have to do is make sure we bring it to the people of what we can do to help them To upgrade their homes take care of their homes Let them know the resources that are out there and make it understandable and feasible for them Also not allow these developers um as we if we can stop them that don't already have permission but to come in and Build things that are going to compete and drive up the tax rate as well Thank you Thank you Then the next person on this question is christie be in the way of Thank you ma'am So one of the biggest things that I continue to learn from our legacy homeowners is that they do not feel supported They do feel that there's new development coming in and around them So I am definitely pledging to support to make sure each of them has the necessary education that's needed And the necessary resources to get back on track I don't want any more of those family members and individuals To be losing their homes because many of them have said they have parents that recently passed away And they want to continue to stay in the neighborhood The other thing is we have to work with those developers and make sure that they understand That we want developers that will work with small businesses And not take advantage of our neighbors. So there will be incentives there for them to stop doing that. Thank you Okay, and the next person on this question is nika cleaver So I didn't really hear the whole question because my computer died I can I can oh, that's why you were briefly missing and coming back. Okay. Yes the clock The clock will remain at one minute while I repeat the question Because we are um because technology um The question is district Two seems to be ground zero for gentrification and development And that leaves can leave longtime low-income residents vulnerable and often displaced What specific steps would you take to help them? So from the answers, that's what I thought the question would be But we do have to actually educate all of our residents on what tax breaks that they can get and they already are Able to get right then we also have to be proactive and help our residents get to the place to where They can live comfortably in their homes and they have the resources needed to live a comfortable life The other thing we have to do is definitely work with developers There's a lot of developers out there that understand affordable housing and want to bring stuff to our community So working with them And giving them tax breaks or different breaks to make sure that they are You know working with our community instead of against it But we also have to understand that bringing new things to our community does is going to be a raise in taxes So instead of stopping it is preparing our people to be able to handle that and still be able to live in the area that they love Thank you And the next person on this question is chris dawkins This is a real difficult question because there's a lot packed into it number one gentrification is real From the bond issue if I were elected, uh, I would make sure that number one There would be money in there where people can fix up their homes I think that's the first important thing People need to fix up their homes the homes that are built in san antonio the majority of the stock Was built in like in 1951 Some of it does need to go So in a funnel so to speak as we deal with this whole issue I don't want people to just cry gentrification because they didn't do anything with their property. So Some property does need to be raised I am in agreement with that But those people who are in their property and want to do something to their homes We want to give them the tools that they need to be able to take care of that Um, and I'll talk more about that. Hopefully there'll be some questions on affordable housing and we can talk about some other issues later. Thank you Thank you and the next person on this is uh, norris tyron darden Yes, ma'am. So listen the gentrification train is on the track and it's moving full steam ahead and as a community We have three options. We can try to figure out how to drive that train We can figure out a seat on that train or we continue to let the train drag us That's not what we want for our community because it goes back to your question People being displaced and being vulnerable. So a key thing as an educator We know knowledge is power and so providing the community with the knowledge they need To be prepared when these things come about what I mean by these things higher taxes Um situation where they can't afford to make these improvements and stay in their homes Beyond that though as a district office. We can't micro manage these things So from a macro level, we have to empower people in the community Again coalition building faith-based community nonprofits All the different entities and empower them home on association neighborhood association And empower them to pass this information on and continue to circle back to make sure everybody's needs are being met Thank you okay, um And I think that ends the round for this this question um the next question and This also I mean, it's a it's a very very global question um homelessness Big problem throughout san antonio and in district two Give me three Specific examples of things you will do to address this problem in the first six months on the job I didn't say solve it But three specific things that you will do to address this problem in your first six months in office and And the first person on tap is chris dawkins Wow, uh the first three things that I would probably do is number one I want to talk and and find out what's going on at haven for hope Uh, we may have just seen in the news where the executive director is stepping down from there Um, I also there's a place in I think two city, Iowa that has a Homeless shelter which a gentleman told me about yesterday. I want to look at that find out what's going on there And what we can learn from them What they are doing and then the third thing is that I want to be able to talk to experts Everywhere within the city outside the city and I want to build Using haven for hope as our model and then build upon that Thank you Next person on this question is christy vinaueva Thank you. This is a really tough question to answer, but I know first and foremost I would make sure to Speak with the law enforcement and social workers To see what it is that they're experiencing as they're coming in contact with our homeless residents Make sure that there is not something that we can't immediately Activate and expand on to help the situation The next thing is there are a lot of nonprofits that have been supporting Our homeless residents So I want to make sure to also figure out how we can expand on their services And make sure that they're not just sleeping in tents or sleeping out on the streets And then other residents of district 2 are just living in fear as they've expressed We want to be able to come together And the third is to make sure to keep this all going to make sure that we have money in the budget To do these things to expand to help others So we don't lose the validity and and the forward moving progress. Thank you. Thank you Next person on this question is nika cleaver All right So if we've got to first figure out where the city stands and the programs that they want to do They do have money for homeless. They do have a plan Different getting different motels hotels different situations buildings that haven't been used to try to help with that So we got to see what they have in store so we can either fill gaps or help with that with those programs to move forward another thing that we have to do is work with or see where all of like like Ah, I'm excuse me all of our shelters and places that already deal with the homeless and see where we can Help and actually support those things the city has really taken away our faith-based Community that really really helps with the homeless So I feel like we need to support the faith-based community to make sure that They have the resources and things that they need and then thirdly we have to start with the plan Can we deal can we work with developers to create a place with with programs? Um, that can help with homeless and get out of that situation because we want to prevent homelessness time. Thank you And the next person on this question is jada. Andrew Sullivan Well, we continue to work with coalitions like housing first coalition We continue to build models like the model that we have coming into district two with the tiny homes in the Cal Twin Village That is a permanent supportive housing program that will have also community-based resources a health clinic Appa theater and entertainment And we will be dedicating that to those who are 65 and above living in chronic homelessness And then also to work with other organizations such as the whole house who helps our homeless find jobs And help them find a source of becoming and finding themselves again And then we continue to work with our outreach programs We continue to work on the outreach and homeless initiative and strategic plan that the city of san Antonio Has already put in place by looking at other green space areas and buying these different resources such as in vacant hotels and vacant warehouses These are the things that are already in place We have to build on those things that are in place and make sure that we are using these federal dollars that we have Come in to truly speak to this. Thank you Thank you and the next person on this question is Walter Perry Oh, yes, thank you. One of the first things I want to do is take the human approach I want to find their relatives. I want to see if they have family next to kin somebody who can come And help them because a lot of times a lot of these people they have family But they're detached from their family and that's why they wind it up on the streets because They have issues with their family. So let's try to find the next kin Once we do that we want to connect them to resources whether that's a shelter whether that's Mental health services, whatever they may be We want to connect them to resources and we also want to follow up after a period of time Six months two years A year or so because we want to see if The the resources we're provided and the help that we're giving them is having any type of progress on them We want to look out for the youth to form incarcerated in the lgbtq ride Because those are the populations that are really homeless and they don't have the services and the support that they need So i'm going to dedicate my office as an office of support for these people so that way they can have a champion for homelessness Thank you The next person on this question is ferrell clark Thank you. So uh, my belief is that we have to start with addressing the root cause and there's going to be three main root causes That we have to look at that is creating Uh creating space for free mental health counseling Free drug abuse counseling and free family counseling If you don't address and attack the root cause of homelessness It does not matter what area and how you try to fix it You will continuously see a revolving door if we address these different key areas and first we work through those Through our nonprofits our faith base And even our our schools to send their undergraduates to help us with counseling And once we address the problems on that level then we can move on to making sure that we're connecting them with resources And jobs and providing wraparound services and support that help foster their independence Thank you The next person on this question is jaylon mckee radriguez Yes, so my priority will be housing first policy If the priority is houselessness the focus needs to be on housing housing first prioritizes getting people off the streets and in Shelter and have getting them access to mental health services. So one i'll propose the purchase of two vacant hotels and temporarily house the homeless Similarly to in austin A huge problem with haven for hope is they require people to give up their heads give up their belongings and give up their coping mechanisms All of which are no deals for a lot of people to we have to commit to mental health care in all city owned housing facilities The causes of hope of homelessness our trauma mental health care And that's why we have so many veterans so many lgbtq teenagers who have PTSD These are communities that are high in crime as well and have an opportunity gap Three increase the amount of time caseworkers have to provide recommendations when they're visiting housing houseless encampments That's a big one And then also for extra support tiny housing communities for permanent housing solutions. Thank you Thank you The next person on this question is noris Kyron Darden Yes, ma'am. So the first thing we need to understand is that homelessness and houselessness is not they are not monoliths So the first thing we have to figure out is or identify all the different levels of homelessness There's not one type of homelessness And so if we try to approach it all the same way we're going to fail Dramatically the next thing that we definitely need to do is once we identify the different levels of homelessness Then we look at those root causes for each level For example, someone may be homeless because they're one paycheck away And they they lost that the job and now they're homeless. So now that root cause is they need A living wage job or paying job We connect them to those resources and then finally the community comes together We identify the people that have a heart for this There are the experts for this and we put together a team that puts together a draft for comprehensive housing program That leads and it's transitional and it leads to home ownership if that's what the person desires Everyone does not desire to be a homeowner. Thank you Thank you The next person on this question is dory brown Okay, can I hear you did it? Yes, okay Adjust it um when it comes to homelessness One I want to work with um, I don't believe in recreating will So I want to get with the organizations that are out there already such as like hater for hope and sam and other faith faith ministries And see how we can help them or they can tell us What the shortcomings are? the reason maybe What they thought they could do they couldn't do And how we can feel those gaps in the holes Manage the tent cities the tent cities are out there. You can't just move the people around But if we can kind of assist them, you know and managing them and keeping them clean, you know, that's something we can do Um, I agree with ferro. We have to find the root cause Of why people are out there and then sometimes you have to realize some people They just prefer to be homeless, you know Some people don't believe that but I've talked to homeless people before that that say that and I just talked to a lady today Who has a concern about homeless people living next to her house and she said yeah They told her they just want to be homeless. They don't want the responsibility of time That responsibility to get home. Thank you Okay, and the next person to speak on this question is carl booker Again part of my community dashboard is to have You know access to information One thing that's important to the community is inventory We need to know where the vacant lots are where the vacant buildings are where the vacant schools are This will allow not only us as individuals to be able to send someone there But also for developers that are looking for real estate opportunities that will allow for housing Secondly, this is a mental health issue Imagine being homeless It's going to be stressful. So we we know these things going in like a moth to a flame It will be an attraction. So if we know A horse needs water. We're going to build a pond to attract that horse Same thing with the the homelessness if they are in need of help If we have a destination where they know they can get help and not be judged We want to develop that with our current inventory and that's what it's going to be required Through our community dashboards through standards milestones and timelines. Thank you. Thank you Okay Yeah, we're we've gone from Complicated questions to profound questions, right and And the next question is another one of those things that I have heard asked so many times and And so I and I know you've all thought deeply about it Everyone who lives in In san Antonio's thought about this you guys have thought deeply about it And so I really want some specifics on what you've thought about where you would go. We all agree It's it's a problem. But what have you thought about what you would do? What are your first steps in your first six months of office? And here's the question The east side is struggling for help with all of the violence What can you do to slow down the shooting? What is your vision for addressing the violence on the east side and for rebuilding the community? Remember I want some specifics that you will take in your first six months of office And we're going to start on this with norris tyrone dart So I believe that everything is relative. Yes, we do have a violent crime issue On the east side and we are concerned But I don't want to ever make people feel like this is the part of the of the community It's the part of our city where all the crime is happening. That's just totally not true What I will say is this though There needs to be more opportunities for our youth and our young people And so we need to make a better investment in them. I understand we want skate rings and malls and all things like that but We can't have them instantaneously. But what can we have? What can what can we have? We can have opportunities that are connected to workforce development We can have opportunities that are that are connected to the trade and vocational Areas we have to start putting our people in a place to where they have a choice And so with that being said as a council person The initial piece would be identifying all the resources and connecting all the community members to those resources So we can have a choice. Thank you Thank you and the next person to speak on this is Chris Dawkins Um Help us on the way This is what we're going to do. I'm going to be very hard on crime It's going to be so difficult that some folks may not really like it We're going to attack the address And we're going to empower those neighborhoods where that home is Because you cannot really stop crime without people being involved So the first thing is that they've got to say that they want crime to be out of their neighborhood We're going to allow As those people who are doing running that they're going to have to have background checks on the people who they rent to And we're going to allow the neighborhood associations to take The person at that address if they're found in a to be a problem to Take them to JP court and if they went in JP court that money is going to go to the neighborhood I've talked to mcmanus about this and then da Nicola hood about this and most of the time where crime occurs is where there is no neighborhood organization. Thank you Thank you The next person on this question is christy vinaueva So specifics to addressing this and in the beginning we know that we have a world of Accesses through the city. We know that we have a listing of all the 311 and 911 calls that we have access to so we need to identify What exactly is happening? I personally have lived through this The second thing is i'm going to make sure that the residents are not given the run around anymore This is specifically happened to me and to my neighbors and to many others in district two You ask for one answer and then you're sent to another department another department Our office would have to be focused on the solution to make sure that neighbors can get involved and do more. Thank you Thank you, and I um jumped over carl. I'm sorry. You were you were you were next Not a problem. I'm gonna repeat community dashboard If we know in a particular zip code or neighborhood or street If there's a hot spot of crime You're going to see it on the hot spot So part part of that community dashboard allows for us to to look at the crime And know if we have an issue in a particular area Secondly part of my mlk project is reflectors And reflective paint So in other words, uh, if you do not currently have Your street number on your curbside. I'm going to get that fixed within three to six months of three thousand homes Within three to six months Granted that is not a lot, but it is a start In our first three to six months. We will have Uh curbside reflective paint numbers on at least three thousand homes Then secondly, if you have any issues, uh, we're going to be able to identify your home As long as we know where you're located and we can't communicate with you. Thank you Thank you And the next person on this question is dory brown Okay, well, we know that there's no quick fix to this and one thing we have to look at is Why are the people permit creating the crime or create or otherwise and why don't they feel like their hands are tied So we have to be able to you know connect with employers who give um People a second chance in employment because a lot of times they're doing stuff because they need money and finances And so we want to make sure we can connect with all the employers who are willing to give those people a second chance We also need to have evening programs I know this was brought up years years ago by having evening program where there were sports and stuff um friday and saturday nights so that Those individuals will have something to do and they're not just wandering around the street board creating problems If we need to do like a skate park, we have um like the second baptist church who has a gym and who has a bowling alley You know right there in that community if we can work out some kind of partnership with them Where that can be open in the evening to allow Individuals to come and have something to do while may you know being constructive and positive Okay, and the next person on this is walter perry senior Uh, yes, ma'am. I think the key is to empower the community I would like to bring back citizens on patrol. That's going to be one of the first things i'm going to invest in Also, I want to support community leaders that are in on the ground doing the work You have a lot of formerly incarcerated people like myself and other people out there like mini price He has a movie going on. There's so many people doing so many things And so we have to support these people when they're doing good things We're so quick to condemn them when they act mad or or you know when they're going to get to see It's time to embrace the community leaders that are already doing it So one of the things I propose to a lot of these people and former game members Is a citywide truce and that's something that we can just present to the city and present to the people and say look We care we're tired of the killing we want to do at least starting on sunday because to a lot of people That's the Lord's name So we want to start on sunday and hopefully that can go on to other days So don't that's what i'm going to implement the first 90 days Hold me on that and you can come back in 90 days and you'll see thank you Thank you the next person on this is jada andrew selavan So the first thing that we want to do is continue to make sure that our community feels safe enough to speak out We want to make sure that their voices are continuously heard We want to continue to work with our police department by implementing a strategic Area of making sure that the visually and the visibility of our police officers within our district Do not see a sign of being overpoliced But we also want to make sure that we work with the detectives The detectives need to have some form of sensibility training to meet and work with these families But also getting our schools to have the kids speak out We know that we've seen an escalation and retaliation of crimes and also in domestic violence within our district So we want to make sure that we have a safe passageway for our community to speak up and speak out And then we want to make sure that we continue to have the access of our police chief To meet with our faith based community outreach Ministries and making sure that we're working with cops metro making sure we're working with the ican Part of cops metro to fully put resources here in the district. Thank you you And the next person on this question is nita cleaver All right, so prevention options resources works wait a minute. That's not nika Did I did did I screw I excuse me? Let me um, that was my bad and it was absolutely Adam's correct The next person on this was jaylin mckay red ricas. I apologize jaylin For sure So i'll start by saying that we need increased street lighting and it's known that that alone could reduce violent crime by roughly 36 percent as studied by urban labs I will one propose a street lighting index that overlays hot spots of crime homelessness schools and street lights as a way to identify where the street lighting focus should be Two one of the biggest issues we have is that we do not have experts answering the questions about gang Association about the root causes of crime and the city's role in a policy budgeting and infrastructure That's going to address crime not a single criminologist is employed by the city And these are people who understand the root causes of crime and recidivism and how they can be solved in specific communities backed by data I am proposing a department of crime prevention and criminology They will make those recommendations and have funding behind them and take some of that burden off of sapd Because right now sapd is trying to prevent and address crime But there's been an increase so that is obviously not working and from there We will see the development of a comprehensive data focus plan to address crime. Thank you Thank you. And now nika cleaver. It is your turn So charlotte i'm going to take 10 seconds of my time to say you better listen to adam Okay, so yes prevention options Resources and working together is what we need to do. We're talking about 90 days So there's going to be new things that come into place that we'll be able to implement But let's start with what we already have in our districts in our city The sheriff's office the constable's office in our police have programs to help implement the community So we can have more community policing and individuals who are involved in keeping our our district safe We also need programs for our youth to make sure they have options Because the lack of options is what often leads people to crime We need to get into our jails make sure people who are getting out in a year have options So they don't have to revert back to what they think they need to do and again We'll provide resources by working with all of our partnerships that we have throughout the city So people know they can speak Speak out and they have the resources to be able to do something different Thank you the next person on this question And I am trying to listen to adam is is My tabs are all screwed up here is ferro clark Thank you, this is an area that's very important to me And I'm very firm and solid on what I believe is the key and there's three things One is investment in our youth All the studies show that investment in our youth and also investment in economic development is what's going to start to lower our crime rate Number two, like I already do you work with organizations that are Moving and that are working with formerly incarcerated people and educating them to become civically engaged The third thing that you want to do is you want to work with community leaders like uh, Walter parry said leaders like benny price groups like power a big mama's house and uh, and bishops roses move to for her stop campaign That's aimed at stopping violence, but until you invest in the community you will not see a change in the crime rate I don't believe that policing. I don't believe that lights are going to stop the crime rate And if you've lived in district two, then you already know that mute button um, thank you You guys are all a bunch of um, terrific wonks. Um, and I'm going to Ask you the question Usually we we do it at least three different livestreams of candidate forums from uh, district two every year this year We're only doing one so I'm going to pull up the question that that is always asked in the minky park District two candidate forum since they're piggybacking on this forum Today and that question is What is the most recent book you have read? Okay Um, and I'm going to Go to jada andrew cello in first Okay, um, sorry. Thank you so much. Let me stop you for two seconds. This is going to be 30 seconds. Okay. Sorry go ahead Start over Okay, thank you so much. So the most recent book I have read will have to be my bible Um, it is a morning meditational devotional for me Um, it helps me and guides me and leaves me on this path to do the work of the will of the people According to what god's will and weight is for me. And so that is the most recent book that um, I have actually read That was just this morning. So thank you so much And the next person on this is dory brown Um, well, I do do a daily read of the bible But really specifically the book is called 12 ordinary men and it's about the 12 disciples And how god took those 12 ordinary men who had no Education or whatever. Um, there was nothing extra special about them and he used them For his ministry and to change the world basically he used their flaws as As their best assets Thank you The next person on this question is christy via the waiver Thank you. Uh, the most recent book that I read which I just finished probably two weeks ago Was uh fools erin by lawni g bunch the third So That was a very good. I would recommend it to anyone and it wasn't specifically I didn't read it specifically because of the title Or it was because of him. He's inspired me quite a bit. So That's why I took the time to read that book and I recommend it to everybody Thank you. Thank you Um, the next person is chris dockins You're muted. Okay. Yeah, I had to unmute myself. Okay. No problem. Um What would the rocker fellers do? Is the last book that I read And that's a book about insurance actually it's a book about whole life insurance And that was the last book I read. I think it's a very good book. Um I Don't necessarily recommend that others read it unless you're interested in investment and then, uh Insurance Thank you. Um, the next person on this question is jaylin mckay. Rodriguez So I am a grad student about to finish school this this uh summer And so the most recent book that I finished was the art of coaching 2.0 And the focus was on effective leadership in organizations How to develop leaders around you, but I am currently reading sheryl scully's greedy bastards and it was pretty juicy So I would do recommend it so far Thank you The next person on this question Um, we're doing a switch up here is uh, carl booker Part of my daily routine is definitely to read the bible, but uh outside of the bible I am reading bayard martin and it is about a bayard reston who is uh, was a gay black man that held martin luther king with the civil rights movements and some of his perspective Um, if you get a chance definitely read it. He is a true civil rights leader And uh, it was someone that I did not know existed until I guess a couple years ago. So bayard martin Thank you. And the next person is ferrell clark So I currently i'm reading a book called across that bridge and it's a vision for a change in the future of america. It's by john lewis um a legend in the civil rights Um community and that's something that I pride myself on is civil rights, uh, the struggle and the fight that continues So I like to study the the greats that have come before and see what their mind is and it just draws from his experience And kind of talks about how to move through that struggle. So for people that are interested in civil rights It's a really good read um by a really great man. I think everybody should read it Thank you. The next person is walter perry Uh, the last book I read was facebook. Um It has incredible chapters. They talk about any and everything up in there. You have a different story every day Uh, it's just a wonderful book No, but seriously, uh, the last book I read Uh, it's a book about the law of attraction. It's by charles hamill. It's called the master key system That's a book that I read all the time. Uh, any time that I want to draw something near to me Like the council seat. I just think and put myself in that seat. So Thank you. Um Norris tremor and darden Yes, ma'am. So Just by happenstance the last book I was reading is called volume one of the milk carton chronicles And what it is it it kind of a parallel biblical relationships with Real relationships and it just so happens. I wrote the book I think you win. Um The next person is uh mika cleaver I love it. So i'm such a like a help get, you know, make yourself a better person. So here you go We've got 13 ways uh to 13 things that monthly strong people don't do secrets of a great leader right here Purpose driven life. Okay, that one's right there and again the holy bible now during campaign time When have we had time to read any of this none? So the last thing that I actually got to read was the secrets of a great leader Thank you. Thank you so much This is this is this is great. I'm writing all of this down, you know now cast offices are in When before covet are in the central library. So I have access to all of these so Um, okay, we're going to go back to a heavy heavy duty question here Um, and and that is and back to a one minute answer What is your position on police accountability and the police contract and um You can take it also to the ballot provision if you like and the person first person to answer on this is going to be dory brown Um, well if you're working for me, you're accountable to me You know, and that's how I look at the police department. I do believe that we need to have a working relationship Yeah, and we're going to have to agree to disagree But um because you provide a particular service does not mean that you Should not be held accountable in the ways to the people that you are serving So there just need to be some changing that does need to be some retraining Um, I've gone through the citizens police academy and see all the things that they're taught Um, do that 13 week program But one of the things that we need to know, um, they need some diversity training I feel that you can't have people policing you that don't know you Don't take the time to get to know you you're not going to learn about other cultures University just by watching tv So you can't have somebody who's lived a whole segregated life in college and Um, elementary and then expect them to go out and police people. They know nothing about in reality Thank you And that is time The next person on this is christie v and weva Okay, thank you. I strongly support the need for accountability I have spent a lot of time Both in the in ride-alongs and with leadership from the police department here in san Antonio and the police department in corpus christie In addition to the sheriff's department Through training and other things that i've done Accountability is top of the list. We have to have it You have to make sure that these folks are accountable locally And we need to figure out what we're going to do so they don't move to the next city or the next suburb And do the same thing to other people Related to the referendum You know, this is a difficult one because I feel that the language of the current contract needs to be changed It is needed to be changed for a while But to support this particular referendum. I'm sorry. I cannot I will not be in favor of it I think there are more things that we can do more effective and immediate things that we can impact for our community. Thank you Thank you And the next person on this is jaylon mckay red ricas Yes, so I will say i'm supportive of proposition b And I support me and confer for negotiations and efforts to increase accountability and ensure that fired police officers stay fired There's a contentious police community relationship and the needs mending and we want to see that But there's no way that that that mending this relationship can be done with closed door meetings I also believe there's six provisions that I would like to see eliminated Including delayed interviews with officers under investigation Providing evidence to officers under investigation before their interview Limited consideration of officers disciplinary history Um, and I'm oh yep, good time. Uh, limited statute of limitation for officers limited civilian oversight and providing arbitration against disciplinary action Um, I also believe the evergreen clause was a huge mistake San Antonio council members can meet the union halfway in good faith But the union can decide to say no to whatever changes and keep their contract for eight more years So they can just wait it out for new council members. This clause needs to be eliminated. It is not good business. Thank you Thank you. Um, the next person on this question is norris tyrone darden So I believe accountability is linked to access If we don't have access to our leaders if we don't have access to our unions There's really no way to hold them accountable So the first step I believe is transparency and openness in these processes in these in these Collective bargaining agreements in regards to contracts and things like that So that's that's number one. Let me say this as well I'm 100 for accountability as an educator dealing with children all day We have to be accountable because we're their models Beyond that with these contracts We have to make sure that the people's best interests Are involved in making these decisions and so when the people lose we all lose I commend fixed sapd Because they took the democratic process and use it to their advantage and I look forward to hearing the debate Between fix a fix sapd and support so we can get a clear understanding of what we will Will not be voting for in regards to prob b. Thank you And the next person on this question is welter parry I don't know mr. Darden. No, but they had that debate yesterday. So you'll kind of make but anyway, um Yes, yes, it is fun. I'm in total support prob b And prob a because I talked to my community. I went back and forth I talked to uh support. I talked to firefighters and I let them know that I'm on their side But at the same time it's all about the voters and talking to my voters and talking to my constituents Most of them feel that I should Uh side with prob a and so that's that's why I'm going and that's what you need in a leader Somebody's going to come to the constituents to say hey, I was thinking about vote. No, but why should I vote? Yes, and then they gave me the reasons because the reason I was going to go. No, but then after talking to my community I'm voting all the way. Yes. So I let fix sapd. You know I let support know and I let everyone else know where I stood at the beginning And this is how I am all the time. I always let you know how I stand at the beginning and I never changed course ever Thank you. Um, the next person on this is chris dockins Um, I think first of all, uh, there's a lot of misinformation that's going around on both sides Uh, I do support proposition b. I think we have an incredible opportunity to have supoa to Talk with us And I think that's what the community is asking for we want them to talk to us And once they talk to you, I think you will have a better police force for Proposition b Because you will have both sides. Hopefully talking to each other if supoa decides to Really be very strict and not want to talk to the people Then it's going to be very very difficult But I believe we have a unique opportunity here So that they can hear what it what it is that we're asking So poa has been the only force that has not Had a community involvement Thank you next question a next person is nika cleaver So we're talking accountability out accountability is an absolute must not just for a police to be accountable But everybody who does anything for something in our city needs to be accountable So the police are absolutely no different. I think the problem that we have is the fact that we don't see Any discipline, right? So I want to put the word discipline out there When something happens and someone has broken the law if we see the discipline Then we'll feel a lot better about what's going on Do I feel like taking away 174 is going to hold accountability within the law force? I do not see that as of yet. I'm going to have to do more research on that What I'm worried about is being a being a leader in district two and not having proper communication with our police force And not having the proper Relationship that moves the district forward and keeps safety in our district keeps cops Is of the opportunity to hire more cops and hire educated cops that have experience and And are educated within uh within college education, right? So this is the things that I that concern me the most accountability is a must And the next person on this is jayda andrew sullivan Thank you so much So we have to start holding those that are going to say that they take enough oath to protect and serve our community Accountable for doing just that protecting the serving and not over policing or threatening the lives of the people that they're here to serve So that is first and foremost also when you speak about proposition b If you speak about the repeal of 174 You have to know all of the facts and that's what happened on yesterday What we found out is that even repealing 174 will not handle the disciplinary actions that come along With what we're looking for we have to continue to push our state legislative agenda Which makes sure that accountability is at the forefront of the changes that we want to see We also have to look at the changes within the 180 days of ruling and making sure that we do not Keep that 180 days on the books But we have to make sure that if you are going to wear the badge You are here to do the job of protecting and serving what you have taken it out to do And that's how we have to get to the first steps of accountability. Thank you And thank you and the next person is ferrell clark Okay, first and foremost, I am definitely in support of proposition b I think i've been one of the most vocal supporters of proposition b And i've fought at every single level to push uh, not only this type of reform but other reforms forward I think that it's important to understand that proposition b is not putting anybody against the police department I think I speak uh for all of us here That we have a respect for the deep the job that our police department does for our city But at the same time we need to have accountability and be able to hold bad officers accountable While we know that the repeal of 174 isn't the only step that needs to be taken in order for us to achieve that goal It is definitely a first step. If if negotiating at the contract table would be effective Then we already would have had this measure in place because let's not forget This is not the first time the city has tried to fight it for accountability within our police department And they have been blocked at every step of the way. We must act now if we want to ensure the safety of our community. Thank you Um quick quick note here. Um, I should have um um, I should have uh called um, Mr. Perry out on making a personal comment to another member here and um Please going forward. No, he made it to me first. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I said I should have I should have like stopped it in its tracks and I I have I apologize for not stopping it in its tracks, but please um, let's squish it right now um and um And go forward With aiming our um comments at the policies not the people um, we are coming up on uh We're running a little bit over time and um to my wonderful friends at SAI I I apologize because we're going to go over um Because i'm coming up on another 10 minute section. Um here and that is people's closing um, uh, because I I think um in many instances y'all had um Things that were left uh that you wanted to follow up on and things that you may may have wanted to clarify And so I want to give each of you one minute to close out and we're going to do that in ballot order um, uh starting If you are ready, uh one minute and starting with miss nika cleaver Look, I gotta wait till I see my cute face on the screen There we go Just like she said number one on the ballot and working very hard to be number one in your heart Um, I've been in this district. I've been in san Antonio all my life I've lived in district two for 10 years on purpose to give to provide resources to buy a platform for our people I have the passion. I have the energy. I have the knowledge. I have the proven track record I've got things done in this city. I've got things done in this district The the community loves to work with me and we can continue to move things forward Again, I ask humbly for your vote your support and get ready because when I do get elected may 1st We will be we're going to go straight to work. We're going to get our boards and commissions filled with the proper people and the proper um The folks that love our districts and we're going to get our projects and our programs working and going So just be excited because I'm excited and I thank everybody for all the support I've already gotten and for all the votes on may 1st. Thank you Thank you. Oh, um, uh I'm sorry Carl did I miss you on that last question? Yes, you did I I'm terribly sorry Sorry, thanks. I'm terribly sorry. Okay. Um, uh, let's have you go to the last question, which was Um, what is your position on police accountability in the police contract? Okay, I am in uh agreement with prop b Um, I think for the first time Fixed sapd was on the offense You can look at what happened in georgia um With what they just recently passed They're on the offense a lot of times for, um, minority communities run the defense george floy gets killed Trayvon martin gets killed. So now we're on the defense. We have to we have to respond. How do we respond? This is the kind of thing where police accountability does We hold them accountable. What are their intents? Are their intents to do harm? Is their intent to intimidate us? I don't want that to be the case. I I don't want them to have a qualified immunity Meaning that they get they are qualified to kill us Secondly, I don't want them to have a new technology Maybe a thing called medical handcuffs. It allows them to inject A bad actor in some cases it kills them The intent is there and it needs to be stopped Thank you. Um Okay, and we're going to go back to closings. Um, is it my turn again? I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding So it turns out that I was I was the victim of a typo. So um, um, it was uh, anyway, we're going to uh, go back to um Ballot order for closing statements. So, um, the next person would be walter parry Hi, uh, i'm walter parry and i'm humbly asking for your vote Um, the reason why i'm running for district two is because I want to take it in the business direction I hear a lot of people saying that they've done things. They've got things accomplished But if you go right on givers, they're new they're sidewalks. They got established about four years ago I have a proven track record of getting things done. I used to work for sage for two years I have economic development experience. So I have experience with working with developers I don't think any of these candidates can say that also have experience through, uh, my college texas A&M university With working with groundbreaking initiatives that we're working on right now Henry's is narrows. I don't think any of the candidates can say that I own my home my own home I reinvest into my community. I have an award-winning program called suit up Which we could actually I got the first award through per radio station So my work has been impeccable for the last 10 15 20 years So I hear people saying they got things done But you can go see the work that I've done You can go look at my name at st. Phillips college and see my name everywhere. Thank you Thank you and the next person um is jada andrew sullivan First thank you so much to now cast thank you to our community Thank you to the district and residents who have submitted your questions We are here for you We are here to make the difference and we are here to be the change that we want to see As we continue to go forward we go forward in understanding that district two will be the shining light of the city of san Antonio We have seen what happens when we move a consistency together We've seen the changes that we make together and we see how we build a consensus of understanding with what it looks like to move District and forward we look forward to continuing to serve you in district two We look forward to continuing the momentum that we have built within our city Within our city council or within our city staff as we go forward we go forward in unity But we know that when we continue to educate empower and uplift our district That's when we see the change that we want and together we make the difference. Thank you so much for having me Thank you and the next person is ferrell clark Thank you My name is ferrell clark and I humbly ask for your vote for city council representative district two The reason is this I believe that everybody running has a good heart. I believe we're all good people But the difference that I believe in myself is that I have a track record of getting things done The results that you have asked for not only on a city level a county level But also a state level I have gone and I have spent countless hours and countless amounts of energy to advocate for you on your behalf And I will continue to do that. I don't believe the city council seat is something that's part time It should be full time representation And that's what I'm guaranteeing to bring to you action Accessibility and accountability These are the reasons that I humbly ask for your vote for your district two candidate And I promise that I will bring the same amount of energy that I fight with right now to the district full time Thank you very much Thank you and the next person up is christy vianueva Thank you I am christy vianueva and I am number five on the ballot So i'm going to humbly ask for your support to carry me through to this seat as city council person And I understand as a resident as I live here in the district full time I'm also here to serve you I go through Many of the same things that you go through on a daily basis And I want to help bring strong leadership Communication and unity back into district two to represent all individuals Regardless of who you are That's what I can bring to the table. Let me do that for you Come and join me and you can reach me at any time. I will always make myself available to you Thank you. I am christy vianueva and you'll see me as number five on the ballot. Thanks Thank you and next is norris tyron darden Yes, ma'am. I want to close by saying this Thank now. I think now cast for this opportunity to showcase All of the district two candidates who are willing to and prepare to come on Thank you and the reason why I say that is this District two Needs to be informed. They need to have the information and they need to turn out and vote because if we don't And we continue to have poor civic engagement Our district is going to continue not to have the funds that we need to move forward So again, I encourage everyone that is here looking and viewing this To share it and tell people about it because they need to know there are 12 total candidates and most of those candidates are here And they shared their vision They shared their their systems and processes that they will go through and they shared their views on different things And so again, I want to thank now cast for this opportunity That not for me or the candidates but for the community to see what every candidate has to offer and bring to the table Thank you again Thank you. The next person is chris duckins Thank you, and I want to thank now cast as well and echo what tyron just said Uh for those who don't know coming in late I am chris dawkins. I'm the candidate for san antonio's city council district two race and you'll be glad to know that help is on the way senior citizens you've not have not had anyone to represent you Uh at the local level So i'm counting on you to elect me because help is on the way Voters are going to create stronger neighborhoods We're going to create those stronger neighborhoods by neighbors working together Which is the first step in reducing crime in your neighborhood. So in that regard help is on the way um That's why the city uh has They're not doing anything to help our Our um high schools But I will the mantra that I preach is that in district two We will do for ourselves what others ask the city to do for them. Thank you Thank you um next is dory brown Dory you're muted Okay Um i'm dory brown and i humbly ask for your vote. I know i'm number nine on the ballot But if you go down to number nine and pick me you'll be making the right choice There um I want you to know i'm a person with compassion open mindedness. I think outside the box I'm willing to work hard For you and with others and I'll fight like hell when absolutely necessary um, I come to this this Position boldly First accountable to god and then accountable to those that have voted for me and those that I represent whether you voted for me or not I'm willing to address the concerns of the residents The residents make up the number one reason why we should be in this seat um our This district is comprised of different areas and all those different residents have different concerns And may even though it may not be a priority to you it should be a prior To you it should be a priority to them And um, I just want to say please keep in mind a church in our district in a seminary just burnt down last night Uh, huntly part back this church in huesa street. So let's please keep them in our prayers Thank you Next is carl booker Yes, uh, my name is carl booker again. This work keeps being repeated But track record my track record is is a national award-winning product that I produce on a weekly basis I believe in investing in people and I have done that It's been well documented for the last 10 years Believe investment in people also believe in the establishing standards Once we establish those standards, we get to determine where we are as a community In establishing those standards, we need to establish milestones You know, what what does success look like for us or what what do failures look like? And then also a timeline. How do we reach those timelines for measurable growth? One of the things that are important when you think about artificial intelligence and how we consider them to be experts They must fail 100,000 times to be considered an expert I have no intentions on it failing 100,000 times But I do believe I have failed enough to know what not to do You can't beat experience and you can't pay for it. You must do it and you must live by it Thank you for this opportunity and vote for carl book for d2 Thank you and jaylon ricky rodriquez Yes, so thank you all who are watching. I want to re-emphasize to you I'm running because we are a city of working class people and we deserve working class representation We have too many lawyers consultants and wealthy people as elected officials We have too many people who have been allowed to exploit our communities for profit And we do not have enough teachers nurses case workers and regular people who feel the impact of the decisions they make on the diets I'm running because to this day. I am not represented by our government on a number of levels Every every generation is represented on the diets except for mine and young people make up a third of the city And I'm running because we need real progressive leadership in office Not scripted words and people promising to will be a voice. We need a leader who will be some years that will listen It begins and ends with open years I have committed and have a track record as everyone is saying to being that leader find me last but not least on ballet Hope y'all like that Thank you Thank you all and and thank you For for sticking with us to my wonderful friends at SAI Interpreters you've been you've been more than gracious about all of this To everyone involved. Um, you should know that now cast will have up probably by monday Our usual annual special section called and it will be called now cast SA it would be tagged in the Home page on the on the menu bar and it will say election 2021 and it will have all of the videos not just this one But all of the videos some that you guys were referring to Tier one has been doing an incredible job The west side neighbors have been doing an incredible job. You guys know more than anyone that there have been a ton of candidate forums and we have Pride ourselves on putting up everyone's candidate forums not just ours So you you will be able to point people to that page and please also point people to our our home page for the early voting map we have Always put up an early voting And and then polling places map and now that you can vote any place during election day We also have have that up on election day and it's a short shortened url B it dot ly slash s a votes That has been used well This is a little out of date by more than 185,000 people to find the closest place to vote And i'm taking credit for getting all of them out to vote But getting out to vote is the most important thing that we can do And that that form of civic engagement is Is important to lengthening your life. I mean it keeps you it will make you live longer So stay civically engaged get out to vote and again, thank you so very very much to our friends at sei interpreters and to Liz and and d And my chairman of the board chuck andrews for supporting This work and to all of you guys Thank you so very much for your most precious resource today your attention and your time and And um, I hope that the residents of district two including me. I know I really appreciated it. I learned a lot. Thank you Thank you charlotte so much. And yvonne. You are the best. I just wanted vonna to know you the best to She was she was fingering it up But yvonna needs to do all of my uh stuff for me because she's just as candidate and everything so like together We'll make people tired You guys are awesome