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Lopez around All right Everybody a portion of tonight's program will be reproduced by means of electrical transcriptions or tape recordings Welcome friends and neighbors to the district one debate My name is Chris for brick and I'm with the League of Women Voters And I want you all to know that I haven't Reversing that for like two months You might have hoped tonight for a face for TV, but you're getting a voice for radio and I hope that's good enough for you All I want to start by telling you a little story about tonight's venue this This place used to be a embattled bar that created problems for the neighborhood in the north central neighborhood in Lisa tally and her group had have worked to to revitalize this part of the neighborhood and Mr. Lopez who's our host tonight has donated his space he he renovated prestige ballroom about two years ago and now does community events here every day and he's not in the room But let's give him a round of applause for having us tonight We donated his face and set everything up to the League of Women Voters. Thank you to mr. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan Organization that doesn't take a position on any candidates in the race And so we're inviting everyone here so that we can be honest brokers as we talk door-to-door neighbor-to-neighbor About a vision the man that have come here today. We're all running for the city council in total six of them We're on the ballot all six were invited twice by letters and twice by phone call We did get five RSVPs to attend tonight three of them have shown up to talk to you And so in our two-hour period we're gonna have a few more questions and we expected to ask This for the last hundred years the league has been hosting events throughout the United States And so tonight's format will follow our same tradition Questions will be taken from the audience on note cards that you write a group of People one Cosima Coven and Glenda willing from the League of Women Voters We're going to go through your questions this evening to make sure that the questions that are being asked of the candidates Can be asked of all of them equally and that the answer is equally beneficial to the audience So any question directed to a specific candidate will not be asked the same thing I do want to give some special credit to the people from now cast essay who have come here today to You'll be able to view this on their Facebook or on their YouTube website We'll be sharing the link on the League of Women Voters Facebook page later this evening Gentlemen you have two minutes for an opening statement. We'll take them in ballot order After that we'll rotate each question so that each of you have an opportunity to answer first and last At the conclusion each candidate is going to have a one-minute closing Phyllis Ingram with the League of Women Voters and Madhu will be helping us as we keep time today For our event you will see a yellow 22nd morning and a red and a red stop at the stop I really need you to wrap up your sentence if you go too long. I'm going to cut you off We only have one microphone, so it's wireless and you're going to have to share it the facility had limited AV Candidate and campaigns have been asked not to distribute any material during today's presentation until the event is over As this event this venue needs to be cleaned up and turned into a believe a wedding reception in the morning And we just don't want to leave any candidate materials on the floor or that they'd be wasted It's a hustle to run for office. It's very expensive. We don't want to waste any of the material either So it'll all be available in the back table. They'll be at the door at the end of the event You can shake their hand and talk to them there So with that I guess we're going to start with Robert Fedia in your two-minute opening Hello, everyone. My name is Robert Fedia. I am a labor and community organizer I work with the teachers of San Antonio and I'm running for office because I believe that working people need a voice in this city I'm a working-class candidate. I come from a working family and like most working families out there had a hard time growing up Serious medical illnesses bankruptcy foreclosure. We had to struggle a lot and That's not a unique story for the people in this city. It's something we hear about more and more There's a great economic divide senator who leads on economic inequality and Our current city council does not seem to be addressing this. I believe if we want real change in the city We need regular working people To run for office to represent the people and as an organizer my job is to empower other people to take action So not only do I want to advocate for other people But I want to make sure that I'm in the community is educating people on what is happening I want you to be there right alongside me fighting for justice for all people of this city So thank you very much Mr. Montanio Try to do this without hands Thanks, Chris, and thank you all for hosting this. This is such an amazing event I'm extremely excited to be here and I want to begin by recognizing a couple of very special people here with me tonight My mother Diana Montanio is here somewhere. Where are you mom? They're in the back She shy actually she's not and Then my of course my deputy campaign manager and field director of Lisbon cloud another San Antonio native like my like myself and And my grandmother Maria Montanio who is going to be 98 years old this year, so she was born I think the dessert round of applause right? She was born in 1919 So just a year before the League of Women Voters was founded and and all of these women have been you know inspirations for me As I make this run as I mentioned I was born and raised here in San Antonio I was very lucky to get a good education at Central Catholic High School before going on to College at Yale and law school at Stanford and now I help people start software companies And I'm running because I really feel like district one is being neglected Particularly the neighborhoods and if you take a look around a neighborhood like this You see some perfect examples of that and to somebody who grew up in a particularly disadvantaged part of the city on the southwest side I know exactly what that feels like to be ignored and I want to make sure that that changes By being the next council person from here in district one. Thank you Mr. Trumania Thank You Chris. I'm Roberto Trujillo. I'm a councilman for district one Welcome everybody and you know you do remind me with your grandmother. My grandmother was born in 1919 as well She's no longer with us. I was very close to her myself. I was raised by a single mother And I think that's important to know because you know We are talking about some important things about how how we are trying to build a city that is really looking out for its community I very much have been raised on those exact values You know one of the things that I think I find is very important is to to understand how the city works and how it can work for you But how we can contribute to that actual work as well So it's important to have a candidate that that understands that process Understands the the very people that are are involved with making the city grow Helping this the citizens in our community and helping to really truly realize the potential of a great city that we all know is San Antonio I'm the only council member here who has been a part of any city committees Any any kind of effort that understands exactly how a city runs and what it takes to get things done in the city? Thank you All right guys the first question is going to go to mr. Montaño What is your stance on hearing from the people does a neighborhood association have a stronger voice than the constituent and why So the question is about individuals versus collectivities essentially Look, I think that neighborhood associations play an extremely strong role in our neighborhood in our city often they are the the first place along with organizations like PTA's and churches where the rubber of Democracy really hits the road. So do I think that neighborhood associations are somehow superior to average constituents? Of course not What's awesome about neighborhood associations or churches or PTA's is that they are made up of Everyday citizens who take the time to step forward and do a little extra for their communities So I do think that there is a primacy of neighborhoods as a basic organizing unit of the city We need to make sure that every voice in the district is heard Irrespective of whether there happened to be a member of a neighborhood association Mr. Trevino Thank you. Well, I believe that every voice counts There there is a there's a place for For so many things and of course neighborhood associations what they provide is a way to help disseminate information have Conversation provide community and we encourage that as much as possible a point in fact is Many times when we talk to our constituents We talk we ask if they've spoken to the neighborhood association. Do they know their neighbors? This is all a part of us all working together as a community But we have to realize that that everybody has a voice in this in the city But we we want to make sure that that we're all working together at it Mr. Betty Yes, I believe that working with our neighborhood associations is extremely important If you are an individual, I think we should be encouraging more people to get involved because we're Facing a changing society where people do not know their neighbors. They do not know who is in their community And that's really a hindrance to us developing a strong community for San Antonio so You may say that you know the individual has as much voice as a neighborhood Neighborhood if we want a strong neighborhood should include all those people and we should be outreaching to all the people in our Community if we want a diverse representation of this city and our neighborhoods Whether it's an issue in your neighborhood whether it's an issue in the district or all across the city So let's make sure we reach out to more people to include them in that discussion so that we can't have more diverse discussions Mr. Trevino District 10 has a senior center District 9 will be getting one soon. When will district 1 receive a full Service multi-service senior center and what does that look like? That's a great question Actually, we are working to to supplement the existing senior centers that we have already in District 1, but we're also looking at expanding what it means to have Real diversity in in district 1. We're looking at examples like the one I saw over in Houston at the Montrose Center that can help to address Senior services for LGBTQ communities. So we are currently looking at Expanding senior services throughout the entire district and set in an example for the entire city as a whole The reality is is that we we as district 1 in the center city We do see a lot of folks coming in to the senior centers that are coming from around a lot of districts And we hope to expand and grow those One of the unfortunate issues that we have for example at Kenwood is the way it was built It's it's difficult to modify. It's difficult to expand, but we're working on Strategies to help improve that Mr. Boost amont a has joined us He's also running for the city council here in district 1 mr. Boost amont a the question going to pass that down to him This district 10 has a senior center district 9 will be getting a senior center When will district 1 get a full multi-service senior center and how does that look? Well, we have several Senior service is we have one over here Behind Walmart off events Jackson. I've been to that one. I think Members of that me and my wife There's also one downtown at the H.E.B. On the H.E.B. property And these are community centers that offer benefits to the senior citizens The my my idea of senior benefits for senior citizens is in terms of what's called a Smart city concept where we pool our resources with Companies with companies like AARP with community leaders and we we open source all this information Put it all together and then offer the benefits to the citizens. That's that's under the Smart city concept. Thank you, sir Mr. Fadi, I Visit a lot of saw senior centers, which are not senior centers alone Which is one of the issues we have as well that these house low-income people. They're not strictly for seniors only And in this case, it's not a benefit for them because obviously our seniors need have certain needs that need to be addressed I would like to see a senior centers that have activities no matter what time of day Open to people whether they are part of that community or live nearby So that they are able to interact with other seniors and you know We've also had a success in pairing senior centers with with youth a lot of seniors like to work with small children and Be able to be in the same places as them So I think we can come up with some vibrant ideas to have a senior centers out there where Seniors can not only get involved, but meet other people in the community as well. So it needs to be holistic Mr. Montan Thank you. It's a very important question And I do see the lack and the need and you know just this morning I picked up my grandmother from normal which is a park on the southwest side that has a true Fully functioning full-service senior center and I think something bringing something like that to district one would be a top priority and as I've said in the past when I'm council person I will have a staff member who is specifically designated to address some of the senior issues we face in this city And it's it's not just building those kinds of facilities. It's also making sure that we have accessible transportation To make sure that people can get to those facilities or to church or to the doctor's office And that might entail rethinking a little bit of how via is run and where what his roots are Okay, let's bring the microphone back to mr. Boost Amante. So this is gonna start with you The question is would you be willing to take the indio further to disallow religious exemptions and private businesses? non-discrimination ordinance, yeah Yeah, I would support a non-discrimination ordinance The biggest problem we have with discrimination are the hate crimes You know that that needs to be stopped and used to be Discouraged and there has to be different penalties for hate crimes I think that is the most egregious part of Any any type of discrimination against anyone that we all should be equal under the Constitution we have equal rights And and that goes for all all minorities and all all those affected so I think it's a matter of first of all is making it safe for people that are discriminated against and then They should have the same rights that everybody does and I have to say that the internet and Wi-Fi is a great equalizer Mr. Fetti, I believe we should be expanding the NDO Because it's important for us to set a standard in this city that we are a city of human rights And they apply to everyone we want to be a city of buying for the people Equal rights should apply to all people So we we I guess that's really it. That's the don't really need to go on beyond that. Thank you Mr. Montaña Yes, I would support expanding the NDO to cover all all businesses in the city and I have to say that We are to place in our in our history here in Texas where we are are being confronted with Some odious laws coming down from the state. They want to tell us what it means to be a moral society And if I'm elected to counsel one of the things I will do is work with the city attorney to ensure that our city is filing Illegal brief in opposition to sp6 if it's still on the agenda or if it comes back on the agenda Down the road, you know in my my strong support for gender equality and LGBTQ rights It was one of the reasons that the Stonewall Democrats Decided to endorse me in this race and I will continue that fight every day that I'm on counsel and There isn't there isn't much of a It pains me that our council members have not found a reason to oppose sp6 other than that It would be bad for business the logical implication of that is that if it were good for business, it would be okay I have taken a clear moral stance on this. I don't care whether it's good for business or bad for business We have to accept everybody and allow anyone to contribute their talents here in San Antonio. Mr. Trivenio Thank you That's factually incorrect This this city council has been a very thoughtful one and does strongly oppose sp6 And I am proud to be a part of a part of that group You know, this is a compassionate Inclusive city that loves its diversity. We have a lot of great people as I mentioned in my opening That work within our city. This isn't just one person running things This is a whole community that is really setting the great example for for the rest of the state and We have we have pushed back on it. I've worked with with our state officials on it I've actually gone to Austin to speak against such issues. It's it's early important And the NDO was was born in district one and it will be continued to be championed in district one This is an important subject for all of us. It's it's about truly quality and And in the spirit of who we are here in San Antonio Thank you. All right, the next question is going to start with mr. Fadiya So there are six propositions on the 2017 gone issue If you had to vote to know vote no on one, which one would you choose and why and the questionnaire has asked that you Cannot say none. You must pick one The infrastructure and the reason why is because it is egregiously unfair to our district, you know We talk about $200 million just about a quarter of the bond coming to district one if you look at overall the amount of Streets and sidewalks coming. It's only 8% if you look at some of the larger projects $42 million for Broadway redevelopment Not a lot of people in district one could afford the type of housing that they're building on Broadway Again, we have a city of working people who are subsidizing a bond that they will not benefit from $42 million for Broadway 8 million dollars for Fredericksburg Road one side is working class The other side is looking to build $500,000 condos I believe if we want to fair and just an equitable city We need to reinvest in our communities that have been faithfully paying their taxes and being part of the city for Decades if not generations. Thank you, mr. Montan Chris, I'm sorry to disappoint the questioner, but I have to I have to I have to reject the premise I'm happy to talk about specific projects within the bond though that are that are problematic It is as mr. Fettia pointed out disappointing that only 8% of the streets part of the bond is coming to district one That's not sufficient to overcome the historical lag in district one And it will be claimed the 25% of the bond is coming to district one of that 25 15% is citywide projects that don't benefit many of the people in the district like the Hemisphere Park hotel For example, and we need to do better We need to do more to bring real infrastructure to district one to fix the many problems we have on streets Just like the one outside And there are other projects of course in there that are boondoggles that should have been avoided in this process But we need to go back to his participation in civic engagement It's not enough to start a conversation with the public six months before a bond proposal gets finalized We need to start 18 months out and have real discussions that are transcribed run a court according to proper procedure and Are televised for all to see Mr. Trevino Once again Inaugurate because this project these things do come at us for many years Before we get to the bond that's what transportation capital improvements and other departments compile a list that is that is ongoing Well, they their job is to make sure that there's so many things that might be on the list preliminarily But then we also have to develop a committee a committee that is made up of a hundred and fifty folks to help really discover Exactly, how are we going to spend that money in the eight hundred fifty million dollar bond which by the way? It's not twenty five percent. It's twenty six percent for for district one I think it's important to also point out that that that the district one has the oldest infrastructure in the entire city And we're addressing some very very important key issues throughout our entire city some of which have Significant cultural and historical impact which is why they're called city-wide because they actually have a huge huge Return on our culture on investments They are making a big impact and we are making the biggest impact on sidewalks in the history of district one in the history of the city for that matter Mr. Booster Montague The problem I say with the bond proposal is that we have needs and we have wants in those proposals We should focus on the needs and we should put the wants aside There's many projects that we need sidewalks Streets that need to be fixed flood control That needs to be there's a lot of needs in the bonds which are good But we need to there's a lot of wants and there's a lot of waste in the bonds that were just tacked on by interest groups So the bottom line is that you need to study those bond proposals and you need to see what is needed and what is waste and vote against the waste and It's it's it's all up to the people that one person can't do it the Smart city concept starts with the people that goes to the community and then they have a voice and everything. Thank you Thank you. Our next question is going to start with mr. Montan you What plans do you have to tackle intertwined issues of unemployment high school dropouts teenage pregnancy and child abuse in the city? that's a That's a bundle of terrible things Look this city can do some things to help education and very often You know these these issues are related to education and the status of our working families in the city so This city has a new a new a new cast tech school starting here in the city The city's puts the money into startup for that school One of the things that I've experienced certainly in the technology industry is that it's an industry that is very inhospitable to women As sure everyone in this room knows women earn 81 cents in the dollar in this country In Texas, it's 65 cents and for latinas. It's 44 cents in San Antonio So we need to do everything possible to help recruit girls through programs like girls Inc into those schools to help break that cycle of In access to jobs and to poverty Thank you, sir. Mr. Trivenio Thank you, and this is a complex question, but I'm going to start off with what I think is an important one which is we must address the homeless population a large part of our homeless population are battered women with children and And it is those folks that are actually impacted in a very negative way, and if we don't address that We we really have a very serious problem ahead of us And I think we're doing a lot with Haven for Hope and we want to continue to do that work And potentially working with SAPD. We have the homeless outreach potential positive encounters group. We've got the impact team We work every other every two weeks with the Department of Human Services to address this very issue In fact, I just visited the batter women's shelter and Identify this is one of the most important issues families, and I would say children are facing We definitely want to provide them great opportunities for education, but we need to make sure that they're safe Mr. Bustamante You know we need to make our community safe for our children They have to be secure they have to know that they can they can go to school and they can they can learn safely and not be Troubled by bullying or crime in the street So we need to make it safe for our children secondly We need to have a healthy environment for our children clean air clean water a good diet a sugar-free diet You know get rid of the junk foods of the schools and Lastly we need to provide jobs for them and the way we do that is through education education education We need to get on the bandwagon and get get our children started on a healthy healthy living And also training for them New York has just started a program where they offer free Four-year college for their for their residents for the for their people if they when they qualify we should have that here We should have free free Wi-Fi free education and And free training so they can get jobs and keep jobs here also a $15 minimum Thank you. Mr. Fetti. Yeah, so as someone who works For fighting for working people I've seen this and I also work in our school system with teachers every day So I've seen children being left behind at the elementary school already being left behind when you think about Third-grade reading test scores determining the number of beds in a jail house It gets to be very disturbing. We're leaving our kids behind very early Rising poverty in the city is an issue and if we want things to change here We need to give people good jobs if you want to start to address the situation Give people good jobs so they're not working all the time and not able to spend time with their family so that they have time to spend time with their kids and Do their homework with them? Do jobs programs more jobs training more counseling for these kids Make sure that all work has dignity Because we can do jobs training to get people six-figure jobs But no matter what job you have you should be making enough to support your family and be able to Get ahead. Thank you. Mr. Trevino. You're going to get the next question crime is up nearly 50% in In delview neighborhood where they're doing their part from Citizens of Patrol neighborhood watch helping businesses Work with the homeless by getting them to sign trespass Affidavits but more must be done in support from the city council What is your plan to help with the crime in delview and neighborhoods like delview? Thank you for that question. In fact, we we were the ones that provided a public safety Meeting in which we advise them on filling out those Affidavits for trespassing so that the police are able to to act quickly to to help to Provide all the necessary services we want in that area But also know that we currently are under a process called the violent crime task force This violent crime task force is in concert with five federal agencies It is it is making a very serious aggressive effort to tackle the very issue That we've been talking about and we want to make sure that we're tackling violent crime Delview is is a neighborhood that has been concerned about this very issue. We held Many meetings about that. We're very we have a police chief who is proactive We have safe officers who have committed to to to listening to the concerns of the neighbors And we're working for for many many ways to to improve the the safety of those things there and it has actually dropped quite a bit Mr. Booster Monte I'm sorry for them having to move that microphone back and forth. We just don't have one Under the smart city concept everyone is involved in crime fighting you have here one of the best tools to fight crime You have a camera. You have video. You've got 9-1-1 accessibility. Everyone should have a Smart phone. They should be made available to everybody at a reasonable cost if not free especially to the elderly and the children Secondly, they should have free Wi-Fi all over the city so they can use the internet to report crime to the police And then the police can enforce it it it it comes down to the community and the people to enforce crime and to Stop crime in their communities the the police department can use state-of-the-art cameras. They can stick state-of-the-art video drones there's all kinds of technology on there to reduce or Eliminate the crime so but the bottom line is we need to get the people active get them involved get the communities involved in protecting their neighborhoods Mr. Fethiye I agree that we need to be getting our communities more involved more community Policing and outreach making sure our neighborhood patrols are up to snuff We also need to talk about How crime is affected by our poverty rate when you have a 20% poverty in the city You're going to see an increase in crime and if we want that to drop we can't just arrest everyone And I expect that to solve our problems or jails are already overcrowded But what we can do in the meantime is make sure that we do have a strong community where people know their neighbors They know who is in their community. They know who is trespassing in their community And they can act quickly and I think absolutely being in touch with your safe officer being in touch with your local precinct and also making sure that you have Security devices at home use your cell phone if you were not involved your neighborhood association or on their Facebook page or social media You should be to make sure we're all the same. Thank you. Mr. Montaigne Thank you. How many folks here are on the next door So you see you see the crime crime rising it's not just your perception. It's reality In district one crime has gone up significantly over the past year aggravated assault for example is up 115 percent over the course of over the past year And with all due respect to the councilmen I don't think that encouraging people to fill out a form is really being an advocate for the residents of delview or any other neighborhood So here's what I will do I will make sure that we are getting all of the true and accurate data out of the police department And the city staff to ensure that we can at least have a real conversation About the reality of rising crime in our neighborhood and then work with community-based organizations to move things back in the right direction No one should feel unsafe at night At the very least as a resident of the city you should be able to go to bed and not worry About your safety or the safety of your children or parents Thank you, sir Adrian floris is also running for city council. He's just come so we're just going to take a quick minute to kind of move everybody down here The question is The question is crime is up nearly 50 percent in the delview neighborhood And the neighbors are doing they're apart from citizens on patrol neighborhood watch working with businesses to remain the homeless problem By asking business owners to sign a trespass affidavit But more must be done to support From the city council. What would your plan do to help reduce crime in delview and neighborhoods like it? Well, really the crime is up everywhere in delview park What I understand the problem is those departments at the end The ones that they pay by month um Those spring in all kinds of people Uh, I got a lot of friends that live there in delview park and I've asked them about the crime And it's most a lot of people that live there that that that are problem with the crime but If I'm more correctly the times that I've been campaigning through delview park I haven't seen really that many policemen. So to increase our our number of policemen I don't know if that's going to be the solution or to rearrange them and put them in the in the areas where there's a lot of crime But um, I think we still do need more policemen But the best people they're going to take care of your neighborhood is is us I mean in my neighborhood, we're always watching out. I live in and uh, in atamista We're always looking out, but I understand that one thing visa has has a lot. Okay Um, adrian, I'm gonna you're gonna just take this next question. Okay. What will Your three priorities be for district one three things? Um infrastructure The declining of the infrastructure the clay the clay sewage that we have, um the drainage Uh pipes need to be bigger To to be able to get the water off the street and down into the ground Um Certainly the the crime rate has really gone up in district one The the homeless Is really really close to me because I've almost ran over four different people down on san pedro street And um, and I've gone to neighborhood associations and uh, the policemen said well, you're you're better off here now They we moved them elsewhere. So they shoot them away from certain areas, but they go somewhere else So I think there's need to be a place to where we could take them and evaluate them And I don't really think that the state hospital has been picking up a lot of these people There there's five different kinds of homeless people. There's there's people on drugs. There's people who are mentally ill. There's there's uh, Um, thank you, sir Mr. Bustamante three priorities for district one Three priorities are security. We need to have our community secure. We need to feel safe Downtown in our homes and our children need to be safe in their schools. We need to get the drugs off the street That's a priority Second priority is health. We need to have clean air Less pollution. We have to have clean water We can't be afraid of sewers busing and polluting our waters We need we need good health Lastly, we need good jobs for our community for our children and we need good training for we need free education We need free health care For health care for everybody We need free wi-fi for everybody and everybody should should be allowed to carry one of these Either free or the reduced price Uh, this this is what other communities have done and other other cities have done under the smart city concept And we need to group with them and learn from them and apply what's been working in their cities. Thank you Thank you, sir. Mr. Frey three priorities for beautiful district one Um, first thing I would say would be uh, infrastructure making sure that Infrastructure is coming to our neighborhood set of our long overdue for it. Whether it's streets sidewalks streetlights We should not be asking our citizens to pay property taxes and then asking them to fix their sidewalks Put up a streetlight on their own. I've never lived in a city that's asked its residents to do that We need to make sure development that is coming in is sustainable We need to make sure that property taxes number two are not rising up and displacing our residents So making sure we have proper exemptions Batements whether they for people of certain economic class or people who have lived in neighborhoods for a long time To make sure and making sure people know how to fight their taxes properly if they do go up Third is economic justice and employment making sure people can make a living wage in this city. They can be employed Making sure we have good wages means we have a good robust economy year-round. Thank you Mr. Montaigne three priorities for district one Sure, I always divide the priorities into sort of three buckets, right? There's the there's the basics the nuts and bolts me to fix We obviously need to invest more in infrastructure in district one as well as beat back the tide of rise and crime But related to that really is putting neighborhoods first And that's not something we've seen over the past couple of years We have many neighborhoods in this district that are rapidly changing and what you have are single family homes That are soon being towered over by three and four story multifamily units immediately adjacent I am all for development if it makes community I have absolutely opposed to development that breaks community and right now the communication process between city council And neighborhoods has broken down so much that the kinds of developments that break community are being fast tracked And neighborhoods are being are being left to fend for themselves That's not right. And it's I think we deserve more from our from our city council Mr. Trevino Three priorities for district one. Thank you. I'm going to talk as fast as I can okay public safety That's certainly very important. That's why we invested 21.5 million dollar stores a new central substation That's going to be at the heart of district one. I think it's going to provide Incredible opportunities for all of us infrastructure is another big piece Again, we're investing more than any other time in infrastructure in district one It is the oldest infrastructure in the entire city and therefore again a committee process agreed with this kind of investments We're doing some amazing things. We've never invested more in sidewalks than we ever have in fact Only 13 million dollars were invested in the previous bond this year We have up to 85 million dollars invested citywide 10 million just in district one Lastly, I want to say we want people to age in place The the the issue of our of our time is is our aging population And I want to work hard to allow people to stay in their homes for as long as they wish to live They they're people that have been in their homes for 50 years and want to live out the rest of their lives in their homes And I have provided programs to actually help them do just that. Thank you, sir Adrienne, did you start? No, okay Yes, he did he did He started and then we came to Bustamante. Okay. Let's go. You've answered the question three priorities. Yeah, you did Okay, I'm sorry. I'm getting lost It's my it's my boo boo. Okay. Um, so then mr. Bustamante is starting now Yes, okay several several neighborhoods in district one suffer from bad drainage deteriorating infrastructure and poor lighting Um, what is your plan to correct these problems while saving taxpayer money and please be very specific And again, we need to look at the needs if if the street light is needed that it needs to put be put in we have Some access lighting or some projects that that don't take priority. We needed to Get get the needs taken care of And um, and how is how do we do that is it's through the people the people have to call in they have to Dial 311 Have to call, you know come into city council. You have to people have to get involved People get involved things get done the squeaky wheel gets the grease So this so that so the drainage problems and the poor lighting needs to be reported And then once it's reported then it's put on a need Bases as a priority as a As a must and then and then it's up to us to get it done quickly Mr. Ferri We absolutely need to have communities that are strongly organized to address these issues I as city council person I would fight to repeal the municipal code that requires people to pay for things like sidewalk repairs Fight to make sure that cps is not requiring people to pay money just to feel like they have a safe street We need to invest more in our infrastructure We need to develop our community so that they know if they call the city We are going to be responsive to their requests and not put them on hold or Wait too long, you know, that's why we have neighborhoods that are falling behind with Streets that are flooding. I got sidewalks that are so bad that people can't even Take a stroller down them or if you're in a wheelchair So make sure our communities actually Can get a response from the city. We need a responsive person in there Someone who is a working class candidate who knows what it's like to be in those communities So I will advocate for you as city council person. Thank you, sir. Mr. Montagnu Sure, what you know as I sort of stated earlier, we are not investing enough in the current bond in streets and infrastructure And if you were up to me, you know, we would have peeled back some of that money from the millions and millions of dollars We're giving away to hotel operators and construction companies That don't even come with good paying union jobs And I would invest it back in the neighborhoods you look at a place like los angeles heights or altavista You have places that don't even have curbs much less sidewalks Now I know some folks from the Rio Grande Valley the councilman's original home home part of the world And people they tell me hey, they've got better streets and sidewalks than we do here in san Antonio As we approach our tricentennial. I think that's completely unacceptable And that goes for you know for drainage as well As for lighting, we definitely need to expand lighting And I heard from some members of the texas organizing project which endorsed me today That they asked for more lighting in their corner of the west side Which is part of district one in 78 207 and they were told to be bad for them because light is not great for people at night That may or may not be true. What I know is when the residents of your district are asking for your support You owe it to them. Thank you. Mr. Trevinio Lighting is good Especially when it's the appropriate kind of lighting, but let me go back first thing drainage low impact development projects, which we help fund Some dollars to to help pilot some programs on on doing better research and innovation on the impact that development has Upstream from us. That's why we're having to deal with a lot of drainage issues in district one We're downstream from a lot of issues the barber drainage project is a huge one It's the phase two is in in the bond and is a very important piece Drainage is a huge huge issue district one We're tackling it and we want to do it in a very thoughtful and meaningful way Lighting There's a term called biofilia And the reality is we're replacing all our street lights with led lights, which is more energy efficient But nobody ever thought to think that that particular led light may or may not be the most appropriate light Cps agrees with me. We're changing all the lights in in district one to be the more Appropriate kind of light. It's a warmer light 3500 kelvin or or below. Thank you, sir And cps is incredibly supportive of that. Mr. Forrest Um, the the playing was um, I think we're doing pretty good with the project that that happened on st Cloud and mistletoe, you know We y'all need that in delby park also with your dry creek drainage creek that you have It needs it needs to be redone just like the one that that on the woodland project That was a real good project. I just didn't like the chain link fence of it's really shiny the walk outside and drive by it but uh The the drainage walls in san Antonio Are in particular to district one because like you said, you know, we're downstream from a lot of the parking lots like The shopping centers So pavement on the street makes flooding it it it creates flooding So I think we've been doing a pretty good job You know, we keep doing projects like the one on st Cloud and mistletoe the the woodland project was really good. So I think we need to do more of that Used to experience a significant stray dog problem More than 3,600 citizens were bitten or mulled by dogs in 2016 Some of these tax have caused serious injuries to citizens Resulting in significant cost to the taxpayers at university hospital How would you tackle the public safety issue of dogs? We definitely need to reduce our stray population. I was bit about two years ago by a dog who's not chained up So I'm very familiar with I still get apprehensive sometimes being around dogs that are not chained up. So I know what it's like You know, if we want to address this issue one, we need more animal control services So we need and we see rising property taxes. So we should be seeing a rise in our city services We have not that's an issue two. We need to teach education. We needed to teach responsible pet ownership So from the time when you are a small child, we should be partnering in education Because children do not want to give up their pets families Will listen to a child and try not to give up a pet So let's teach them to make sure their their dogs are locked up that they spay and neuter that we support spay and neuter clinics Like the cannoli fund and others. That's how we're going to get this stray population down Thank you, sir. Mr. Montaner I absolutely agree that education is a is a component of how we treat this issue in san Antonio It's worse in some parts of town than others and some people may not have All the all the things they need to care properly care for the animals. So education is a part of it I think realistically we also need to revisit our our no kill policy Now that policy was developed with a very Humanitarian impulse and that is very much to be to be praised that that that empathy with with other creatures That walk on this earth with us The thing that we didn't anticipate perhaps is that there were consequence is that in order to achieve no kill We're either releasing dangerous dogs or we're just not picking them up in the first place And and my view is that we need to have Compassion of course, but we also need to make sure that we have compassion for the people Who are potentially being bitten and harassed by these dogs and that may mean Moving to a more modified No kill or quasi no kill policy for our shelters. Let's not fudge the numbers Let's really let's really address the full scope of the problem with the full light of day. Thank you. Mr. Trevino. How do you feel about dogs? I love dogs and compassion is at the heart of an ordinance that I that I wrote and it is about tethering dogs And it's a tethering ordinance and it's and it means that we take a closer look at how animals are treated There's a the statistic that I that I learned from acs was that over 90 of the dogs That that are aggressive or bite people are usually tethered of some kind in some way and so This is an important issue We're learning in many ways how we can educate the community Just know that there's actually a process going on right now that acs is looking to get more feedback more input We want to grow exactly How what how we can improve our services? And and I believe that there's there's many ways to to find a compassionate way Of course, I was very supportive of pets alive taken over the the facilities over Near the near the zoo. It's a very important piece of our city Thank you, sir. Mr. Floor is on dogs I think people need to be educated like the other candidates said People need to be responsible with their pets I think that's the biggest problem is people being responsible about keeping dogs and cats I don't know about my neighborhood and not that way So somebody's been catching the dogs and the cats and I don't see that many straight dogs and cats anymore But my rodent population has gone up. So I got more stunts and more So there's some powers there. I mean the cats were there for the the rats and stuff, but But people we really need To educate people on how to keep animals As far as vicious dogs people turn dogs into vicious dogs dogs are not born vicious So education I think for for the animals. I think it's it's the most thing that we could do Mr. Bustamante on dogs Well neutering is a solution to uh to decrease the dog population But the worst thing we've got are children and they love these dogs and they just have to have a dog But they can't take care of them So I you know, I've been there done and I've got the trophies so It it's going to be up to the people. I mean again, you know, you've gone to report Uh, you know the the wild dogs you need to call it in and it has to be a need You know where the where the city comes out immediately and picks up these dogs again You do it by taking pictures video, you know sending it in texting it in and calling 311 Uh, and also you need to report You know abuse of dogs, you know some a lot of people are abusing their animals and I mean that's that's just wrong You know, no animal needs to be abused So you need you know, we need to have some enforcement as far as the abuse of animals But it it comes down to the people we we need to step up and and report it and uh, thank you, sir. Thank you Now would be a great time for some kind of joke, but I think I've already settled my jokes tonight Mr. Montanier, you're going to get the next question Uh in changing the tone of what we're talking about How does your background lend itself to making sure our neighborhoods Are heard and respected on the city council? Well, sure. Um, thank you for the question. Look, I was born and raised here I grew up on the southwest side of the town near near Kelly our force base Very near where my grandmother lived just a few about a mile away And I have seen what it means to be to be neglected in the city And I think a lot of people in this district are feeling that right now I also think that a background in law frankly is a is uh, though much maligned Is a useful thing for city council If you're going to be writing laws if you're going to be interpreting laws If you're going to be anticipating how they might be implemented It sure helps to to have been trained in how to how to write them and how to interpret them Because that's exactly what you're going to be doing a lot of the time You know, I've also spent time in I worked for mayor Castro on energy policy And I helped then mayor Castro pass pre-k for SA So I've seen all the different sides of how to move a policy forward in our city And I intend to continue doing that in a in a progressive way once once I'm on council Thank you, sir. Mr. Trivenio Thank you. Um, well, you know, I'm an architect and as one of the first architects on city council I think I provide a very unique set of skills And when we talk about diversity, we should think about diversity of thought diversity Of ideas and I think I can I provide that. In fact, that's my record Simply simply going to run on my record The many programs and things that I've endorsed and and pushed have been about just that I like to think that we're not necessarily creating laws. We're building communities and and that's really important To understand exactly how that it happens is very very important. This city is is really A large a large city that is that is growing Understanding how those those all those things Come into place and work together is very very important. I'm the only one who can truly understand that Quite frankly, I feel that my services on city council have been utilized in that very way to provide a very diverse Perspective on myself grew up. I was raised by a single mother. I understand what it is to be disadvantaged Understand what it is to be to feel excluded. I wasn't born here, but I choose to live here Thank you, sir. Mr. Forrest The question is how does your background live itself to making sure our neighborhoods are heard and respected on the city council? Well, first of all, I've lived In anta visa for 43 years We own property in anta visa in beacon hill rental properties So my inheritance sits here. So yeah, I'm going to take care of it I'm going to fight for it and I'm going to fight for y'all's tax dollars to make sure that the right thing goes Done with our tax dollars There's something mr. Trevino is called responsible growth and I understand about Growth but there's also be something responsible growth that The project on craig street and I know that was totally responsible either you let it go up or Somebody dropped the ball somewhere along the way, but that's not conserving our neighborhoods and we've talked about, you know Your staffers have talked about conserving the neighborhood. How is that conserving our neighborhood? You know, there's older ladies that Go to the court compliance comes to me. I think your house do this to force them to move their their tell their houses Okay, so we're going to be nitpicking about people that have been living there for 56 years Mr. Bustamonte How does your background lend itself to making sure our neighborhoods are heard and respected upon the city council? I practice law here in san Antonio for some 35 years I've lived in every part of the city the south side the north side east side west side I live downtown now. I'm very familiar with the city Um, I have a beautiful wife. I've been happily married. I have 10 children I've raised my children in this in in this city in the schools. I'm familiar with the with the schools I have a doctorate in law Uh, I have a law license and the facts and lawyer I've I've been to san Antonio college UT at austin university in kistan and also University of north texas up and down is very familiar with with the system I was elected to the edwards aquifer authority. I was an elected official for four years I know I know what the city needs. I'm familiar with the with the smart city concept And the key is thank you, sir Mr. Pettio How does your background lend itself to making sure our neighborhoods are heard and respected on the city council? Look a lot of people run for a city council because they think that they've got the best policy ideas Or that they've got the best educational background or whatever and they say, okay. Well, I'm going to solve all the problems For you all That's not how this works We need more people involved I have my job as a labor and community organizer, which I've done for seven years is to empower other people to take action We've talked a lot about having our neighborhoods and communities involved But it's not easy to do that It's not easy to just say people should get involved. Otherwise we'd have 100% phone return out This is a city that's historically disenfranchised if we want to change anything in this city Let's advocate for having someone in office that actually represents and knows what working people Uh are all about I've traveled around a lot in my life I'm not from san Antonio, but I chose it because I love it I chose it because it's a working class city And I believe that through my experience and what I've seen elsewhere with developer driven gentrification I will be a good advocate because I know it's coming. Thank you. Mr. Trevino Let's uh, let's talk about guns With the state open carry law, how does a city like san antonio Stop shootings that we now see on local news and next door all the time Well, you know when that when that came out, uh, you know city hall and through a transformation, which I don't Enjoy because there's extra security measures that we had to employ There's now literally gun lockers For for those people because the state law that they can bring those those those things into city hall The reality is this is something that we all have to work on together We are we're piloting a program called shot spotter And it is a program that we we've piloted piloted piloted in districts one and districts two Uh, and it is it is using technology as as was said but mr. Bustamante before about how do how can we use some of that technology to help us? The reality is though with that technology We still need the community to support the community to to be involved SAPD once they get the call they they they begin to work They need people the community to to help us with some of the leads and that's how we truly catch people who are Using thank you. Thank you Mr. Flores on the guns The first cowboy rule for for owning the gun is don't get shot by your own gun Okay People need to be more responsible about their guns. I'm all for people who want to have a gun You know to protect themselves protect their family that live in a bad area or whatever They live on the country. They want to shoot the gun whatever but people need to start being responsible about Taking care of their gun putting you know Locks on it put it in a safe Um, I think there ought to be tougher laws for people that don't do that Everybody should have a gun safe, you know Either have as many guns as you have in this country. There's six guns to every adult Um, and um, and if they make bullets more expensive people won't be just shooting around with them Mr. Bustamante On open carrying and shootings We're up. We're gonna have guns and there's no we can't stop people from having guns But we can enforce the laws. We can we can help control it I think if if people that carry guns knew that they were being videotaped or they were being on on On some type of surveillance, then they'd be a little bit hesitant to use a weapon or they'd be a little bit more careful Again, that subject is really going to boil down to getting people involved in stopping Shootings, you know getting them involved and controlling their communities and reporting crime and getting The policemen out there as quick as they can to to enforce it. I mean, there's all kinds of technologies That can make our community safe. We need to start Putting them in communities that really need Mr. Fedya on guns and shootings Well, I think there's several different issues with shootings happening, you know, is it accidental? Is it intentional? Is it a home invasion? What are we trying to address here? One way we can cut back on shootings is teaching responsible gun ownership Making sure that people do lock up their weapons My father had two handguns when I was growing up and both of them over the course of our lives got stolen at some point or another Someone came into our house someone broke into his car So those are now two guns that ended up out on the street somewhere And that's a that's a serious issue, right? If we're trying to make sure that we would have accountability We should make sure we teach responsible ownership for it We should teach more gun safety and we should also be we want to eliminate Shootings in our neighborhoods that are accidental. We should make sure we know who's in our communities and Make sure that no one who is Not supposed to be there is a threat. Thank you Mr. Montana Thank you I'm a hunter. I hunt every winter. I own a handgun on a couple rifles But there is there is a place in time for that and it's not in a person's hip And I say that with some passion because I know something about gun violence There were three people murdered on my block With handguns when I was a kid on the south side And my my dear aunt my mother's my grandmother's daughter was shot and killed in a bar fight So it is deeply important to me And I will do everything my power to prevent gun violence in the city That being said shot spotter is the kind of program that only a contractor could love It doesn't work And it's not the kind of thing that the police officers are asking for or need and I know that because San Antonio police officers association members met with me in a group and told me so We need to stop foisting Pet projects upon our city departments including the police department and really focus on the things that are proven to work And we need to listen once again to those who are in the line of fire and who know exactly what those tools are Thank you Okay, mr. Flores, you're gonna start on the next question Oh, did Trevino not start? Do I sell you an answer? Mr. Trevino, I'm gonna start mr. Flores. You're gonna get the next question away from guns. Let's talk about money Also a very serious topic, right? For years the city government has been criticized for the absorbent salaries of the city managers and the city executives What do you think about that? What are your thoughts? Well It's gotten out of hand the the pay raises that give us gully Has really gone out of hand the reason got out of hand is because for a long time we didn't pay our consulate So one way or the other there they were going to get make money somewhere underneath the table I mean that was just common practice, but now we're paying the city councilman and That mentality needs to change I would work for whatever they pay me and I wouldn't take money from anybody I mean I would be stealing from myself I'll be stealing from my neighbors and the people that I want to school with Scully's pay raises She's she's the one that dictates And in the city hall instead of the city hall dictating her When somebody makes more money than you she don't work for you Okay So It's it's totally responsible. It just needs to be changed the the culture. Thank you, sir Mr. Bustamante your feelings on salaries at city hall There needs to be accountability and transparency Uh The simple rule is if you follow the money you'll find, you know, whether it's been spent wisely And prudently or if it's being wasted or comes from corruption. So Having an accountability and a transparent system where we know where all the dollars are going Who's getting it why they're getting it and then and then the people should really vote on it as to whether they should They should receive a high salary whether they're worth it or not And they voted on the city council Salaries they should vote on the city manager's salary the mayor's salary and everybody else's salary. There needs to be Accountability and transparency and again through the a good Smart city program that can be done over the internet. Thank you, mr. Fadio On salaries at city hall I think there absolutely needs to be more accountability in our city This is a city that is a city manager heavy form of government which Contributes to lack of accountability Decisions being made behind closed doors more city staffers rather than elected officials Making decisions and that's a very problematic it comes from our history of Not having a city council that was strong having city council that was part time The only people who could afford to be city council members were business people who then funneled that money back to their own communities and their own businesses Most people in the city remember a time where it was very hard For them to vote that there were severe voter restrictions against them So of course we have a city now that has low voter turnout low civic engagement We want that to change. We need real people on city council I am someone who has never taken a dime from special interests Or big business my campaign has totally been grassroots regular people powered And that's how it will be on city council. That's what we need if we want the city to change and I believe in Taking away the power from Cheryl Scully and making the city a city of the people Mr. Montanio I have to say that that and this isn't directed at anyone on the table That sometimes I feel like our critiques in this city Of miss scully tend to take a bit of a sexist tone That's unfortunate, but it may be a part of a reality of the discussion So my critiques are not directed at at miss scully I think that we have to think carefully about whether we want to be a city with a strong manager weak council system Or we want to grow up and do what most other cities of our of our sides around the country have done Which has moved to a strong mayor system Where democratic accountability can actually be held by the residents of the city Because if you don't like the direction of your city, you can vote out the person who's actually the chief administrator and that's the mayor In the meantime, we need to think smartly about how we start that conversation with the rest of san antonio And how we properly align the incentives of city staff so that they're focused on the right things Not just job growth for example, but high quality job growth Mr. Tribune here Thank you Not a new idea because we're actually having that discussion right now Quite frankly, it is important for us to to reevaluate We're a much bigger city than we ever were And we are taking a look at the the structure of our city and to see how important that is But to address the actual issue of pay that I don't believe was answered Which is really quite frankly the the city council is now looking at Through the transparent process performance pay for our city manager and that's really important The reality is we she manages a 2.2 billion dollar budget We have executive staff that have huge responsibility Throughout our city and I think it's important to recognize How to how to help manage that so we are addressing both those very issues right now Thank you Mr. Pustamante, I have finished with the questions from the audience I'm going to ask you one question about why you're running when I ran for the city council in this seat Almost 10 years ago. I ran on lead plate lead paint flakes being eaten by a young child at the end of my street And I was really worried about that Each of you have a reason why you've chosen to run as you get a chance to share a vision with these neighbors and their families Why did you run for the city council? I chose to run because my experience has Has taught me a lot. I've done a lot of research. I've traveled a lot I've had a lot of clients. I know the people in san Antonio And I know that we can be a lot better than what we are and I know this because Under the smart city concept, there's so much technology and there's so much knowledge out there that we can draw from Under the open source concept, we can draw this all these ideas and make our community one of the smartest cities In texas and in central now. We're not the only ones that are doing this other cities that are doing this also They're being very successful If if somebody in china has a has an idea that can benefit us Then we can take that idea and we can apply it and make make san Antonio and make district one The smartest district in the in the city and this is why I'm running is to is to Automate san Antonio and get us up there to the smartest city in the state Thank you, mr. Padilla You know ever since I've been in san Antonio. I've been involved here Gone to city council meetings and I was extremely disappointed to learn that our current city council Does not care, you know, they talk about it being citizens to be heard It's more like citizens to be ignored Because people are playing on their phones. They don't show up. We're talking to each other And you know, whether it's a vote for hemisphere park redevelopment Or the big giveaways to mega corporations like uber and lyft coming into our city There just has not been a lot done for the regular people here Not even a protest vote Even if they knew that everyone else on council was voting in favor of something They could at least make a token to say that they stand with their constituency That has not happened and when I found out that there was no progressive challenger To our current city council member I said, oh then I'm going to run because I am a working class candidate And I believe that working people should have a voice here I fought for working people for years and I will continue to do so as your city council member. Thank you Mr. Montanio Thanks Chris The reasons are pretty simple As someone who who grew up here and has always loved this city with all of my heart I simply got tired of seeing working people and neighborhoods getting ignored We have a lot of money being spent on pet projects Like the very limited white roofs program and a pair of multi hundred thousand dollar toilets that don't really help A lot of people in the city And so when I as I as I went from neighborhood association meeting to neighborhood association meeting to churches Uh and other community organizations I heard of the same refrain over and over again, which is we are not heard Uh and when I think about someone like like my grandmother and many people like her who are being pushed out of their homes throughout district one because of rampant Uh over development. It's ill conforming to the neighborhoods around it I just couldn't sit by and watch our city drift on inertia without leadership from district one, which is uniquely positioned To move our city forward and to be an inclusive platform for progressive change in the city. Thank you, sir Mr. Trivenio, why are you running? Well, it was kind of an evolutionary process for me. Again, I I have experience working in different committees I I represented Diego Bernal on several committees I was also asked by Julian Castro to represent the city on the bear appraisal board of directors all that being said When the position opened up Diego Bernal said you really should think about this you provide a very unique and diverse perspective I find it funny that a lawyer is going to call A roof project that actually helps lower utility bills for seniors a pet project. I mean This is about compassion And I think one of the very reasons that people wanted me to run and wanted me to be a part of this is because they understand My connections to the community and my compassion for my city I've lived here almost 20 years and I understand my city And I think that this is part of the reason why I want to be a part of city council to help direct things in such a way And that the projects are compassionate are inclusive and are very thoughtful thoughtfully designed Mr. Flores, why are you running? first of all I was born raised and educated in district one I went to a little school downtown called st. Mary's on the riverwalk I entered the St. Anthony's Seminary in Montevista and then later on graduated from Thomas Edison High School Um, yeah, I'm a jossi's baby. My dad worked at jossi's since I was a kid My mom also worked downtown. So my connection downtown has been All my life, okay Things just didn't make sense anymore. Uh, like our new bond that's proposal Things just didn't make sense to me anymore when we're asking for a bond And we're giving away a river barge kind of trying to afford 44 million. We need to keep more of that revenue Uh, there's a lot of contracts like that I mean just just happened a month last month that they gave away that that river barge So things like that that just didn't make any sense. We're asking for a billion dollars when we're giving away the revenue We've all been here. It's been great to have you all tonight But I don't want the program to go so long that we don't get to really think about what everybody said So with that gentlemen, I'm going to give you one minute to close And then after that we're going to thank the league of women voters and the neighbors for coming Mr. Freya your one minute. Good night One minute. Okay I just want to thank everyone for coming out because this is where civic engagement starts with you all And I hope that you will stay around after if you have any questions her being Like I said, I I'm someone who cares deeply about Running for this city so that working people have a voice And uh, I'm someone who if elected will not have any side jobs. I'm actually taking a Large pay cut to do this but I don't have a side consultancy or firm I believe fully in that you deserve a council person who is going to be working for you full time I want to be out in your neighborhoods I want to hear what you have to say and I want to empower you so that you have a voice I want you right there alongside me find me for justice for all people in this city So thank you very much for coming out Mr. Montanio Well again, thank you all for making this event happen I can't think of a better way to sort of round out the last bit of forums that we're doing as candidates You know, it's not easy to challenge and incumbent But we have been doing a pretty good job so far and that's because There is an upswell of readiness for change in district one And if you think about what's been happening over the course of the past couple of years, it's easy to understand why We've talked about many of those things tonight. I just want to leave you with this Thus far in the race. I've been endorsed by the afl cio Unite here storm all democrats northeast bear county democrats bear county m democrats Communication workers of america and on and on texas organizing project sciu The reasons are simple There it is time for change We need someone who's going to fight and advocate for the residents of the district not just contractors And big business and special interests and that's why like mr. Fettia. I haven't taken a dime from any Special interests lobbyists or contractors for the city And I intend to keep it that way as we go forward together as a community in conversation. Thank you, mr. Trivenia Most of those dimes have come from california. Um, I will say that it's important to understand that The reality is i'm running because I'm running on my record Nobody up here has a record except your current council And I want to talk about something that I think is really important to the legal women voters We introduced A true ethics reform for the city Which included the legal women's voter to to truly be a part of this and understanding how the city runs and how we can Better connect the city and create real interconnectivity real representation. The reality is you want a voice And there is a way to do that. There's a proper way to do that There's folks that just just don't know how to do that But i'm running on my record and I ask for your for your support and your vote. It's a simple set. Thank you Mr. Forrest I want to thank everybody for being here today and Women legal women voters. I'm from here and I'm going to take care of this place I'm seeing the changes through district one over the years And uh, quite frankly, you know, mr. Termini your legacy is not that great right now If you go into the neighborhood associations, you don't show up because you send your staffer You won't show up. I mean, I wouldn't show up either but transparency Is is a big big thing for me and and honesty When things didn't make any sense to me anymore. This is why I stepped up Along with a lot of the fellow fellow democrats We all answered the call to come and run Because things just didn't make any more sense when there's people starving Food being thrown away in our cafeterias When a lot of things didn't make any sense to me, that's why I'm here Mr. Booster mountain I've had literally thousands of clients that I represented and I you know, stand in front of them. They stand behind me and I lead them You know in the in the You know victories and the court battles and I do a big service for my clients now as city council And I'll be your attorney You're representative I'll be your leader But I need the people to stand behind me so I can lead them And that's what I promise to bring to the to the office good leadership good knowledge legal experience Political experience. I've been on many boards. I have many records that I can talk all night about In the bottom line is I'm here to represent the people I've done it all my life And I can do it for you And I'm going to be an advocate for free internet free health care for everybody free schools for everybody We can afford it other cities have done it. We need to do it Thank you These five people are looking for a vote and I hope you've listened to them carefully tonight And if you have some questions, they're going to be just over here by the door And I encourage you to visit with them and get honest answers to real questions that affect your neighbors And their families on behalf of the league of women voters for the san Antonio area. We appreciate all of you coming out Thank you. Let's give them a round of applause. Good night