The San Antonian

N.I.M.B.Y.

The E-N details a fight fixin' to start over a bar across the street from an elementary school. The NEISD and several parents have filed objections with TABC asking the liquor license not be granted. City Councilman Kevin Wolff summarized the argument this way:

"At the end of the day, I've got a whole lot of neighbors, mothers, fathers of kids, who say, you know, 'Bad idea,'

Mr. Wolff, that's not a reason. That's a conclusion. WHY is it a bad idea? Are 4th graders going to be taking field trips there? School zones are 2-4 pm in the afternoon, which is not exactly "Happy Hour". So, what exactly is the problem? It's just a "bad idea". There has to be something other than "bad idea" that was communicated to the TABC.

I guess it's just the typical NIMBY argument that North Side residents and their elected officials have been making forever.

City bond campaign well funded

The E-N has an article detailing how well funded the campaign for the City's $550 million bond issue is. Engineers are giving a majority of those campaign dollars. When this was pointed out to the campaign's strategist, Trish DeBerry, the article had a "yeah right" moment with this paragraph:

Engineering firms also would obviously benefit from the flurry of capital projects funded by the bond. But DeBerry noted, "The city's got a competitive bidding process, and just because they make a contribution doesn't mean they'll get work."

Don't, get me wrong, I still plan on voting for the bond package. There are plenty of great things for San Antonio that will happen if it passes. But I'll repeat my "yeah, right".

First Year in Review for Sculley

The Express-News looks at City Manager Sheryl Sculley after her first year on the job. By all accounts Ms. Sculley has done exactly what she was brought here to do.

Interesting quote in the article by former City Manager Lou Fox regarding term limits as well, which Mr. Fox never had to deal with.

If there were more continuity I think Sculley's job would be made easier.