The coming city budget battle, and more Bonham Exchange news
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The coming city budget battle, and more Bonham Exchange news

B1IntermediateJuly 21, 202643 min

Political consultant Andrew Solano talks with the ENside Politics team about whether City Council has the appetite to cut funding for the San Antonio Botanical Garden and other nonprofits -- or to increase the city's property tax rate. Also, the Bonham Exchange is asking for more time to install legally required fire sprinklers after Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones drops her pledge to help raise money for the system. Suggested reading: Why Mayor Jones said the city should stop funding the Botanical Garden Bonham Exchange seeks more time to install fire...

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Welcome to Inside Politics, our weekly podcast on two or three things you need to know about San Antonio politics. I'm your host, Greg Jefferson. I'm joined today by City Hall reporter Megan Rodriguez. Hello. And political consultant extraordinaire Andrew Solano. Welcome.

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Hey, guys. How's it going? Yeah, I'm good. It's been a while. Surprisingly, we've not talked about City Hall in like a month.

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That'll be a while. No, serious. Like, if you go back, go to YouTube, check it out. I swear to God, we've not talked about the mayor, the city council, anything at City Hall for four weeks. So a lot has clumped up in that time.

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