City Council

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has encouraged her colleagues to consider a 'strategic pause' on negotiations with the basketball team until an independent economic impact study and subsequent community engagement is completed.

A majority of Gina Ortiz Jones’ colleagues appeared ready to vote down her proposed changes in a future council session before her reversal.

A majority of council members said any of the mayor's proposed changes to the policymaking process needed to have a full council vote, even if they agree with them.

District 6 runoff candidates are Kelly Ann Gonzalez and Ric Galvan. They are the two remaining candidates from a diverse field of eight, and only 28 votes separated them after the final count on election night.

District 1 Councilmember Sukh Kaur, who faced nine challengers in the May 3 election, is headed to the June 7th runoff against Patty Gibbons, a retired business owner and conservative.

May 3, 2025 Joint General, Special and Bond Election

Term limits for four council members and current Mayor Ron Nirenberg mean nearly half of the entire city council will be new following the May election.

In her proposal Councilmember Marina Alderete Gavito requests lowering the default speed limits with a priority in neighborhoods within a quarter-mile radius of schools, community centers, and parks.

Cabello Havrda is now the third member of the San Antonio City Council running for mayor following Councilmember John Courage's decision to drop out of the race earlier this week.

San Antonio voters approved council and mayoral raises, longer term lengths for council members and the mayor, and removed the salary and tenure caps for the city manager position, among other items.