[But, the Council insisted on debating the request.] We have been going 11 straight hours, ... Councilman (Richard) Perez' stomach is growling. |
And clearly there are people with racist thoughts, |
Cities, like people, have defining moments, |
Financial services may soon be the largest industry in San Antonio, |
From the outside, it may look like a fairly seamless operation, ... but the truth is, that's not true. |
get dropped out of society. Work is how we redeem ourselves, but there are people who can't work; they are desperate. |
He's making noise about the budget because it's big, ... If you equate the words 'big' and 'wasteful,' then he's right. But big doesn't mean wasteful, necessarily. The questions I would ask is, Do you have enough money coming in to meet the needs of the budget you're drawing up? The answer to that is, Clearly yes, we do. As long as we can meet legitimate needs, keep soundly in the black, and not raise taxes, that's what we need to do. |
I do think that we will be totally ready for these evacuees, or as ready as we can be, |
I don't know that the re-branding campaign is a done deal, ... The council, including myself, had some concerns about it. It could be quite tawdry. |
I probably would rather be known for leaving a major park system in San Antonio, |
I think it is legitimate to assume we're not talking about next week they're going to go home, ... The city of New Orleans is effectively closed. |
I would like to see a more beautiful San Antonio. It's important to a city, and to individuals, |
I'd love to build in the feeling of early San Antonio, which was an oasis, which was why everybody came here. Urbanization has to some degree wiped that out ... we've been cutting trees and putting cement everywhere we can since then. |
If (Tagliabue) was here today, he could not help but be impressed, ... I don't know if he would change his mind (about calling San Antonio a small market), but I think he would be impressed. |
It would give us the best linear park in the United States and increase the drawing power of the river ... that would make this City even greater. |