THAT COMING UP IN JUST A BIT AND OF COURSE A LOOK AT A COOL DOWN IN OUR FORECAST WHICH IS
WELCOME NEWS. DOWN IN OUR FORECAST WHICH IS
>> AGUS AIR THERE’S SO MUCH GOING ON AROUND THE COUNTRY AROUND TEXAS AND AROUND SAN
ANTONIO, WE HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GENERAL
STATE OF OUR COMMUNITY SO WE
FIGURED WE GO RIGHT TO THE
SOURCE.
>> IN TODAY’S LEADING SA
SEGMENT, MAYOR RON NIRENBERG
JOINS US LIVE AGAIN. WE JUST
SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR
AT 8 AT THE TOP OF THE 8
O’CLOCK HOUR WELCOME BACK.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US. WE HAVE A LOT OF
INFORMATION TO GET TO.
>> ALL RIGHT MAYOR, SO
TWENTY-TWENTY NOT JUST THE YEAR
THE PANDEMIC BUT ALSO SEEMS
LIKE THE YEAR OF A SOCIAL
MOVEMENT. SO LAST THESE LAST
FEW MONTHS WHAT HIS
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL
LEADERSHIP AND OUR POLICE WAS
THAT LOOKED LIKE.
>> YEAH, IT CERTAINLY HAS BEEN
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY IT’S
BEEN A YEAR RECKONING IN SO
MANY WAYS I WILL SAY HERE IN
SAN ANTONIO. THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
BEEN GOOD. YOU KNOW THE POLICE CHIEF IN PARTICULAR AND OUR POLICE OFFICER IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. I HAVE A STRONG
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
COMMUNITIES. BUT THAT DOESN’T
MEAN THERE ISN’T ROOM FOR
IMPROVEMENT. SO WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING THROUGH SEVERAL AREAS
WITH THE WITH THE PARK.
FOR USE OF FORCE
POLICY REVIEW. NEXT VERY EXCUSE
THIS PAST WEEK WE WENT THROUGH
THE FIRST ROUND
OF A BODY CAM FOOTAGE POLICY
WHICH WILL HELP WITH
TRANSPARENCY AND KNOWS
INSTANCE THAT OR HIGH-PROFILE
TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE
GETTING AN ACCURATE ACCOUNTING
WHAT OCCURS IN SOME OF THESE
CRITICAL INCIDENTS. AND WE’RE
ALSO GOING TO BE TO SUP A A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND GREW
UP PROCESS
WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS ON SOME
REFORMS THAT HAVE BEEN WE’VE
BEEN WAITING ON FOR QUITE SOME
TIME
WHICH IS REFORM OF THE
DISCIPLINARY PROCESS MAKING
SURE THAT THE CHIEF HAS THE
ABILITY. THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
FINAL CALLS WITH REGARD TO.
REMOVING OFFICERS WHO ARE
ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT. AS YOU
KNOW THAT’S BEEN A CONVERSATION
FOR NUMBER
OF YEARS. IT’S IN THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE
REFORMS
POSSIBLE SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE
LOOKING FORWARD IN THE IT GOOD
FAIR.
A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS
THAT REALLY PRODUCES THE
RESULTS OF THE COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN LOOKING FOR.
>> AND MAYOR WE TALKED ABOUT
WHAT IS ON THE BALLOT. THE LAST
HALF HOUR. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE
AD ACTIVE VOTING. SO WHAT IS
YOUR MESSAGE TO PEOPLE WHO MAY
BE WORRIED ABOUT VOTING IN
PERSON.
>> VOTING WILL BE SAFE.
BEXAR COUNTY IN THE ELECTIONS
OFFICE AND OUR COMMISSIONERS
COURT HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB
TO MAKE SURE THE BIRTHS ARE
GOING TO BE PROPERLY.
YOU KNOW SANITIZED AND THAT ALL
THE PROPER HELP PRECAUTIONS
ARE GOING TO PUT IN PLACE AMID
THE PANDEMIC PEOPLE
SHOULD BE SHOULD FEEL SAFE
GOING TO THE
POLLS NOW. IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT
PEOPLE SHOULDN’T TURN IN A MAIL
BALLOT. IF
WHAT THEY. AND OBVIOUSLY HEALTH
REASONS OR ONE OF THOSE
CAUSES FOR BUT MORE THAN
ANYTHING WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
THAT OUR ELECTIONS WILL BE
CONDUCTED FAIRLY
BUT MAKE SURE YOU PLEASE GO
VOTE THIS IS SUCH A CRITICAL
ELECTION.
>> AND
SPEAKING OF VOTING OBVIOUSLY
THE BIG CONCERN IS BECAUSE
WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS
PANDEMIC SO WHAT IS THAT FIGHT
AGAINST THE PANDEMIC LOOK LIKE
RIGHT NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
WHAT IS KIND OF A WARNING SIGN
AS HALLOWEEN APPROACHES.
>> YEAH, IT’S YOU KNOW WE’RE
NOT WE’RE NOT OVER WITH THIS
AND CERTAINLY THE VIRUS IS
STILL OUT THERE WE’VE BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD SINCE WE HAVE
THAT SUMMER SPIKE TO BRING THIS
UNDER CONTROL WE SAW YOU KNOW
IN
OUR HOSPITALS, 1400 PEOPLE ON
ANY GIVN DAY IN OUR HOSPITALS
WITH COVID AND THAT WAS
REALLY TAXING EVERY RESOURCE
THAT WE HAD AND IT WAS
DEVASTATING WAS VERY DEADLY.
WE’VE LOST TOO MANY OF OUR
FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES AND
NEIGHBORS AND COLLEAGUES
THROUGH
THIS PANDEMIC BUT HOUR OR 2
YEARS FROM WORKING VERY WELL
TOGETHER TO BRING THAT BACK
UNDER CONTROL. TODAY AS WE
SPEAK OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEM IS
HAS A RELATIVELY NORMAL STRESS
THOUGH, BUT WE STILL HAVE
INFECTIONS THAT WE STILL HAVE
LOCALIZED. OUTBREAKS ON
OCCASION WE’VE GOT IT WE’VE GOT
TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SO THERE IS A VACCINE UNTIL THERE’S OUR PROVEN THERAPEUTIC
WE’VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE
CONTINUE. TO HEAT THEIR
WARNINGS WEAR YOUR FACE MASK
WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE MAKE
SURE YOU PRACTICE PHYSICAL
DISTANCING. AND JUST TAKE
PROPER PRECAUTIONS RIGHT.
I DO HAVE TO CREDIT THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER
ONCE AGAIN. SAN ANTONIO DOES
TEAM WORK BETTER THAN ANY PLACE
ELSE IN THE COUNTRY WE’VE DONE
THAT AND WE’VE SAVED LIVES
DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
>> WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH MAYOR
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
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