GETTING THE SAME NUMBER OF PFIZER DOSES AND WELL MATT IS GETTING 7,000 AND 20 DOSES OF
PFIZER.
EVERY SUNDAY MORNING. WE HAVE
OUR LEADING SA SAY WE SPEAK TO
LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN
TODAY.
>> WE’RE SPEAKING TO A LOCAL
LEADER WHO HAS BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN THE GROWTH OF
THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO
AND NOW SHE IS THE TRI CHAIR ON
THE 26 MEMBER ALAMO CITIZEN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE JOINING US
IN TODAY’S LEADING SA SEGMENT
IS COUNCILWOMAN, REBECCA
VIAGRAN ON GOOD MORNING
COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, I’M
HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US NOW THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN
ANTONIO HAS GROWN SO MUCH OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS AND IT IS
NOT SLOWING DOWN ANYTIME SOON
WHAT IS THIS PROGRESS LOOKED
LIKE AND WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE
KNOW ABOUT THE PROJECTS AND
WORKS.
>> SO THANK YOU VERY
HAS BEEN I’VE BEEN SO THE
PROGRESS HAS BEEN
AMAZING TRANSFORMATIVE AND I’M
SO PROUD. SOME ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WE’RE SEEING THE
JOB GROWTH WITH T
J ACTS WITH THE MEDICAL SCHOOLS
AND IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
HUB HERE IN SAN ANTONIO
WITH TOYOTA AND NAVISTAR SO
CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER.
YOU KNOW NAVISTAR ISN’T THAT
BAD MANUFACTURING PLACE
AND THEY ARE JUST BUILDING THE
JOBS ARE STILL OPEN RIGHT NOW
THAT PEOPLE CAN
APPLYING FOR AND THAT’S
INCREDIBLE BECAUSE IT ALSO
FEEDS INTO AND THE WORK THAT
WE’RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE
READY TO WORK SAN ANTONIO
PROGRAM WHICH MANY OF THE
VOTERS VOTED FOR SO FROM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO
INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR FIX OF
STREET BEING FIXED
ARE YOU HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS
COMING IN ON THE SOUTHERN
SECTOR AS WELL AS OF COURSE
INFRASTRUCTURE EDUCATION,
A NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL WAS NOT
AND THEY’RE JUST 5 YEARS AGO
AND NOW WE HAVE OUR
MEDICAL SCHOOL AND ON FRIDAY,
YOU SAW THE UNIVERSITY OF
INCARNATE WORD SCHOOL OF
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, HOW DID
FIRST MATCH DAY WITH THE
INAUGURAL CLOCK CLOUD THAT
MATCH WITH THEIR
FIRST PRESIDENCIES SO IT’S JUST
A SHOT OF ADRENALIN ANEW
A GREAT PROGRESS THAT IS
HAPPENING AND THEY’RE STILL
MORE TO COME
BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE MORE
OPPORTUNITY IN THE OTHER FACTOR
IN DISTRICT IN THE SOUTH SIDE.
>> AND THAT DEFINITELY ALL IS
EXCITING NEWS AND COUNCILMAN IT
IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH IN AS
YOU ARE A LEADER OF OUR CITY
CAN YOU TALK
THE GREAT WOMEN WHO HAVE HELPED
BUILD THE ALAMO CITY.
>> YOU KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY
INCREDIBLE STORIES AND SO MANY
STORIES THAT HAVE ALSO GOING
TOLD IN THE SCHOOL BOOKS.
FIRST YOU KNOW, AND THEN I DO
THAT SHE WAS AN ADVOCATE FOR
LABOR RIGHTS AND FOUGHT FOR THE
FAIR PAY AND
THEIR TREATMENT OF THE PECAN
SHELTERS IN SAN ANTONIO AND SHE
WAS
EXTREMELY YOUNG THEN WE ALSO
LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME
KATHERINE
MARJORIE STENSON WHO THESE
WOMEN STARTED IN AN AIRPORT
KNEW HOW TO FLY. WE’RE TEACHING
MEN HOW TO FLY BEFORE THEY EVEN
HAD THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
AND ALSO ALL THE WOMEN WITH
INDIGENOUS ROOTS IN SAN ANTONIO
IN WHO HAVE BOUGHT TO TELL
THEIR STORY FREDERIK TRADITION
AND SHARE THEIR STRENGTH AND WE
SEE THAT A LOT ESPECIALLY
AROUND ALL OF OUR MISSIONS AND
AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE
THESE ARE THE FAMILIES IN THE
MATRIARCH BUT KEEP THE STORIES
OF LIVING AND A LIFE.
>> A STORY WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING
VERY CLOSELY THE ALAMO
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN YOU’RE NOW
THAT RIDESHARE SO
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT ROLE IN
TAIL AND WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE OF
SAN ANTONIO EXPECT IN TERMS OF
THE GAME PLAN.
>> SO IT’S A HONOR
REALLY A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY TO BE TRIED CHAIR AND PART OF THE
MNAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
WHAT WE ARE DOING AS TRY CHAIRS
OR ROLE IS TO OVERSEE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE THAT IS OVER.
THAT INCLUDES THE LOW
THE STATE. SOME SCHOLARS AND
CITIZENS APPOINTED BY EVERY
SINGLE
COUNCIL DISTRICT. OUR ROLE IS
TO WE ENGAGE AND UTILIZE THE
ALAMO CITIZEN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. HAVE
LISTENING CIRCLED SEE WHERE WE
WERE BEFORE AND ALSO PRESENT IN
MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL OF THOSE
NEW CHANGES. THAT THE MAYOR
DISCUSSED KNOWING THAT YOU KNOW
THE SENATE APP IS NOT GOING TO
BE MOVING.
BUT WE KNOW THAT WE’RE GOING TO
WE WILL BE REPURPOSED SEEN WE
WOULD LIKE TO BE PURPOSE.
THE WALWORTH AND THE CROCKETT
BUILDING. WE ALSO KNOW THAT
WE’D LIKE TO SEE MORE
FLEXIBILITY IN THE STREET AND
HAVE THE
PLAZA MORE OR IS IT MORE
FLEXIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE TO THE
PLAZA FOR
THE PEOPLE. AND OF COURSE
STILL MAINTAINING ALL OF THAT
TELLING THE WHOLE STORY OF THE
ALAMO WHICH INCLUDES THE VISION
AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES WITHIN A
16 PAGE DOCUMENT, NOT 8 BULLET POINTS, BUT IT’S A 16 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT COMES IN TELLS
SCENES FROM ALL OF THESE YEARS
SO. WE’VE ALREADY
STARTED OUR MEETINGS WITH THE
ALAMO CITIZEN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE WE’RE HAVING A PUB A
WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK AND WE’LL
CONTINUE TO HAVE PUBLIC
MEETINGS BESIDES AFTER THAT
AS WELL.
>> AND BEFORE WE LET YOU GO.
OK THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION IS IN
MAY SO WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU.
WELL THANK
YOU KNOW THIS 8 YEARS HAS BEEN
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND I’VE
LEARNED SO MUCH
>> WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO DO IS
CONTINUE TO WORK AND PUBLIC
SERVICE I WILL ALWAYS KEEP ALL
OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ON
THE TABLE BUT INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS IN WORKING
WITH THAT GOVERNMENTS AT ALL
LEVELS FROM THE LOCAL TO THE
STATE TO THE FEDERAL THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT I’VE DONE BEFORE
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I LOVE
AND I LIVE IN AND THAT’S
SOMETHING THAT I’LL BE