Behind the scenes of Ron Nirenberg's win, a fight over cop hiring | ENside Politics

About this episode

Political consultant Laura Barberena discusses Ron Nirenberg's victory and the upcoming City Council debate over police staffing.

Political consultant Laura Barberena talks with the ENside Politics team about what was behind the former San Antonio mayor's landslide victory for the Democratic nomination for Bexar County judge, and a potential fight at City Council over plans to add 65 officers next year. Suggested reading: How did your neighborhood vote in the Nirenberg-Sakai primary? City Council set to square off over police department staffing Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Laura Barberena

Topics covered

• Ron Nirenberg
• Bexar County judge
• City Council
• police hiring

Keywords

• San Antonio
• Democratic nomination
• police department staffing

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Places: San Antonio, Bexar County

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