Money Is Gushing Into the San Antonio Mayor’s Race; Most of It Isn’t Being Spent by the Candidates

Money is gushing into the San Antonio mayor’s race; most of it isn’t being spent by the candidates

How many millions does it take to be mayor?The San Antonio mayor’s race is quickly veering into “unprecedented” territory with the amount of spending, especially by outside groups. Campaign finance reports filed last week with the city and state show between $2.3 million and $2.9 million has been spent on the race between Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos so far.And political experts expect millions more dollars will be spent before the June 7…

PAC spending floods mayoral runoff

Political action committees supporting Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos are trying to get their preferred pick elected in the June 7 runoff.

Rolando Pablos leads in spending and fundraising only days away from runoff with Gina Ortiz Jones

His financial lead largely stems from $1.3 million raised by the conservative political action committee Texas Economic Fund. Pablos has raised $332,000 and spent $275,000 in the last month. Jones raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars and spent more than $130,000 for the runoff. The national Democratic Fields of Change PAC has raised $138,000 for her and spent $160,000 in the runoff so far.

‘Beers With the Chiefs’: Now We Know the Price of Access

By Lisa Mortensen / June 2, 2012 Remember the days when being a voter and a community member gave you access to City Hall free of charge? Judging from the invitation to the Building Industry Association of San Diego’s June 4 “Beers with the Chiefs” event at a Bay Park brewery, that access now costs $120. Councilmembers Sean Elo-Rivera (District 9) and Kent Lee (District 6) have both spoken out as champions for equity in their districts. So it wa…