Two runoffs in Districts 6 and 8 will conclude in mid-March. Mayor Kate Gallego has endorsed candidates in the two runoffs to try to remake the council.
From the community perspective, Mayor Gallego is notoriously challenging to work with. Councilman Garcia's office has always been available and engaging. Mayor Gallego has diminished the public voice with executive sessions, removing public comment from the beginning of the council meetings, and creating red tape for citizen petitions that are arguably not legal. I don't understand how the executive sessions are even legal...are they? And most anyone Gallego supports has turned out to be a wet sandwich. The insecure passive aggressive mayor can't be trusted.
From the community perspective, Mayor Gallego is notoriously challenging to work with. Councilman Garcia's office has always been available and engaging. Mayor Gallego has diminished the public voice with executive sessions, removing public comment from the beginning of the council meetings, and creating red tape for citizen petitions that are arguably not legal. I don't understand how the executive sessions are even legal...are they? And most anyone Gallego supports has turned out to be a wet sandwich. The insecure passive aggressive mayor can't be trusted.