alamObama Survey
"It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today." - Barack Obama
As ALAMOBAMA continues to transition from campaign mode to our new purpose, it is important that we determine areas of interest for our volunteers. This very short and quick survey (3-5 minutes) will help us devise working groups so we can begin to tackle some of the very important issues facing us here in Texas and across this nation. Your input is vital to the success of alamObama moving forward! Please take the alamObama survey to get plugged in to the place you fit best as we continue our mandate for change.
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the monthly alamObama meeting May 7, 6:30 PM at 7122 San Pedro. Make sure to check our website www.alamobama08.com to keep up with the latest information.
Thanks for Your Calls and Emails!
The budget passed both the house and senate basically along party lines. Here are details from both the San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgif=/c/a/2009/04/02/MN4416RHS0.DTL
and the Washington Post
It now moves to conference committee.
From the White House http://www.whitehouse.gov
In his weekly address the President discusses the breadth and depth of the global challenges we face, as well as our potential to address them through renewed international alliances. In other news at www.whitehouse.gov , the President lays out a new vision for cooperation, including an end to nuclear arms during a town hall in Strasbourg; read the President's remarks on progress at the G-20 Summit, or watch his press conference with Prime Minister Brown
beforehand; the Vice President returns from Latin America, where he urged a new era of cooperation. Read his remarks and see the photos.
State Legislature
Voter ID
Voter ID moves from the Texas Senate to the House as the elections Committee holds hearings Monday, April 6 and Tuesday April 7. Public testimony will be held Tuesday afternoon following the recess. The state’s Attorney General was absent in testimony from the Senate deliberations. It seems another legal entity is missing in action for testimony as well…district
attorneys...
Scuffle Over Education Funds
There seems to be a question about the $3.2 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Funds bound for Texas . Dick Lavine, senior fiscal analyst with the Center for Public Policy Priorities says the Senate Finance Committee is not using those funds for the purpose they were intended
City Election
Eastside Forum
Mayoral/Dist. 2 Candidates Forum will be held April 11 at the Red Cross Building located near the corner of E.
Commerce and E. Houston Streets across from the police station. The time is 10 AM – 12 Noon for mayoral candidates; 1-3 PM for District 2 candidates. Sponsored by NAACP and Panhellenic Council.
Military Community Forum
San Antonio ’s military community will have a chance to hear and question candidates in the city’s mayoral race, Monday, April 13, 7:00 PM at the Central Library Auditorium downtown. The Central Library is located at 600 Soledad , San Antonio , TX 78205 , (210) 207-2500. There is 1 hour free parking at Central Library Garage with validated ticket.
Texas Blue Star Voices, event host, says the event is an ideal example of their purpose for existing…giving the military community its own voice with each other, within the community and with those who make decisions that affect them. They define the military community as active duty members and their families, veterans, retirees, National Guard, Reserves and anyone who supports those in the uniformed services. Texas Blue Star Voices encourages all military community members to attend this Town Hall to let their voices be heard by the next San Antonio mayor and help them decide who that should be.
Follow Mayoral Race
Here’s a resource http://sanantoniomayor.blogspot.com/
Sierra Club announces endorsements
The Sierra Club announced its endorsements for Mayor and City Council at alamObama’s Thursday night meeting. They will be published in the organization’s April newsletter next Tuesday http://texas.sierraclub.org/alamo/index.htm.
San Antonio Adopts Mission Verde
San Antonio took the first step of the mayor's ambitious Mission Verde plan Thursday, passing new sustainable building codes aimed at making the city's homes and buildings more energy- and water-efficient. Read more on this move toward greening in this Express-News article
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