🗳️ Mayor's Race 2025 Episodes
From housing and infrastructure to economic growth and climate action, these interviews aim to inform and engage listeners on what’s at stake—and who’s stepping up to lead.
Follow along as we ask each candidate: Why do you want to be mayor of San Antonio?
119. The Mayor’s Race: Rolando Pablos on Economic Competitiveness, Po…
We conclude our April series of conversations with San Antonio’s leading mayoral candidates as Bob sits down with Rolando Pablos—a businessman, attorney, and former republican Texas Secretary of State—to discuss his campaign, priorities, and...
118. The Mayor’s Race: Manny Pelaez on Ferocious Advocacy, Economic G…
We continue our series of interviews with leading candidates for San Antonio mayor. Bob is joined by District 8 City Councilman Manny Pelaez, an attorney with deep roots in both public service and economic development, as he seeks to become the next...
117. The Mayor’s Race: Gina Ortiz Jones on Public Service, Equity, an…
We continue our series of interviews with leading candidates for San Antonio mayor ahead of the May 3 election. Bob welcomes Gina Ortiz Jones, an Air Force veteran and former Undersecretary of the Air Force under the Biden administration, for a...
116. The Mayor’s Race: Melissa Cabello Havrda on Community, Accountab…
In this episode, Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda shares her personal background growing up on the West Side, her legal and public service career, and her early influences—including time spent working under former mayors Ed Garza and Lila...
115. The Mayor’s Race: Adriana Rocha Garcia on Housing, Opportunity, …
In this episode, Bob continues our coverage of San Antonio’s crowded mayoral race with Councilwoman Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia of District 4. A professor of marketing at Our Lady of the Lake University and former president of the San Antonio Housing...
114. The Mayor’s Race: Beto Altamirano on Infrastructure, Innovation,…
This week on bigcitysmalltown, we delve into San Antonio's dynamic political landscape as our city prepares for its first mayoral race without an incumbent in sixteen years. With Mayor Ron Nirenberg's term concluding, the upcoming election on May 3...