A note: this is my first post since the shooting at Uvalde. Even though it’s been a few weeks, I want to say how crushingly sad and enraged I am. I know that we all are. Unsurprisingly, I have strong opinions on gun control and on the utter shitstain of a police force that dithered about, while children bled out. But I’m not going to wax on about that – I just wanted to take a moment and hold space for the storm of grief that has impounded that city for the foreseeable future.
Since I went public with this blog, there’ve been a number of major stories – the war in Ukraine, Roe v Wade being demolished, etc, – where I’ve wondered if I should say something here. Ultimately I figured that there are plenty of smart people writing smart things about state, national, and international issues, elsewhere. There aren’t many San Marcos blogs, and so this place should mostly stay specifically dedicated to San Marcos issues. The Uvalde tragedy breaks through all that, though, and needed a moment on this local blog.
Onto last Tuesday’s meeting!
In which City Council is quick with a stop sign, and Southside’s CBDG grant application gets scrutinized.
At some point, every councilmember must look into the abyss and answer the following question: “Does my irritation with Max Baker outweigh my ability to evaluate the merit of his proposals?”
For many, that moment came around 3 hours, 27 minutes into Tuesday’s meeting.
In which we reflect on why this council struggles, and I play armchair psychologist.
Final note: City Council only meets once in June, and once in July. So the next meeting isn’t until July 7th, and then August 2nd after that. Hmmph.
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