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The Source - June 11, 2013
2:22 pm
Tue June 11, 2013

The Source: Council Race Runoffs | New Data On Hunger

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In the first segment:

District 5 candidates join us to talk about their bids for the council seat. Incumbent Councilman David Medina and council hopeful Shirley Gonzales square off and take your calls.

In the second segment:

After repeated attempts to accommodate district 8 candidate Rolando Briones, we were rebuffed, being told that the candidate was too busy any of the days between the original election and the runoff. We speak with his opponent, Ron Nirenberg.

In in the third segment:

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City Council Elections - Runoff
4:45 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

Election Official Says Lesson To Be Learned From Voter Card Confusion

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David Medina's campaign signs line the street at the Las Palmas Library, a voting location in Distirct 5 for the runoff between himself and challenger Shirley Gonzles.
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Try as they might, voters and elections officials aren’t always on the same page when it comes to information needed to vote.

That played out in real life Monday at the start of early voting when District 5 David Medina’s campaign said a voter who went to the Las Palmas Library to cast a vote couldn’t do so, which is because she’s not a resident of District 5.

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City Council Elections
3:56 pm
Fri May 24, 2013

Though Endorsements Are Nice, Voter Turnout Is Key To Runoff Election

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Incumbent David Medina looks over election numbers on election night that would eventually reveal he would head to a runoff with his opponent, Shirley Gonzales.
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Ron Nirenberg mingles with supporters at his May 11 watch party for his bid for District 8.
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Newcomer Shirley Gonzlaes, a candidate for District 5, stands with supporters on election night.
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District 8 candidate Rolando Briones talks with supporters at his watch party May 11.
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Endorsements are often times influential by appealing to voters who may be undecided, and with the runoff elections for City Council Districts 5 and 8 in June, every vote will help determine who will win the seats.

This year's city council races began with nearly 40 candidates and now only four remain.

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City Council Elections
11:12 am
Mon May 13, 2013

Rebecca Viagran Unseats Ozuna With Ease In District 3

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Rebecca Viagran talks to supporters on election night after she handily won the District 3 seat.
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Rebecca Viagran isn't a newcomer to City Hall. She's been a council member aide and served on the Mayor's Status of Women Commission in 2011.
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Supporters gathered on S. Presa on Saturday to eat food and celebrate Viagran's victory over Leticia Ozuna.
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San Antonio's South Side has a new councilwoman to represent them at City Hall. Rebecca Viagran clinched 51 percent of the vote, surging far above Leticia Ozuna’s 38 percent.

Ozuna, although not truly an incumbent because she was appointed to the seat a year and a half ago to fill Jennifer Ramos’ unexpired term, was running her first race and expected to win the seat.

She cited experience and her work on technology issues for the city as reasons she should come back for a full term. Mayor Julián Castro also endorsed her.

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