Monday, October 4th, 2010
San Marcos mayoral candidates Daniel Guerrero and John Thomaides took opposing sides about the controversial Paso Robles and Buie Tract developments at last week's Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA) debate. The mayoral candidates and the candidates for three other council seats spoke at the forum.
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
San Marcos mayoral candidates Daniel Guerrero and John Thomaides agree on some of the issues, but they disagree about which one said what and when concerning past city council deliberations. The two will meet again Thursday night...
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
The San Marcos City Council made its decision on a new city manager Tuesday night, selecting Round Rock City Manager Jim Nuse. Kay Stroman, who is running the city's executive search, was directed by the city council...
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
We suspect that the San Marcos City Council will make two regrettable decisions this week. Tuesday, the council is likely to approve the Paso Robles development with a tax incentive, and the council will make its hasty...
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
The three city manager finalists in San Marcos will go before the public Wednesday night. Later that night, the San Marcos City Council will go into executive session, probably to make a decision. The city's timeline called...
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Among the problems that might be identified with the Paso Robles development, we're most concerned about offering property tax incentives for residential property, which can't possibly be a good deal for the city or its taxpayers. The...
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
A week ago, the San Marcos City Council approved a city manager candidate profile and a city consultant said the vacancy would be posted on five websites targeting government professionals. As of Monday, the posting had only...
Friday, August 13th, 2010
San Marcos Director of Development Services Chuck Swallow resigned Wednesday, one day after the city's ethics commission turned back his complaint that Councilmember Fred Terry sent him lewd emails and the husband of Mayor Susan Narvaiz caused...
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
San Marcos city councilmembers approved a new profile for city manager candidates Tuesday night. The profile will be accessible to the public and to candidates on several websites Wednesday.