She grew up in District 9, watched it grow from a two-lane road on 281, and now she represents it on City Council. Misty Spears is anything but a typical freshman.

In this episode, Jeff Webster sits down with Councilwoman Spears to talk about her first year on Council, a week in Taiwan pursuing a $2.8 billion procurement opportunity, the push for a new VA hospital, and what it's going to take to deliver a tough budget without passing the pain to residents already facing rate increases from every direction.

They also get into the new Spurs arena, the search for a new police chief, and her personal commitment to going beyond town halls, meeting constituents at sports fields, in neighborhood groups, and across all four corners of District 9.

Chapters:

• (00:00) – Meet Councilwoman Misty Spears: Homegrown in District 9
• (01:37) – From Accounting to Oil and Gas to City Hall: Her Road to Council
• (05:23) – What District 9 Really Needs: Infrastructure, Safety, and Jobs for the Next Generation
• (07:19) – Year One: Budget Battles, Utility Rates, and Project Marvel Right Out of the Gate
• (10:19) – Committees, the Military Transformation Task Force, and a Trip to Taiwan
• (14:20) – Chasing Taiwan's $2.8 Billion: What Came Back from That Trip
• (16:32) – Military City USA: Advocating at the Pentagon and the New VA Hospital
• (18:47) – Public Safety, the Police Chief Search, and a New Stone Oak Substation
• (21:49) – The Spurs Arena, Local Business, and Why Sports Diplomacy Is Real
• (24:45) – Facing a Tight Budget: Core Services First, Rate Hikes Second

Links and Resources:

• City of San Antonio -- District 9
• Greater San Antonio Chamber

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