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San Antonio Report Editor-In-Chief Leigh Munsil speaks with Mayor Ron Nirenberg.
Munsil — a seasoned journalist whose experience includes time as breaking news editor at CNN Politics — waited until the end of her interview to ask Nirenberg about public safety, an issue at the forefront of voters' concerns last election. The mayor defended his proposals to increase the number of cops on the beat and to ignore the informal budget cap on allocating more than two-thirds of the city's general revenue to the police department.
Given the significance and timeliness, a journalist with access to the mayor has every right, if not a duty, to pose tough questions about the incident. "The shooting officers' actions were not consistent with SAPD's policy and training," Police Chief William McManus said during a Friday news conference, but he declined to take questions from reporters.covering the Melissa Perez story — even if she didn't bring up the subject with Nirenberg.
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