Bad Takes: Running San Antonio’s government ‘more like a business’ isn’t a smart solution
Editor's note: Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis. Anyone who advocates running government like a business must never have been put on hold by an insurance company or cable provider. During a recent online group chat the Express-News conducted with District 8 Councilman and mayoral candidate Manny Pelaez, Metro Editor Greg Jefferson posed a question from an attendee.
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