Ep 53. Clayton Perry's Perspective on Moving Past the Status Quo

With former City Councilman Clayton Perry, what you see is what you get. The folksy, jovial former councilman definitely knows what he doesn’t like and that’s a city that spends too much, is way behind on funding infrastructure projects and a city that keeps veering outside of its’ municipal lane getting involved in state and federal issues that will either generate lawsuits or in some form, come back to haunt us.In this episode of Beyond the Bite, host Eddie Aldrete sits down with mayoral candidate and former San Antonio City Councilman Clayton Perry to discuss the current political landscape of San Antonio and his vision in the mayoral race. Reflecting on his time on the council, Perry shares insights into how the city's leadership style, interpersonal relations, and policy decisions have shaped its growth. He emphasizes the importance of cooperation between council members and highlights his ability to work with colleagues from different political backgrounds to push San Antonio forward.Perry talks a lot about the basics, because he says, that’s what San Antonio residents care about. Issues like crime and why we need to move faster to put more cops on the street and the need to tackle $4 billion dollars in needed infrastructure projects like improved streets. Perry believes these are essential to address before San Antonio can attract key businesses and grow economically.He's not a fan of Project Marvel and says San Antonio’s relationships with Austin and Washington need major repairs. He says outside money has too big of an influence in city elections, and that we need more attention on the need to reduce San Antonio’s systemic poverty.https://perryformayor.com/https://www.instagram.com/corvettepopo/https://www.linkedin.com/in/clayton-perry-16a3365/https://www.facebook.com/clayton.perry.547Podcast Production Service by EveryWord Media