{"id":267917,"date":"2025-10-01T01:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/267917\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T01:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:19:11","slug":"mayor-gina-ortiz-jones-discusses-public-safety-potential-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/267917\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discusses public safety, potential government shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&amp;A on Tuesday to discuss public safety and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/30\/us-government-on-brink-of-first-shutdown-in-almost-seven-years-amid-partisan-standoff-in-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a potential government shutdown after midnight Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">After a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/19\/the-city-is-safe-san-antonio-police-chief-responds-to-recent-string-of-gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/19\/the-city-is-safe-san-antonio-police-chief-responds-to-recent-string-of-gun-violence\/\">string of gun violence<\/a> during a weekend earlier this month and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/30\/sapd-asks-drivers-to-avoid-i-10-westbound-near-huebner-road-amid-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a pipe bomb found at an apartment complex<\/a> on Tuesday, Jones said she still believes that San Antonio is a safe city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Jones said that violent crime is not rising and that she has worked to alleviate domestic violence through the creation of the interpersonal violence committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Jones discussed how local federal workers could be affected by a potential government shutdown that could take effect after midnight on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI think it\u2019s so unfortunate that we are dealing with this uncertainty,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThe response is going to be based on how long this goes on,\u201d Jones said about local assistance for federal workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Jones also discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/22\/hemisfair-businesses-eager-for-proposed-spurs-arena-but-a-public-vote-is-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the upcoming November vote for a new Spurs arena<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Watch the full interview in the video player above.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; 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