Councilman Marc Whyte / District 10
“We don’t need higher taxes.
We need higher standards.”
Affordability and Family Economics
1. No future utility rate hikes without transparent spending and a clear need.
2. Property Taxes. Reduce and return to homeowners.
3. Family Relief Initiatives. Protect families and their bank accounts.
4. City Efficiency. Every dollar matters.
Housing, Homelessness, and Family Support
1. Workforce Housing. Build a homeownership mindset in our City.
2. End Chronic Homelessness. Our homeless deserve respect and compassion.
3. Food and Family Stability. No family goes hungry.
This is about basics—homes people can afford, food on the table, and a City that takes care of its own.”
Jobs, AI, and Workforce Readiness
1. The “Teach to Work” Pipeline. Trade schools matter now as much as college.
2. AI & Automation Readiness. Automation will reshape everything from public works to retail. It can help City efficiency, but it must be done transparently.
3. Destination Economy. Target four new economic sectors: logistics, aerospace, bioscience, and digital manufacturing.
4. Small Business Rebuild. Shift the incentive focus from the billion-dollar companies to the businesses that live here, hire here, and build here.
5. Shovel Ready SA: Pre-permit and fully infrastructure-ready City sites so developers can build without delays—water, sewer, and electriCity already in place. Buy the lot, break ground.
“AI will shape our future. San Antonio should lead by using technology to put people first.”
Safe Communities, Secure Families
1. Fully Staffed and Supported Police & Fire. Public Safety is Job #1 at City Hall.
2. Real Criminal Justice Reform. Partner with the District Attorney to stop the revolving door of crime in our City.
3. Park Police and Neighborhood Safety. Permanently protect the San Antonio Park Police and expand their force.
4. Mental Health & First Responder Wellness. Our first responders serve and protect, and we need to serve and protect them in return.
“A city that enforces the law, supports first responders, and keeps families safe.”
Government That Works and That People Believe In
1. Radical Transparency. Everything on the record, nothing behind closed doors.
2. Implement full Zero-Based Budgeting Citywide and collaborate with Bexar County to save money and reduce overlap.
3. AI Driven City Hall. AI is the future of communication and research and will soon be a component of everything we do.
4. Citizen Engagement. City Hall needs City input from its citizens and families and we must ensure every District follows through.
“No secrets. No excuses. Just a government that works for you.”
Infrastructure and City Services
1. Launch “Fix SA Now,” a 10-year infrastructure overhaul that prioritizes the 50 most neglected neighborhoods.
2. Prepare for the San Antonio—Austin growth collision and it’s regional impact.
3. Hire contractors based on merit and more quickly coordinate and finish street projects.
4. Make our utilities work for us. An efficient CPS Energy and SAWS, including selling energy and water outside of the region, means more money for our City to fix streets and sidewalks.
5. Fix the broken pipes and improve drainage. Losing billions of gallons of water a year is not acceptable.
“World-class City, world-class basics—fix the streets, show the data, respond fast, and put neighborhoods first.”
“This isn’t a political slogan—it’s an operational plan for Citywide transformation.”
We can do better at City Hall—and we will. This is not a plan for the few. It’s a blueprint for the many—for working families, small businesses, veterans, and seniors who make this City run every day.
The next decade will define our legacy. Let’s make it a decade of action, not excuses.
Let’s Accelerate SA—together.
