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San Antonio's District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo Talks Art & Community Advocacy
Tony speaks with Teri Castillo, who is a community organizer and a historian of Urban Policy and was elected to represent San Antonio’s District 5. Tony touches on the importance of the Latino Bookstore located at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in the Westside of San Antonio in Councilwoman Castillo's district. Tony also goes over her goals and what she has been able to accomplish in her first year and some of the stances she's taken since being elected. Tony also discussed how she fits the label of "Cultural Accelerator", as described in his new book "The Tip of the Pyramid.
Teri Castillo is the proud daughter of a United States Navy Veteran and migrant farm workers. As a lifelong and generational resident of District 5, Castillo has committed to ensure our public money works for the people of San Antonio.
Castillo is a proud product of our public schools and attended SAISD’s Burbank High School. Castillo earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at San Antonio and completed her clinical teaching at Fox Tech High School. In 2019, Castillo earned her master’s degree in history with a focus in urban policy from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Since taking office, Castillo has brought historic investment to the people of District 5 nearly doubling the amount of bond investment at $95.6 million dollars and continues to pursue investment in basic infrastructure. Castillo has prioritized preserving and building affordable housing, while moving with urgency to meet our city’s climate goals. Castillo has built a District 5 team that takes a proactive approach responding to constituent needs, ensuring her offices goes out into the field meeting people where they are at, connecting resident to vaccinations, mortgage and rental relief, fire safety, and so much more.
Teri Castillo serves as the chair of the Westside TIRZ, she also serves as a member of the City of San Antonio’s Planning and Community Development Committee, Community Health, Environment and Culture Committee, and the Economic and Workforce Development Committee.
Castillo lives in the Historic Westside Neighborhood of San Antonio with her husband and two dogs Bam Bam and Pebbles. When Castillo has a spare minute, she is on the South Side of District 5 visiting her parents or walking her dogs at Rosedale Park.”
Instrumental Music produced / courtesy of Bayden Records
Website | http://baydenrecords.beatstars.com
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Tony speaks with Teri Castillo, who is a community organizer and a historian of Urban Policy and was elected to represent San Antonio’s District 5. Tony touches on the importance of the Latino Bookstore located at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in the Westside of San Antonio in Councilwoman Castillo's district. Tony also goes over her goals and what she has been able to accomplish in her first year and some of the stances she's taken since being elected. Tony also discussed how she fits the label of "Cultural Accelerator", as described in his new book "The Tip of the Pyramid.
Teri Castillo is the proud daughter of a United States Navy Veteran and migrant farm workers. As a lifelong and generational resident of District 5, Castillo has committed to ensure our public money works for the people of San Antonio.
Castillo is a proud product of our public schools and attended SAISD’s Burbank High School. Castillo earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at San Antonio and completed her clinical teaching at Fox Tech High School. In 2019, Castillo earned her master’s degree in history with a focus in urban policy from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Since taking office, Castillo has brought historic investment to the people of District 5 nearly doubling the amount of bond investment at $95.6 million dollars and continues to pursue investment in basic infrastructure. Castillo has prioritized preserving and building affordable housing, while moving with urgency to meet our city’s climate goals. Castillo has built a District 5 team that takes a proactive approach responding to constituent needs, ensuring her offices goes out into the field meeting people where they are at, connecting resident to vaccinations, mortgage and rental relief, fire safety, and so much more.
Teri Castillo serves as the chair of the Westside TIRZ, she also serves as a member of the City of San Antonio’s Planning and Community Development Committee, Community Health, Environment and Culture Committee, and the Economic and Workforce Development Committee.
Castillo lives in the Historic Westside Neighborhood of San Antonio with her husband and two dogs Bam Bam and Pebbles. When Castillo has a spare minute, she is on the South Side of District 5 visiting her parents or walking her dogs at Rosedale Park.”
Instrumental Music produced / courtesy of Bayden Records
Website | http://baydenrecords.beatstars.com