District 8 Audience Q&A
Channel: NOWCastSA
Date: 2017-04-17

Residents at San Antonio city council candidate forum demanded that one candidate explain anti-immigrant statements found on her Facebook page and called on all the candidates to fight Islamophobia and protect refugees and immigrants.
The comments came at the Muslim Children Education & Civic Center on April 14, when District 8 candidates Tony Valdivia, Manny Pelaez, Paul Martin, Cynthia Brehm and Pat Stout faced questions from moderator Sakib Shaikh and from an audience of about 100. 

City Council District 8 claims to be the most ethnically diverse slice of San Antonio, with nearly 8,000 refugees and thousands of Muslim families. With landmarks including the University of Texas at San Antonio, the Medical Center, La Cantera and Hardberger Park, District 8 has been represented since 2013 by Ron Nirenberg, who is now running for mayor of San Antonio.