Mayor Ron Nirenberg urges patience for San Antonio Ready to Work

Mayor Ron Nirenberg spent part of his second-to-last State of the City speech urging business leaders not to give up on the struggling job training program that he pitched to voters four years ago. “The program’s engines are just revving up,” Nirenberg said Tuesday at the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s annual event.

Tax-funded Ready to Work falls short on key jobs goal Nirenberg has pinned his four-term legacy on Ready to Work and other long-term initiatives centered on affordable housing, mass transportation, the $2.5 billion expansion of San Antonio International Airport and climate change adaptation. Though some business leaders and City Council members have soured on Ready to Work, Nirenberg told reporters after his speech the program is “absolutely not” a failure. “This is a work in progress,” he said.

After a long wind-up, Councilman Manny Peláez says he’s running for mayor Nirenberg told reporters he would like his successor to keep the program intact. “I hope we continue our commitment to the voters, which is to continue to work to train folks and earn higher paying careers,” he said. Still, changes are needed, he said.

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