Meet the San Marcos City Council Place 1 candidates
San Marcos voters will decide Nov. 4 between incumbent Matthew Mendoza and challenger Chase Norris for City Council Place 1.
What they're saying: Community Impact asked each candidate several questions, including why they wanted to run for office.
Mendoza:"Since being elected to City Council, and a member of the City’s Workforce Housing Committee, I’ve pushed for affordable, diverse, and compatible housing while promoting environmental protections that will benefit our river and our community. All our citizens, renters and homeowners alike, deserve safe and affordable places to live."
Norris:"I’m running to build trust in city government and strengthen San Marcos’ future. My central issue is protecting our community from floods while creating local jobs, affordable housing, and sustainable growth rooted in fairness, transparency, and respect for residents’ voices."
San Marcos is slated to get its first Black Rock Coffee Bar.
The overview: The drive-through beverage shop serves coffee, espresso, chai, matcha and seasonal beverages, as well as coffee-free drinks.
Some context: The coffee shop is one of the first two businesses to announce plans to occupy an upcoming shopping center set to break ground by Nov. 3, according to Shop Companies leasing broker Dylan Kelly.
Notable quote: “Our story began in 2008 inside a 160 sq ft drive-thru in Beaverton, Oregon,” the Black Rock Coffee Bar website states. “Founded by family, rooted in hospitality and driven by a desire to bring light to grey Pacific Northwest mornings, we set out to build something simple but meaningful—a place where coffee could fuel connection.”
FOODIE FRIDAY Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Austin area.
A new location of Mendocino Farms is opening soon in Sunset Valley.
The menu at Mendocino Farms offers fresh sandwiches, salads, soups and sides. The “chef’s specials” menu features sandwiches and salads made with seasonal fruits and vegetables, such as the sweet peach and goat cheese salad, summer heirloom BLT and watermelon ‘poke’ salad.
To drink, the restaurant serves housemade beverages, including a passion fruit black tea and pomegranate mint lemonade.
TC4 & Co plans to construct the new restaurants at 1411 S. I-35 frontage road, Georgetown, on property it owns, according to a representative with Pennington Public Relations.
The League Kitchen & Tavern serves burgers, chicken pot pie, weekend brunch and a variety of drinks at four locations in the Austin area.
Tony C’s Pizza & Beer Garden currently has five locations in the Austin area, including offerings at the Moody Center and Dell Diamond. Menu items include mozzarella sticks, lasagna, pizzas, sandwiches, and a selection of beer and wine.
American Cancer Society, Occidental partner to expand access to cancer care in Texas
Per a Sept. 12 press release, the American Cancer Society and Occidental have partnered to expand access to life-saving cancer treatment to patients across Texas. Occidental’s half-million-dollar donation will help the American Cancer Society continue to deliver the resources patients need to access cancer care that could save their lives.
The details: With the new contribution, Occidental is helping fund essential access to care programs that remove barriers often standing between diagnosis and survival for cancer patients, according to the release.
Programs the partnership is helping with include free lodging, rides to treatment and 24/7 support for cancer patients and caregivers.
Quote of note: “We are honored to contribute to the American Cancer Society and help remove barriers to accessing vital care so people can focus on their healing journey,” said Rob Stevens, vice president of supply chain with Occidental.
