CONFIDENT LONGORIA SKIPS THE PODCAST~WILLIAM GARZA FALTERS, GALONSKY SHINES!

Commissioner Ricardo Longoria, Jr. 

Rick, that is, City Commmissioner Ricardo Longoria, Jr.,  smiles from ear to ear thinking about his three opponents in the District 1 City Commissioner race.

"This will be a breeze!" he must think to himself with only William Garza, Nurith Galonsky and Michael Rodriguez standing in the way of his fifth term as city commissioner.

Certainly, Longoria felt no urgency to appear on Erasmo Castro's Whine and Cheez podcast held each Sunday at 1:30 PM at Angelita's Casa de Cafe, instead sending this explanatory email:

Ricardo Longoria <ricardo@cob.us>
Wed 1/23/2019 12:54 PM

Jim Barton,

Please accept this email denying your request to appear as a guest on your show. Mr. Castro serves as a member of the Browns

 ville ISD School Board and is technically one of my bosses. I do not wish to engage Mr. Castro in any way as it may hinder my employment with BISD. When he was a private citizen and or candidate I would offer suggestions and comments, but as one of my "Bosses," I would rather not take part in such a forum. Many thanks!!

William Garza

Two of Rick's opponents did participate in Sunday's podcast, William Garza and Nurith Galonsky.

Since his one term on the city commission ended in 1991, William Garza has run for public office ten times, losing each race.  

Not particularly keen on introspection, William trudges on, perhaps not even aware that his incredible explanation for being discovered by police totally nude in 1998 at the corner of Minnesota Avenue and South Padre Island Highway lacks credibility.

So does his silly notion, carefully outlined on Sunday's livestream, that he could live with his wife at 212 Ebony in District 3, but claim the address of a relative at 654 Hortencia to run for City Commissioner in District 1.

It doesn't work that way William.  That sort of reasoning makes a joke of the whole process as anyone in town could simply claim the address of a friend or relative to run for any district they chose.   

William Garza, Erasmo Castro, Jim Barton, Nurith Galonsky
at the Whine and Cheez Podcast at Angelita's Casa de Cafe

Much more formidable an opponent for the incumbent Longoria is Nurith Galonsky currently serving on the Brownsville Public Utilities Board with a stint on the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation.

After listening to William Garza lace his speech with Spanish phrases, Galonsky cut loose a sentence or two of native speaker quality espanol, followed up by a cognizant discussion of District 1 issues.

First-time candidate Michael Rodriguez, also running for City Commissioner, District 1, has previously shared his platform on the podcast.