Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones this week floated a measure that would end the voter-approved job-training program Ready to Work to cover the city’s steep budget deficit.
Initiated by Mayor Ron Nirenberg and launched in 2022, Ready to Work aims to provide free training, education and job placement services to low-income San Antonians but has routinely fallen short of targets.
Ending the program would require an election in which residents would vote whether to approve redirecting Ready to Work funds.
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