All eyes are on New York City as the first democratic socialist mayor of a major American city takes control.
But the kind of politics Zohran Mamdani represents — using the power of government to try to give poor residents a leg up and make urban living more affordable — isn’t just making inroads on the East and West coasts. In San Antonio, a city not known for far-left politics, three of City Council’s 10 members call themselves democratic socialists.
Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Teri Castillo and Ric Galvan belong to the San Antonio chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. The group has endorsed their campaigns, and its members have raised money and block-walked on their behalf…