Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and one of her main city council opponents clashed again Wednesday — this time over the mayor’s use of an outside communications consultant.

During an afternoon budget work session, District 10 councilmember Marc Whyte asked about a KSAT Investigates story highlighting Jones’ use of Washington, D.C.-based Frontwood Strategies to, in part, handle her media communications.

The contract, which costs taxpayers $10,000 per month, was executed just over two weeks ago as a professional services agreement between Frontwood Strategies and the City of San Antonio.

In the $30,000 proposal for strategic communications support earlier that month, a representative of the public relations firm wrote that it would help the mayor get ahead of any future stories and allow for an ea

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