Shirley Gonzales, District 5 Councilwoman, expands her family pawn business and is encouraging other business leaders to do the same. For Gonzales, it’s been a long time coming. Since 2009, she has been working towards reopening Bill’s Pawn and Jewelry – right next to the old location.
“I can tell people, developers, when they come in the city, ‘I’m not asking you to do anything that I haven’t already done myself,’ ” says Gonzales, about the new 10,000 square foot building.