Gov & Politics
Nirenberg: ‘Damn Good Set of Blueprints’ Needed for San Antonio’s Prosperity
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Mayor Ron Nirenberg discussed funding for Pre-K for SA, community college tuition, and other second-term goals Wednesday at an event at the Pearl Stable.
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Commentary
The Routine Daily Madness of Gun Violence
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Commentary: Political leaders point to mental illness as causing gun violence. Here’s a look at some of the madness that appears daily in local police reports.
Gov & Politics
Transportation Committee Chair Frustrated, Asks for Answers About Broadway Corridor
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Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales (D5), who chairs the transportation committee, chided TCI leaders for failing to answer her previously posed questions.
Sponsored
Focusing on Frequency: A Key Component in VIA’s ‘Reimagined’ Vision
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*Sponsored* With the VIA Reimagined Plan, VIA is building an improved transit network as the backbone of our community’s transportation system.
Environment
Guadalupe River Lakes to Be Closed, Not Drained — for Now
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Four Guadalupe River lakes will be closed temporarily to boat traffic, swimmers, and paddlers but not drained as originally proposed, according to an agreement Monday.
Gov & Politics
Post-Council, Judge Shaw Presides Over Second-Chance Youth Drug Court
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Former Councilman Judge William “Cruz” Chaw presides over a pre-adjudication drug court that gives first-time drug offenders a chance to clear their records.
Environment
Water Rights Shuffle Set Stage for Lake Draining Plan, Says Former GBRA Official
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A shifting of priorities along the Guadalupe River in the early 2000s has led to the lake drain, according to a former river authority official.
Commentary
Questions for San Antonio’s Mayor in a City Growing and Divided
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Commentary: “Conversation With the Mayor” will give audience members the chance to pose their own pointed questions to the second-term mayor.
Arts & Culture
‘A Conversation with the Constitution’ Takes on Presidential Power
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‘We the People’ are invited to a public conversation on the Constitution, Tuesday at TAMU-SA.
Transportation
TIRZ Board Approves $6 Million for Bike Lanes on Avenue B, Alamo Street
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A public tax board unanimously approved a $6 million deal that will bring protected cycling tracks on streets adjacent to Broadway Street near downtown.
Commentary
Far Fewer Mexican Immigrants Are Coming to the US – And Those Who Do Are More Educated
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Commentary: The number of Mexican migrants fell during the economic recession and has continued to fall further after the U.S. economy recovered.
