ACT 4 SA

Between the police union and business community, Prop A’s opponents are outspending its supporters by a nearly 9-to-1 margin.

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Proposition A, or the so-called "San Antonio Justice Charter," is expected to be the big draw for the May 6 election. We break down the 13-page proposed charter amendment.

Because the proposed charter amendment was the result of a successful petition, the city’s legal team said the city council had no choice but to put it on the ballot.Even so, three North Side councilmen made sure to leave council chambers rather than help pass it: Councilman Manny Pelaez (D8), Councilman John Courage (D9), and Councilman Clayton Perry (D10).

The group Act 4 SA got more than the 20,000 signatures it needed to put a charter amendment in front of voters, but it’s been met with a legal challenge before the city council puts it on the ballot.

The "San Antonio Justice Charter" has enough signatures to get on the ballot, but will it matter? The City Attorney claims most of the proposed changes aren't legal, and the city wouldn't try to enforce them, even if they were to pass.

The information in ACT 4 SA’s dashboard is compiled from open record requests, SAPD’s own website, and media reports and dates from 2010 until last summer, says Executive Director Ananda Tomas. The dashboard does not contain the original documents.

As of Tuesday, the coalition had collected more than 33,000 signatures and verified more than 18,000 of them so far on its own, making it likely the petition will meet the 20,000 signature threshold.

Decriminalizing abortion and marijuana possession are the centerpieces of the 13-page “San Antonio Justice Charter Initiative," but the proposed charter amendment would also expand existing San Antonio Police policies and make them permanent - such as the cite-and-release program, and bans on choke holds and no-knock warrants.

The San Antonio City Council approved a new contract for San Antonio Police officers Thursday in a 8-3 vote, immediately putting the new contract into effect.

Council members’ approval is all that’s needed to implement the contract, which would last through September 2026. It includes changes to officer discipline procedures and would raise officer pay by nearly 16%.

San Antonio Police officers have approved a new union contract that would make it harder for fired cops to get their jobs back, but would also raise officers’ pay by nearly 16% over four years.

Sheriff Javier Salazar said there is precedent for taking a family's wishes into account on releasing video, and he plans to keep that within BCSO policy.

As the contract is one step closer to being ratified, San Antonio Police Officers Association and Act 4 SA are weighing in on the changes.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said he won’t be able to meet the 10-day deadline set by county commissioners yet when it comes to releasing body camera video.

Having failed to keep police out of a new mental health response team the City of San Antonio will try out beginning next spring, activists want the city to at least give a civilian-centric model a try, too.