City Council discusses potential plan to track, regulate San Antonio data centers’ use of resources
Read full article: City Council discusses potential plan to track, regulate San Antonio data centers’ use of resourcesA Council Consideration Request (CCR) that would determine regulatory measures needed to address the rapid growth of data centers in San Antonio will proceed to a special committee.
West Side councilwoman wants to strengthen door-to-door sale rules to protect seniors from scams
Read full article: West Side councilwoman wants to strengthen door-to-door sale rules to protect seniors from scamsSan Antonio Councilwoman Teri Castillo (D5) wants the city to take more steps to protect older San Antonians. She submitted a policy proposal on Wednesday asking the city to provide “no soliciting” yard signs, lobbying for stronger laws and providing access to legal aid.
Mayor Jones, committee flip on city staff’s ‘no action’ recommendation to track heat deaths in San Antonio
Read full article: Mayor Jones, committee flip on city staff’s ‘no action’ recommendation to track heat deaths in San AntonioMayor Gina Ortiz Jones and a city committee flipped on a no-action recommendation from staff to track heat-related deaths in San Antonio, approving the policy for a future Community Health committee meeting.
Timeline: A look at Gina Ortiz Jones’ term as San Antonio mayor so far
Read full article: Timeline: A look at Gina Ortiz Jones’ term as San Antonio mayor so farIn her time as mayor, Jones has notably lobbied for delays to Project Marvel and changes to the Council Consideration Requests (CCR) process amid a constant back-and-forth with city council members.
City Council votes against mayor’s push to resubmit policy proposal requests
Read full article: City Council votes against mayor’s push to resubmit policy proposal requestsThe San Antonio City Council voted 9-2 on Thursday to amend an ordinance for the city’s policy proposal process amid a power struggle at City Hall.
San Antonio City Council approve $4B budget, amendment to policy proposal process
Read full article: San Antonio City Council approve $4B budget, amendment to policy proposal processThe San Antonio City Council will meet on Thursday morning to vote on the $4 billion city budget and an amended ordinance for the policy proposal process.
City Hall faces power struggle as Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and council members clash over policy proposal process
Read full article: City Hall faces power struggle as Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and council members clash over policy proposal processA power struggle is continuing at City Hall as four council members challenged San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ push to overhaul the process for advancing policy proposals.
KSAT Q&A: Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discusses City Council disagreement on pet dumping fines vote
Read full article: KSAT Q&A: Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discusses City Council disagreement on pet dumping fines voteMayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss several topics, including recent contention between council members for a vote on pet dumping fines.
Council members force vote on pet dumping fines after mayor’s delay in policy power struggle
Read full article: Council members force vote on pet dumping fines after mayor’s delay in policy power struggleA proposal to fine people caught dumping unwanted pets and other animals in San Antonio will get a council vote after all.
Gina Ortiz Jones delays proposed fines for abandoning animals; a ‘process issue’ or continuing power struggle?
Read full article: Gina Ortiz Jones delays proposed fines for abandoning animals; a ‘process issue’ or continuing power struggle?Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones delayed a proposal this week that aimed to punish people who abandon animals in San Antonio, a source told KSAT.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones backs off attempt to unilaterally change policy proposal process in new memo
Read full article: Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones backs off attempt to unilaterally change policy proposal process in new memoJones said she still intends to look at ways to improve the process, but asked council members to provide feedback.
Council Consideration Request could address speeding, ‘slow-zones’ in San Antonio
Read full article: Council Consideration Request could address speeding, ‘slow-zones’ in San AntonioA council consideration request (CCR) filed by District 5’s Teri Castillo to adopt a more holistic approach to traffic measures in San Antonio is inching closer to a full council vote.
San Antonio codes for recycling yards could soon be re-written, but some businesses wonder if it will make a difference
Read full article: San Antonio codes for recycling yards could soon be re-written, but some businesses wonder if it will make a differenceA Council Consideration Request is waiting to be put on the Planning & Community Development Committee's agenda. If council approves it, a committee could be created to review the two codes.
Horse carriage operators score early victory in face of ban proposal
Read full article: Horse carriage operators score early victory in face of ban proposalThe eight members of the 11-person Transportation Advisory Board who were present Wednesday voted unanimously to recommend city council consider keeping horse-drawn carriages in San Antonio. The board’s motion also indicated a desire to specifically keep the carriages downtown.
Carriage operators say San Antonio needs to hold its horses on proposed ban
Read full article: Carriage operators say San Antonio needs to hold its horses on proposed banThe city council’s Governance Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to send a proposal to ban horse-drawn carriages over to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for consideration. The specifics haven’t been decided yet, but the vote means the 16-month-old request is still alive.
Council Consideration Request could create task force to review property, fire codes in San Antonio
Read full article: Council Consideration Request could create task force to review property, fire codes in San AntonioCouncilwoman Teri Castillo said community members from her district have been vocal about safety and health concerns regarding recycling and salvage yards.
‘A middle finger’: San Antonio councilman blasts staff rejection of crime prevention office plan
Read full article: ‘A middle finger’: San Antonio councilman blasts staff rejection of crime prevention office planNearly 20 months after the East Side councilman submitted a request to consider the creation of a brand-new “Office of Crime and Recidivism Prevention,” a top city executive had told him and the other committee members that such an office was unnecessary.
Plan to expand city non-discrimination ordinance scaled back
Read full article: Plan to expand city non-discrimination ordinance scaled backNearly a full year after Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez proposed expanding the city's NDO to include private employers and increasing penalties for violations, the measures are conspicuously absent from city staff recommendations for updating the ordinance.
Councilman wants ‘formal’ cite-and-release program for pot possession; activists want more rolled into it
Read full article: Councilman wants ‘formal’ cite-and-release program for pot possession; activists want more rolled into itThough San Antonio already participates in a cite and release program, it wasn’t passed by city council, and District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez says it’s time to “codify something.” But with Pelaez submitting his request for a marijuana-only program - just one day after meeting with SA Stands member who want to include several other misdemeanors - the coalition smells a rat.
‘Don’t want to give the Dist. 2 Councilman what he wants’: Business groups oppose expanding non-discrimination ordinance
Read full article: ‘Don’t want to give the Dist. 2 Councilman what he wants’: Business groups oppose expanding non-discrimination ordinanceThough they’re avoiding an all-out offensive, San Antonio business groups are resisting the idea of expanding the city’s non-discrimination ordinance commonly referred to simply as the NDO.
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To the moon and back: Take this quiz on celebrities, groups with ‘moon’ in their names
Read full article: To the moon and back: Take this quiz on celebrities, groups with ‘moon’ in their namesMonday marks National Moon Day, but of course, the day isn’t really about famous people, bands or items that have “moon” in their names. (Still, that didn’t stop us from creating this quiz!) National Moon Day is all about the first moon landing, which took place 51 years ago on this day and saw Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to ever step foot on the moon. But instead of coming up with a quiz about the various geological features of the moon or astronautical engineering, we thought it would be more fun to come up with a little test on people, artists or general items in entertainment and pop culture that are loosely tied to the word “moon.”Hopefully, you can achieve a score that is out of this world.