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Gaige Davila

McKee-Rodriguez unseats Andrews-Sullivan in District 2 runoff

June 5, 2021 By Gaige Davila 3 Comments

District 2 challenger Jalen McKee-Rodriguez arrives at Tucker's Kozy Korner on Saturday night, June 5, 2021.

In what became a bitter campaign for the East Side City Council seat, challenger Jalen McKee-Rodriguez defeated District 2 Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan during the runoff election Saturday night.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics Tagged With: City Council, District 2, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez

McKee-Rodriguez leads District 2 council race, will face incumbent Andrews-Sullivan in run-off

May 1, 2021 By Gaige Davila 55 Comments

In a stacked race for the District 2 council seat, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez received 26.1% of early voting totals Saturday evening, with incumbent Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan trailing with 17%—all but ensuring a run-off between the two.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics

Council delays ordinance requiring future housing developments to consider voucher holders

April 16, 2021 By Gaige Davila 2 Comments

Frost Bank and Weston Urban, which co-developed the tower along with KDC of Dallas, hosted a media tour on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron

The approval of an ordinance that would require future housing developments that receive city incentives to consider tenants with housing vouchers has been delayed by the City Council.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Ana Sandoval, City Council, Clayton Perry, Erik Walsh, Housing Authority of Bexar County, Lori Houston, Manny Pelaez, My City is My Home, Neighborhood & Housing Services Department, Rich Acosta, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, Section 8, Veronica Soto

Developers wanting city tax breaks may be required to take housing vouchers

April 7, 2021 By Gaige Davila 1 Comment

The proposed ordinance is intended to increase the housing options for low-income renters in San Antonio.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Apartment Association of San Antonio, Brandee Perez, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Henry Cisneros, Mi Ciudad es Mi Casa, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Pedro Alanis, Rich Acosta, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Teri Bilby

Amid rapid change, Government Hill divided on how to absorb incoming development

July 3, 2019 By Gaige Davila 49 Comments

The resident of this house in Government Hill displays an anti-gentrification sign that read "Tax incentives (for developers) to gentrify us feels like a genocide" in the front yard.

A difference of opinion on how this community should handle incoming development has caused a rift in Government Hill Alliance, the neighborhood association that’s represented the near-East Side community since 1988.

Filed Under: Deep Dive, East Side, Government Hill, Neighborhoods

San Antonio awarded national grant to craft displacement prevention policy

June 17, 2019 By Gaige Davila 2 Comments

Grounded Solutions Network, an affordable housing advocacy nonprofit based in Oakland, Calif., has awarded San Antonio a $150,000 grant for the development of an anti-displacement strategy.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Housing

GrayStreet withdraws offer to buy Oasis Mexican Cafe property

June 7, 2019 By Gaige Davila 5 Comments

Local developer GrayStreet Partners has dropped out of its contract to purchase the Oasis Mexican Cafe property at 210 McCullough Ave.

Filed Under: Development, Food & Drink

Boutique Artista hotel planned for East Travis gets initial design nod

June 5, 2019 By Gaige Davila 3 Comments

Renderings show the Arista Hotel at 151 E. Travis St. from the street level. Renderings scheduled to be presented to the Historic and Design Review Commission on June 5, 2019.

The initial design for an eight-story River Walk hotel by California-based Harris Bay was approved by the Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday.

Filed Under: Development, Hotels, River Walk

500 households on rental, utility assistance waiting list

June 4, 2019 By Gaige Davila Leave a Comment

About 500 households who face displacement are on a waiting list to receive assistance from the city of San Antonio.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Housing

Air conditioning installation at public housing properties now gets city funding

May 31, 2019 By Gaige Davila 1 Comment

The City Council on Thursday allocated $500,000 from the city’s general fund for the installation of air conditioning units in 20 public housing complexes after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rejected the city’s request to use federal dollars for the project.

Filed Under: Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority

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