What are bonds, exactly? Why does San Antonio pay for infrastructure the way it does? As early voting continues on the $1.2 billion bond package, the Heron answers these questions and others.
Sidebar Deep Dive
GrayStreet Partners’ big dream for Houston Street that never materialized
In 2015, GrayStreet Partners announced it had purchased several iconic buildings on East Houston Street, and spoke of the corridor’s rebirth. Nearly seven years later, the local developer has been selling off its assets as it shifts focus, and capital, to other projects.
An evening with El Niño Fidencio, a Mexican curandero
Though I had gone into Botanica Los Misterios to interview the owner about the herb shop’s maintenance during the Covid-19 pandemic, our conversation took a turn when he mentioned El Niño Fidencio, a Mexican curandero.
Olivo: How McKee-Rodriguez’s support for a luxury housing project helps shape the Decade of Downtown
Let’s make one thing clear, the Decade of Downtown in San Antonio is alive and well. It hasn’t expired. And it will continue as long as there are city policies designed to incentivize the production of market-rate housing in the downtown area.
Who’s served by truly affordable housing? Meet the Medinas
Often, low-income housing is boiled down to numbers. We hardly ever talk to the people who live in these units. Meet Cora Medina, who found her footing in life thanks to the Terraces at Haven for Hope.
Analysis: It’s time to call BS on ‘workforce housing’
In San Antonio, the term “workforce housing” is used to describe the higher echelon of subsidized housing, but the term is misleading.