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Photos: Activists gather for 32nd International Women’s Day March

March 14, 2022 By Kaylee Beal 65 Comments

Breanna Jimenez (left) and Kate Jimenez join other marchers Saturday morning, March 12, 2022, at Travis Park before the 32nd San Antonio International Women’s Day March.

About a hundred marchers gathered at 10 Saturday morning at Travis Park for the 32nd San Antonio International Women’s Day March & Rally.

Filed Under: Events, General News, Photos Tagged With: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders for Justice in San Antonio, Autonomous Brown Berets De San Anto, Bexar County Young Democrats, Domesticas Unidas, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Fuerza Unida, Party for Socialism & Liberation - San Antonio, San Antonio International Women’s Day March & Rally, Texas Organizing Project, Travis Park, Veterans For Peace

Olivo: How McKee-Rodriguez’s support for a luxury housing project helps shape the Decade of Downtown

December 2, 2021 By Ben Olivo 77 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Broadway East, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Lone Star, Midtown & Pearl, Neighborhoods, Pearl, Sidebar Deep Dive Tagged With: 1800 Broadway, Alazán-Apache Courts, Ana Sandoval, AREA Real Estate, Bexar County, Broadway, Broadway corridor, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Program, City Council, City of San Antonio, Criterion, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, East Side, Encore Multifamily, Encore SoFlo, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Fulcrum Development, Government Hill, Government Hill Alliance, GrayStreet Partners, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hixon Properties, Ian Benavidez, Inner City Development Incentive Program, Inner City TIRZ, Inspire Downtown, Jake Jopling, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jefferson Bank, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lynd Company, Mario Bravo, Michael Amezquita, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Museum Reach, OHT Partners, Pearl, Sabot Development, SAISD, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio River, Shirley Gonzales, Southtown, Teri Castillo, Texas Organizing Project, Universal Services Group, Vistana

Housing bond meeting gets heated as members debate how best to serve San Antonio’s 95K vulnerable households

November 19, 2021 By Ben Olivo 48 Comments

The 2022-2027 housing bond committee met Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, for the second time.

Calls for spending all $150 million in potential housing bond dollars on San Antonio’s most vulnerable populations permeated the housing bond committee’s second meeting held Wednesday night at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, 2027-2032 bond, Alamo Community Group, Alazan Courts, Alazán-Apache Courts, Art Reinhardt, Brett Finley, Celine Williams, City Council, East Meadows, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Erik Walsh, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Housing Policy Framework, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jose Gonzales II, Katie Vela, Kayla Miranda, Leilah Powell, Linda Ortega, LISC San Antonio, Lori Houston, Mia Loseff, My City is My Home, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Rebecca Flores, Rich Acosta, SA: Ready to Work program, SAHA, San Antonio Board of Realtors, San Antonio Housing Authority, SARAH, Shirley Gonzales, SHP, South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless, SouthStar Communities, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Texas Housers, Thad Rutherford, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Veronica Soto, Wheatley Courts, WSP USA

Artist celebrated at Esperanza’s Día de los Muertos event where she volunteered

November 5, 2021 By Kayla Padilla 4 Comments

An altar by Blanca Rivera honors her friend Angie Merla, who was a volunteer at the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, during the center's annual Día de los Muertos event at the Rinconcito de Esperanza arts hub on the West Side.

Angie Merla, an artist and long-time volunteer at the Esperanza’s Día de los Muertos event, was honored with an ofrenda after she died of cancer earlier this year.

Filed Under: Art, Día de los Muertos, Holidays, Obituary, People, West Side Tagged With: Angie Merla, Blanca Rivera, Boys & Girls Club, Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, MujerArtes, Rinconcito de Esperanza

Alazan Courts on West Side could get $75M for redevelopment—if San Antonio voters approve

October 11, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Drone shot taken July 30, 2021, shows the Alazan Courts in the foreground and the downtown San Antonio skyline in the background.

The San Antonio Housing Authority is requesting $75 million for the Alazan Courts from the upcoming 2022-2027 bond program, which San Antonio voters will be asked to approve in May.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Alazan-Apache Courts, City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority, West Side Tagged With: Able City, Alazan Courts, City Council, David Nisivoccia, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Erik Walsh, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, President Biden, President Clinton, President Obama, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, Saldaña & Associates, San Antonio Housing Authority, Westside Preservation Alliance

Massive $250M housing bond proposed for election next May

September 7, 2021 By Ben Olivo 3 Comments

West Side San Antonio drone shot.

Next May, for the first time, San Antonio voters will be asked to approve a $250 million housing bond toward affordability initiatives.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Housing Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, AMI, area median income, City Council, City of San Antonio, David Nisivoccia, Economic & Planning Systems, Ed Hinojosa, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Housing Commission, Housing Policy Framework, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jessica O. Guerrero, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio, San Antonio Housing Authority, SHIP, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, Vero Soto

San Antonio’s home repair programs rebuild lives, but they’re not without critics

July 10, 2021 By Emily Drisch 1 Comment

Lucille LeBlanc stands outside her Denver Heights home, which was recently renovated thanks to a city program.

San Antonio’s repair program is targeting homes that were once deemed by the federal government as undesirable—a practice known as red lining.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Denver Heights, East Side, Historic Preservation, Housing, Neighborhoods, South Side, West Side Tagged With: Alma Diaz, Blueprint Ministries, Christian Assistance Ministries, Claude Black Community Center, DeeDee Sedgwick, Denver Heights, Donaldson Terrace, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Fair Housing Act, Historic Westside Residents Association, Lucille LeBlanc, Madeleine Mendez, Maribel Gardea, Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Office of Historic Preservation, Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program, red lining, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Sarah Gould, Teri Castillo

The Pearl in San Antonio reimagines Día de los Muertos with online and on-site offerings

October 24, 2020 By San Antonio Current 1 Comment

The Pearl is transforming its annual Día de los Muertos celebration into a virtual experience this year, though some in-person amenities will still be available.

Filed Under: Art, Events, Pearl Tagged With: Azul Barrientos, Carver Community Cultural Center, Consulate of Mexico, Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Hotel Emma, John Brand, Jon Hinojosa, Kaldric Dow, La Gloria, Mexican Cultural Institute, Pearl, SAY Sí

West Side poised to receive first historic district designation

June 12, 2020 By Carson Bolding 43 Comments

Rinconcito de Esperanza community center on the West Side.

The Esperanza Peace & Justice Center has initiated the creation of a historic district on the West Side.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, West Side Tagged With: Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Museo del Westside, Rinconcito de Esperanza, Sarah Gould

Museo del Westside to showcase West Side history, culture

May 29, 2020 By Ben Olivo 4 Comments

Ruben's Ice House to be Museo del Westside

Rehab work to create the Museo del Westside, a museum dedicated to West Side history and culture that’s going into an old icehouse, could begin this fall.

Filed Under: Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Dwayne Bohuslav, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Museo del Westside, Rinconcito de Esperanza, Sarah Gould

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