By Edmond Ortiz There was no majority vote winner in a Dec. 20 special Schertz City Council election. John Carbon and Dr. Robert Sheridan finished first and second, respectively, in a five-candidate race to replace the late Tim Brown, the Place 7 council member who died in October. Carbon, a U.S. Air Force veteran and…
By Edmond Ortiz Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones broke a 5-5 tie at the Dec. 18 City Council meeting to approve moving the city’s spring election date, which has usually been the first Saturday of May in odd-numbered years, to the state’s uniform November election date, the first Tuesday of the month. What you should know…
Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com STAGE Now through Dec. 21 Classic Theatre will present“The Frosty Follies,” a festive cabaret that showcases holiday classics performed by local artists…
By Edmond Ortiz Three San Antonio-area governments are wrapping up 2025 by pledging to improve various animal care and control facilities and offerings. San Antonio Touting a Fiscal Year 2026 budget that includes more funds for animal care and control, the San Antonio City Council voted Dec. 11 to award a $15.3 million contract to…
By Edmond Ortiz Alamo Heights’ elected leaders recently discussed different ways that the city could be improving its park and recreational areas, and a portion of Broadway Street in front of Alamo Heights High School. What is happening The discussions took place during the Dec. 8 City Council meeting, where council members suggested having formal,…
=By Edmond Ortiz The recently passed Fiscal Year 2026 budget for Terrell Hills contains raises for city employees, and a jump in expenses for the fire and police departments. What you should know City Council voted Dec. 8 to adopt a $7.4 million general fund budget for the upcoming year, a rise from the $6.6…
By Edmond Ortiz Marissa-Ellen Patterson and Summer Marie Brown, both political newcomers, won runoff elections for Cibolo City Council on Dec. 13. Meanwhile, Schertz voters will have one more election before Christmas to decide who replaces a City Council member who recently died. What you should know Patterson, a U.S. Defense Department operations research analyst,…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio can diversify its housing options with a focus on empty or underdeveloped parcels, future transportation, and more mixed-use development along commercial routes. These and other suggestions are offered in a new Central Library exhibit that is the result of a year-long study performed by architecture, planning and design faculty and…
Below is a list of select holiday events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com STAGE Dec. 12-14 Children’s Ballet of San Antonio will perform the classic holiday ballet “The Children’s Nutcracker,” inspired by Tchaikovsky’s classic…
Below is a list of select events happening in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com ART Dec. 12 Centro Cultural Aztlan will host its annual Virgin of Guadalupe exhibition, which features different kinds of artistic representations of this…
