5 things we learned watching KSAT Explains in 2020
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Not a lot of good things can be said about 2020. But inspired by controversial, emotional, human and cultural stories, KSAT Explains was born.
Headlines have come at us fast all year. We saw an opportunity for a show that slowed down and provided more context to the stories we bring you throughout the day in our newscasts, online and our digital platforms.
For each episode, the KSAT Explains team picks one topic and goes exploring. The goal of the show is depth, analysis and perspective. Since July, we’ve released 19 episodes about topics ranging from San Antonio’s coffee culture to the future of transportation in our city. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the past six months:
Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 9:57 AM click to enlarge Andrea Moreno / San Antonio Heron Janece Johnson, who lives at Alazan-Apache Courts, receives a donated box of food during a distribution this summer. After thieves last Friday stole half the toys gathered for a holiday gift drive at the Alazan-Apache Courts housing project, San Antonio residents have stepped up in a big way. Since the news broke, the San Antonio Housing Authority has received enough money and donated toys for 2,000 additional presents. Grocery chain H-E-B matched $4,000 of the donations, according to SAHA officials. The new donations allowed SAHA to increase the size of the planned distribution tenfold. Originally, it only expected to shar
Gifts pour in after Alazan Apache Courts toy drive theft
Donations exceed what was stolen Friday from toy drive, now enough to include more SAHA properties
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EDITOR’S NOTE
: A previous version of this story misidentified the event for residents at Alazan Apache Courts as a “toy drive” and, based on information from SAHA, included an incorrect tally of how many presents and children were included. After further reporting, these errors have been updated.
In a true display of the holiday spirit, the collective generosity of San Antonio residents on Sunday far outweighed the greed of thieves who looted a toy distribution event for needy children.
SA toy drive goes on as planned after donation supply is hit by thieves
About 70% of the households at Alazan-Apache Courts are led by a single parent making less than $9,000 a year. Author: Zack Briggs Updated: 11:56 PM CST December 19, 2020
SAN ANTONIO It’s that festive time of the year where making kids smile on Christmas Day can be a magical moment.
That task got a bit tougher over the weekend, when the San Antonio Housing Authority reported someone broke into the Alazan-Apache community room on Saturday. Half of the donated toys collected with the intention to brighten the spirits of more than 200 children were stolen just one day before a planned toy drive.
San Antonio Housing Authority responds to toy theft with Christmas toy drive, fundraiser
San Antonio Housing Authority responds to toy theft with Christmas toy drive, fundraiser
Toys collected for more than 200 children living at Alazan-Apache Courts were stolen during a community room break-in.
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Zalaylah Delgado, front, and Jazzlyn Herrera play at the Alazan Courts, San Antonio s first public housing complex, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The complex was built in 1939 and people, mostly Mexican-Americans, began to move in during 1940.Billy Calzada /Staff photographer
After a community room was burglarized at the Alazan-Apache Courts, the San Antonio Housing Authority is trying to make sure kids living there don t miss out on a special Christmas.