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Michael Galano and Ronald Oleynik will assist Ethiopia’s Ministry of Peace with “strategic counsel and federal government relations” before both Congress and the White House, according to documents filed with the Justice Department.
San Antonio ISD board election pits establishment candidates against newcomers slate
March 12, 2021
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Sarah Sorensen, 42, is running against incumbent Steve Lecholop for the District 1 seat on the San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees.Courtesy /Sarah SorensenShow MoreShow Less
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Incumbent Steve Lecholop, 39, is running against challenger Sarah Sorensen for the District 1 seat on the San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees.Alia MalikShow MoreShow Less
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Judit Vega, 42, is running against Leticia Ozuna for the District 3 seat on the San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees.Courtesy /Judit VegaShow MoreShow Less
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Leticia Ozuna, 54, is running against Judit Vega for the District 3 seat on the San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees.Courtesy /Leticia OzunaShow MoreShow Less
Garcia: West Side council candidates laud plan to keep Alazán Courts families united
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Children play at the Alazán Courts on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Much of Alazán Courts, the first public housing complex in San Antonio, was built in 1939 and people, mostly Mexican-Americans, began to move in during 1940.Billy Calzada /Billy Calzada
Candidates started filing for San Antonio City Council elections on Jan. 13.
A week later, some big news rocked District 5, which has 11 candidates competing for the seat being vacated by a term-limited Shirley Gonzales.
The San Antonio Housing Authority abandoned its plan to partner with a private developer to raze the West Side’s historic Alazán Courts and replace them with mixed-income apartments.
Editorial: Right call to halt Alazán makeover, but what is next?
Express-News Editorial Board
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Children play at the Alazán Courts in September. Preserving units was the right call, but the housing complex desperately needs to be updated. What’s next?Billy Calzada /Billy Calzada
In a wise move, although one fraught with uncertainty, the San Antonio Housing Authority, or SAHA, will rebuild and not replace Alazán Courts, the city’s oldest and largest public housing complex. For years, SAHA had plans to work with a private developer to tear down existing apartment units and build mixed-income apartments.
Construction on Hemisfair park will start this fall, but mixed-use development around it may change
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Renderings of the Civic Park planned at Hemisfair.Courtesy of the Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp.Show MoreShow Less
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Renderings of the Civic Park planned at Hemisfair.Courtesy of the Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp.Show MoreShow Less
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The first phase of Civic Park is shown in green.Courtesy of the Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp.Show MoreShow Less
Work on a nine-acre public park at Hemisfair is expected to begin this fall, but officials are reassessing elements of a planned mixed-use development nearby, in part because of challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.