On the margins of downtown San Antonio, a maligned neighborhood mobilizes to save itself

Born of segregation and redlining, the near West Side has long been mostly Latino, mostly low-income. Redevelopment pressures are closing in, and neighbors are working to keep it affordable for some of the city’s poorest residents.

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