Project Marvel

Project Marvel wasn’t on the San Antonio municipal election ballot, but it might as well have been. The multi-billion-dollar downtown revitalization plan lost a committed booster when Rolando Pablos fell short to Gina Ortiz Jones in the race for mayor.

City leaders said the infrastructure upgrades would be necessary to support the new Spurs arena downtown and a slate of other proposed projects.

The city manager said residents should know Project Marvel is not a 'done' deal and that officials need their input.

Peter Sakai told reporters on Wednesday that he expected the Spurs, county, and city to be ready to share more details with voters in a couple of months, but he cautioned he was not speaking on behalf of the city.

The San Antonio City Council voted to create a new Project Finance Zone that will contribute to Alamodome and Convention Center upgrades, and which may partially fund a Spurs arena.

The Project Finance Zone uses state hotel tax revenues to support local convention center and venue projects.

A third of polled voters were still undecided, and 15% were not familiar with any of the candidates in the poll.

Nirenberg reflected on his last eight years as San Antonio's mayor — what he's accomplished, where the city's fallen short, and what he sees for the future for San Antonio and himself.

The parties involved agreed to await a court date already scheduled for next week.

Commissioners formally approved a memorandum of understanding with rodeo officials on the redevelopment of the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum if the Spurs end up moving into a proposed downtown arena.