San Antonio City Council

The changes follow the demolition of the Soap Factory Apartments and concerns over the loss of affordable housing.

District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo was the first to file a request with the city manager to begin the process of potentially removing Cesar Chavez’s name from city recognition.

Most, if not all, city council meetings are held downtown City Hall at 100 Military Plaza or city council chambers in the Municipal Plaza Building across the street at 114 W. Commerce Street. A council consideration request filed by District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo is recommending putting more of the city into the city council meeting.

A San Antonio City Council member is proposing a new internship program for youth that are considered at risk. It would potentially build on an already existing city-wide internship initiative.

San Antonio City Council is looking to move forward after a week of internal rifts due to a confrontation between Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur. The conflict escalated into an 8-1 City Council vote to censure the mayor on Friday.

In an 8-2 vote, the San Antonio City Council directed city staff to examine zoning changes and a possible moratorium on private detention facilities following plans for an ICE processing center on the city’s East Side.

Before recusing herself and before the vote took place, Jones issued a statement saying she would comply with the censure resolution which asked for her to step aside from a city council committee and undergo training.

Upwards of $1.2 million may go out to seven San Antonio nonprofits over the next five years if the city council approves a plan for opioid overdose prevention funding on Thursday, March 5.

VIA’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted not to support a request from San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and several council members on experimenting with a pilot program that would provide free bus service on certain routes.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones issued a public apology for her actions on Feb. 5 when she yelled at Councilwoman Sukh Kaur and used profanity in an exchange with her.