San Antonio City Council

The city council's community health committee heard an update on Thursday on San Antonio's "Heat Resilience Playbook."

A study of the program focuses on increased wages, spending, and savings in social programs that participants may no longer need after attaining higher employment.

The proposed $5 fee is the first time there would be a financial cost to enter the normally free event which lasts for ten days during Fiesta. It’s one of only a few major Fiesta events that doesn’t charge for entry.

A new baseball stadium for the San Antonio Missions got conceptual approval from the city’s Historic Design and Review Commission on Wednesday.

San Antonio’s District 5 City Council office is continuing its push for a new internship program that targets disconnected youth — or ‘Opportunity Youth’ — between ages 16 and 24 that are not working or in school.

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.