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People gathered at City Hall on Saturday to rally for gun reform in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting.

Draft plan outlines public health-based approach to cut down on violence in San Antonio

by Iris Dimmick November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

San Antonio Police Department cadets walk down the halls at the SAPD Training Academy.

Long-awaited federal grant will help San Antonio pay 50 police officers

by Iris Dimmick November 6, 2023November 5, 2023

Councilman Jalen McKee Rodriguez (D2) speaks during a city council meeting at City Hall in August.

McKee-Rodriguez tussles with city staff over unestablished Office of Crime and Recidivism

by Iris Dimmick September 19, 2023September 20, 2023

Chad Respondek moves in furnishings to new permanent supporting housing units for members of the homeless community.

City to reallocate ARPA emergency dollars to homeless shelters, preparedness

by Iris Dimmick June 15, 2023June 15, 2023

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus listens to a discussion during a City Council Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday.

Violent crime is down in San Antonio, while vehicle thefts spiked 60% so far this year

by Iris Dimmick April 18, 2023April 20, 2023

An SAPD officer stands guard at the perimeter of a crime scene in June.

SAPD staffing survey recommends hiring 360 new officers over next 3-5 years

by Iris Dimmick April 6, 2023April 11, 2023

Edith Parks shares her experience with domestic violence.town hall to address the pervasive problem of domestic violence in San Antonio and the need for immediate action at Mennonite Fellowship Sanctuary on July 2, 2019.

Three years in, domestic violence commission reports improvement, ‘tightening’ of processes

by Iris Dimmick March 31, 2023April 3, 2023

With federal policy uncertain, migrant center will remain open amid decrease in asylum seekers

by Andrea Drusch March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

A report by the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence shows San Antonio and Bexar County law enforcement agencies responded to fewer domestic homicides between 2020 and 2021, but family violence-related calls increased over the same period.

Family violence homicides are down, 911 calls are up in Bexar County

by Iris Dimmick October 25, 2022October 28, 2022

Mayor Ron Nirenberg, left, talks to Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff before a televised briefing on COVID-19 in August 2021. After a collective approach toward handling the coronavirus pandemic including a nightly televised report, collaboration appears weak between the county's top officials with regards to spending federal relief money.

County’s ‘cautious’ approach to spending federal relief funds stalls city’s hopes for collaboration

by Iris Dimmick April 21, 2022April 21, 2022