Public Safety Archives - San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/category/public-safety/ Nonprofit journalism for an informed community Wed, 22 May 2024 19:07:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-SA_Report_Logo_512pxArtboard-1-32x32.jpg Public Safety Archives - San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/category/public-safety/ 32 32 172243930 McManus: SAPD has ‘capability and capacity’ to respond to mass shootings https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-police-department-sapd-mass-shooting-response-school-safety/ Tue, 21 May 2024 22:30:11 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5369413 In an effort to prevent mass shootings like the one at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde two years ago, more than 70 schools and organizations in Bexar County have started using LifeSpot, an emergency communication app.San Antonio City Council reviewed the city's existing efforts to prevent and respond to mass shootings on the week of the Uvalde anniversary.
McManus: SAPD has ‘capability and capacity’ to respond to mass shootings was first posted on May 21, 2024 at 5:30 pm.
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]]> 5369413 Contentious items: City attorney, fire union placed on council’s docket https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-council-city-attorney-firefighte-union-executive-sessions/ Sun, 12 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5368292 The city attorney's job and the city's contract with the fire union will be discussed in closed and open meetings this week.
Contentious items: City attorney, fire union placed on council’s docket was first posted on May 12, 2024 at 6:00 am.
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]]> 5368292 Budget talks erupt into public challenge of city attorney, call to resign https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-budget-talks-city-attorney-call-to-resign/ Fri, 10 May 2024 00:30:17 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5368100 Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda (D6) speaks during a press conference on the steps at San Antonio City Hall Thursday. She is joined by four of her colleagues to discuss the efficacy of recent legal counsel given by City Attorney Andy Segovia.After a budget debate, city council members are attempting to initiate a process that could lead to the firing of City Attorney Andy Segovia.
Budget talks erupt into public challenge of city attorney, call to resign was first posted on May 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm.
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]]> 5368100 As Bexar County braces for budget talks, a forgotten study resurfaces https://sanantonioreport.org/bexar-county-study-whether-it-needs-more-law-enforcement/ Thu, 09 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5367823 Members of the Sheriff’s Office attend the 27th annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice on Saturday.Several Bexar County officials are pushing for a law enforcement staffing study, but it's unclear if it will be done in time for budget talks.
As Bexar County braces for budget talks, a forgotten study resurfaces was first posted on May 9, 2024 at 6:00 am.
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]]> 5367823 Officials say they have a plan to mitigate Fiesta traffic in construction-torn downtown https://sanantonioreport.org/fiesta-san-antonio-2024-traffic-construction-downtown/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:20:05 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5365646 Construction across downtown will affect traffic as downtown will host tens of thousands of visitors for the annual multi-day event.Orange traffic drums and street detours aren’t pausing or going away for the 11 days of Fiesta, but San Antonio officials say there's a plan.
Officials say they have a plan to mitigate Fiesta traffic in construction-torn downtown was first posted on April 18, 2024 at 2:20 pm.
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]]> 5365646 After one year of hot spot policing, San Antonio sees decrease in violent crime https://sanantonioreport.org/hot-spot-policing-san-antonio-decrease-in-violent-crime/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:49:28 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5365419 During six different two-month periods, officers sat in parked police vehicles within various hot spots with their lights on for 15- to 20-minute intervals. Officials believe this has lead to the reduction in violent crime in 2023.San Antonio has flattened the curve of rising violent crime in 2023 after implementing a hot spot policing initiative.
After one year of hot spot policing, San Antonio sees decrease in violent crime was first posted on April 16, 2024 at 6:49 pm.
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]]> 5365419 After fires, rules for metal and auto recycling plants in San Antonio under review https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-metal-recycling-regulations-task-force/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5364136 A fire and groundswell of resident concerns about auto and metal recycling facilities will likely lead San Antonio to update its regulations.
After fires, rules for metal and auto recycling plants in San Antonio under review was first posted on April 5, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5364136 ‘Abate, abate, abate’ — but many of San Antonio’s homeless encampments remain https://sanantonioreport.org/homeless-encampment-abatement-san-antonio/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5362564 A City Waste Management worker throws away a giant teddy bear left behind by a homeless couple in the encampment they called home for roughly two months in a wooded area off of Thousand Oaks Drive in North San Antonio early Tuesday morning.Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito wants to further increase the frequency of homeless encampment sweeps.
‘Abate, abate, abate’ — but many of San Antonio’s homeless encampments remain was first posted on March 21, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5362564 Potholes lead San Antonio to ask Union Pacific for better maintenance of railroads https://sanantonioreport.org/potholes-lead-san-antonio-to-ask-union-pacific-for-better-maintenance-of-railroads/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5360443 A San Antonio City Council consideration request would explore the idea of a city partnership with Union Pacific to address maintenance.
Potholes lead San Antonio to ask Union Pacific for better maintenance of railroads was first posted on March 8, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5360443 City of San Antonio forms new office aimed at root causes of crime https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-office-of-integrated-community-safety-erik-walsh-jalen-mckee-rodriguez/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:21:53 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5359325 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (D2) has spearheaded the creation of the city's new Office of Integrated Community Safety.The new Office of Integrated Community Safety will function as an internal, mini-think tank dedicated to data-informed approaches to crime prevention.
City of San Antonio forms new office aimed at root causes of crime was first posted on March 1, 2024 at 2:21 pm.
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