Mario Bravo, Author at San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/author/mario-bravo/ Nonprofit journalism for an informed community Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:50:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-SA_Report_Logo_512pxArtboard-1-32x32.jpg Mario Bravo, Author at San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/author/mario-bravo/ 32 32 172243930 Let’s amend the City Charter to empower City Council members to do their jobs https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-charter-amendment-city-council-agenda/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5370826 The San Antonio City Council discuss the approval of the 2023-2024 annual budget on Thursday.Commentary by Mario Bravo: We elect council members to help solve our problems, but not allowing them to place items on the weekly meeting agenda can prevent discussions and delay action. 
Let’s amend the City Charter to empower City Council members to do their jobs was first posted on June 4, 2024 at 9:00 am.
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]]> 5370826 What I learned while serving San Antonio’s District 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/mario-bravo-san-antonio-city-council-district-1-reflection/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5332277 Former District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo listens during a city council meeting in 2021.Commentary: Mario Bravo reflects on his time as city councilman for San Antonio's downtown district.
What I learned while serving San Antonio’s District 1 was first posted on June 20, 2023 at 9:00 am.
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]]> 5332277 Let’s invest CPS revenue in real solutions to high energy bills https://sanantonioreport.org/cps-energy-rebate-plan-alternate-proposal-mario-bravo/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5293028 Councilman Mario Bravo (D1) and other council members propose a plan to invest CPS Energy revenue to address high energy bills.Commentary: Here's why the CPS Energy rebate plan is a bad deal for San Antonio residents — and how we should invest the money instead.
Let’s invest CPS revenue in real solutions to high energy bills was first posted on September 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm.
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]]> 5293028 CPS Energy’s commitment to leaky natural gas not in line with climate plan goals https://sanantonioreport.org/cps-energys-commitment-to-leaky-natural-gas-not-in-line-with-climate-plan-goals/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5206182 CPS Energy assures customers that even if they are behind on payment they will not face service disconnection.Commentary: Despite endorsements of cleaner energy and the need to reduce emissions, CPS Energy’s actions continue to tell another story.
CPS Energy’s commitment to leaky natural gas not in line with climate plan goals was first posted on January 13, 2021 at 12:00 pm.
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]]> 5206182 Time for Elected Officials to Lead on Police Reform https://sanantonioreport.org/time-for-elected-officials-to-lead-on-police-reform/ Fri, 26 Jun 2020 19:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5179965 Black Lives Matter protesters march into La Villita last summer following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that spurred demonstrations throughout the country.Commentary: While elected officials have started moving in the right direction, it isn’t unreasonable for our community to expect more from our leaders.
Time for Elected Officials to Lead on Police Reform was first posted on June 26, 2020 at 2:00 pm.
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]]> 5179965 Commentary: Local Leaders Must Do More to Flatten the Curve Now https://sanantonioreport.org/commentary-local-leaders-must-do-more-to-flatten-the-curve-now/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5163861 Commentary: Further restrictions are needed so that businesses exempt from the "Stay Home, Work Safe" order don't leave customers and employees vulnerable.
Commentary: Local Leaders Must Do More to Flatten the Curve Now was first posted on March 27, 2020 at 12:00 pm.
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]]> 5163861 What I learned by attending a Texas gun show https://sanantonioreport.org/what-i-learned-by-attending-a-texas-gun-show/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 21:53:02 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=3901958 People participate in a Second Amendment rally in Olmos Park in 2018.Commentary: The "gun show loophole" allows anyone to buy a gun without undergoing a background check.
What I learned by attending a Texas gun show was first posted on August 9, 2019 at 4:53 pm.
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]]> 3901958 App, Community Buy-In Can Help Decrease Litter in San Antonio https://sanantonioreport.org/app-community-buy-in-can-help-decrease-litter-in-san-antonio/ https://sanantonioreport.org/app-community-buy-in-can-help-decrease-litter-in-san-antonio/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:00:29 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=3112202 Laurie Rager one of the 15 collectors scans the terrain below her feet for garbage. Photo by Scott Ball.The Litterati app presents us with an opportunity to tackle our litter problem by turning environmental activism into a game that inspires sustainable solutions.
App, Community Buy-In Can Help Decrease Litter in San Antonio was first posted on February 13, 2019 at 9:00 am.
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]]> https://sanantonioreport.org/app-community-buy-in-can-help-decrease-litter-in-san-antonio/feed/ 4 3112202 Commentary: New Methane Rules a Win for Planet, Local Air Quality https://sanantonioreport.org/new-epa-methane-rules-a-win-for-climate-and-san-antonio-air-quality/ Thu, 12 May 2016 21:59:32 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=158531 A facility with a large methane flare in the Eagle Ford Shale region. Photo by Mario Bravo.The Environmental Protection Agency released on Thursday new standards for methane pollution from new and modified oil and gas equipment. These are the first-ever national standards for methane pollution for the oil and gas industry, the largest source of methane emissions.  Texans may be poised to benefit most from these new standards since the industry is producing […]
Commentary: New Methane Rules a Win for Planet, Local Air Quality was first posted on May 12, 2016 at 4:59 pm.
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]]> 158531 Ozone: A Problem San Antonio Can No Longer Afford to Ignore https://sanantonioreport.org/ozone-a-problem-san-antonio-can-no-longer-afford-to-ignore/ https://sanantonioreport.org/ozone-a-problem-san-antonio-can-no-longer-afford-to-ignore/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 06:47:43 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=129037 A gas flare at the the Eagle Ford Shale region in Dimmit County near Carrizo Springs. Photo by Mario Bravo.Late August provided a vivid reminder of San Antonio’s decade long challenge with air quality and a timely preview of an issue the entire region will be talking about next month: ground level ozone (a.k.a. smog). The last week of August, San Antonio air monitors registered some of the highest smog readings of the year. […]
Ozone: A Problem San Antonio Can No Longer Afford to Ignore was first posted on September 11, 2015 at 1:47 am.
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