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LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWS Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills confront racism, injustice

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SUSAN YERKES Home wreck becomes home-work lesson

RESIDENTS IN SOME OF NORTH CENTRAL’S most affluent enclaves are tackling ethnic intolerance and unequal justice, even while controversy brews at Alamo Heights High School.

Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills this summer saw demonstrations after Minneapolis police in May killed Houston native George Floyd, a Black man. enforcement over the years.

Meanwhile, neighbors, students and PROTEST continues on pg. 08

by SUSAN YERKES

TERRELL HILLS — Fitting San Antonio into a box is a challenge, but that hasn’t stopped Allison Craig.

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Marchers in North Central, plus elsewhere, supported the Black Lives Matter movement, and denounced the deaths of African Americans by law

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CLARIFICATION A story in the July 2020 edition of LOCAL Community News headlined “Alamo Heights council, AHISD see new leaders” should have said Alamo Heights Independent School District trustee Stacy Sharp’s third collegiate major was educational studies, not vocational studies.

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ON THE COVER – Protesters supporting Black Lives Matter and decrying reports of racism at Alamo Heights High School gathered July 23 in front of the campus as part of a peaceful demonstration. The outcry mirrored other recent demonstrations in Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills, part of a national movement. See the story on pg. 01. Photo by Edmond Ortiz

The LOCAL Community News editorial board includes Jaselle Luna and Thomas Edwards.

True Heroes As the fight against COVID-19 continues, teachers deserve a big thank you for remaining on the front lines to ensure our children’s educational needs are met.

It hasn’t been easy. Students left for Spring Break and then the highly infectious coronavirus hit.

Gov. Greg Abbott closed schools, but said learning had to continue.

In just a matter of days, instructors developed distancelearning programs and paper-lesson pickups, mobilizing in a massive education effort unseen in modern times.

Many went above and beyond to reach out to schoolchildren who weren’t signing on or coming by drop-off sites. They cared enough to chase down absent pupils on weekends, at night — whatever it took to keep kids on task.

Other unsung heroes of COVID-19 are the workers who kept youngsters fed thanks to schoolmeal programs. Many children rely on such services for balanced nutrition not found at home.

The new academic year is upon us, and there are plenty of challenges as the virus lingers.

School districts are delaying in-person instruction and will let families choose between distance learning or attending safely spaced classrooms when doors open again.

No matter what, teachers need the full support of both their school boards and parents to continue doing what they do best — preparing young minds for the future.

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PLAN YOUR MONTH WITH OUR CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

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City Councils/ School Districts Alamo Heights: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 10, 24; 6116 Broadway

Olmos Park: 6 p.m. Aug. 19; 120 W. El Prado Drive Terrell Hills: 5 p.m. Aug. 10; 5100 N. New Braunfels Ave. San Antonio ISD: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17; 406 Barrera St. Alamo Heights ISD: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27; 7101 Broadway North East ISD: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 10; 8961 Tesoro Drive

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ALAMO HEIGHTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Arrive by 11:30 a.m. for a meet and greet; a guest speaker follows at noon in a private room at Paesanos Lincoln Heights, 555 E. Basse Road. Cost is $25. For updates or cancellations, call 210-822-7027 or visit http:// alamoheightschamber.org/.

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SPROUTING AT THE GARDEN The San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave., is the site of a 9:30 a.m. social time, followed by 10 a.m. program.

For updates or cancellations, email info@ sanantoniogardencenter.org or call 210-8249981.

EDITOR’S NOTE: THE CALENDAR IS CURRENT AS OF PRESS TIME, BUT SOME EVENTS MAY HAVE BEEN POSTPONED OR CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS. ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS MAY BE LIMITED OR STREAMING ONLY. CHECK WITH THE LISTED CONTACTS FOR UPDATES.

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AUDUBON SOCIETY The San Antonio Audubon Society meets at 7 p.m. in the San Antonio Zoo Education Center, 3903 N. St. Mary’s St. For updates or cancellations, visit saaudubon.org or www. facebook.com/saaudubon/.

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ALAMO CITY GUARDS, CAMP 1325 The chapter holds a 7 p.m. meeting in the Fiesta Room at Luby’s, 911 N. Main Ave. HAPPENING continues on pg. 05 LOCALCOMMUNITYNEWS.COM

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Home work 101

by SUSAN YERKES

HOME WORK IS MAKING ME CRAZY. I don’t mean schoolwork, although you might say I’m getting schooled in a new way. My home work is being done on my residence. My teachers are the contractors, painters, carpenters, plumbers and electricians I’ve met in the past few months.

My overhaul started in late spring with a cavalcade of plumbing-related catastrophes. From having to move out, through the mitigation stage to repair and remodeling, I learned more than I ever wanted to know about drying out a home, flooring and painting; even a little bit about drywall.

A major heating-ventilation-air conditioning leak in the middle of the experience launched a whole new series of practical lessons. I’ve learned

about the underpinnings of my home, to the ups and downs of working with contractors. Most of it has been absorbed the hard way. At this point, I feel as though I could write a book called “Everything I Know I Learned From

Home Work.”

Here are a few things I wish I knew earlier: Painting: I’ve ascertained proper preparation is at least half the job. I’ve also realized latex paint, no matter how good it is, won’t stick to oil-based paint if you don’t prep the surface first – which most likely means sanding or putting on an adhesive primer coat or both. Read the directions on the can. Watch YouTube videos. Listen to the attendant at the paint counter, and then check it out online. If you hire painters, don’t be afraid to ask how they intend to do the job before they start. Different painters have slightly different approaches. And, if somebody tells you they can paint your trim, cabinets and doors with latex without doing one of those things, don’t believe it.

Sanding: From floors to doors to trim, sanding can produce a massive dust storm. If wood has been painted or glued, the dust may contain harmful toxins. Cover your belongings, cover your face and, if possible, just stay away. If you’re doing the sanding yourself, wear a mask (you probably have one these days) and goggles to protect your eyes. Consider investing in a dustless sander and remember to empty it regularly.

Hardware: Replacing old, paintclogged or rusted hardware may not be as easy as you thought. Think twice before you scrap it. I’ve learned it can take days of research and hundreds of

dollars just to trade out your kitchen cabinet hinges. Even replacing wall plates on outlets can take more time and money than you might imagine.

Hiring: As with painting, prep work is crucial. Do your homework.

Decide what you want. Establish a budget and time frame. Make a list of work you want done, with as much detail as possible. Get more than one bid – ideally, get three for each job.

If the prices differ a lot, make sure you know what’s included in each bid.

Check out recommendations. Spread payments into parts, so if things go south you can cut your losses.

Mistakes happen, and reliable folks will do their best to correct them. But remember the old saying: If you’re in a hole, stop digging.

Acknowledge problems but focus on solutions. I was surprised to learn having work done on your dwelling is considered a major stressor, especially in a pandemic.

Cut yourself some slack. Look for the silver linings. For me, it’s been gratitude for the amazing support of friends and neighbors who stepped up in a thousand ways. Some even shared hard-earned lessons from work on their homes to help put my experience in perspective.

Readers, if you can identify, I’d love to hear about it. Email me your stories, and your own lessons. I still have a lot to learn. syerkes@localcommunitynews.com

One of the most well-respected and award-winning journalists in South Texas, Susan Yerkes pens a column each month for LOCAL Community News. A veteran of newspapers, television, radio and online, she calls San Antonio home.

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Members and guests are welcome to eat at 6 p.m.; no reservations required.

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NUTRITION DISCUSSION Live with Nature meets from 10-11:30 a.m. at San Antonio College’s Sinkin EcoCentro, 1802 N. Main Ave. Free sessions might include health tips, recipes and plant swaps. For updates or cancellations, call 210-492-4620.

THROUGH AUG. 7 BALLET CAMP

Ballet San Antonio, 115 Auditorium Circle, Suite 20, hosts a virtual summercamp program taught by Sofiane Sylve, artistic adviser at Ballet San Antonio, plus guest faculty Jeffrey Lyons from the San Francisco Ballet School and Veronika Part of the Atlanta Ballet. For registration costs, updates or cancellations, visit balletsanantonio.org/summer- intensive.

THROUGH AUG. 7 SUMMER MEALS

San Antonio Independent School District continues to provide free meals to community youth. The Texas Department of Agriculture’s “Seamless Summer Nutrition Program” will be available curbside from select campuses and at various SAISD bus stops. For exact times and locations, visit https:// www.saisd.net/upload/page/0130/docs/ SAISDSummer2020MealsProgram.pdf.

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‘THE PEOPLE’S CLINIC’ The Estela Avery Education Center inside Confluence Park, 310 W. Mitchell St., is home to traditional healing practices from 1-5 p.m. For updates or cancellations, visit https://sariverfound. org/events/the-peoples-clinic/.

Southtown Arts District First and Second Saturday Markets take place at The Artisan, 1103A S. Presa St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For updates or cancellations, email shop@theartisansatx.com.

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GARDEN TALK The San Antonio Herb Society has refreshments and social time at 6:30 p.m., followed by a program at 7 p.m., at the San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave. For updates or cancellations, visit www.sanantonioherbs. org.

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SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, CAMP 153 Hood’s Texas Brigade, Camp 153, gathers at 7 p.m. in Chester’s Hamburgers, 1006 N.E. Loop 410. No reservations required.

For updates or cancellations, visit www. hoodstexasbrigade.net.

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Meet at 9 a.m. in the Greenwood Breezeway of the Halsell Welcome Building; the walk begins at 9:15 a.m. For registration costs, updates or cancellations, visit https://www.sabot. org/walks/.

a.m. at the Alamo Heights swimming pool, 250 Viesca St. Be prepared to swim, bike and run. For registration costs, updates or cancellations, visit https:// www.athleteguild.com/triathlon/alamoheights-tx/2020-dam-09-triathlon.

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The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, welcomes National Geographic Live: The Search for Life Beyond Earth at 4 p.m. For ticket purchases, updates or cancellations, visit https://www.tobincenter.org/boxoffice/2020-08/search-life-beyond-earth.

Artpace San Antonio, 445 N. Main Ave., hosts an exhibition devoted to women’s artwork. For updates or cancellations, visit https://www.artpace.org/exhibitions/ hudson_showroom/hsr_spring_2020.

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DAM TRIATHLON The “Dam ’09 Triathlon” begins at 7

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OUTDOOR MOVIE A free monthly, outdoor film will be shown after sunset at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave. For more including movie title, updates or cancellations, visit https://www. slabcinema.com/.

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PEARL ROTARY The club meets on alternating Fridays at 11:30 a.m. inside The Culinary Institute of America, 312 Pearl Parkway. For updates or cancellations, call 210-9137448.

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TEXAS BIRD-WALKING WORKSHOP Come to the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place, for an informative stroll to learn about avians.

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Open and Opening Soon TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY FROM OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS TO NEWS TIDBITS.

HONEST SOUL YOGA, 223 E. Hildebrand Ave., Suite 103, created a studio for classes that uplift, empower and make folks happier, the owner said. Social distancing is maintained, masks are required and deep sanitizing is practiced.

Sessions are posted online and doors open at least 15 minutes prior. For more, visit honestsoulyoga. com or facebook.com/HonestSoulYogaSATX. (See story on page 14)

MI ROTI, 312 Pearl Parkway, Building 6, opened in Pearl’s Bottling Department food hall despite delays caused by the pandemic. The concept by chef Nicola Blaque, owner of Jerk Shack, offers West Indies and Caribbean-inspired cuisine, where Maybelle’s Donuts once operated. Roti refers to a type of buttery flatbread and a popular street food with the bread folded around a savory filling. For safety measures, there’s social distancing, hand sanitizer, plus employees and guests must wear masks. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more, visit www.facebook.com/miroti210/.

IN OTHER NEWS:

MORE THAN 10% OF REGISTERED VOTERS cast a ballot in the July 14 primary runoffs, exceeding officials’ expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mauro Garza beat Gary Allen in the Republican primary for Congressional District 20, and will challenge Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San

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Sharon advances to challenge Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin. Communications-firm owner and ex-reporter Trish DeBerry won the Republican primary for Bexar County Precinct 3 Commissioner with 54% over Tom Rickhoff, a former probate judge and district clerk. This fall, DeBerry faces Democrat Christine Hortick, an attorney and former Congressional aide. John Austin received 66% to upset incumbent Cynthia Brehm for the county GOP chair. In June, multiple Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, called for Brehm to resign after she claimed George Floyd’s death by Minneapolis police was a staged event meant to spark protests against President Donald Trump and the GOP. Monica Alcantara received 52% versus Grace Rose Gonzales to retain her position as County Democratic Party chairwoman.

WORK CONTINUES AT THE Harry Wurzbach Road/Austin Highway intersection. June projects included relocating utilities, alternating lane closures and temporary installation of signals and lighting. Workers next were slated to finish gas-utility work, and provide temporary pavement widening on southbound Harry Wurzbach in preparation for the next phase of construction.

THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE CLOSED ITS longtime Alamo Heights

venue next to H-E-B Central Market and relocated to 1107 Austin Highway in mid-July. The 4801 Broadway operation, leased from the supermarket since February 1970, shuttered July 11. In 2016, H-E-B announced it had different plans for the space.

The new site is open 24/7, with access to post boxes and mail drops.

DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, A SMALL GROUP of Alamo Heights High School students collaborated with local nonprofit SA Hope to assemble about 1,000 assistance kits for lowincome residents. Packages contained hand sanitizer, gloves, food, plus handwritten messages of support.

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SAN ANTONIO AND VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT officials agreed on a

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revenue-sharing proposal for voters to consider during the Nov. 3 general election. If the electorate approves, a one-eighth cent share of local sales-tax income will help to first support the city’s workforce development and training initiatives in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once the city has used its portion, the public-transit agency gains continued access to the funding, handled through the Advanced Transportation District, to beef up what VIA officials have said is a major shortfall in transit spending.

offers a series of educational, interactive workshops for children ages 8-10 from 6-8 p.m. at the Sherman Animal Care Complex, 1354 Basse Road. For updates or cancellations, visit wildlife-rescue.org.

PEARL OFFICIALS announced the closing of Pearl Stable event venue by the end of July. The historic circular building likely will be repurposed in the near future, an email stated. The facility has seen multiple cancellations since March when COVID-19 cases began rising locally and restrictions mitigated large gatherings. The coronavirus pandemic continues to cause uncertainty for businesses and cultural/recreational venues, many shuttering again because of a recent surge. The Witte Museum and The DoSeum modified reopening plans; Briscoe Western Art Museum let go eight employees and eliminated some vacant positions, according to releases.

H-E-B RECEIVED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS FOR ITS PLAN TO BUILD a 10-level, 928-space parking garage next to its corporate campus at 646 S. Flores St. The city’s Historic and Design Review Commission voted July 1 to approve the concept, which includes 10,000 LOWDOWN continues on pg. 15

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ALL THINGS TEXAS The Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway, hosts two days of Lone Star talk. The Texas Trailblazers luncheon and The Conference on Texas combine for a deep dive into the state’s future and past. For an exact schedule, updates or cancellations, visit https://www.wittemuseum.org/events/ event/texas-trailblazers-luncheon-and-theconference-on-texas/.

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TOBIN GET FIT The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, hosts free, outdoor, exercise sessions called “Fitness on Will’s Plaza.” Join inBalance for a yoga class from 9-10 a.m. Aug. 8. Then, at the same time Aug. 22, find inner peace and meditate with Shambhala. For updates or cancellations, visit https://www. tobincenter.org/.

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SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEKS Culinaria expands its biannual “Summer Restaurant Weeks” extravaganza to include dine-out and to-go options at various San Antonio eateries. Three-course menus are $20 for lunch, and $35 or $45 for dinner. For a list of participants, updates or cancellations, visit https:// culinariasa.org/.

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SCHOOL’S IN The 2020-2021 academic year begins Aug. 17 in the San Antonio, Alamo Heights and North East independent school districts.

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instruction, remote learning and adjusted start dates, visit www.saisd.net/, www.ahisd.net/ or www.neisd.net.

THROUGH SEPT. 6 RIDE ‘EM COWBOY

The Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W. Market St., hosts “Still in the Saddle,” an exhibit and film series examining the Hollywood Western from 1969-1980. For updates or cancellations, visit https://www. briscoemuseum.org/.

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to develop the ability to fly, besides birds and bats. While there, also visit “King of Beasts,” through Sept. 27, for an exploration of lions in artwork. For updates or cancellations, visit https://www. wittemuseum.org/.

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The Good Kind Southtown, 1127 S. St. Mary’s St., hosts “Wednesday Vibes in the Garden.” Experience music, yard games and more from 6-10 p.m. For updates or cancellations, visit https://eatgoodkind. com.

The Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway, presents “Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs” through Sept. 7. This display examines the only vertebrate

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(Top): Marchers calling for an end to prejudice at Alamo Heights High School and in the community marched July 23 on Broadway, showing support for Black Lives Matter. (Above) Anthony Rodriguez addresses listeners about the need for tolerance. Photos by Edmond Ortiz

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former students are also expressing dismay regarding an online video where an AHHS pupil uses a racial slur. In the clip, three white AHHS learners are discussing racism when one of the girls utters the pejorative term.

Alamo Heights Independent School

District officials condemned the video and racism.

“Racial slurs and the posting of racial slurs online is absolutely unacceptable,” AHISD stated on a social-media post. “Students who have engaged in such acts have received consequences, as will students who engage in such acts in

the future.”

Recent AHHS graduates are working together to help current and future students — and the wider community — confront prejudice.

They are collecting signatures for an online petition (https://bit.ly/ AHPetition) to be presented to the AHISD board. They are calling for

repercussions and protocols in cases where a student uses slurs in or out of the classroom.

By late July, organizers were closing a gap to get 3,000 signatures.

On July 23, more than 100 people gathered outside the campus to protest reports of systemic racism at AHHS and around the community. They held the rally at the school after marching on Broadway from a Lincoln Heights shopping center.

"My mom told me to go out there, 'Voice your voice,'” said senior Sky Ervin, a Black student who talked about facing prejudice on campus.

The protesters included members of Young Ambitious Activists, an organization that has arranged numerous anti-racism and anti-police brutality rallies in San Antonio.

Meanwhile, Shannon Mariotti, who helped organize a peaceful march June 6 to bring awareness of ethnic inequality to Alamo Heights, said the racial slur in the video “confirms how this predominantly white community needs to take seriously how white supremacy lies close to home, and we need to recognize the need for us all to work against this kind of systemic racial injustice.”

As protests and cries for change in law-enforcement ranks spread nationwide in recent weeks, San Antonio and neighboring towns began seeking new ways to engage the public and address prejudice.

During the June 6 march, hundreds peacefully walked along Broadway between Alamo Heights City Hall and the Lincoln Heights retail center in San Antonio.

“We wanted to emphasize the importance of white people coming to terms with their own white privilege,” said Mariotti, a Southwestern University political-science professor.

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“This kind of consciousness-raising work — ‘inner work’ — is an important part of political work.”

The Alamo Heights activist contacted a local BLM chapter, from which dozens partnered in the exercise and led chants.

“Our goal was to simply work to make a visible presence within the Alamo Heights community of support for BLM and to work against white silence about racial injustice,” Mariotti said.

Days later, former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus and Temple Beth-El Rabbi Mara Nathan were among attendees at a Terrell Hills rally. The Rev. Joseph Huff of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church addressed the crowd.

Resident Elise Ring Boyan, who is biracial, said she's always felt obliged to speak out against injustice. She has been active in her community, political campaigns and nonprofit boards.

Floyd’s tragedy prompted Boyan to raise Terrell Hills' cognizance.

“I was outraged, despondent and then moved to do something,” she added.

After attending a downtown BLM protest with her daughter earlier in June, Boyan thought there should be one in her neighborhood.

“I feel strongly that as far as my efforts reach out into the community and country, I must never neglect my backyard. If I march downtown, I march in Terrell Hills,” she added.

Activists are demanding Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales reopen cases of Marquise Jones, Charles Roundtree and Antronie Scott, who all died during encounters with peace officers.

Gonzales has rebuffed those requests.

Some protestors also are tackling issues such as violence against women,

LGBTQ discrimination, and statues and symbols seen as representing white supremacy.

As for the latter, the city removed a Christopher Columbus statue from a downtown park. The carving, a donation from the Christopher Columbus Italian Society, was lowered after District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño and the organization arrived at an agreement to return the likeness to the group.

The park name, which honors the explorer, is changing to Piazza Italia Park.

In addition, council members expressed concern after SAPD used rubber bullets, tear gas and more to squelch May 30 and June 2 downtown unrest and property damage.

“Civic engagement is crucial to our democracy, and community voices are particularly important as we develop policies related to public-safety procedures,” Mayor Ron Nirenberg said.

Reformers propose revamping the collective bargaining agreement between the city and the San Antonio Police Officers Association, saying it complicates disciplining or firing rogue officers.

A Treviño Facebook post said San Antonio “must ensure that the next police contract we adopt includes a clause monitoring disciplinary records and institutes a zero-tolerance policy for any officer displaying bias or prejudice of any kind.”

Advocates also want SAPD to ban choke holds and other use-offorce policies recommended by the nationwide 8 Can’t Wait campaign.

In some quarters, activists urge police departments to defund or outright disband.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the union contract, expiring in 2021, could be improved.

Yet, defunding or disbanding the force is “a little bit unrealistic," he said.

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“It’s something that the council would have to take into consideration,” he added.

Regarding the 8 Can’t Wait measures, McManus said, “I am the police chief and I have authority to make those changes, but I would not make them in a vacuum.”

SAPOA President Mike Helle decried Floyd’s killing, but said it’s unfair to paint all police as loose cannons, racists or unaccountable to laws.

Helle also disputes the assertion the current pact prevents more aggressive discipline against controversial officers.

In a letter to Nirenberg, he said it’s “not the union’s job to protect members from the consequences of illegal or wrongful conduct.”

Some critics feel part of the $479 million the municipality spends on police yearly should be reallocated to programs to reduce poverty and domestic violence, and expand mental health care.

On June 25, the council considered

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a resolution where the city would pledge to close disciplinary loopholes in the next police accord, enhance transparency and accountability for the force, and seek a “comprehensive and holistic investment” in public safety.

The U.S. House of Representatives in June passed sweeping Justice in Policing Act reforms, which face an uncertain future in the U.S. Senate.

“Recent killings have made all the more important asserting that Black Lives Matter and responding in a meaningful way to wrongdoing,” U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, said in a statement.

Organizers noted they’re just getting started.

“We must keep putting pressure on our elected officials for change to happen,” the Young Ambitious Activists group posted on its Facebook page.

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Sky Ervin, a senior at Alamo Heights High School, speaks to a crowd in front of AHHS about prejudice she has encountered. Photo by Edmond Ortiz

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COVID-19 forces North Central classroom delay

by EDMOND ORTIZ

THREE NORTH CENTRAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS are delaying a largescale return of students to in-classroom instruction while educators, administrators and families grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although the state ordered schools to physically open for the 2020-2021 academic year after campuses shuttered this spring to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, teaching will be done through remote instruction until after Labor Day. Included are Alamo Heights, North

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to continue virtual learning, hold inclassroom sessions or a hybrid.

Readjusting plans, state officials in July said campuses could postpone August openings until September, though the Texas State Teachers Association and many parents say classes shouldn’t resume until the pandemic eases.

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Medical Director Dr. Junda Woo mandated public and private schools to not reopen, and prohibited extracurricular pursuits until after Sept. 7. The University Interscholastic League is ordering a delay of fall sports.

On-campus, face-to-face learning could be further postponed depending on COVID-19 cases, Woo said.

“We recognize the importance of reopening schools,” she said in a prepared release. “This directive considers the higher risk for spread of COVID-19 in schools due to their confined spaces, and the challenge for children in following social distancing and hygiene guidelines. Reopening will happen in phases, based on COVID-19 metrics.”

Faced by the prospect of more students learning remotely, the state has earmarked $200 million in funding to boost internet access for pupils.

The Texas Education Agency, which OK’d implementing exclusive e-learning for the fall semester’s first four weeks, also indicated districts

could add another four weeks, or until October.

TEA also issued health guidelines for public schools, saying social distancing, self-screening for symptoms and other measures will help ensure a safe environment for the eventual return of students to class.

School systems prohibiting in-person instruction based on local health directives won’t lose state funding, leaders said.

SAISD is moving its first day of school from Aug. 10 to Aug. 17.

Officials said their plan gives parents and pupils time to decide how they want to proceed with the learning process.

“This also allows us to train every staff person on our safety procedures,” Superintendent Pedro Martinez added.

Other area education leaders say each school system must evaluate what will best work for them.

“Please be patient with us as we sort through all the information and come up with a final list of safety protocols,” NEISD Superintendent Sean Maika said.

AHISD spokeswoman Patti PawlikPerales said, “(We have) been working diligently to prepare for the reopening of schools, with careful thought and regard to local and state health and educational guidelines and directives, with the safety of our students,

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College, will teach courses remotely.

Meanwhile, school systems are adopting budgets, revamping academic calendars and addressing more routine matters.

NEISD approved a $564 million budget, $4.6 million smaller than 2019-2020.

Administrators are delaying employee pay hikes until they can clarify student enrollment and future state school funding.

NEISD also tweaked its 2020-2021 calendar handing students more educational time, including turning three originally scheduled holidays into early-release Under orders from the state, Texas public school districts including Alamo Heights will reopen campuses, but after instructional days.

Labor Day or even later. Some may continue with distance learning, allow kids back into the classroom, or a hybrid of “Making a huge both. The measure is designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 cases. Photo by Edmond Ortiz change to the academic calendar without seeking input from our community is not safe, appropriate or the correct decision teachers, staff and their families on our something we have ever been prepared for anyone in the state of Texas right now minds and in our hearts.” to do,” Maika said in a statement. to return to face-to-face instruction,” said Several Texas school districts “We have a very robust process for Alamo Heights High School teacher Talia suspended or curtailed off-season approving a calendar, and we remain Howard. strength and conditioning programs committed to that.”

Some private and charter institutions, earlier this summer after coaches and SAISD trustees approved a $498 such as Keystone School, are expanding pupils either tested positive for the novel million financial plan, and officials or reconfiguring existing classrooms to coronavirus or said they’d been exposed expressed confidence the current provide more space and accommodate to an infected individual. crisis would have little to no effect on social distancing.

Cancellations by potential participants the projected student enrollment of Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, prompted AHISD to nix its Summer at 48,547.

Providence Catholic School, Incarnate Heights camp program.

The district also revised its Word High School, and San Antonio At one AHISD board meeting, several academic calendar to include 15 Academy will offer on-campus instruction parents, pupils and teachers expressed additional days as a contingency for and distant learning. worries over returning to in-person COVID-19 outbreaks.

The Circle School will have inlearning. Other district employees, At press time, AHISD was finalizing person classes, but is prepared to shift students and community members said its budget. instruction, if necessary. they’re comfortable with AHISD’s on Find this story and more at www.

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and supporting homegrown small businesses, especially during the pandemic.

She calls it San Antonio in a Box. “Our mission is to share the tastes of San Antonio from all over the city,” Craig said.

From Bolner’s Fiesta Brand Frito pie kits to mini piñatas, chocolate, coffee, salsa, moisturizing creams, cocktailinfused supplies or spicy salsas, buyers can customize numerous colorful items or choose one of several preassembled care packages with themes like A Taste of the Alamo City, Date Night, or even a Social Distancing one (an embroidered face covering is a nice touch).

A brightly hued fact sheet

Allison Craig’s San Antonio in a Box not only showcases locally made products available in a gift container, but has helped keep some businesses afloat during the pandemic’s economic downturn. Photos by R.B. Ornelas

accompanies each container with some descriptions of the San Antonio companies’ products. Many possess

Off to see another client, Allison Craig of Terrell Hills created San Antonio in a Box, a kit showcasing products from some of the Alamo City’s most iconic businesses including Ricos, Bolner’s Fiesta Brand, Schilo’s and The Barbecue Station.

well-established Alamo City origins such as Ricos, Bolner’s, Schilo’s and The Barbecue Station.

Others like Tex-Kow Chips, TexaCola, and Quick Sip Coffee are relatively new.

“When someone in New York City gets a box and they really like the Mexican hot-chocolate bars or the moisturizer, they see a little bit about the company,” Craig said.

“Now people have started to order from some of our vendors. We love being able to share that.”

The entrepreneur said the seed for the business was planted when she and husband Reeves Craig, now a vice president at Weston Urban, planned their wedding.

“We put together a San Antonio gift package for our guests, and that spawned the idea,” her husband said. But, full-time jobs – hers in corporate oil and gas; his in real estate — intervened. Starting a family was another priority.

“Fast forward down the road to last year. We had just had our third baby, our priorities were shifting, and we decided to revisit the San Antonio in a Box,” Allison Craig said. “I thought I would do it on

the side for a while and see if it worked out. Then a week before we launched in December, I got laid off.”

Fortunately, the boxes proved a big hit. Request orders poured in from corporations, event planners and regular folks who wanted to share the flavor of the Alamo City.

Visit San Antonio climbed aboard.

Then came COVID-19.

“When the pandemic hit, our first reaction was, ‘Well, that’s it for us,’” Reeves Craig said. “It has been the opposite. And, Allison has connected with more and more small businesses.”

“Since nobody is traveling and it’s all hands off, we are kind of like the go-to,” Allison Craig said.

With many retail stores closed and personal shopping down, the boxes have provided a steady financial outlet for some small merchants.

“San Antonio is such a diverse town, and Allison has been great about finding vendors from all different parts of the city,” her husband said. “I grew up here, and she has found things I never knew about.”

Casa Chocolates owners Brian and Joan Mikiten introduced Jacob Hurrell-Zitelman, who founded Quick Sip Coffee in a Trinity University dorm in 2017, to Allison Craig before she launched the business.

Quick Sip Cold Brew wholebean coffee is offered in some local restaurants, H-E-B Central Market in Alamo Heights, downtown’s Royal Blue Grocery, online and many of Craig’s cartons.

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Libraries strive to connect at a distance NEXT PHASE WILL BRING LIMITED INSIDE VISITS, ACCESS TO COMPUTERS

by MIRANDA KOERNER

AS THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM REOPENS, COVID-19 is keeping the book closed on visits inside buildings to browse aisles or engage in activities.

Instead, contact-free pickup is available at all 29 locations and virtual services and programs are offered — including at Landa, San Pedro, and Tobin at Oakwell branches, plus Central Library.

Though the facilities resumed operations June 16, a recent surge in positive coronavirus cases has library officials hesitant to promise in-person access anytime soon. Previously, the system was shuttered for weeks to slow the spread of the highly contagious virus.

“The reopening at Landa has been interesting, to say the least,” said Kiyanna Stephens, branch manager at the library, 233 Bushnell Ave. “When the library system opened for Phase 2 services (contact-free pickup), Landa was undergoing (a heating-air conditioning-ventilation) renovation.”

As librarians began implementing rules for patrons, they did so out of a side building known as The Annex, with only one phone.

“The staff that are working on-site have handled the whole situation with so much grace,” she said. “The people that use Landa love their library, so the majority of them are very excited to be back.”

She added, “The contact-free

pickup services are new for everyone, so it has been a learning experience for sure. … Everyone has been pretty understanding of the whole situation and have treated the patrons with more kindness and empathy than they did before.”

For those desiring a book instead of online offerings, the curbside drop-off program is alive and well.

Readers can now finally return books they borrowed before the shutdown, plus obtain new ones selected through the library website or by phone. In collecting their new choices, folks wait for a notification by phone or email and go to the location.

Once at the parking lot, call the library and provide your card number. A librarian comes out and leaves the request on a table, where there may also be bags with takehome take-and-make kits for kids and adults.

Cresencia Huff, coordinator of children’s services for the system, said other than the Dial-A-Story

At the Landa Branch Library, Carye Bye wheels out some books, which are available for contactless pickup. Inside access remains off-limits due to the pandemic. Photo by R.B. Ornelas

phone line, which is updated twice daily, all programming is virtual and available through the library’s website at www.mysapl. org.

There kids can see livestreaming programs including Dinosaur George, and Kids in the Kitchen with the San Antonio Food Bank’s Chef Kelly.

Other videos include librarians reading books aloud, toddler story times and virtual field trips to

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local museums, parks and the San Antonio Zoo. “Based on feedback from our staff as well as the general feel of things around the community, I think many of us are experiencing stress due to the pandemic,” Huff said. “We’ve been sharing ideas on our website and social media. It’s really, really challenging for everyone that we can’t offer programs in BOOKS continues on pg. 15

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The studio at 223 E. Hildebrand Ave. opened briefly, but closed shortly after due to the pandemic. It reopened June 1.

Classes are limited to eight people to accommodate 6-foot social distancing.

Temperature checks are required before classes and masks are requested when entering or leaving.

The space is cleaned between each class and attendees have access to sanitizer and disinfectant.

“Obviously with COVID-19 we’ve had to rethink quite a few things, but we’ve managed to achieve, I feel, still a cozy community while maintaining social distance,” Lopez said.

Suzie Mills, an Air Force veteran, in 2013 created Honest Soul Yoga in Alexandria, Virginia.

After a tour in Afghanistan, she wanted to build a business having a positive effect on the world, according to the company website.

In 2016, Lopez, who also is the chief operating officer, joined the wellness company to lead teacher development and direct yoga programs.

She became a co-owner in 2018.

Classes range from low-key movement and meditation to yoga with interval training. Also offered is vinyasa yoga.

“From a physical perspective, you’re definitely going to feel as if you’ve exercised, but we also are not shy about the fact that this is yoga and yoga is something that’s steeped in tradition,” Lopez said.

Classes are posted online and doors open at least 15 minutes early.

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the purposes of this was awesome.

The exposure and the volume have helped us a lot, especially now. A lot of places we sell to closed in March.

In April, Allison was our main account,” Hurrell-Zitelman said.

Entrepreneurship, hard work and self-confidence are embedded in Craig’s heritage. Growing up in Graham, outside Dallas-Fort Worth, she and her four younger brothers were athletes; all ran track in college.

Her dad owned a mud-logging company, and she’s always worked in oil and gas.

“I started on a drilling rig as a mud logger, collecting samples and working with a geologist to find the right kind of rock. I loved it,” she said.

Craig’s work eventually brought her to San Antonio.

“My parents were always entrepreneurs. They taught us not to give up, that everything happens for a reason, that if you believe in yourself and trust yourself you will be a success. That has been an inspiration,” she said.

Craig added, “And so many people who want to take their jewelry or piñatas or masks to the next level are an inspiration. It is incredibly heartwarming to get a text that says: ‘You have helped save our family business during quarantine.’”

A natural networker, Craig keeps expanding her contact circle and fine-tuning her collections of San Antonio treats. She can only recall one rejected product suggestion.

“Somebody wanted me to put acne cream in a box,” she said. “But, I couldn’t see that representing San Antonio.”

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person right now, but we have to do whatever keeps everyone happy and safe.”

Tracey Knouse, manager of Tobin Library at Oakwell, 4134 Harry Wurzbach Road, said during Phase 3 time-limited computer sessions at all branches will be available, plus perusing and checkout options.

For now, remote services, contactless pickup, and calling must do.

“Tobin employees welcome the chance to interact with patrons again, although most of the conversations take place on the telephone,” Knouse said. “We do get to see folks’ smiling faces when picking up their hold materials.”

Like other city departments, upon arrival, library employees get screened, including temperature readings; social distancing and protective masks are requirements, too.

Even though adults have traded in-person classes for Zoom conferencing, and teens switched to Instagram chatting and online live role-playing games instead of inside their favorite branch, Knouse said library users are just glad for new books to read and videos to watch.

“People are incredibly appreciative that (the libraries) have reopened for noncontact curbside pickup of reserved items,” Knouse said. “Patrons keep asking when they will be able to come in and browse materials and (let) their kids … play in Tobin’s reading castle or on the early literacy computers.”

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square feet of ground-floor office space and a pedestrian-bridge connector to the main complex.

HDRC’s stipulations dictate the glass surrounding the new office contains attractive glazing, which lends itself to the surroundings.

H-E-B now seeks a variance from the city’s Board of Adjustment for the structure to rise 107 feet.

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Twenty-eight girls participated. In addition, incoming Alamo Heights Junior School eighth-grader Lindsay Lee placed sixth at the event. Jackson Hymer, 14, shot a final round 65 with 10 birdies to win the Boys Championship Division by a shot.

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