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Every group has a few bad apples

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he national dialogue about police conduct has taken an ugly turn, and much of the bellicosity directed at law enforcement is nothing short of ludicrous.

I spent more than half of my career as a reporter covering police, county law enforcement and federal agents.

Like many people, I have some questions about the Eric Garner case in New York. But based on my experiences, I can say the system in the San Antonio area to catch bad cops does work. I wrote about cops under indictment, cops who went to trial, cops suspended by their chief or civil service commission, cops handed indefinite suspensions, cops forced to retire…

And yet for every one of those aberrations, I could list hundreds of other officers who just did their jobs; who put up with an amazing amount of verbal abuse and eternal paperwork; who went on mind-numbing calls that ranged from parents who couldn’t control their own kids to frightened grannies scared by a raccoon in the house; and who saw more unrelenting violence than most people can comprehend.

To the critics I would say: Talk to the officer who just handled the case of a baby with its skull bashed in, the same officer who has to go home and tell his or her spouse with a forced smile that it was just another day on the job, and then hug his or her own child like the world is filled with rainbows and unicorns. I wonder if the naysayers know what that’s like.

Constructive criticism is helpful, but it needs to be honest. Don’t tar and feather all police because of a few rotten apples.

If critics want anarchy, then let’s just do away with law enforcement.

Otherwise, tone down the rhetoric and engage the brain. Every profession has its sinners … and saints.

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LOCAL COMMENTARY

San Antonio a world-class city without NFL

by SUSAN YERKES

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hristmas is over, and Santa failed to deliver a major league football team to our collective stockings, despite the recent ballyhoo about the Oakland Raiders possibly relocating here. But, a lot of folks still have visions of the NFL dancing in their heads.

So as the new year begins, I’d like to offer a reminder, and propose a toast.

First, the reminder. When it comes to courting major league teams, the Raiders are not our first rodeo.

The Alamodome was built after voters approved the $177 million project, thanks in part to a powerful public-relations

campaign headed by former Mayor Henry Cisneros and then-Spurs' owner Red McCombs. One of the major selling points was the idea that if we built a state-of-theart football stadium, San Antonio stood a good chance of getting an NFL team to play there, despite widespread skepticism.

The skeptics proved right. Of course, the Alamodome was also sold as an expanded convention facility – fortunately, as it turned out — although it took awhile for the venue to hit its stride. The Alamodome opened in 1993, the same year Cisneros decamped to Washington, D.C., to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The dome was a “legacy” project for him.

More than two decades later, Cisneros is still on the NFL bandwagon.

Things heated up this summer, when the Raiders, with their current lease on Alameda County’s aging O.co Coliseum about to expire, weren’t getting far in their push for a proposed $800 million new stadium. And presto! Suddenly, they were entertaining new suitors.

Some reasoned San Antonio’s a perfect fit for the Raiders. It’s hard to take the idea very seriously. Oakland is the nation’s fourthlargest media market. San Antonio is the 36th largest and no amount of annexation is going to change that anytime soon. The Bay Area boasts six times as many major

corporate headquarters, and has a much larger pool of dollars for premium seating and sponsorship. If the Raiders do anything, they’re more likely to return to Los Angeles.

Even though it’s conceivable that an NFL team might play in the Alamodome for a time (the New Orleans Saints practiced and played three games here in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina), folks on the inside of the Raiders talks were pretty candid about the fact we’d eventually have to build a new stadium to keep the team here.

Why would our leaders even seriously contemplate doing that?

Back when the Alamodome was built, there was a lot of talk about how an NFL team would help sell San Antonio as a “world-class city.” The NFL didn’t come, but San Antonio is a world-class city anyway.

We have the five-time NBA champion Spurs, one of the coolest collective class acts in sports, the WNBA San Antonio Stars and the AHL San Antonio Rampage, all playing in the AT&T Center. The Alamodome has hosted five Men's and/ or Women's NCAA Final Four basketball tournaments and a U.S. Olympic Festival.

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(We just snagged another Final Four for 2018, to which the city’s committing $44 million more in Alamodome upgrades.)

The dome has proved a fantastic home for our town’s only NCAA FBS team, the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Roadrunners, and high school playoff games. Not to mention hundreds of events from monster truck jams to rock concerts.

And in December, Major League Soccer officials confirmed San Antonio is among four cities being considered for a new MLS team in the latest league expansion.

There’s much more than sports to being a world-class city. In a 2014 Forbes magazine report comparing the business climates of 200 major U.S. metro areas, San Antonio ranked sixth. Oakland came in 62nd. We’re on a roll here, and Mayor Ivy Taylor is correct to focus on education and economic development, rather than put too much effort into pie-in-the-sky NFL dealings.

And now for that New Year’s toast, in the form of a cheer: “Go Raiders! Just go someplace else!”

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an Antonio is looking at its largest land grab in 20 years, a move that could annex five areas equal to 66 square miles and make the city the fifth largest in the nation.

Before city leaders do such a thing, they must first make sure they can provide adequate police, fire and ambulance services; take care of infrastructure such as bridges, streets and drainage; and build or maintain parks and libraries.

If the city is incapable of handling such a load, then those areas — which would add about 200,000 people to San Antonio’s population — should stay outside the city limits.

It’s not worth straining the city’s resources just so San Antonio can be bigger than Phoenix and Philadelphia.

The city is looking at Interstate 10 West, U.S. 281 North to near the Comal County line, I-10 East, Texas 151 and U.S. 90/Loop 1604.

According to District 9 Councilman

JAN. 12 - FEB. 9, 2015 Joe Krier, if the move goes through from 2015 to 2020, it would be a limited-purpose annexation. There will be no city services, no collection of property or sales taxes during the first three years. Although residents can vote in City Council and recall elections, they are not eligible to run for office during that time, nor can they cast ballots in a bond election.

However, the city can require permits and fees for commercial and residential buildings.

The areas in question are all rapid-growth sectors. No doubt politcos are rubbing hands at the thought of all the new taxes.

True, it can be argued that residents from the five areas driving on San Antonio streets and using San Antonio resources should pay their fair share, but there is little doubt some do not want to become part of the Alamo City.

For one thing, there are fewer regulations in unincorporated areas, compared to city ordinances that cover everything from historic preservation to code compliance.

Public hearings will be held in the fall. Residents should come armed with questions. If San Antonio is going to dip into their wallets, they need to be assured of adequate public services.

-The Local Community News editorial board includes Harry Lees, Gregg Rosenfield and Thomas Edwards.

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LOCAL LETTERS

MEDIA NEEDS TO STICK TO FACTS

EDITOR: The column in the December

LOCAL Community News by Executive Editor Thomas Edwards on the need for the media to keep a proper perspective really hit home. (I started to say “resonated,” but that word is overused).

I could not agree more with his premise.

It is unfortunate that many (not all) people get their news/information/sound bites from TV and therefore are unwitting victims of partial, inflammatory or misleading information.

They are being spoon-fed by the media; their opinions are pre-formed and digested for them like chicken nuggets, resulting in the so-called news becoming fact in their minds.

Thanks for restating what should be obvious, but is not.

Peggy Maitland Henry

CONSIDER FACTORS IN USE OF POLICE BODY CAMERAS EDITOR: In light of Ferguson, Missouri, and (the Eric Garner case in) New York City, it would be difficult to argue against the use of police body cameras.

However, the December editorial on their use was sadly light on factors that will determine whether the San Antonio Police Department can employ them in a widespread fashion.

Some of these factors include: 1) battery life — cameras may not have enough battery life for a full shift; 2) data storage — despite modern compression algorithms, a full shift’s video file, multiplied by the number of shifts per day and the number of officers on duty for SAPD, would create a massive amount of data that would need to be transferred, viewed, sorted and stored; and 3) problems that might arise from officers turning the cameras on and off at their own discretion.

These are just a few of the issues when evaluating whether to put the cameras into widespread usage. The public should be educated on all of the issues pertaining to the decision whether to use the cameras.

Todd Tinker

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NEISD Trustees of the North East Independent School District regularly meet 5:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at 8961 Tesoro Drive. To confirm dates and times, call 407-0533.

JAN 12

RAMBLIN’ REPTILES Blaine Eaton visits Phil Hardberger Park to explain how the reptiles of South Texas survive in urban and rural environments. The event is 10 a.m. to noon at the Urban Ecology Center, near the park’s western entrance at 8400 N.W. Military Highway. There is no admission cost, but donations are appreciated. For more, call 207-3280 or 492-7472.

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YOGA MOVIE An exclusive screening of “Awake: The Life of Yogananda” is 7 p.m. at the

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BARSHOP JCC JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL The Jewish Community Center, 12500 N.W. Military Highway, kicks off the 14th annual Barshop JCC Film Festival with an 8 p.m, showing of “Deli Man.” The other films will be featured at the Santikos Embassy 14 Movie Theatre from Feb.

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SALOCALLOWDOWN.COM HAPPENING continues from pg. 08 7-11. Tickets are on sale now. For listings of movies and ticket prices, call 3026820 or go to http://www.jccsanantonio. org/ and click on “Experience the Arts” and then “Jewish Film Festival.”

THIRD COAST DANCE CLASSES The Third Coast Rhythm Project and its Tap Academy gets back in action with classes in tap and swing dance.

Six-week class series will offer tap and swing dance for adults, from absolute beginners to advanced. Classes for kids age 5-7 and 8-12 include drumming and body percussion as well as tap and swing. More information is available at www.thirdcoastrhythm.com.

The academy is at 8055 West Ave., Suite 105.

JAN 19

LIBRARIES CLOSED San Antonio Public Library branches will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

JAN 19

RESTAURANT WEEK Culinaria, which promotes San Antonio as a wine and food destination, has launched a second yearly edition of its popular dining fest. Special three-course lunch and dinner menus will be offered at two price levels: $10 lunch/$25 dinner

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and $15 lunch/$35 dinner. Participating restaurants include Bob’s Steak & Chop House, 5815 Rim Pass Drive; Cover 3, 1806 N. Loop 1604 West; Wildfish Seafood Grille, 1834 N. Loop 1604 West; and in the Shops at La Cantera, 15900 La Cantera Parkway, Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille and Mariposa in Neiman Marcus.

Call the restaurants for reservations, which are suggested but not required.

students for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, is hosting an open house from 9 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. For more, contact Jean Hoskins at 3420281 or admissions@stgregorys.net. St. Gregory is at 700 Dewhurst Road.

NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT The board meets 7 p.m. in the NISD board room, 5900 Evers Road.

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING Vance Jackson Neighborhood Inc. will hold its annual meeting starting at 6 p.m. at the Cody Library, 11441 Vance Jackson Road. In addition to organizational reports and officer elections, there will be information from City Councilmen Ron Nirenberg of District 8 and Joe Krier of District 9.

Also, members will be able to suggest goals for 2015. Residents of the area bounded by Huebner Road, the railroad tracks, Callaghan Road and Interstate 10 can attend and vote. The organization’s website is http://www.vjni.org/.

JAN 20

SOILS & PLANT LIFE Randy Killian-Smith will talk about the relationship of soil to geology – rocks – and the effect of soil on plant communities as shown in Phil Hardberger Park. The walk along the Savanna Loop Trail sets out from the park’s Urban Ecology Center, near the western entrance at 8400 N.W. Military Highway. There is no admission cost, but donations are appreciated. For more, call 207-3280 or 492-7472.

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JAN 26

ST. GREGORY OPEN HOUSE St. Gregory the Great Catholic School, which is now enrolling

JAN 26

SHAVANO PARK City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall, 900 Saddletree Court.

JAN 29

SHELDON VEXLER THEATRE Lanford Wilson’s romantic comedy “Talley’s Folly” comes to the theater with performances 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Saturdays and

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2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are on sale.

The theater is at the Barshop Jewish Community Center, 12500 N.W. Military Highway. For more, call the box office at 302-6835 or visit http://www.vexler.org/.

ST. GEORGE EPISCOPAL CHURCH MENTAL HEALTH FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP The gathering takes place the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Parish Building (near the nursery). Patients and their family members, friends and providers are all welcome. St. George is at 6904 West Ave.

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HAPPENING continues from pg. 09 League is going on at 16 Parks and Recreation Department community centers.

They include the Hamilton center, 10700 Nacogdoches Road, which offers an 8-andunder coed league and a 12-and-under boys league. Parents can sign up their kids at the center; the $10 registration fee includes a team shirt and water bottle. For more on Hamilton’s leagues, call 654-7749; for more on the program, call 207-3000.

MLK SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH APPLICATIONS Students can FEB 20 apply for scholarships under a program administered by the San Antonio Martin Luther King Jr. Commission.

The scholarships are for students who are graduating seniors in Bexar County schools. Full applicant requirements and an application form can be found at www. sanantonio.gov/mlk/MLKScholarship.aspx.

WESTERN & HERITAGE ART SHOW AND SALE Four sculptors and 40 painters will be represented in 300 works of art offered during the 52nd annual Alamo Kiwanis fundraiser. Sale of the art, done in a variety of media, will benefit children’s charities. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in

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the Lonesome Dove Room of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 200 E. Market St. The $150 admission cost includes dining, dancing and a raffle, plus gaming tables; VIP tickets, at $500, allow patrons to view and purchase artworks beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, and a pre-sale gallery of the art, are available through links at www.kiwanisartshow.com.

RETIRED TEACHERS The North San Antonio Retired Teachers Association will open its monthly meeting with a “meet and greet” at 9:45 a.m.; the meeting begins at 10:15 at San Pedro Presbyterian Church, 14900 San Pedro Ave. The guest speaker will be Maricella Borroel of public television station KLRN.

JAN 21

SONS OF THE AMERICAN JAN REVOLUTION The San Antonio 21 Chapter of the national organization will hold its monthly luncheon meeting at the Petroleum Club, 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave., at 11:30 a.m. Lunch costs $25. Reservations are required and should be made with Bob Clark, 4020871, or reservations@sarsat.org, by the Monday prior to the meeting. The chapter meets on the third Wednesday of the month except for July and August.

STARS AT THE WOODLAWN Celebrities with TV and Broadway pedigrees are in the spotlight at the Woodlawn Theatre, 1920 Fredericksburg Road, in a series hosted by pianist/comedian/radio host Seth Rudetsky. This time, his guest is Christine Ebersole, whose two Tony awards include one for her turn as Dorothy Black in the “42nd Street” revival. Rudetsky will throw in some songs and insider stories during the program, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Regular admission is $75, or $100 for VIP seating. The series continues on March 21 and May 15. For more information, call the box office at 2678388 or go to www.woodlawntheatre. org/2015-season-subscriptions.

JAN 24

STYLISH SATURDAYS Local fashion designers and boutiques will show off their creations and wares from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Oxygen Room & Beauty Bar, 1100 Broadway, Suite 100. Participants in this edition of the quarterly event are 91 Authentic, Rey Aguillon, Meagan Cantu, Herstory, Vanessa Irino, Daiquonne Lanier, Moda Mia, Sachs Jewels and Ala Verb. Admission is $15 VIP and $10 regular seating. For more, email coco.productions@yahoo.com.

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JAN 24 - JUNE 14

LIT ‘N LUNCH The annual Assistance League of San Antonio luncheon will feature authors Elizabeth Crook, Melanie Shankle and Miles Arcineaux, which is actually the pen name of writers Brent Douglass, James R. Dennis and John T. Davis. Young author Madeline Corolla, who attends the North East School of the Arts, will receive the Rising Star Award.

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THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO A Dec. 28 fire at the Wedgewood Senior Living Apartments, 6701 Blanco Road at West Rector Drive in Castle Hills, that claimed the lives of six residents and sent 18 more to the hospital. City officials said the fire is the worst disaster in the history of Castle Hills. Both the state and county fire marshals’ offices are probing the case.

The blaze at the 11-story building, built in 1965, was turned in about 6 a.m. Officials said the building housed nearly 450 tenants.

SECURITY SERVICE FEDERAL CREDIT has acquired 66 acres near its corporate campus for future expansion and consolidation on land bordered by the Interstate 10 West frontage road, UTEX Boulevard and Leon Creek Greenway. “As a growing enterprise, we are delighted to acquire this property in such a rapidly developing part of the city,” said SSFCU President Jim Laffoon. “With several business units currently in leased facilities, development of a campus on this site will allow us the ability to consolidate our back-office operations for many years to come.” Plans could even call for the

JAN. 12 - FEB. 9, 2015 relocation of the corporate headquarters, with Security Service exploring a possible sale of the La Cantera facility while working with Dominion Advisory Group and CBRE to market the property. The credit union has hired Pape Dawson Engineers Inc. for civil engineering, and Lake Flato and RVK Architects will work together to provide site master planning and building design. In a newsletter to constituents, District 9 Councilman Joe Krier said, “City Council approved an incentive package to help in the development of public improvements while creating and retaining 947 full-time jobs for Security Service Federal Credit Union. SSFCU is the largest credit union in Texas and the seventh largest credit union in the U.S.” SHAVANO PARK POLICE OFFICER CHRIS FRANKLIN has been named the city’s primary code enforcement officer.

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LOWDOWN continues from pg. 12 Ron Nirenberg. The City Council member recently announced a joint initiative with Southwest Research Institute to sponsor the trips of the four young scientists to Washington, D.C., this summer. The students are guests of the Smithsonian Institution to present their project, a winner of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, designed by the National Center for Earth and Space Education.

In late October, a privately owned Antares rocket carrying the package blew up moments after takeoff. The students’ experiment, designed to study crystals, was selected over dozens of other projects in a nationwide contest. The students are Madelyn Hickman, Anthony Holmes, Kalista Ybarra and Jacob Rubio. “After watching hours of their hard work literally go up in smoke, these students asked if they could start from scratch and conduct their experiment again,” Nirenberg said. “That’s a resilience from which we adults can all learn.”

NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEE KATIE REED, who represents District 5, has been recognized by Superintendent Brian Woods for her work on the board of the Masters Leadership Program of San Antonio and Bexar County.

CAROL HARLE, THE DISTRICT 6 REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, participated as a judge at the Stinson Middle School Science Fair. She said the public should attend such events because seeing students pursuing science activities helps “put faith back in the future,” according to an NISD newsletter.

LARKSPUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students who had perfect attendance from Dec. 1-18 recently gathered in the gym to celebrate, officials said.

Students kept track of their attendance in “Leader in Me” data notebooks.

ACADEMY OF CREATIVE EDUCATION GRADUATES HELD THEIR WINTER COMMENCEMENT DEC. 18 at Castle Hills First Baptist Church. The ceremony was led by two ACE graduating students,

Cierra G. Maldonado and Evans L. Morales, who were masters of ceremonies.

Nearly 100 academy graduates crossed the stage to receive their diplomas, according to an official with the North East Independent School District. Using a nontraditional approach to education, ACE has been recognized by the Texas Education Agency and the Dropout Prevention Network as a model school.

TO HERALD THE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT CLUB at Lee High School, 25 students in the STEM curriculum — science, technology, engineering and math —recently visited the 558th Fighter Training Squadron at Randolph AFB to see how RPA pilots begin their training to fly drones.

KAREN FUNK HAS BEEN NAMED THE FIRST FEMALE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR for the North East Independent School District, succeeding Jerry Comalander after he announced his retirement in September. The board of trustees approved her appointment Dec. 8. Funk, 56, was the volleyball coach for 14 years at Madison High School. She joined Comalander’s staff in 2000 as an assistant athletic director, then was named girls’ athletic director in 2011. Comalander, who was named NEISD athletic director in 1989, will stay on through Jan. 31, and Funk moves into her new job in February, officials said.

DURING THE HOLIDAYS, the Eisenhower Middle School IKE Student Council constructed a big sleigh to fill with new and unwrapped toys for the Toys for Tots organization. Student volunteers partnered with Marines to help organize the toys at a warehouse after the sleigh reached capacity.

TURNING A BIRTHDAY WISH INTO A MESSAGE OF HOPE, Eisenhower Middle School sixth-grader Diego Naredo started a blanket and pillow drive to benefit those who stay at Haven for Hope, officials said. When asked what he wanted for his birthday, the student said he had everything he needed and only wished to help others, his teachers said. He put up a flier at school, which led to donations of more than 25 blankets and pillows.

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mayor’s slot, said he will seek to hold on to the city’s top elected spot.

“It could change the whole direction of the city or it could stay the same,” Howell said about the upcoming elections.

Howell said the biggest issue the city faces in 2015 is continuing to make progress on infrastructure, including needed road repairs and upgrades.

Also, he had nothing but praise for Diane Pfeil, who recently became city manager after serving as interim city manager for a few months.

“I felt all along from day one that Diane was going to be the one. But, of course, I wanted council to see what her skill set could bring to the plate. And she more than proved to council that she was the one,” the mayor said.

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Recently, Pfeil has taken a leadership role dealing with the media and coordinating various agencies after a fire at the 11-story Wedgwood Senior Living Apartments, 6701 Blanco Road, left six dead and 18 injured on Dec. 28.

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Seats held by councilmen Tim Daggett and Frank Paul, who were both appointed, will be on the ballot May 9 along with the seat currently held by Councilman John Squire.

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Other issues the city plans to tackle in the new year include making City Hall more user-friendly for residents and working to create a better atmosphere for its employees. City officials recently have been trying to ensure Castle Hills is in line with other cities of its size regarding employee wages and benefits.

Officials redid the city handbook, adding two holidays for municipal workers.

VIA Metropolitan Transit also is likely to continue to be an issue for the town, and voters in May could be asked to decide whether to keep its buses running through the city’s streets.

City leaders had considered giving VIA the boot so that tax dollars used to subsidize the bus service could instead go to road repairs.

Last summer, some council members said the $495,000 in sales-tax money paid to subsidize VIA would be better spent on repairing and maintaining infrastructure.

VIA has pledged $380,000 to aid Castle Hills with its street repairs, and some city officials have expressed support for the idea.

But others, such as Councilman Douglas Gregory, have been longtime critics of funding VIA.

“Recently, VIA announced that over $300,000 was being ‘given’ to Castle Hills for street repair,” Gregory wrote in a city newsletter. “Unfortunately, this ‘gift’ from VIA has raised more questions than answers.”

The councilman said the use of the money depends on how and where VIA got it, especially if federal strings are attached.

The city has been trying to find alternative ways to repair its streets after multimillion-dollar bond issues were defeated by voters in 2010 and again in 2013.

Howell said he is generally pleased with the direction the city is headed.

In June, Howell’s predecessor, Mayor Bruce Smiley-Kaliff, resigned, followed not long after by City Manager Rita Hoyl, who stepped down after being told by some council members she had four months to prove her worth; and Councilwoman Stacia Spridgen, who cited the same reasons as SmileyKaliff for her resignation — concerns over the direction the city was taking after the May 2014 elections.

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HAVANO PARK — Conceptual plans are in the works to create hike and bike trails around the city as part of a master-development strategy to promote greater pedestrian and bicycle access and safety.

The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission presented the conceptual plan to the City Council this fall, which calls for eventually surrounding Shavano Park with walking trails, biking trails and sidewalks that would interconnect with nearby hike and bike paths of San Antonio.

“Last year the council directed the Planning and Zoning Commission to review and develop recommendations for hike and bike trails,” said City Manager Bill Hill. “The Planning and

JAN. 12 - FEB. 9, 2015 Zoning Commission formed a work group and we looked at potential hike and bike trails and where those would be best and how we might approach it.”

The trails will be built in phases as part of the development projects of Denton Communities, a San Antoniobased development company.

“We’ve been looking at hike and bike trails ever since we did our town plan back in 2010,” said Mike Janssen, a planning and zoning member. “Hike and bike trails are one of the items that citizens seem to focus on. We’ve worked toward that end and the City Council asked us to really start looking at it.”

The council had recently directed Hill to determine which phase of the plan to do first.

It was decided phase one includes bike and walking lanes for about a half-mile stretch on De Zavala Road between Lockhill-Selma Road and Northwest Military Highway.

The pedestrian and bicycling lanes for that portion on De Zavala will be designated by paint striping of a space of about 8 feet on each shoulder of the road.

This first phase of the plan was chosen because it was the simplest and had the lowest cost, with the price of the road striping being about $7,800, officials said.

The project is set to begin in January.

“Since the road is really wide, it would be really inexpensive to integrate that walking and biking trail along the roadway, so that is what the City Council has agreed to do,” Janssen said.

The plan’s second phase is work on a hike and bike trail that will extend from Lockhill-Selma on the northern end of the city and will parallel Loop 1604. It will go from the west side to the east side of the city, and it will connect into the Salado Creek hike and bike trails from San Antonio, according to Hill.

As the second phase is still on the drawing board, no detailed work has been done.

“We’ve conceptually agreed that the city will take responsibility on that for

about a quarter mile … and the developer will take responsibility for the rest of it,” Hill said. “We will be working very closely with Denton Communities, who is our developer, and they will probably initiate the planning for that.”

Hill stressed the city is trying to do one thing at a time and in organized phases regarding the hike and bike trails, and that each phase of the plan will be brought to the council for review and final approval.

“The city of San Antonio is doing their Salado Creek Greenway, so we wanted to do something to connect our city to the city of San Antonio’s hike and bike trails,” Janssen said. “In the next couple of years, hopefully this will all happen. At least the first one along De Zavala is going in and we are very excited about it.”

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The resort pledged to look after its employees during the time construction keeps the facility’s doors closed.

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The resort donated its seasonal iceskating rink to Morgan’s Wonderland, an ultra-accessible amusement park on the Northeast Side for children and adults with special cognitive and physical needs.

Hundreds of fixtures and furniture items were donated to Habitat for Humanity, which makes home ownership possible for low-income families. In addition, toiletry items and plush terrycloth bath robes were given to Meals on Wheels to be distributed to homebound seniors.

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TopGolf has revolutionized the mundane pursuit of hitting a bucket of balls. Precise yardage is calculated via high-tech microchipped golf balls.

Additionally, accuracy plays a factor as moon-crater sized holes provide welcoming targets for easy success.

“We want to make the game very accessible and non-intimidating. People will come and try our game that would never, ever have gone to a driving range or a golf course,” Molinar said. “You don’t have to hit a perfect shot to score with us. My wife … never played. I took her to TopGolf and … she kills me. She has a blast doing it.”

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Michael Marcelissen, 28, enjoyed TopGolf so much he went from customer to staffer. A regular at the Austin site and nicknamed “Platinum Mike” because he said as a VIP member he spent $250 monthly, Marcelissen relocated three months ago to San Antonio to become the venue’s manager of golf services.

“You can change someone’s day by putting a golf club in their hand; it’s addicting,” Marcelissen said. “Getting my generation hooked on golf is hard, but TopGolf is getting my generation involved.”

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Marcelissen described a TopGolf worker as someone who has energy, a natural leader; someone motivated and someone who is caring at the same time.

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“The NCAA Final Four – all the money generated through that – helps fund Coach Ed,” he said. “Events like the 2018 Final Four bring economic impact to the city of San Antonio. Overall, the premier sporting events that have been brought (in) by San Antonio Sports have delivered more than $460 million.”

While Coach Ed has certified more than 85,000 coaches during the past 15 years, including 1,200-plus Spurs Youth Basketball League instructors who attend annually, the course was only reaching audiences of 25 to 30 individuals.

San Antonio Sports President and CEO Russ Bookbinder wanted more and said a decision was made to enhance the clinics even before Esquire Network aired the reality television series, “Friday Night Tykes,” which depicted some unsavory tactics employed by area coaches competing in the Texas Youth Football Association.

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The conference – part classroom lecture, part pep rally – not only contained basic Xs and Os, but also tutorials on topics such as why kids play and quit sports, how to effectively communicate with difficult parents, how to blend winning and losing into life lessons, and promoting and encouraging good sportsmanship.

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Bookbinder described the handbook as “an extremely comprehensive youth-sports training manual,” and added, “Education is a critical piece of any vocation that you’re in. If I spend four hours being trained, and I read the material, I’m going to have some checks and balances on my behavior.”

Local child therapist Michael Berler, who’s not affiliated with SAS, endorsed the information and communicative skills contained in the curriculum. He said many coaches know how to guide on-field talent, but also must realize players have mental, social and psychological needs.

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Seaman, who is also a Windcrest Little League baseball instructor, said WLL’s complete complement of 73 volunteer mentors earned Coach Ed certification.

“They took the course in order to improve their knowledge of coaching, in general, as well as the sport,” Seaman said. “How the coaches interacted with the kids before training, and seeing the coaches implement the training we taught them, was a cool deal.”

Seaman said interpersonal techniques – especially how instructors communicated with players, parents, umpires and opposing coaches – improved the league.

SAS is always seeking to further advance the area’s youth-sports community through its clinics.

“We do see a void; we do see a need. There’s a long way to go before we achieve the goals that we would like to achieve,” Bookbinder said.

Coach Ed trains and certifies volunteers in football, basketball, baseball and cheerleading programs, with soccer on the horizon. Its next large-scale conference – designed for youth-basketball coaches – is slated for mid-January. Sessions, big or small, cost $25, including materials.

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Big Bob’s Burgers brings family friendly restaurant to 1604 and Lockhill-Selma

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ig Bob’s Burgers has ventured to the Shavano Park area, bringing the family friendly restaurant, flamegrilled burgers and gigantic beer-battered onion rings to The Ridge Shopping Center.

Located at 4553 N. Loop 1604 West, this is the third location opened by coowners Bob Riddle and Larry Walker, the latter being the ex-publisher of the San Antonio Express News.

The other locations are at 447 W. Hildebrand Ave. and 100 N. Santa Rosa St. The newest space used to house Old West Burgers and has seen its fair share of tenants

during the past six years, according Riddle.

“A lot of people thought I was nuts to go in this spot. I just saw the potential,” the co-owner said.

What used to be red-painted walls are now brightened with white and feature the Big Bob’s logo and other decorations. This is the largest Big Bob’s yet, accommodating more than 200 customers with seating on the patio as well as inside. The space also has a large playground area where parents can let their children run loose.

Big Bob’s Burgers is known for the 50/50 burger, made with equal parts angus chuck and bacon. The patty is freshly ground, char-grilled and topped with a hefty amount of cheddar cheese. It also has a pink hue, which Riddle said is normal— he promises the burger is cooked to perfection.

Onion rings and the veggie burger will be on the menu at the new Big Bob's Burgers, in addition to all the other favorites. Photo by Collette Orquiz

“We’re going to go back to what we do, which is just very simple. It’s just great food, keep the place clean and treat people like they matter,” Riddle said.

In addition to the usual menu, the new location features two full bars, an ice cream station serving up milkshakes and malts, and a stage for live music, with performances starting in February.

“Big Bob” Riddle has been cooking for 31 years and attended the Culinary Institute of America in the 1980s. Sometimes he gets to use his French-chef skills, but

he said mostly his job is to make sure everybody’s happy at his burger joints.

“I’m going to do the best I can.

I’m going to work really hard, I’m going to be as sincere as I can be and hopefully that’s enough,” Riddle said.

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t’s been a long journey for Valon “Valentino” Berisha from war-torn Kosovo to opening Valentino’s, a fledgling Italian restaurant on the North Side.

Debuting the last week in October at 14357 Blanco Road and Cadillac Drive, the eatery offers homemade pizza, specialties of the house such as Chicken Aristocrat (a chicken breast topped with eggplant and mozzarella and served with spaghettini in a white wine cream sauce) and the Shrimp Romano, which is presented in a brandy cream sauce with roasted peppers and spinach.

When Berisha left his native city of Peja in western Kosovo in early 1999 on a student visa to attend Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond, it was with the

intention of studying pre-law to become a criminal defense attorney, just like his father.

Because of the raging war that began in 1998 that devastated Berisha’s homeland, his plans drastically changed.

“I had to find work to send money home and help my family,” Berisha said, adding he left school and moved to Dallas, where his cousin owns several restaurants.

“I started out as a server and although I enjoyed my job, I wanted to be more familiar with the menu,” Berisha said. “I wanted to know more about the food I was serving, so I started spending time in the kitchen to learn how it was made.”

Berisha became friends with one of the regulars, who had worked for a congressman.

“He encouraged me to start my own restaurant and he offered to partially finance my project as a silent investor,”

Berisha said. “He suggested that I should relocate to Fredericksburg and that’s what I did. Eventually, I opened a second location in Kerrville and closed the Fredericksburg restaurant.”

He commuted from San Antonio, where he and his wife live. He also likes the “big-city lifestyle.”

When his lease was up in Kerrville, he and the investor searched for a new site in San Antonio.

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