The mission of SA2020 is to catalyze the entire San Antonio community into passionate, focused, and sustained action to achieve the shared goals that will transform San Antonio into a world-class city by the year 2020 in eleven key vision areas.
So, we’re in the middle of the holiday break. That means it’s time for relaxation, family time, a little TV, and… deadlines…?!? Yes, deadlines. Here’s the deal: the first part of the year is when all the things for kids are due.
2015 was another huge year for SA2020. From welcoming new partners to getting out the vote, we were busy, busy, busy (in the best possible way). And we couldn’t have done any of it without you. To celebrate the end
By now, you’ve received emails, seen the hashtag, or heard at least one of your friends say “Giving Tuesday”. And, if not, consider this your introduction. #GivingTuesday falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in an effort to create a national
From making the case for a $4 croissant to explaining the value of recycled materials in art, PechaKucha topics are as diverse and far-reaching as they come. The next presentations won’t be any different, but the milestone 20th PechaKucha SA
Though we’re still not quite over saying goodbye to two of our Communications rock stars, we’re thrilled to welcome our newest SA2020 team member. Mary Kate Hull (you can call her MK) just joined us as the new Communications Specialist.
Tomorrow, Sept. 22nd is National Voter Registration Day! Tomorrow, national efforts will coordinate around registering voters to help make sure no one is left out of the democratic process. And while voter registration is essential to the process, SA2020 measures Voter Turnout as an
One year ago this month, the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors to the public. But it was six years before then that the whole process started. In 2008, taxpayers approved $100 million for the new performing
Honorable Council Members: You’ve had a remarkable year so far, and we have seen some significant shifts in our city. Only recently, we’ve seen the recruitment of Google Fiber and ConnectHome, as well as the designation of our historic Missions
You may have noticed there’s been a lot of political talk around town lately, so you probably know that we are in the midst of electing a new Mayor of San Antonio. You should also know that there’s a
Located throughout San Antonio, from Mission Espada to the Witte Museum, these grey bikes are available for anyone in the community to use. Our city has seen an impact since their arrival in 2011, and we’ll get to
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020