On this blog, we share the stories of people all over San Antonio who are leading change. Read about the individuals, organizations, and collaborations that are moving us closer to the shared Community Vision.
We hope you’re exercising your right to vote on Tuesday! There’s a lot at stake in the election—and that includes more than just the top of the ticket. When you head to the polls, you’ll also be making decisions on
When you head to the polls, you’ll have a lot of decisions to make. Though most of us know who we’ll select at the top of the ticket, there are other races, candidates, and bonds that all deserve a few
The November election is here! Texas early voting runs through Friday, November 4th. Voting early is a great way to cast your vote on your own schedule—often without any lines—but the whole thing can still get a little confusing. We’re breaking
This blog is the first of a year-long series written by students serving on the San Antonio Youth Commission. The San Antonio Youth Commission is a civic engagement platform for San Antonio High School students and is managed by the
What do you do when you’ve planned a half marathon in a lovely Hill Country setting – and the skies open up and provide flooding rains? Start planning next year’s run! At least that’s what the Children’s Bereavement Center of
Joanna Martinez Gutierrez was born in a small town in Mexico. Her dad was a missionary and was often traveling while she grew up. When she was 7 years old, she got in a car with her parents and moved
National Night Out is tomorrow! During these free events, hosted in neighborhoods around the country, individuals are encouraged to head out to meet their neighbors, talk with local police, and form connections to make their communities safer and more united.
In the midst of the festivities surrounding the first anniversary of the San Antonio Missions’ designation as a World Heritage Site, Blessed Sacrament Academy celebrated its 90th year of caring and compassionate ministry with an event at St. Joseph Assembly
Today is National Voter Registration Day. (It’s also National Chocolate Milk Day – who creates these holidays?) So…are you registered to vote? It’s easy to find out, and it’s the first step in sharing your voice. If you’re not, you need
The Luminaria contemporary arts festival, now in its 9th year, presents astonishing new work by dancers, actors, poets, comedians, filmmakers, musicians, composers, and visual artists. From November 9-12, 2016 regional and international artists will honor San Antonio’s historic Eastside, and Luminaria is looking forward
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