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Understanding taxes is pretty simple.  When the government takes a dollar away from a citizen, it makes him and society poorer.  When it takes less, the opposite happens. We have to give it more thought to understand why government pulls in more after cutting tax rates.  There are also different dynamics at play depending upon…

When the San Antonio Express-News published an article regarding an encounter between District 1 CouncilmanMario Bravo and District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval that occurred on September 15, the City of San Antonio announced that they would hire an outside attorney to investigate the incident. Mayor Ron Nirenberg told KSAT anchors Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur…

This month we celebrate a local jewelry repair business, Carrera Jewelers.  It is definitely a San Antonio ‘jewel’ owned and operated by Angel and Blanca Carrera.  Mr. Carrera moved with his family to San Antonio about 17 years ago. He felt San Antonio was a city with a great future and has not regretted his decision. He loves it here and…

“This is just one more position and there’s many thousands of government workers already.” That’s one example of the ignorance, apathy and misguided principles behind the San Antonio Justice Charter (SAJC) petition drive being advanced by Act4SA, and why we recommend NOT signing it. They were behind Prop B in the 2021 municipal elections, the…

By Jon Melendez Meet the Coveys.  Their KEM Texas Ltd., where father Paul is president, is the owner and landlord of the Migrant Resource Center (MRC) at 7000 San Pedro Avenue.  They bought the old CPS Energy building last December.  How did they get into the business of processing some of the most impoverished and…

Victims of violent crimes in Bexar County deserve to be protected from further harm while their cases are being investigated and prosecuted.  However, when InfuseSA recently reviewed court records for sexual assault cases, we discovered that the criminal justice system may be failing to do so. During the early morning hours on September 26, 2020,…

Have you heard of a “Real Life Agent” before?  If not, it’s because the phrase was coined by our November Small Business Owner Edith Melendez.   What is it??  You’ll be intrigued.  Edith Melendez is a very enterprising woman who is invested in combining many skills for many reasons.  Most impressive is that what she is doing…

By Jon Melendez On Thursday October 20th, the City of San Antonio presented “The City Manager Excellence Award” for the year to city staffers for their respective efforts on a variety of projects.  One team, consisting of Paul “Marc” Wonder, Ramona Moreno, and Olympia Cuellar, was recognized by City Manager Erik Walsh for their work…

By Jon Melendez (photos by Jon Melendez and Jason Pena) On June 23rd, the San Antonio City Council voted on Agenda Item #29 during its A Session.  It received unanimous support from the mayor and the council, with the exception of District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval.  In an emerging pattern of late, the esteemed councilwoman…

Regardless of the drama surrounding the events at city hall on the day council approved the 2023 budget, some details are instructive.  To recap: District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo thought he had District 8 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval’s support for his weatherization plan.  This would have been funded with the revenue surplus that flowed into CPS…