April 28, 2025

East Side Leaders: No More Broken Promises for East Side Economic Development

“We were told there will be jobs for the communities, hotels, restaurants, stores — empty promises,” said Darīus Lemelle, a leader with St. Paul United Methodist Church-COPS/Metro during a community stakeholders meeting in January. “That we see leaders continue to allow these developers to take our tax dollars for private investment, I say: ‘No more.'

East Side Residents Voice Concerns over Frost Bank Center's Future KSAT12 (video)

‘This is Going to be Great for the East Side’: 2003 Plan Envisioned Spurs Arena District, Town Center that Never Came San Antonio Report [PDF]

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COPS/Metro Secures $400K in New Bexar County Funds via 4-0 Vote

April 30, 2025

In order to expand access to job training for low-income adults who live outside San Antonio's city limits, and at the urging of over one thousand COPS/Metro leaders last December, Bexar County Commissioners voted to invest $400,000 dollars in Project Quest for the first...

East Side Leaders Gain Community Investment Commitments at COPS/Metro Accountability Session

April 28, 2025

“We are at a crossroads in our community,” said Fr. Dennis Schafer of Mission San Jose Parish. “San Antonio is the third poorest large city within the entire country. Will we be a city, a community that seeks good for the people or wants...