An Indiscriminate Monster
By Jessica Meza My name is Jessica Meza and I have lived in San Antonio for 5 years. I am a hometown native of Laredo, Texas. On February 11, 2011 I woke up to an event that would change my
By Jessica Meza My name is Jessica Meza and I have lived in San Antonio for 5 years. I am a hometown native of Laredo, Texas. On February 11, 2011 I woke up to an event that would change my
Have you voted yet? Friday marks the last day of early voting before the election on Nov. 5th. This time around, the ballot is filled with Texas Constitutional Amendments that can seriously affect important policy issues in our state and
San Antonio has landed another important cultural designation. Brackenridge Park is the first site to be named as a State Antiquities Landmark.
By Allie Perez I am Allie Perez, I’m inspired by our community’s efforts toward modern sustainability techniques, and I am SA2020! Currently, I operate a local plumbing and air conditioning company in San Antonio. Our customers are constantly concerned about water management due
By Julia Murphy Funny how connected things are, right? And I don’t just mean 14.1 miles of our downtown through shared transportation options… (but check out how awesome that map is down there!) The SA2020 vision is a mash-up of
VIA Metropolitan Transit will introduce a new electronic fare collection system in November called E-Fare that should make it easier for people to ride buses.
By Laura Thompson Got a couple clicks to spare? Yes? Then I need your help. You can help my nonprofit, Sistas in Business, put more books in the hands of kids, and give them the opportunity to celebrate their love
By Alfred Chavira, Director of Health and Wellness Programs at Any Baby Can and SA2020 Ambassador in Health & Fitness Meet Daniela and Aaron, siblings, health advocates, and best friends. Daniela is a five-year-old gymnast, baseball player, and fitness
By Hannah Monroe, SA2020 Neighborhoods Liaison at SAHA Post 1 | Series Archive Welcome to the first installment of the San Antonio Housing Authority’s “First Friday” blog series! What is SAHA? SAHA is one of the Lead Partners in
By David Nikaido, SA2020 Trinity Mellon Fellow in Education, Summer 2013 When I first heard the name SA2020, I thought it was some local vision care provider. I wasn’t in need of new eyewear, so I shrugged it off. The
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 will end on 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