SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio is raising permit fees and cracking down on unlicensed short-term rentals, on platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo. The City Council voted 9-0 Thursday to approve the first overhaul of its rules since it started regulating short-term rentals, or STRs, in late 2018. Councilwoman Adriana Rocha-Garcia (D4) and Councilman John Courage … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is encouraging people to donate on Friday for World Blood Donor Day to offset a 25% drop in local donations. World Blood Donor Day is recognized on June 14 during the summertime when donations typically decline. Recommended Videos Anyone who donates blood on Friday and … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A former San Antonio resident was sentenced to prison for filing a false report with the Federal Election Commission for his super PAC, Americans for Progressive Action USA (AFPA). Christopher Richardson, 37, was sentenced on Thursday to 18 months in prison and ordered to three years of supervised release. Richardson also committed … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Councilman Marc Whyte denied any wrongdoing in his official response to an ethics complaint that he had “interfered” in a private custody matter. “Being a City Councilman should not prevent me from taking any action necessary to check on the safety of a child as quickly as possible,” Whyte wrote … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Legendary Tejano music host Johnny Canales has died at 77, just weeks after he addressed the public about reports that he was gravely ill. “With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Johnny Canales,” a Facebook post from El Show de Johnny y Nora Canales stated. “He was more than just a … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio business owner is making a public appeal to save his South Side gorditas establishment. Steven Pizzini opened Lala’s Gorditas at 1600 Roosevelt Ave. in 2019, months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. Recommended Videos “Lala’s comes from a family legacy of serving Tex-Mex cuisine to San Antonio,” Pizzini … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 76, known as the oldest post in Texas, was vandalized. On Wednesday, the official Facebook page for VFW Post 76 said the 130-year-old Petty House was recently damaged with graffiti. Photos posted on social media showed the graffiti was painted on the roof and second-floor siding panels. … Read more