Up to 2,400 West Side students currently without internet access at home could have it by December under San Antonio’s Connected Beyond the Classroom program, the city’s Office of Innovation said Tuesday.The effort to bridge the digital divide for students in underserved areas — which became a crisis spawned by the need for remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic — will eventually provide internet access to up to 20,000 students at no cost, Brian Dillard, the city’s chief innovation officer, told a City Council committee.About one-fifth of San Antonio households with children don’t...…Up to 2,400 West Side students currently without internet access at home could have it by December under San Antonio’s Connected Beyond the Classroom program, the city’s Office of Innovation said Tuesday.The effort to bridge the digital divide for students in underserved areas — which became a crisis spawned by the need for remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic — will eventually provide internet access to up to 20,000 students at no cost, Brian Dillard, the city’s chief innovation officer, told a City Council committee.About one-fifth of San Antonio households with children don’t...WW…

In another sign of the coronavirus pandemic’s financial toll, the San Antonio Water System reported Tuesday that more than 32,000 households are so behind on paying their bills that their water would have been shut off if there wasn’t a moratorium on disconnections.In early March, before the pandemic hit South Texas, there were about 4,800 delinquent accounts about to be disconnected when the utility’s board of trustees decided to imposed a moratorium, recognizing that running water is essential to good health and hygiene and to slowing the spread of the virus.As residents lost their jobs...…In another sign of the coronavirus pandemic’s financial toll, the San Antonio Water System reported Tuesday that more than 32,000 households are so behind on paying their bills that their water would have been shut off if there wasn’t a moratorium on disconnections.In early March, before the pandemic hit South Texas, there were about 4,800 delinquent accounts about to be disconnected when the utility’s board of trustees decided to imposed a moratorium, recognizing that running water is essential to good health and hygiene and to slowing the spread of the virus.As residents lost their jobs...WW…

Animal lovers won’t be able to buy that fluffy bichon frise or affectionate wrinkly sphynx at San Antonio pet stores anymore, after the City Council voted Thursday to allow the sale of only rescued dogs and cats at stores starting in January.“This ordinance will help drive the pet market toward more humane sources and encourage pet stores to be part of the pet overpopulation solution,” said Katie Jarl Coyle, Southwest regional director for the Humane Society of the United States.Of the 51 pet stores within city limits, only three sell purebred dogs and cats — Petland Vineyard, Puppyland San...…Animal lovers won’t be able to buy that fluffy bichon frise or affectionate wrinkly sphynx at San Antonio pet stores anymore, after the City Council voted Thursday to allow the sale of only rescued dogs and cats at stores starting in January.“This ordinance will help drive the pet market toward more humane sources and encourage pet stores to be part of the pet overpopulation solution,” said Katie Jarl Coyle, Southwest regional director for the Humane Society of the United States.Of the 51 pet stores within city limits, only three sell purebred dogs and cats — Petland Vineyard, Puppyland San...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe postmaster general ordered the removal of six mail sorting machines in San Antonio, two more than previously known to postal union leaders, who say cuts to the U.S. Postal Service are causing long delays in mail delivery.U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, confirmed the removal of the machines Wednesday after touring the main San Antonio post office and speaking with Dennis Stasa, senior plant manager for the Postal Service’s Rio Grande District.“They were told by Washington to remove those six machines,” Castro said...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe postmaster general ordered the removal of six mail sorting machines in San Antonio, two more than previously known to postal union leaders, who say cuts to the U.S. Postal Service are causing long delays in mail delivery.U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, confirmed the removal of the machines Wednesday after touring the main San Antonio post office and speaking with Dennis Stasa, senior plant manager for the Postal Service’s Rio Grande District.“They were told by Washington to remove those six machines,” Castro said...WW…