Commentary: When they were needed most, officials failed the vulnerable
Queta Rodriguez, For the Express-News
March 6, 2021
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After living without water and power for days, Fair Avenue Apartments residents wait for VIA buses to take them to the Grand Hyatt hotel downtown. Why weren’t local officials prepared?Lisa Krantz /Staff photographer
In September 2009, I stood in a hospital room in Landstuhl, Germany, visiting a U.S. Marine who had been airlifted out of Afghanistan. He was 19. He was missing two limbs and had patches over his stomach and eyes. Our team traveling the area of operations tried to be positive, knowing the situation was grim.
Skip to main content In jeopardy of losing the grid : San Antonio officials plagued by missing, faulty information during winter storm
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A vehicle drives on IH-10 westbound on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Several inches of snow fell in the city from Sunday, Feb. 14, starting in the evening through the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. A few vehicles and people were out either to see the spectacle or to try to head to work.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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A person and their dog cross Houston Street Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 as snow grips the city for the second time in a week, the result of an arctic air mass that sent temperatures plummeting and resulted in rolling blackouts across the city and the state. At one point about 1/3 of all CPS Energy customers were without electricity.William Luther, Staff / William LutherShow MoreShow Less
‘It’s just unreal and it’s unforgivable : SA Housing Authority’s winter weather response under scrutiny
Mayor Ron Nirenberg said he is proud of mobilization efforts, but said emergency response and preparedness plans need to be reviewed. Author: Mariah Medina (KENS5) Updated: 8:42 PM CST February 27, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Community leaders are calling for accountability after some elderly and disabled residents at properties run by the government-funded San Antonio Housing Authority went without food or water due to the winter storm.
Former Bexar County Veterans Services Director Queta Rodriguez, mayoral candidate Greg Brockhouse and Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores were among those serving residents of SAHA properties across the city after receiving messages from and about residents and their loved ones who were without necessities.