San Antonio coalition of reform activists condemns comments by police union president
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Demonstrators attempt to enter the U.S. Capitol building during a protest in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Capitol was placed under lockdown and Vice President Mike Pence left the floor of Congress as hundreds of Demonstrators swarmed past barricades surrounding the building where lawmakers were debating Joe Biden s victory in the Electoral College. Photographer: Eric Lee/BloombergEric Lee / Bloomberg
The San Antonio Coalition for Police Accountability on Saturday condemned comments from the head of the San Antonio Police Officers Association and called for an investigation of local law enforcement officers who may have participated in the riot at the Capitol.
Garcia: Fix SAPD petition drive spurs questions on the best route to police reform
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Co-founder Oji Martin (center) and Boardmember James Dykman (right) of FixSAPD bring boxes of 20,000 collected signatures for City Clerk Tina Flores (left) to certify in hopes of putting the repeal of Chapter 174 on the May ballot on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. The volunteer organization wants Chapters 174 and 143 which deal with collective bargaining and discipline procedures within the San Antonio Police Department - both of which FixSAPD want to repeal. Friday s presentation of 20,000 signatures was for the repeal of Chapter 174.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographer
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Case of Marquise Jones, Black man killed by San Antonio police officer, will not be presented again to grand jury, officials say
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Deborah Bush, aunt of Marquise Jones who was killed by police, cries while Mike Lowe, left, and Johnathan-David Jones speak during a rally organaized by the Black Lives Matter movement before the San Antonio City Council meeting on August 31, 2016.Express-News file photoShow MoreShow Less
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Debbie Bush, center, aunt of the late Marquise Jones, standing in front of his mother Cheryl Jones, and father Blake Lamkin, speaks about Marquise during an event to honor the families of victims of police violence in San Antonio on August 15, 2020.Matthew Busch /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
Watch Live: San Antonio virtual MLK March will feel like the real thing
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Since he was in elementary school, Ya’Ke Smith has marched with thousands of fellow San Antonians every January to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Now because of the pandemic, the 40-year-old filmmaker is taking that experience and its message off the streets and onto televisions and touchscreens.
His 90-minute film “Dream: Rising Up for Justice” will serve as the virtual version of the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative march.
It will air at 10 a.m. Monday on WOAI-TV, KABB-TV and TVSA. It also will stream on the Facebook pages of the city of San Antonio (@cosagov) and the San Antonio Martin Luther King Jr. Commission (@mlkcommission).
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Bexar County District Attorney s Office to hire more family violence prosecutors, resolving clash over $1 million
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District Judge Peter Sakai, founder of the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence, speaks about a new proposal reallocating how the county funds three domestic violence initiatives during a Bexar County Commissioners Court meeting on Jan. 12, 2021.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Bexar County commissioners including Justin Rodriguez, left, and Judge Nelson Wolff, second from left, discuss how to divide $1 million for domestic violence services.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Bexar County District Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez speaks about a new proposal reallocating how the county funds three domestic violence initiatives during the Bexar County Commissioners Court meeting in the Bexar County Courthouse on Jan. 12, 2021. At right is Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai, fo