The goal was to fill 8,000 potholes by the end of the month. Author: Jeremy Baker Updated: 5:08 PM CDT April 30, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — KENS 5 and the City of San Antonio teamed up this month with a goal to see at least 8,000 potholes reported to 311 by the end of April. Meet Abraham Vasquez. He's been on the Pothole Patrol for two and a half years. "I wanted to help out more in the community, work for our neighborhoods and better the city and great government benefits," he said. His nemesis: The mega-pothole. Why are they so big? It's where heavy VIA buses normally stop to pick up passengers, pulling over in stretches of road where they weigh on the pavement to the point of crumbling through it.