Let the good times roll…

So the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is optimistic.
MySA.com: Business
“People are optimistic,” chamber President Joe Krier said. “I think things are setting up to where the next 10 to 20 years will be among the best in the city’s 300-year history.”
But not optimistic enough to actually pay for all the street and drainage improvements [...]

Civic responsibility in San Antonio

MySA.com: Metro | State
John Schaefer says he doesn’t need the city telling him how to build a new neighborhood.
San Antonio officials say Schaefer needs to follow city rules that govern streets and drainage.
On Tuesday, lawyers representing both sides clashed in court in a case being closely watched by the real estate industry, environmentalists and the [...]

Even if you hear 1,455 trees falling in a forest, they still don’t exist

Another nail in the coffin of slash and burn developers?
MySA.com: Metro | State
The city sued Continental Homes, a division of D.R. Horton Inc., last summer after an inspector noticed heavy clearing going on in the area near Talley and Culebra roads.
The inspector checked and found that the contractors did not have a permit. They kept [...]