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Despite longtime pressure from city leaders for more nonstop flights, we remain a relatively poor city, and our passenger numbers reflect that.

Earlier this year, DeLorean officials asked to terminate a generous incentive deal the city offered to the startup.

Developers tend to make a lot of promises, but revitalizing downtown isn't as easy as many would have you believe.

San Antonio could use independent review entities to serve as watchdogs for both policies and budgets.

The city ponied up incentives worth $1.3 million — all for a few seasonal flights to one European city.

Downtown's sky-high vacancy rate for prime commercial real estate raises troubling questions, both about the future of downtown and more importantly, about how we make public policy.

This election cycle's limited choices for mayor is a direct result of term limits that San Antonio voters opted for in 1991.

The late 'Red' McCombs chaired the Hemisfair committee that realized the building of the Tower of the Americas. But did the fair really make SA what it is today?

Too many delays and too many unexplained disruptions might well lead to far more 'no' votes on the next big bond program.

The reality of downtown San Antonio is that we succeeded in creating a place for tourists to wander that holds little appeal to San Antonians beyond the twinkling lights of the River Walk.

San Antonio's blunders with the Alamodome and AT&T Center offer warnings about the dangers of ignoring public input as we mull a new facility for the Missions.

Somehow, this community could manage to build a grand new performing arts center, and yet fail to support and sustain a symphony orchestra originally founded in 1939.

According to recent news reports, Weston Urban is working to develop a new minor league ballpark downtown.

Over a decade of changing mayors, new councilmembers and different city staffers, no one seemed to question the wisdom of a city-financed hotel.

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