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Housing activists take their protest to San Antonio Housing Authority CEO’s home

Housing activists take their protest to San Antonio Housing Authority CEO’s home November 23, 2020

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News, The Daily Nov 30, 2020
Pearl developer Silver Ventures plans to build 265 apartments across the San Antonio River
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: San Antonio, downtown development, Silver Ventures, the pearl, river walk, Bill shown, San Antonio River’s Museum Reach, apartments, Elmira Apartments, broadway, oxbox, Historic and Design Review Commission, HDRC, Grayson Street, Credit Human, Don B. McDonald, Bill Shown, Can Plant, Cellars at the Pearl

News, The Daily Nov 23, 2020
Housing activists take their protest to San Antonio Housing Authority CEO’s home
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: Alazan-Apache Courts, housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, West Side, protest, gentrification, San Antonio, Texas, David Nisivoccia, Esperanza Center, Coalition For Tenant Justice, the Historic Westside Residents Association, Texas Organizing Project, the San Antonio Tenants Union, along with the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Kayla Miranda, East Meadows, Choice Neighborhood, public housing, Olga Kauffman, Wheatley Courts, SAHA, Ron Nirenberg

News, The Daily Nov 20, 2020
City of San Antonio probing whether apartments defrauded COVID-19 housing assistance program
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: San Antonio, housing assistance, fraud investigation, Icon Apartments, Bellaire Apartments, Winston Churchill High School, Lori Houston, City Manager, Erik Walsh, Ron Nirenberg, City Council, Neighborhood & Housing Services Department, COVID-19, COVID 19, pandemic, coronavirus, corona virus, George Lintz, chase mortgage, Renter’s Commission and Direct Cash Assistance

News, The Daily Nov 4, 2020
Despite pushback, San Antonio job training, VIA funding and pre-K initiatives win broad voter support
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: San Antonio, ballot initiatives, VIA Metropolitan transit, Pre-K for SA, Job training, Ron Nirenberg, election, ballot measures, ballot propositions, 2020 election, November election, local initiatives, city council, progressives, housing assistance, SA: Ready to Work

News, The Daily Nov 3, 2020
San Antonio Housing Authority chief Nisivoccia leaving for Denver agency
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: David Nisivoccia, San Antonio Housing Authority, SAHA, Denver Housing Authority, affordable housing, housing subsidies, San Antonio government, developers, apartment developments

News, The Daily Oct 24, 2020
Cattleman Square Lofts project now partnered with S.A. Housing Trust on affordable housing
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: Alamo Colleges district, Alamo Community group, Cattleman Square lofts, Museum Reach Lofts, San Antonio housing trust, San Antonio, Texas, affordable housing, downtown development

News, The Daily Oct 16, 2020
San Antonio Housing Authority and critics feud over relocation of Alazan Courts residents
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: Alazan Courts, Apache Courts, Alazan-Apache Courts, San Antonio, public housing, Lincoln Courts, Cassiano Courts, West Side, East Meadows, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, relocation, Choice program, Obama, Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Henry Cisneros, Los Courts, Muñoz and Company, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Lynd Company, real estate, development, affordable housing, poverty, Haven for Hope

News, The Daily Sep 30, 2020
Government Hill zoning case has San Antonio’s inner city communities worried
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: Government Hill, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, D’Ette Cole, Marlene Hawkins, Steve Versteeg, John Courage, Roberto Treviño, Clayton Perry, Cosima Colvin, Tier 1 Neighborhood Coalition, East Side, Zoning Commission, Development Services Department, Rose Hill, neighborhoods, flipping neighborhoods, San Antonio, downtown neighborhoods, inner city

News, The Daily Sep 16, 2020
San Antonio earmarks $21.9M for housing relief, but Councilman Treviño says city not doing enough
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: San Antonio, housing assistance, rental assistance, mortgage assistance, city council, District 1, Roberto Treviño, downtown, Community Development Block Grants, COVID-19 relief funds, Edward Gonzales, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, Culture and Neighborhood Services Committee, evictions, pandemic, COVID-19, covid 19, coronavirus, corona virus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

News, The Daily Sep 15, 2020
San Antonio Housing Trust acquires portion of Friedrich complex for $68.7M redevelopment
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: Friedrich Lofts, San Antonio, Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., PFC, affordable housing, downtown housing, inner city, east side, Friedrich Air Conditioning, Pete Alanis, John Miller, Texas Historical Commission, Department of Housing and Urban Development, market rate rents, Provident, Dignowity Hill, Denver Heights, rents

News, The Daily Sep 4, 2020
Downtown San Antonio's Popular ‘Love Lock Bridge’ to Be Temporarily Moved
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: Love lock bridge, San Antonio, downtown, Public Works, River Walk, Paris, Pont des Arts bridge, City of San Antonio, Courthouse Wedding Chapel, walkway, San Antonio River, Kallison Walk Bridge, moving, moved, relocated

News, The Daily Aug 30, 2020
Why Some Subsidized Housing Is Beyond Reach for Many San Antonians
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: Brady Tower, San Antonio, real estate, East Side, Friedrich Lofts, West Side, Tampico Apartments, affordable housing, San Antonio Housing Trust, subsidized housing, Provident Realty Advisors, American South Real Estate Fund, NRP Group, HUD, Housing and Urban Development, Mitch Meyer, Hays Street Bridge, Community Development Block Grants, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, low-income housing

News, The Daily Aug 8, 2020
La Villita’s Maverick Plaza Makeover Gets Fresh New Look
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: La Villita, Grupo La Gloria, Arneson River Theatre, Johnny Hernandez, Maverick Plaza, downtown, San Antonio, Maury Maverick, Historic and Design Review Commission, HDRC, Inner City Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, TIRZ, Mark Navarro, Fisher Heck Architects, Elizabeth Johnson, Pharm Table, Steve McHugh, Cured, brewery, German, Mexican, Spanish

News, The Daily Jul 20, 2020
Nearly $30M Helping San Antonians Stay Housed During COVID-19, New Online Dashboard Shows
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: District 1, Councilman, Roberto Treviño, Roberto Trevino, San Antonio, downtown, housing assistance, St. Mary's University, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, Family Independence Initiative, Edith Merka, pandemic, coronavirus, corona virus, COVID-19, COVID 19, dashboards, rent, evictions, landlords, assistance, Guadalupe Community Center, NHSD

News, The Daily Jul 19, 2020
The San Antonio-New Braunfels Median Income Rises to $72,000. Here’s Why It Matters
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: San Antonio, AMI, median income, San Antonio Housing Trust, City of San Antonio, San Antonio Housing Authority, Hemisfair, Alamo Colleges District, New Braunfels, homes, renting, buying, affordable housing, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, U.S. Census, Census

News, The Daily Jun 26, 2020
San Antonio Landlords Now Obligated to Inform Tenants of Rights
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: San Antonio, COVID-19, COVID 19, pandemic, outbreak, coronavirus, corona virus, Emergency Housing Assistance Program, housing, landlords, tenants, San Antonio Board of Realtors, Kim Bragman, Roberto Treviño, COPS/Metro Alliance, San Antonio Apartment Association, San Antonio Housing Authority, City Council

News, The Daily Jun 13, 2020
Eviction Court in Bexar County to Resume on Monday
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: Evictions, San Antonio, Bexar County, help, relief programs, assistance, Rogelio Lopez, CARES Act, Guadalupe Community Center, St. Mary's University, Lori Houston

News, The Daily May 1, 2020
Developers Rajeev Puri, James Schuepbach to Receive Full Property Tax Exemption for SoFlo Apartments
- By Ben Olivo, The San Antonio Heron
- Tags: San Antonio, downtown, development, Lone Star District, SoFlo, South Flores, Housing Trust PFC, Roberto Treviño, Rebecca Viagran, Adriana Rocha Garcia, Shirley Gonzales, John Courage, affordable housing, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., Southtown, Rajeev Puri and James Schuepbach, Cevallos Lotfs

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