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Police Chief William McManus will retire from the force to take a $200,000-plus job at CPS Energy in December. But before he goes, he’s pushing a pet project that would penalize both panhandlers and folks who give them money, food or “anything of value.”

It’s hard for me to imagine why McManus, who is generally well-liked and widely respected, would feel strongly enough about his proposed anti-giving ordinance to promise to pitch it

aggressively to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee later this month.

I can see how police can get frustrated with panhandlers. From the wild-haired guy waving an “ANYTHING HELPS” placard in the median of a busy street to the downtown sidewalk loungers trolling for spare change, beggars can range from irritating to downright dangerous.

That was McManus’ argument back in 2011, when he helped push, and pass, a city ordinance making it illegal to ask for money within 50 feet of crosswalks, ATMs, bank doors, bus stops, check-cashing businesses, restaurants, parking meters and other favorite panhandling posts. There are also ordinances that ban asking for money on city streets.

Those measures may well have curbed some public panhandling, but it still persists. The poor will always be with us. And some of the poor will always be more aggressive than others about asking “them who have” for handouts.

McManus’ tough anti-panhandling stance is not new. In his prior posts in Dayton and Minneapolis, he proposed laws both to prohibit panhandling, and if that wasn’t doable, (there’s this pesky constitutional-rights argument about freedom of speech) to force panhandlers to obtain official licenses to beg. It’s

hard to imagine the wild-haired guy with the sign or the sidewalk loungers going through the governmental red tape to get a begging license.

Finding ways to discourage people from asking for money, food or shelter can be tricky. Just making rules defining who has a “good” reason to ask is a challenge. Does the wild-haired newspaper hawker standing in the median collecting cash for his corporate employer have a more legally acceptable right to be there than the wild-haired guy flying a hand-scrawled sign?

It would be great if we all could know in advance exactly how our donations will be used, so we support only behavior we approve. But even the biggest, most respectable charities can’t always guarantee what we give them will be spent on what we value. Of course, it ought to be against the law to solicit other people’s money on false pretenses. Oh, wait — it already is!

We already have ordinances prohibiting panhandling, being a public nuisance, buying illegal drugs, public drunkenness and just about every

single behavior this new ordinance purportedly aims to help stop.

But targeting the givers is a new twist. In politics, “popular” counts. So it’s

highly unlikely City Council will pass an anti-giving ordinance. The potential for blowback, ranging from the inevitable court challenges to the possibility of a miserly national image for the city, is too great.

Perhaps the one good thing McManus’ quixotic quest can do is make us all think more constructively about how to deal with the dispossessed, and how to give to those in need in more truly helpful ways. Perhaps it will create new and positive public dialogue about the poor who are mentally ill, or rampant drug and alcohol addiction.

Or who knows? Perhaps, now that the flood of undocumented immigrants across the Texas border has reportedly slowed down, those gun-toting, anti-government militia folks who went down to “help” the Border Patrol will find a new mission — coming to San Antonio to help our cops stop the panhandling, and the giving, for good.

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For that reason, San Antonio is moving in the right direction with a total ban on cellphone use while driving, including texting, unless a hands-free device is used.

The San Antonio proposal is in addition to a new state law that makes it illegal to dial, text or otherwise use a cellphone in a school zone unless there is an emergency or the driver has pulled over.

Outgoing San Antonio Police Chief William McManus has argued the last few years for a full ban on mobile devices.

In 2010, the city prohibited using a hand-held mobile device (except for dialing telephone numbers or talking to another person) while driving a vehicle, with a fine not to exceed $200 per violation.

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Some argue that existing distracted-driver laws are adequate, but police say they are virtually unenforceable.

District 10 Councilman Mike Gallagher is pushing for the total prohibition on cellphone use.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that a driver conversing on a cellphone is 30 percent more likely to be involved in a wreck.

According to Gallagher, 23 cities in Texas, including San Antonio, have some sort of texting ban.

It’s already well known that driving and texting take a driver’s attention away from the road, decreasing hand-eye coordination and response time.

Best advice? Two hands on the wheel and two eyes on the road.

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4 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, when the Rattlers host Johnson and Churchill, respectively. Sandwiched in-between is a 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 road game versus Madison at Heroes Stadium, 4799 Thousand Oaks Drive. Reagan caps off the month by returning to Comalander 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, with a road contest against MacArthur. For a complete list of this year’s North East Independent School District’s high school football schedule, visit http://www.neisd.net/athletics/documents/2014VarsityFB.pdf.

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Trilogy Pizza & Wine Bistro, 19141 Stone Oak Parkway, Suite 113, donates 15 percent of every purchase to Pets Alive! For more, visit www.sanantoniopetsalive.org.

WalK With a doc Come to the parking lot at Stone Oak Hospital Medical Offices,

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Be a cheerleader for a day The Reagan High School cheerleaders are holding a

cheer clinic 9-11:30 a.m. in the gym, 19000 Ronald Reagan Drive. Girls ages 5-15 are encouraged to attend; future Rattlers may have a chance to cheer at 7 p.m. the same day in the Reagan vs. Johnson game at Comalander Stadium. Cost is $35. For more, call 632-2531 or email [email protected].

do you have a story? Learn how to turn your experiences into compelling, fact-based

writing. Bring a notebook and a sense of adventure to the Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak St., at 10 a.m. Taught by nonfiction-writing teacher at Trinity University, Kelly Grey Carlisle. Registration is required. For more, contact the library staff at 207-2703 or visit www.mysapl.org.

MarKet days at encino ParK Previously known as the Encino Park Craft Fair, this

annual two-day event will begin 9 a.m. both days at the Encino Park Community Center, 1923 Encino Rio St. Expanded vendor offerings this year include homemade food and items from farmers markets. For information about the market’s wares, visit http://texascottagefoodlaw.com. For applications, contact Gail Swain at 497-3829 or email [email protected].

national night outThe annual event held to prevent crime and get

neighbors acquainted with each other returns to San Antonio communities. For details, important dates, registration and more, visit http://www.sanantonio.gov/SAPD/NationalNightOut.aspx.

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play and learn in nature, 6:30-8 p.m., at the Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak St. Presented by Megan Gilsdorf, this class will also discuss the skills needed to raise eco-conscious children. Registration is required. For more, contact the library staff at 207-2703 or visit www.mysapl.org.

encino ParK hoa The annual meeting of the Encino Park Homeowners Association, 1923

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school Board Meeting Trustees of the North East Independent School District

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angry Birds? no, Just hungry Come to the Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness

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Putting the “heal” in “health” Realize your own healing potential, 6:30-8 p.m., at

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running event: Paint the ParKWay PinK Support breast-cancer research by

coming to North Central Baptist Hospital, 520 Madison Oak Drive, 9 a.m., for a run/walk. Entry fees vary, but the 5K-run is $25; one-mile walk is $20. Strollers, kids and pets are all welcome. Race-day registration begins at 7 a.m. with different happenings and drawings during the morning. Every participant receives a T-shirt. For more, visit www.athleteguild.com.

scraPBooKing 101 Visit the Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak St.,

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learning for life There’s no reason grown-ups can’t be back in class, too, with

fun, interesting or challenging seminars and courses offered by North East Independent School District Community Education. This fall, the program has a dizzying selection of classes – financial subjects, arts, music, crafts, gardening/landscaping, cooking, computing, genealogy, dancing and much more. Many of the tutorials are held at the Community Learning Center, 8750 Tesoro Drive. To check out the offerings and register for a class, go to https://communityed.neisd.net/ComEdWeb/root/default.aspx.

north east college night In an effort to help students prepare for a college education, the North East

Independent School District will hold a college night from 6 to 8 p.m. to “assist students and parents in making informed decisions regarding post-secondary educational opportunities.” The event is at the Blossom Athletic Center/Piper Bass Student Center, 12002 Jones Maltsberger Road. For more, call 407-0348.

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3. WhataBurger, 23522 Wilderness Oak St., Suite 115, just put the finishing touches on this latest location of the San Antonio-based fast-food chain. The menu features garden salads, shakes, grilled chicken, chicken-strip salad, Whataburger, Whataburger double meat, grilled chicken sandwich, breakfast tacos and other delights. Open 24 hours a day all week. For more, call 481-9104. (See story on page 29)

4. Kneaders BaKery & cafe, 21639 Hardy Oak Blvd., intermingles “European-style baking” with an American flair at its new Stone Oak location. Fare includes an

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5. golden chicK, 22002 U.S. 281 North, opened in mid-July, joining more than 130 restaurants in the chain. The fried chicken restaurant, started in Central Texas in the 1960s, offers Golden Combos, family meals, tenders, salads, sides and drinks. San Antonio has five Golden Chick eateries, with a sixth slated for 8534 Interstate 35 South. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. For more, call 497-5025 or visit www.goldenchick.com.

6. Petco, 23014 U.S. 281 North, Suite 107, held a grand opening Sept. 13-14. During the celebration, visitors who adopted a pet received a Think Adoption First Care & Savings Booklet, with up to 50 percent off supplies and services. Employees said the new store offers everyday necessities for pets and a wide variety of high-quality nutrition, including natural, organic and raw-food selections. Staffers also plan

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in other neWsencino ParK eleMentary school coMMeMorated its 25th anniversary with a ribbon cutting during an open house on Aug. 22. School staff, students and families attended the event, which included several food trucks. Pupils and parents met teachers and received information on cafeteria meals, transportation, PTA and special programs. The Johnson High School drumline greeted visitors, along with Encino Park’s mascot, Eddie the Eagle. About 20 community partners set up tables in the library to give Encino Park families information and materials about available resources, according to school officials.

Wilderness oaK eleMentary school held a grandParents day celebration on Sept. 5 to highlight the role older relatives play in a child’s life, officials said. Grandparents attended a reception co-hosted by the PTA and participated in classroom activities. President Jimmy Carter established National Grandparents Day in 1978.

the first day of school at stone oaK eleMentary began with the fourth annual Leadership Pep Rally led by the student leadership team. The Reagan High School drumline headed the procession to the blacktop, rallying the Bobcat crowd, campus officials said.

the 2014-15 taX rate for the north east indePendent school district, $1.4406 per $100 valuation, is unchanged from last year, officials said after a Sept. 8 board

meeting. According to a district news release, “The Maintenance and Operation (general operating fund) tax rate of $1.04 will be used for maintenance and operations and the Interest & Sinking (debt-service fund) tax rate of $0.4006 will be used to pay principal and interest on outstanding bonds.” Officials said the rate means no property-tax increase on a home valued at $100,000. With more than 70 schools and magnet programs, as well as a fall enrollment of 70,000 students, NEISD is the second largest school district in San Antonio.

a “Wall-BreaKing cereMony” KicKed off construction of the encino Branch liBrary at 2515 E. Evans Road, housed inside the former Adobe Cafe, on Sept. 9 with dignitaries including District 9 Councilman Joe Krier, San Antonio Public Library Director Ramiro S. Salazar and City Engineer Mike Frisbie of Transportation & Capital Improvements. “Literacy and community involvement go hand in hand, making a resource like our public libraries vital to our neighborhoods,” Krier said. “The Encino Branch Library will be a beautiful and essential addition for District 9 residents.” According to the city, the project will transform the former restaurant into a 10,000-square-foot library serving children, teens, adults and seniors. The majority of the work will focus on the interior of the building, with some minor landscaping work. “We are excited to be serving this community by bringing these long-awaited library services to this growing area,” Salazar said. The project will also include a public art piece designed by the team of Joe O’Connell and Blessing Hancock. The piece is inspired by the craft of storytelling and will include literary phrases provided by residents. The project is funded with $7.1 million from the voter-approved 2012-17 bond program. The library project is managed by Transportation & Capital Improvements on behalf of the library system, officials said. The design by Alvidrez Architecture is being constructed by Davila Construction Inc.

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The girl's story at the time put a community on edge and led to increased police patrols, a warning from the school to parents and heightened fears in surrounding neighborhoods, officials said.

Officials with the North East Independent School District said they still don’t know why the teen fabricated a story about some men in a van following her at Bulverde and Evans roads this summer, and added the athlete faces disciplinary measures.

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Chancellor, an NEISD spokeswoman.“She and her father came to see

the principal and she said that it never happened,” Chancellor said.

Still, the school has added precautions to protect athletes — even after learning the story was bogus, officials said.

Coaches directed athletes to alter routes on a regular basis; when a student jogs, they mustn’t establish a pattern.

“Additionally, any time exercise and practice took place after this incident, most of it was done either on campus or in a controlled setting. Most running is done on campus now. But if they were going to be running off campus, the coaches are running alongside them now,” Chancellor said.

“That was done as a result of this incident, so that something like this may not happen again,” she added.

Even after the retraction, the district wanted to enhance student safety.

“Changes initiated because of this incident remain in place,” Chancellor said.

In her original account, the girl claimed the chain of events began while running with a group of students.

“She was an athlete,” Chancellor said. “Running that morning was part of her workout.”

When the girl stopped to tie her shoe, several men in a van chased her

into a ditch, she told investigators. One got out and began pursuing her on foot, but she hid until the van left. When she returned to school, the girl reported the incident to her athletics instructors.

Chancellor said the principal immediately sent an email notice to parents, relating the incident and asking guardians to talk to their kids about safety.

She said the district has existing procedures in place for such events.

“The North East Police Department is going to be informed. They’re going to go out and interview the student and patrol the area,” she said. “In this particular case, we did increase patrols for several days after the fact, looking for the van that the student had described.”

NEISD Police Chief Wally McCampbell said, “Once the student made the allegation, (the San Antonio Police Department) and NEPD were contacted. We sent an officer to go speak with the student up at the school. We gathered the information about what happened and sent additional officers to check the area where the incident occurred.”

San Antonio police responded because the girl originally said the incident happened on public property.

“Anytime an allegation like this is made, it is taken very seriously,” Chancellor said, “and there will be appropriate

disciplinary actions taken for students that make up these kinds of stories.”

Chancellor said police did not find discrepancies in the story and the case remained open until the student admitted it was untrue.

In his original letter warning parents, Johnson Principal John Mehlbrech described details of the girl’s story:

“The van is described as a white, windowless van that looks ‘old and beat up’ with paint chips and rust. The door windows have dark tint as well. This student reported that one of the men, wearing sunglasses, black jeans, black shoes and a black hoodie, jumped out of the sliding door and chased her to the ditch.”

Chancellor said Mehlbrech’s letter was sent via automated email to all Johnson parents.

“The high school principals know that our number one thing is communicating with the communities and being transparent. It’s our protocol that when we get a report like this, automatically a letter’s going to go home,” she said.

Chancellor said the principal then spoke with all coaches and had them talk to their student-athletes, reinforcing safety and providing additional precautions.

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Krier, who represents District 9, and the other council members are directing city staff to conduct a comprehensive report on school-zone traffic safety, and take a full inventory of traffic and pedestrian features including sidewalks, signage, crosswalks and flashing beacons.

“I wanted to know what we could do to make school zones across the entire city safer,” Krier said. “I know that we can never be perfect, but there is always room for improvement. We need to make them safer than they currently are.”

The review, conducted by Transportation & Capital Improvements, will also suggest improvements when it is completed.

The case Jan. 15 of Larkspur Elementary School fourth-grader Tatyana Babineaux, 9, who was struck by a pickup while she crossed Braesview Street on her way to school, motivated Krier to issue the call to make school zones safer, he said.

Babineaux, who was not in a school crosswalk when she was injured, later died at University Hospital. The pickup drove off, but an arrest soon followed.

“There’s nothing more difficult than going to a funeral home to visit the mother of a little girl who has been killed,” Krier said. “I don’t ever want to do that again. It was a heart-wrenching experience.

That made it (school-zone traffic safety) an issue for me for the long term.”

A difficult childhood incident of his own is also a catalyst for change, Krier said. At age 4, he ran from behind a parked car to cross the street and was accidentally hit by a motorist, suffering a broken leg and several other injuries.

Krier and his colleagues recently signed the memo asking for a report on school-zone traffic issues in all 10 council districts.

“I wanted to make sure that we were trying to make all school zones in the city safer, not just one school in one councilman’s district,” he said.

Newly appointed District 2 Councilman Keith A. Toney said he supports the initiative led by Krier.

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Other council members who joined the call include Mike Gallagher, Shirley Gonzales, Rebecca Viagran and Ray Lopez.

No deadline has been announced yet for the report.

There are several ways to improve safety, Krier said:

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n Having highly reflective signage and blinking lights in school zones.

n Remind drivers to stay off their cellphones when driving through a school zone, which is now state law, and to maintain slower speeds.

Krier wants the review to indicate how many school zones are in need of safety improvements and enhancements.

“What I’d like to see is which school

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Positive changes are already being made in District 9, including at Larkspur and Coker elementary schools.

A couple of weeks after the death of Tatyana, Krier convened a public-input meeting that included North East Independent School District Superintendent Brian Gottardy, Police Chief William McManus and other officials.They wanted suggestions on how to modernize, replace and improve traffic-safety features at Larkspur.

The list of improvements carried an estimated cost of about $90,000, and Krier drew half of that amount from his own District 9 discretionary fund, with the other half provided by the city.

“We had one school zone (Larkspur Elementary) that was needing safety improvements and to fix that was not inconsequential in cost and would take time. Fortunately, we got all of that done in time for the opening of this school year,” Krier said.

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While national media trumpet stories of impoverished, undocumented Latinos pouring across the border, San Antonio’s far North Side is quietly swelling with a wave of upscale immigrants.

According to Mexican nationals starting new lives in in San Antonio, Sonterra has become one of the most popular housing choices for many of the arrivals, even earning the affectionate nickname “Sonterrey.”

Spanish is widely spoken here, in the upscale Shops at La Cantera, elegant restaurants – even in the North East Independent School District’s public schools, where accelerated bilingual programs accommodate new arrivals.

San Antonio’s proximity to the border and Hispanic-accented culture have always made the city a popular destination for shopping, medical care and extended family get-togethers for upper- and middle-class Mexican citizens, many of whom have second homes or condos here. But in the past decade, as cartel violence and kidnappings have exploded south of the border, more and more have chosen to relocate with their families.

At the same time, the North American Free Trade Agreement and a strong

international market have opened new opportunities for business.

“They come with capital to invest,” said Eduardo Bravo, chairman of the Asociácion de Empresarios Mexicanos en Estados Unidos, a rapidly expanding binational group dedicated to helping its members succeed in business in the U.S.

Many of those who come to invest are on business-related visas. In the last few years, the numbers have jumped from less than 700 in 2002 to more than 7,500 in 2013. The number of private jet flights between San Antonio and Mexico City, another key indicator, has nearly doubled.

The Stone Oak/Sonterra area, which has seen the greatest influx of new residents from Mexico, fits the bill for many of these new arrivals.

“It’s been great for real estate,” said Jon Hess, a real estate agent with the Phyllis Browning Co. “The clients we deal with from Mexico like gated communities and relatively new, hassle-free homes. We almost always show them around Sonterra. A huge majority of them join the Club at Sonterra.”

Juan Manuel Fernández, who moved his family to Sonterra from Mexico City a few years ago, first came to town to work on a real estate project, and is now involved in construction of infill and “green” housing.

“I had friends who lived in Sonterra and liked it very much,” he said. “My kids are in school here, and the schools are good. Now I find old friends from Mexico that I did not even know had moved to the U.S.”

Fernando Pasini, who heads a company manufacturing beauty products, came to San Antonio with his family two years ago.

“Texas is well-located between California and Florida, and we like the small-town feel of San Antonio compared to Houston or Dallas,” he said. “And the North Side is a good place for my family.”

Pasini settled in Canyon Springs, just north of Sonterra.

“The houses are bigger and newer, and there is more open space in general

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Mirroring an exodus in the 1900s when social upheaval in Mexico

pushed a powerful wave of educated professionals and business folks across the border, a new generation of affluent settlers is arriving in San Antonio and calling Sonterra home.

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than Sonterra. I think about 40 percent of my neighbors are Mexican nationals, but it came as a surprise – we didn’t know it when we moved there,” he said.

Pasini’s family has good reason to feel at home in the area, with upscale restaurants such as Costa Pacifica and Chama Gaucha, and a wide array of casual eateries, from Aldaco’s and La Hacienda de Los Barrios to the new Stone Oak branch of Delicious Tamales. Vida Mia, a popular spot for traditional Mexican breakfast and lunch, epitomizes the “Sonterrey” story. After nearly 40 years of running a successful family restaurant in Monterrey’s bustling Cuauthémoc district, owner Jose Ramos and his wife, Maria Elena, moved their family and their cooking skills to Stone Oak after a kidnapping scare. Ramos estimates about half his patrons are Mexican nationals.

While many newly arrived families from Mexico gravitate to the Sonterra area, others have lived in San Antonio for decades, relocating from other neighborhoods.

Dr. Sergio Buentello and his wife, Maria Esthela, are such a couple. Buentello, a retired physician, came to San Antonio from Monterrey nearly 40 years ago as a young doctor and stayed in Texas to practice anesthesiology. When their

daughters were teenagers, they lived in the Marymont neighborhood, near Northeast Baptist Hospital, where most of his work was centered. In 2002, they moved to a new home in Sonterra.

“The Marymont area was getting older, there were a lot of robberies and crime. It did not feel so safe anymore,” Buentello said. “Maria had a canasta group that met at Sonterra, and she heard there were some good lots for sale. So, in 2001, we decided to build there. Little did we know back then that everybody was going to have the same idea; the traffic got real bad,” he added with a mock grimace.

Two or three close friends from Mexico with similar stories live near them now, and they’ve also made friends with more recently arrived families.

“Many of the families who came recently were driven here by the insecurity in Mexico,” he said. “This city is safe, and that area is safe, and that is very important to all of us.”

The couple’s daughters are now both grown with children of their own, and he and his wife sometimes attend family functions at Vineyard Ranch Elementary School.

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publishes the bilingual “Society Diaries” in the U.S. and Mexico, lives in Elm Creek. He notes that the association holds monthly breakfast meetings and other activities at the Club at Sonterra, convenient to many members.

“It’s an upper-class area; secure, with good schools,” he said.

He added, “That’s one reason many Mexican nationals always liked to buy homes there, and when the situation in Mexico changed a lot, moved here completely for security. Now, with very good public schools in that area, and great bilingual programs, the public schools are very good. There are many great restaurants, good shopping, even the H-E-Bs in the area are stocked with Mexican gourmet products.”

Bravo’s goal is not only to help Mexican nationals succeed, but to encourage community involvement, including a recent mixer at the McNay Art Museum.

“We have so any resources in these people moving here, they need to get involved in the city and so many arts and cultural things; the opera, the museums, the Tobin Center (for the Performing Arts),” he said.


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Recent efforts in the sprawling neighborhood to irrigate traffic islands and medians with 54 percent less water than in previous years has earned praise from District 9 Councilman Joe Krier and the San Antonio Water System.

At the same time, a concerted push to conserve a valuable natural resource is improving Stone Oak’s image as an environmentally conscious community, officials said.

“Because of all the greenery that we have, we were sometimes touted in the past as being a heavy water user and a heavy water waster,” said Meg Lorente, Stone Oak property manager. “We are very much trying to change that persona and trying to help educate the community, and at the same time, trying to be a leader in conservation efforts.”

Being good stewards of water resources has prompted leaders in the Stone Oak Aesthetics Committee, which includes members of the Stone Oak Property Owners Association, to tap into methods promoting beauty, while also reducing water consumption in the subdivision’s city-owned medians and islands.

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Approaches range from drip irrigation to rainwater monitorsby bain serna

Maintaining attractive public landscapes during one of the worst

droughts on record isn’t easy, but thanks to conservation strategies, Stone Oak officials are keeping plants alive while using less water. officials from SAWS and the Texas AgriLife

Extension Service to develop ideas to help preserve water and lower utility bills.

According to Lorente, the Aesthetics Committee — which includes groundskeepers and an arborist — meets once a week to discuss the best options for saving water and maintaining landscapes.

“Every Monday we discuss ways to improve those things that need to be done and addressed within the boundaries of Stone Oak,” Lorente said. “Most of that pertains to the medians. Our main concern is the medians.”

The POA services an area totaling about 51 acres, including 78 center divides and right-of-ways owned by the city, Lorente said. Since its inception in 1986, the POA has professionally maintained the landscape areas.

In past years, irrigation oftentimes took the form of style over substance. The sprinkler systems led to too much water use and waste, said John Kiser, vice president of the POA board.

“We’ve converted several islands from sprays and rotors to drip irrigation,” Kiser said. “The big advantage to that is you don’t lose any moisture to evaporation or the wind blowing the water into the street. Combine that with the fact that

the last three years we’ve applied, on average, about 1,200 cubic yards of organic compost to those islands, and that greatly enhances the health of the soil, which ends up being a good tool to conserve greater water retention in the ground.”

Kiser said improving the quality of the earth where the Bermuda grass grows has greatly reduced the amount of irrigation needed to maintain the landscape.

Another method Lorente cited is utilizing a “two-wire system” across Stone Oak. Connected to a weather station, when

it rains, man-made water distribution automatically ceases. Maintenance crews also can manually turn off valves.

In addition, a turf area has been replaced with rock on Stone Oak Parkway and more drought-tolerant plants are growing to lessen watering.

More than 300 rotor and spray water systems have been substituted with drip irrigation and rain sensors, according to Lorente, along with bubblers installed on all new and transplanted trees, as well as mulch around the larger foliage ensuring greater moisture retention.

POA maintenance crews perform weekly water-meter readings to monitor usage and to find and repair any problems.

More conservation ideas are always being considered, according to POA officials.

“It’s good to conserve natural resources,” Kiser said. “If you look at it from an aesthetics perspective, we want to make sure the islands we maintain are maintained properly, and we also want to control cost by monitoring our water usage.”

In the continuing spirit of ecology-mindedness, the POA will celebrate Arbor Day by giving away more than 100 trees to residents, donated by Bartlett Tree Experts and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. The event is Oct. 25 at the POA parking lot at 19210 Huebner Road.

stone oak crews are using conservation measures to keep medians green while reducing water use. the one at stone oak Parkway and huebner road uses a drip-irrigation system. Photo by rudy B. ornelas

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Leatine Fasano, operations administrator for Joshua Management, a Parham Group company, said the facility offers a convenient location for people who want to stop by on their way from work or home.

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“We cover pretty much every aspect of dentistry here that anyone could need,” Clyde said. “We do everything from simple cleanings to advanced periodontal procedures. We also really try to make the atmosphere more like a spa than a doctor’s office.”

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The Utah-based franchise bakery and café has a large following across the West, where most of its restaurants are located. But San Antonians who are now able to frequent the first Kneaders

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