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If you haven’t already, take a moment and pay some R-E-S-P-E-C-T for The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, she has died at age 76. She passed away in hospice care in her Detroit home today. According to New York Times article posted earlier “The cause was advanced pancreatic cancer, her publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn, said.” In […]
Resting comfortably in hospice care with family in her Detroit home and receiving guests including Stevie Wonder and the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul is receiving prayers and uplifting messages from fans across the globe. According to Entertainment Weekly, Beyoncé and husband JAY-Z recently dedicated their Detroit concert to her. Franklin’s […]
Last night more than 150 people showed up at the San Antonio City Council Chambers to support a mandatory Paid Sick Leave ordinance for local employees. San Antonio businesses are facing a major decision to be made by the Mayor and City Council in the next several weeks regarding paid sick leave for local employees. Currently, […]
The local Occupy ICE movement, known as Camp Cicada, Tweeted from their official Twitter handle @abolishICEsatx, on Tuesday, August 7th to alert nationwide Occupy ICE protestors of police orders issued to vacate the premise the very next day, Wednesday, August 8th. Camp Cicada, outside San Antonio’s ICE facility at 3523 Crosspoint, has grown steadily since […]
Voters in Senate District 19 will once again have to Get Out and VOTE this summer. Republican candidates Pete Flores and Democratic party candidate Pete Gallego are headed to a runoff in the Texas’ Senate District 19 race. With all District 19 precincts reporting, Flores received 34 percent of the vote, Pete Gallego received 29 […]
Scientists are saying the planet is getting too hot for human life in some places. Recently, in Death Valley they experienced the hottest July in history with temperatures reaching 127 degrees. Leading climate scientist are saying some parts of the tropics and subtropics like Death Valley will become too hot to be habitable by humans. […]
City Council Passes Ordinance Requiring Shade for Pets The San Antonio City Council is making sure your pets have it made in the shade. On Thursday, the San Antonio City Council passed an ordinance mandating shade for pets at all times. Time to extend that chain and plant that tree because the ordinance calls for […]
Legal Scandal Circling County Judge’s Office Scandal is brewing at County Judge Nelson Wolff’s Office. The County Judge’s office is being accused of a bid rigging scheme to set up the Alamo City Black Chamber of Commerce to get $370,000 dollars from Bexar County, without an RFP, which is illegal under state procurement law. Allegedly, […]
Yesterday, President Trump announced his nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who will replace the retiring Chief Justice Anthony Kennedy. Currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Kavanaugh also served as President George W. Bush’s Staff Secretary, and once clerked for Chief […]
The historic race for U.S. Senate against Texas Republican incumbent Ted Cruz came to the Eastside of San Antonio as the Beto for Senate Campaign hosted a Town Hall for seniors at the Claude Black Community Center, 2915 E. Commerce St. where Congressman Beto O’Rourke opened the program just after 3:00 p.m. to a full […]
