San Antonio City Council and nonprofit Arboretum San Antonio met Wednesday to discuss a future arboretum planned for the Southeast Side.

The neighboring regions are projected to collectively grow from 5.2 million to 8.3 million people by 2050. But the state still lacks an overarching plan to address critical housing and transportation issues, experts said.

Monday is the 30th anniversary of the Alamodome opening its doors to the public. The Alamodome ushered in a new era of large-scale events in the city but was nearly not built.

After a brief visit in 1977, the future King Charles III returned to San Antonio in 1986 for a several-hour tour of the Alamo City with then-Mayor Henry Cisneros as his guide.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg threw out a ceremonial first pitch to San Antonio Spurs great and Hall-of-Famer David Robinson at the San Antonio Missions season opener Tuesday night at Wolff Stadium.

The San Antonio Missions’ opening day welcomes a new season and new ownership.

A closed golf course on the city’s Southeast Side could be converted to an arboretum and offer educational programming.

The San Antonio Missions minor league baseball team has been sold to a local ownership group that includes a lot of well-known business, civic and sports greats.

A public memorial service is being planned for Dr. Fernando Guerra, the former director of the Metropolitan Health District for 23 years before his retirement in 2010.

SAN ANTONIO – Even as Congress is set to give final approval to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan as soon as Wednesday, leaders are turning to another administration priority: improving the nation’s infrastructure. “It’s easy to take for granted but a city that doesn’t pay attention to its infrastructure is not paying attention to its future.”AdThe report identified several key priorities in San Antonio and Bexar County, including improvements at San Antonio International Airport and Port San Antonio, as well as public transit. “We need to put in some more rapid routes, what they call advanced rapid transit. Via Metropolitan Transit has some ambitious plans for more rapid transit routes and will have access to more local funding once a new sales tax allocation is approved by voters and takes effect in 2026. It’s also true, however, that we can accomplish a lot of other goals with better public transit,” Cisneros said.

The near catastrophic collapse of power could create new challenges for San Antonio economic development officials seeking to retain and recruit companies and talent. SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story was published through a partnership between the San Antonio Business Journal and KSAT. The near catastrophic collapse of power could create new challenges for San Antonio economic development officials seeking to retain and recruit companies and talent. “As for the long run, it has the potential to damage our economic development reputation.”One of the key assets that Cisneros said San Antonio officials have pitched to prospective companies is reliable, uninterruptible power. AdRead more on this story at the San Antonio Business Journal.

Cisneros said he didn’t want to see “the family building become a blight on this community” or “a symbol of the deterioration of the West Side.”“Didn’t want that to happen,” he said. Cisneros and business partner Victor Miramontes are moving their investment firm to the Munguia Building in the 2200 block of Buena Vista. When completed, the first floor of what will be known as “The Shop,” will house Cisneros Miramontes, LLC. The second floor will become a research library for community leaders, students and others interested in economics, government policy and more. A spokeswoman said the renovations on the print shop will be completed by the end of the year, and the adjacent building will be finished the middle of next year.

SAN ANTONIO – Moises Espino del Castillo, the “Duke of Calaveras,” wrote this Day of the Dead poem about former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros. The poem is recited in the video player above by UTSA professor Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark. Find more Day of the Dead stories on KSAT.com:

San Antonio’s ‘Duke of Calaveras’ writes Day of the Dead poem about former Mayor Henry CisnerosPublished: October 15, 2020, 11:14 amMoises Espino del Castillo, the “Duke of Calaveras,” wrote this Day of the Dead poem about former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros. The poem is recited by UTSA professor Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark.

SAN ANTONIO An old warehouse on the near West Side is coming down to make way for Tampico Apartments, which will have 200 mixed-income units. David Nisivoccia, president and CEO of the San Antonio Housing Authority, said Tampico Apartments is among other public-private partnerships on the near West Side. "We're happy to be at the forefront of recognizing the quality of the near West Side and the people here," Nisivoccia said. When asked if she'd consider moving to Tampico Apartments, Miranda said she'd worry that the management would side with tenants with rents at the higher market price. According to SAHA, the rents for Tampico Apartments will start at $324 at the lower end for nine affordable units and up to $1,550 for market price units.

SAN ANTONIO Sacred Heart Church, a familiar landmark built on the citys West Side in 1963, was showing its age. The retired Army veteran from Detroit said he quickly volunteered after he was asked by former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros to oversee the work. Former homeless woman spearheads plan with San Antonio church to help evicted familiesCrosss wife, Lucrecia, is the former mayors executive assistant. A longtime parishioner himself at Sacred Heart, Cisneros brought what was needed to the Archdiocese of San Antonio. San Antonio Catholic churches make changes in preparation for reopeningMizengo said many of his parishioners have helped however they can, not just financially.