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Public Safety
3:20 pm
Mon November 5, 2012

SAPD Sgt. Honored for Saving Teens from Burning Car

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Credit Joey Palacios / Texas Public Radio
Sgt. Jesse Garcia recieves a Certificate of Merit from SAPD Chief William McManus on Monday for his actions early Saturday morning.
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A close-up of the certificate.
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San Antonio Police Sgt. Jesse Garcia was on his way home Saturday morning when he saw a burning vehicle.

“I just ran up to the fire and never in my mind did I think that there would be people inside the vehicle,” said Garcia. "I heard her [the driver] saying, 'I don't want to die this way. I don't want to die, don't leave me.'" 

The car, which had two girls inside ages 17 and 19, slammed into a utility pole near 1604 and Sulfur Springs. The driver was trapped under her seatbelt.

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Inner-City Schools
12:29 pm
Mon November 5, 2012

Fox Tech High School Recognized with National Blue Ribbon Award for Improvement

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Credit Ryan Loyd / Texas Public Radio
District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal reads a proclamation to Fox Tech High School students for their Blue Ribbon award achievement
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Students walked from Fox Tech through town to City Hall to hear proclamation read by District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal on their Blue Ribbon award achievement
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Hundreds of Fox Tech High School students and teachers filled the streets of downtown San Antonio on their way to City Hall, but they were not protesting, they were celebrating. 

"We've been a most improved school because they've seen upward trends in all of our data," said Fox Tech principal Dawn Parker.

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2012 Election
10:27 am
Sat November 3, 2012

U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez Making Sure Election Supervisors Don't Turn Voters Away

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This early voting locations like this one at the Brook Hollow Library are now closed until the Nov. 6 election.
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Congressman Charlie Gonzalez is reminding voters and election workers that picture IDs are not required to cast a ballot in Texas. He spoke to Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade about reinforcing the message that Texas has no Voter ID law. 

Congressman Gonzalez was upset last week to read that a Dallas Morning News columnist was asked for a driver’s license when he presented a utility bill at the polling station.

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Baby Boomer Health
5:47 pm
Fri November 2, 2012

The CDC Recommend Baby Boomers Get Tested for Hepatitis C

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UT Medicine San Antonio and the University Health System are kicking off a screening program for Hepatitis C among baby boomer patients at University Hospital. The CDC now recommends everyone born in the years from 1945 to 1965 be tested. 

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Performing Arts
2:32 pm
Fri November 2, 2012

Tobin Center Preview: Performing Arts Building Two Years From Completion

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Credit Joey Palacios / Texas Public Radio
A side view of the Tobin Center shows a large peice of the Municipal Auditorium facade has been left intact.
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Bruce Bugg, chair of the Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation, points to the area that will become the H-E-B Performance Hall.
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Interior renditon of the H-E-B Performance Hall.
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Exterior Rendition of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.
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Theater seating can be lowered into the ground to create flat floor for receptions and galas.
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The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts is being marketed as the home for San Antonio’s artistic community. What was once Municipal Auditorium is now just a shell as the rest of the theater is re-built from the ground up.

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San Antonio Police Department
1:00 pm
Fri November 2, 2012

Jaywalking Fatalities Up So Police Cracking Down On Enforcement

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The San Antonio Police Department said that at this time last year, 28 people had been struck and killed due to jaywalking. The problem is only getting worse this year with 31 fatalities during the same January to October period; this is why police officers are beginning to be more strict in enforcing violations.

During an Oct. 26 press conference at the Primrose at Monticello Senior Apartments on Fredericksburg Road, Chief William McManus announced the start of a one-week grace period for jaywalkers.

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Pre-K 4 SA Referendum
10:12 am
Fri November 2, 2012

TPR Early Voter Exit Poll Shows 64 Percent Support Pre-K 4 SA Initiative

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Credit Ryan Loyd / Texas Public Radio
Mayor Julian Castro, who delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in September, introduced San Antonio's Pre-K 4 SA program to the nation during his speech
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Children from the George Gervin Academy hold signs during a press conference of community leaders on the east side in support of Pre-K 4 SA
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Council members Elisa Chan and Reed Williams lean in closely to discuss an issue at the August meeting where the city council voted to send the Pre-K 4 SA measure to voters in November
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Patrick VonDohlen, board member with the San Antonio Family Association, speaks against Pre-K 4 SA at a press conference on the steps of City Hall less than a week to go until Election Day
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Business leaders speak in support of Pre-K 4 SA. Seven of the city's largest Chambers of Commerce endorsed the program.
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Among the most talked about issues this election season is San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro’s proposed Pre-K 4 SA program. In August, City Council members voted to send the measure to an election, and although the majority of members supported the initiative, several were against.

All but District 9 Councilwoman Elisa Chan, District 8 Councilman Reed Williams, and District 10 Councilman Carlton Soules agreed to the creation of a corporation that would oversee the tax revenues of the initiative, should voters approve it.

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