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The San Antonio City Council on Thursday received a briefing regarding updates to SA Climate Readys Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. With a commitment to climate equity, the plan includes strategies for reducing San Antonios greenhouse gas emissions and building the citys resilience. The plan serves as a pathway to meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement that the City Council supported with a resolution in June 2017.Climate change is a reality, and we must act to improve prospects for public health, to make our community more resilient, to deal with all impacts of our changing environment, said Mayor Ron Nirenberg. The plan is a giant step forward for San Antonio, but frankly, it is the easy part. The plan is a framework that will guide our community in the coming years as we make the difficult policy decisions necessary to implement the plan. Related: Nirenberg to unveil Climate Action and Adaptation Plan In January 2019, the first draft of the CAAP was released for public review. Since then, the plan has been revised to reflect stakeholder input. Throughout the public engagement period, SA Climate Ready hosted 288 events with 9,677 total attendees, received 5,731 completed surveys and 4,569 written comments. More than 70 of survey responses were positive, while 14 were negative and 8 were neutral. Our residents expect responsible leadership from their elected officials. Inaction and hopeful thinking are not options, said District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval. Climate change threatens to harm the people and places we love. This plan outlines practical options and common-sense steps we can take to protect our community.But District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry isnt sold on the plan.The CAAP is being pushed as a framework for climate action. While I agree that we all have a stake in protecting the environment, I cannot support a plan with no financial parameters. The city and our surrounding region have a strong track record of investing and responding to climate change to the tune of over $2 billion since 2000, he said. In this version of CAAP, theyve taken away all projected monetary values for implementing this plan. This framework will inevitably lead to more dollars spent. Its hard to believe that the CAAP assigns monetary values to the cost of doing nothing, yet the cost of action is unknown. City Council cannot expect our neighbors to write a blank check for the CAAP without knowing what it will take away from our pocketbooks. Continuing Coverage: Citys climate action and adaptation plan, explained While the goal of carbon-neutrality by 2050 and the majority of the content is preserved from the original draft, updates to the draft plan include: Specific costs removed due to uncertainty of future technologies and implementation options A clear process by which future costs will be identified prior to implementation Sections streamlined and rearranged for better context and readability New images and language to better reflect the San Antonio community Added Constraints and In Current City Plan to mitigation strategies Greenhouse gas reduction goals by sector now listed for 2030 and 2040 While the plan is grounded in available climate science and best practices, it is not just about climate. Every strategy in the plan will improve the quality of life for San Antonio residents while supporting market transitions and consumer options, said Chief Sustainability Officer Douglas Melnick. We dont want a plan that is sitting on a shelf. It needs to be a living document that continuously reflects new science and technology. City Council is expected to consider the CAAP on Oct. 17. Related: City wants to hear from you about how to tackle climate change SA Climate Ready plans to reassess and update the CAAP every three to five years from the adoption date and complete a full greenhouse gas inventory assessment every two years. To view the updated draft of the CAAP, click here.

A serial stalker suspect was rearrested Wednesday night after three women came forward to police sharing similar accounts of violence by him, according to the San Antonio Police Department.San Antonio police said all three women had feared for their lives while in a dating relationship with Kenneth Carl Salazar, 27. He met each of the women through an online dating app, police said.Salazar is charged with sexual assault, stalking and assault causing bodily injury, one charge associated with each victim. Police said there may be other victims and potentially additional charges. RELATED: Man accused of stalking woman, family also charged in sexual assault, assault-bodily injury case Salazar continues to show stalking behaviors and the use of sexual assault as a control mechanism in family violence situations, which has been known to be a high indicator resulting in intimate partner homicide, a detective said in the affidavit. Salazars continuous aggressive actions towards females illustrate behavior that is a concern for the welfare and safety of the community and the victims associated with Salazar.San Antonio police said they first became aware of Salazar when he was charged with physically assaulting the first victim on Dec.16, 2018. On that day, police declared Salazar posed a risk of hurting himself or others and was emergency detained for a 72-hour psychiatric evaluation, according to an arrest affidavit. Police did not immediately provide more details of the first incident.Months later, while Salazar was out on bail for the assault charge, a second woman called the police in July saying Salazar raped and threatened to kill her after they got into an argument at her apartment, the affidavit said.Salazar became enraged and basically snapped on July 2 after an encounter between the second victim and Salazar, said Jennifer Rodriguez, a spokesperson with SAPD.The woman said she and Salazar were dating for about three weeks until she broke up with him because he was stalking and harassing her by calling her multiple times, visiting her place of work where he told her he would get her fired, the affidavit said.A few weeks after the second victim told authorities about the alleged sexual assault, police said Salazar was captured on video by a doorbell device trying to set off a fire alarm outside of the womans apartment.As detectives were investigating the case involving the second victim, police said a third woman came forward sharing similar stalking accounts by Salazar in August.The third victim, who also met Salazar on a dating app, described similar incidents as the first two victims, including threatening messages, aggressive and possessive behavior, according to the affidavit.The detective said Salazar sent the third victim alarming text messages and a disturbing image of the barrel of a handgun in his mouth.She and her family were forced out of their home because they are in fear for their lives due to continuous stalking and the fact Salazar is known to carry firearms, a detective said in the affidavit.During the process of being mentally evaluated in December following the first victims report, San Antonio police said officers took his firearms from him. Salazar allegedly told one of the three victims that he wasnt afraid of the police and that he had purchased more firearms even after being emergency detained, according to the affidavit.The SAPD has not yet responded to questions about whether his firearms were returned or if he was able to subsequently purchase guns.Hours before Salazars arrest Wednesday night, he contacted KSAT.com by phone to proclaim his innocence in the stalking case involving the third victim, which was first reported by KSAT.He claimed in a statement that he does not own or possess any firearms, nor has he throughout this relationship and well before and that he never made any threats toward one of the three women or her family.As of Thursday afternoon, Salazar remains in custody at the Bexar County Jail for the charges of sexual assault and assault causing bodily injury, according to online jail records.His bail has been set at $85,000. READ MORE ON KSAT.COM: SAPD: Man accused of murdering mother, 89, confessed brutal details2 women arrested in massive gambling sting, including SAPD dispatcherParents concerned after two students say man followed them home from school

Since November, USAA has sold both USAA Asset Management and USAA Investment Management in deals totaling $2.65 billion. The divestiture of two of USAAs largest investment subsidiaries represents a rare misstep for the San Antonio-based financial services company and a refocusing on its core strengths.

The city of San Antonios interim economic development department director Alex Lopez made a request for a bump in her departments 2020 budget from the City Council during a presentation Wednesday. The departments budget is $15.1 million for fiscal 2019. Lopez is asking for $700,000 more for the 2020 budget. Nearly $5 million or 31 of that funding would cover department operations. According to Lopez, $2 million from the proposed $15.8 million 2020 budget would be allocated for

A joint venture was selected to design and renovate the former Frost Bank Tower at 100 W. Houston St.

Paula Deens Family Kitchen abruptly closed the doors to its San Antonio location shortly after its one year anniversary. Now, employees are claiming they were never paid what they were owed and received no notice of the closure.

Oops Former Texas governor Rick Perry was among the public figures and celebrities who fell for an Instagram hoax that took over the photo-sharing platform earlier this week. Yes, the man who oversees the U.S.s nuclear arsenal in his role as the head of the Department of Energy, was duped by a modern day version of a chain email.

Remember that movie musical starring Olivia Newton-John No, not Grease the other one.

A week after more than 20 local governments in Texas were attacked in a mass ransomware event, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said its time for legislators to act.The post Rep. Joaqun Castro: Federal Cybersecurity Legislation Needs to Happen appeared first on Rivard Report.

The historic, members-only club will occupy space on the 30th floor of downtown San Antonios tallest commercial office building.The post Plaza Club Relocating to New Home at Weston Centre appeared first on Rivard Report.

South San trustees passed a balanced budget Monday night, but concerns persist after initial enrollment estimates for three reopened campuses were low.The post South San Passes Balanced Budget, Tempers Flare Over Reopened Schools appeared first on Rivard Report.