Soap Factory tenants, grassroots orgs and some council members are criticizing the Missions owners' plan for a downtown stadium surrounded by development. A vote on the financing deal had been scheduled for next week, but it looks like it'll be postponed. expressnews.com/business/real-…

Council vote on ballpark financing deal delayed a week after backlash expressnews.com/news/article/c…

COPS/Metro Victory! Community benefits are now part of the Downtown Missions Stadium project. Our demands will be reflected in the MOU voted on @ City Council tmrw, 9/12. We will continue to negotiate to ensure every Soap Factory resident receives $2,500.

Who pays for the Missions Stadium, and who benefits? trib.al/LBYKuMA

Victory on Missions Stadium! COPS/Metro secures $500,000 relocation assistance, $2,500 per resident, living wages, and owners will contribute $34 Million for infrastructure before tax dollars are used.

COPS/Metro Eastside Cluster talking to their neigbors this morning! Looking good Eastside!

COPS/Metro gathers 150 @ St. Margaret Mary to ensure issues like shootings, youth needs, homelessness, and theft are part of the plan for the new South Side Police Substation. foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-dai…

COPS/Metro gathers 300 w/ Police Chief McManus @ Sacred Heart, who agreed to work with COPS/Metro on congregational ID’s-- protecting immigrant families and increasing neighborhood safety.

Independent study by Mobility confirms 'remarkable impact' by @ProjectQuest in San Antonio: - trainees earned $54K more than counterparts in 14-year follow up period. - older trainees earned +$138K more than peers! Much credit to COPS/Metro. economicmobilitycorp.org/fourteen-year-…

Great meeting of Northside Cluster of COPS/Metro discussing poverty on the Northside. #copsmetro50th

What’s on the ballot in San Antonio and Bexar County?⁠ ⁠ San Antonio voters will decide six city charter amendments that include raising City Council pay and term lengths, and removing the limits on the city manager’s tenure and compensation.⁠ l8r.it/BAQd

NEW STUDY: Project QUEST grads have the highest sustained earnings increases of any job training program in the U.S! Watch highlights from COPS/Metro's press conference.

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City Hall outsiders looking to shake up the mayor’s office brought in far more campaign cash in the last half of 2024 than the current City Council members also running to replace Mayor Ron Nirenberg. expressnews.com/news/article/s…

A terrific article on COPS/Metro by Aleja Hertzler-McCain . Honored to be featured in it. The inspiring work of this 50 year old organization—which lastingly transformed faith-based organizing—is all the more important in our present political moment. religionnews.com/2025/01/13/pio…

Pope to US social ministry leaders: Be protagonists of the future - Vatican News vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

COPS/Metro secured $400K in new Bexar County funding to expand job training outside San Antonio! This investment in Project Quest will help move families from poverty to the middle class. Last year, grads saw up to $138K in increased earnings! COPS/Metro vist.ly/3n3wpta

Democratic Mayors Ron Nirenberg City of San Antonio Melissa Cabello Havrda Manny Pelaez Beto Altamirano Gina Ortiz Jones Jalen McKee-Rodriguez Dr. Sukh Kaur Bexar County, Texas Judge Peter Sakai San Antonio City Council District 1 Sakib Shaikh RB Pablos COPS/Metro Project QUEST It was good to see the city council run-off candidates Dr. Sukh Kaur, Ric Galvan, Kelly Ann Gonzalez, @ElectPaulaMcGee & Ivalis Meza Gonzalez at the COPS/Metro session giving their positions on issues. Hope to see them again supporting this historical event. letusunite.com