Public Safety Posts
Explore the issues shaping San Antonio’s security and well-being. We cut through fear-driven narratives with data-driven analysis, expert insights, and on-the-ground reporting—helping you stay informed about what’s really happening in our city.
Sept. 2, 2026
The Midweek #78: Straight-Line Winds Rip Through San Antonio’s Tree Canopy. What Would an Investor-Owned Utility Do?
When I checked the National Weather Service forecast Friday morning, Aug. 28, the forecast called for “low to medium storm chances.” Then all hell broke loose around 8 p.m. NWS bulletins alerted residents in northern Bexar County to what they alre…
July 8, 2026
The Midweek #71: Fireworks – Public Entertainment at the Expense of Public Health and Cruelty to Animals
I can’t think of a faster way to alienate readers than to renew my annual call for an elimination of public fireworks displays, and my parallel call for city police here and in the suburbs to vigorously enforce existing prohibitions on individuals s…
May 20, 2026
The Midweek #64: San Antonio, a City of Sprawl, is Tough on Cyclists
For the 15th consecutive year in San Antonio, cyclists will gather in silence this evening on Main Plaza in the historic heart of the city to honor the six riders who were struck and killed by vehicle drivers last year.  Some of those drivers were…
Sept. 8, 2025
Monday Musings #31: San Antonio's Abandoned Animals Problem
San Antonio might be the only city in the country addressing the problem of irresponsible residents abandoning pet peacocks into the urban wild. It’s the kind of issue that often arouses the national media on a slow news day to publish “weird, but t…
July 6, 2025
Monday Musings #26: Another Tragic Hill Country Flash Flood - Lessons Not Learned
Two weeks ago, I informed readers (and promised myself) that I would be taking a hiatus from this weekly newsletter for the month of July while traveling on a book project and enjoying some personal time. The horrific events of the week in the Texas…