📰 Monday Musings #29: San Antonio Moves from Thinking Big to Acting Big

Bob Rivard unpacks a defining week at City Hall as the City Council overruled Mayor Gina Jones’ attempt to stall negotiations on a new Spurs arena and Hemisfair redevelopment. By a 7-4 vote, council members backed staff’s two-year effort to finalize a non-binding term sheet for Project Marvel—the largest public-private proposal in San Antonio’s history.

From revenue bonds and visitor taxes to the Spurs’ unprecedented financial commitment, Rivard explains what’s at stake for the city’s future, why the mayor’s maneuvers fell flat, and how this sets the stage for a transformative Eastside investment.

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