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COMMUNITY NEWS Women’s apparel, accessories at boutique’s second North Side location Wood-fired grills create cuisine at venue in The Vineyard BUY LOCAL MODA MIA EAT LOCAL NAPA FLATS PG.12 PG.13 HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE HOLLYWOOD PARK NORTH CENTRAL 78216 78232 78247 APRIL 27-JUNE 2, 2015 VOL. 3, ISSUE 6 Discover the city through LOCAL deals from restaurants, retailers and services in your community, and save money while you do it! COUPONS INSIDE FANTASTIC DEALS pg. 15 Popular venue heating up with warmer weather McCLAIN DISC GOLF PG. 10 Metrocom communities embrace ride-hailing services Frustrated by new San Antonio ordinance, Uber will operate outside city limits PG.14

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Page 1: LOCAL: Hollywood Park, Hill Country Village, 78247, 78232, 78216 April 2015

COMMUNITY NEWS

Women’s apparel, accessories at boutique’s second North Side location

Wood-fired grills create cuisine at venue in The Vineyard

BUY LOCAL MODA MIA

EAT LOCAL NAPA FLATS

PG.12

PG.13

HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE HOLLYWOOD PARK NORTH CENTRAL 78216 78232 78247 APRIL 27-JUNE 2, 2015VOL. 3, ISSUE 6

Discover the city through LOCAL deals from restaurants, retailers and services in your community, and save money while you do it!

COUPONS INSIDEFANTASTIC DEALS

pg. 15

Popular venue heating upwith warmer weather

McCLAIN DISC GOLFPG. 10

Metrocom communities embraceride-hailing servicesFrustrated by new San Antonio ordinance, Uber will operate outside city limits PG.14

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2 APRIL 27 - JUNE 2, 2015

President Harold J. LeesPublisherGregg Rosenfield

Assoc. PublisherRick Upton

EDITORIALExecutive EditorThomas EdwardsNews StaffCollette Orquiz and Bain SernaContributing WritersOlivier J. Bourgoin, Joyce Hotchkiss and Susan Yerkes

ARTCreative DirectorFlorence D. EdwardsProduction DesignerPete MoralesContributing PhotographerRudy B. OrnelasContributing IllustratorJeremiah Teutsch

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A good example can be found in Bexar County, principally during May elections. Data for San Antonio and its suburban cities indicates voter turnouts dropped from 11.61 percent in 2009, to 7.07 percent in 2011, to 6.94 percent in 2013.

It’s important to note that voters cite a variety of reasons for going to the polls — and staying away, too. Some want to select their favorite candidates for elected positions, but research also indicates it’s the pocketbook issues that usually attract the most votes.

On May 9, North Side voters will consider seven candidates for two San Antonio City Council seats, choose from a crowded field of mayoral candidates and decide six ballot propositions. In Hollywood Park, Place 3 Councilman David Neugebauer faces one challenger.

Many residents will cast ballots during early voting, which began April 27 and lasts through May 5. Atop the San Antonio ballot is the race for mayor, where appointed incumbent Ivy Taylor will face several other hopefuls.

San Antonio’s District 9 election features incumbent Joe Krier, who seeks his first full term against three challengers – a year after winning a special election to fill the unexpired term. Another recent council appointee, Mike Gallagher, faces one challenger in his bid for a full term in District 10.

Six propositions – four involving changes to the San Antonio City Charter – will also be on the ballot.

It’s up to voters to play a vital role in deciding the issues and candidates that will have an impact on the futures of their communities.

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trend toward declining voter turnouts for local elections,

especially those held in the spring instead of November.

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S.A. is proud to be Military City USAby SUSAN YERKES

May is national Military

Appreciation Month, and it’s a good time to think about why

San Antonio’s nickname — “Military City U.S.A.” — is so appropriate.

More than three centuries ago, conquistadores arrived at the San Antonio River and established the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar as the headquarters of Spanish colonial power. The Alamo was a strategic defense post in Texas’ struggle for independence. Texas Rangers and Confederate troops came and went. In the 20th century, the U.S. military began a steady expansion here.

The first military airplane flew at Fort

Sam Houston’s parade field in 1910, and by 1950 Randolph, Kelly and Lackland were official Air Force bases. While the federal Base Realignment and Closure process shook the city with the shutdown of Kelly AFB, more change has expanded Brooke Army Medical Center and rebuilt Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, now part of the massive Joint Base San Antonio. Lackland is also the beating heart of Air Force basic training. Fifty Fridays a year, hundreds of young men and women graduate from basic to become airmen.

In April, I attended one of those graduations, along with hundreds of invited friends and family members who hailed from across the country to cheer their loved ones as they stepped into the Air Force ranks. After the ceremony, I noticed real estate agent John Thurman, a tall civilian gentleman, warmly greeting some of those visitors as they swarmed out of the parade-ground bleachers.Thurman has become a passionate proponent of civilian outreach to the rank-and-file military folks stationed here, and to those who visit town to see enlistees or do business.

As an “Honorary Commander,” an unofficial designation given to civilian volunteers who help the Air

Force (the Army calls them “Honorary Quartermasters”), Thurman wants families to know San Antonio is a friendly place, one they’ll want to enjoy while they’re here, and return to in the future. Thurman is one of many such community volunteers, from the venerable Military-Civilian Club and the Ambassadors program to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee.

It’s not just about patriotism, or warm and fuzzy feelings for the folks in the armed services. It’s also good business to appreciate visitors. One recent study indicates that military-related visits generate 2 million hotel-room stays a year. And that’s just one aspect of the enormous economic and professional impact the military has on our town.

This year, as groups and individuals around town geared up for May’s Military Appreciation Month events, headlines announced the Army is considering a $95 billion budget cut and “force reduction.” The Chamber estimated the city could lose thousands of military and civilian personnel over the next five years.

The hard fact is that these days, while the military presence is still strong here, America’s armed forces are ever-smaller and leaner, if no less proud and patriotic. In World War II, when Kelly

was in its heyday, more than 10 percent of Americans had family members in the service. Today that number has shrunk to less than 1 percent. And there’s not much that most folks can do about it but adapt.

Thurman and many other San Antonians are doing what they can to boost San Antonio’s image with the many visitors who travel here to visit or work with the military.

Just saying “thank you” to active-duty folks and veterans is another way we can all help – as many do. The nonprofit Paseo del Rio Association’s May 16 America's Armed Forces River Parade is a great time to show your support. From May 1-16, you can also donate to the group’s Yellow Ribbon Project. For a $5 donation, you can sponsor a yellow ribbon to help line the River Walk as a visible show of gratitude (see https://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/events/yellow-ribbon-project). This fall, San Antonio’s Celebrate America's Military, organized annually around Veterans Day, is another time when opportunities to say “thank you” abound.

As Military City U.S.A, we have much to be proud of, and much to be grateful for. How can you help express that in your life today?

For comments, email [email protected].

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SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, CAMP 1325The Alamo City Guards,

Camp 1325, holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at Grady’s Bar-B-Q, 6510 San Pedro Ave. Members and guests are welcome to eat beginning at 6 p.m.; no reservations are required. The Camp meets the first Thursday of each month. For more, visit www.alamocityguards.com.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER CELEBRATIONTrinity Baptist Church and the

YMCA of Greater San Antonio invite the community to come together for a day of prayer, peace and reflection during the Annual Prayer Breakfast, 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church’s Tripoint Center, 3233 N. St. Mary’s St. at U.S. 281 North. Scheduled guests include Mayor Ivy Taylor, Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of the Archdiocese of San Antonio and Rabbi Mara Nathan of Temple Beth-El. Doors open and breakfast is served at 6:45 a.m.; pre-service music starts at 7:15 a.m. Cost is $10 for individuals; tables for eight are $80, and are available by calling Trinity Baptist Church at 733-6201 or visiting online at www.dayofprayersa.com.

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NEISD TRUSTEES MEETINGNorth East Independent School District trustees meet at 5:30 p.m.

on the second Monday of each month in the NEISD board room, 8961 Tesoro Drive.

STRESS WORKSHOP Chiropractor, speaker and author Dean Odmark will hold a one-

hour workshop on how to eliminate stress and its harmful effects on the body at 9 a.m. at his Lifestyle Chiropractic and Wellness Center, 16350 Blanco Road, Suite 106. To reserve a spot, and to enter a drawing for a massage or a copy of his book, call 496-1066.

HOLLYWOOD PARK CITY COUNCIL The Council meets at 7

p.m. at City Hall, 2 Mecca Drive.

EVENING AGLOW MEETINGSan Antonio Evening Aglow International, a Christian

“transformational kingdom” group, meets the third Tuesday of each month for fellowship, song and an inspirational message. The gathering starts at 7 p.m. at Anne Marie’s Catering, 12475 Starcrest Drive (at Bitters Road). Everyone is welcome. For more, visit www.aglow.com.

SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, CAMP 153Hood’s Texas Brigade, Camp

153, holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at Grady’s Bar-B-Q, 6510 San Pedro Ave. Jeffrey Addicott, director of the Center for Terrorism Law at St. Mary’s University Law School, will discuss the Battle of Palmito Ranch, the last battle of the Civil War, fought near Brownsville in 1865. Members and guests are welcome to eat beginning at 6 p.m.; no reservations are required. The Camp meets the third Tuesday of each month. For more, visit www.hoodstexasbde.com.

RETIRED TEACHERS MEETINGNorth San Antonio Retired Teachers Association holds its

monthly meeting at San Pedro Presbyterian Church, 14900 San Pedro Ave. A 9:45 a.m. “meet and greet” will precede the program, which begins at 10:15 a.m. The group meets the third Wednesday of each month during the school year. Members are encouraged to bring friends.

CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP Meetings are 4-6 p.m. the third Wednesday of each

month at Baptist HealthLink, 288 W.

Bitters Road. One main topic per hour is covered in group discussions, which may be large or small. A syllabus and more information are available at http://chronicpainsupportsa.wix.com/cpsgsa.

SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The San Antonio Chapter of the national

organization holds its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Petroleum Club, 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave. Lunch costs $25. RSVPs are required. Call Bob Clark at 402-0871, or email to [email protected] by the Monday prior to the meeting. The chapter meets on the third Wednesday of each month, except July and August.

HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE COUNCIL The City Council meets at 5 p.m.

at City Hall, 116 Aspen Lane.

SAN ANTONIO CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE The group meets the third

Thursday of each month at Grady’s Bar-B-Q, 6510 San Pedro Ave., for a 6 p.m. dinner and 7 p.m. meeting. Those interested in Civil War history are invited to share stories and ideas. No reservations required. For more, contact Nancy Hodges at [email protected] or Daniel Snell at [email protected].

MORGAN’S WONDERLAND HOSTS SENIORS Let age work in your favor during Senior

Fridays at Morgan’s Wonderland, 5223 David Edwards Drive. For $8, there are senior activities 11 a.m. to noon every second and fourth Friday. For more, call 495-5888 or visit www.morganswonderland.com.

GOODWILL PICKUPSGoodwill Industries offers donation pickup services for

large amounts of clothing, household items and furniture at Bexar County residences. For more, call 271-8881 or fill out pickup forms available at www.goodwillsa.org/home-pickup-services.

ELSEWHERE IN SAN ANTONIO WORLD WAR II IN PHOTOGRAPHS: LOOKING BACK The McNay Art Museum, 6000

N. New Braunfels Ave., marks this year’s 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and San Antonio’s long history as a military town, in an exhibit of famous images featuring locals who helped participate in the war effort. Tickets are $10 for 12 and older, $5 for seniors, students and military.

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Plans are insured through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company and its affiliated companies, a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in the plan depends on the plan’s contract renewal with Medicare.

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MODA MIA, 18720 Stone Oak Parkway, Suite 152 in Stone Oak Plaza, offers apparel and accessories for the contemporary woman, with modern, bohemian and chic styles. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more, call 494-2557 or visit www.shopmodamia.com. (See story on page 12)

NAPA FLATS, 1301 N. Loop 1604 West in The Vineyard, opened in January, featuring Californian, Mediterranean and Italian fare. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more, call 504-2555 or visit www.napaflats.com/sanantonio. (See story on page 13)

ALL-N SPORTZ, 10801 Nacogdoches Road, has softball and baseball equipment and apparel, with batting cages available. Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more, call 314-7164 or visit www.all-nsportz.com or facebook.com/All-N-SportzElite.

DEVLYN OPTICAL, 2923 Thousand Oaks Drive, Suite 5, provides a wide selection of fashionable designer frames, prescription lenses and prescription sunglasses. Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 960-4714 or visit www.DevlynOptical.com or facebook.com/DevlynOptical.

GASTROENTEROLOGY CONSULTANTS OF SAN ANTONIO-NORTHEAST, 12850 Toepperwein Road in Live Oak, features board-certified physicians dedicated to clinical medicine and offering a variety of services and options for patients. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. For more, call 614-1234 or visit www.gastroconsa.com.

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IN OTHER NEWSCONSTRUCTION FORMALLY BEGAN ON IMPROVEMENTS at Comanche Lookout Park, as District 10 City Councilman Mike Gallagher joined other city officials and area residents March 18 in launching the project at the park, 15551 Nacogdoches Road. The $700,000 project, funded through the city’s 2012-17 bond, will include trail improvements, parking, landscaping, irrigation, erosion control, benches and picnic tables.

THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP on March 27 announced its NEC Enhancement Matching Grant Program, which will assist commercial property owners and tenants with costs of making façade, landscape and signage improvements to their businesses. The program’s goal is to create inviting streetscapes that will lead to commercial corridor revitalization by increasing customer traffic and business development. The program will aid goals contained in the Northeast Corridor Revitalization Plan, approved by City Council last year to encourage reinvestment in an area that includes two key commercial corridors – on Perrin Beitel

Road from Loop 410 to Thousand Oaks Drive, and Nacogdoches Road between Thousand Oaks and O’Connor Road.

EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL RECEIVED a $1,000 check from Methodist Healthcare on April 2 for having the most participants in the American Heart Association’s Red Dress Heart & Soul Run in February. The school’s campaign to raise awareness included several fundraisers, which included an Art for the Heart event and Hoops for Heart faculty-student basketball game.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE GRADUATES ARE BEING HONORED at all North East Independent School District high schools in separate ceremonies and receptions through May. Each year, the top NEISD students are recognized for superior academic achievement, which include earning 100-plus grade-point averages during their high school years. The district recognized 814 Summa graduates in 2015. High school ceremonies were held at Reagan (Feb. 26), MacArthur (March 5), Johnson (March 26), Madison (March 31), Churchill (April 8), International School of the Americas (April 14) and Roosevelt (April 21), with Lee scheduled to host its event May 14.

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For almost a decade, many have sought refuge at McClain Park, a quiet, wooded facility located behind Longs Creek Elementary School, 15700 O’Connor Road. Since its creation in 2007, the park’s 18-hole, 5,533-yard layout has challenged players – experienced and novice alike.

The course draws enthusiasts from across the San Antonio area. Unlike its cousin, traditional golf – where players use clubs to drive dimpled round balls onto greens – disc golf requires participants’ deft handling of three varying Frisbee-like saucers.

Rocky Duque de Estrada, a project manager with San Antonio’s Parks and Recreation Department, said McClain Park’s topography brings out the best – and perhaps worst – in competitors seeking to conquer dense trees, natural grasses and numerous water hazards.

“It all makes for a very challenging course,” he said.

McClain Park entices all comers to a sport formalized during the 1970s.

And, like traditional golf, the goal is to make par on each hole. But instead of targeting holes sunk into greens, disc golfers take aim at elevated metal baskets, each encased with mesh linings, to achieve

par, which is 56 shots at McClain Park.Also akin to traditional golf

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“McClain (has) a good mixture of short and long holes, some of them through the woods and others out in the open,” said Orlando Pereida, a nearby resident and longtime disc enthusiast. “It’s good for pros and amateurs.”

Duque de Estrada said disc devotees embrace the course’s varied landscape.

“There’s a good balance for players, in terms of their having to deal with the challenges of the terrain,” he said.

The facility is named for 1998 Madison High School graduate Bryan McClain, one of 12 people killed in Texas A&M University’s November 1999 bonfire collapse. The park was dedicated in November 2001; however, construction on the disc course didn’t begin until late 2006. The original layout, built for $106,000 and designed by disc players Shawn Low and Wayne Atkinson, was completed in early 2007.

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Antonio Disc Club, Professional Disc Golf Association and other area clubs, are held at McClain, which will be home to the McClain Invitational on Oct. 24. The Twisted Flyer’s Battle in the Briars was held there April 4, and the McClain Meltdown is set for June 27.

McClain has undergone a few improvements since opening, largely necessitated by its location within a flood plain. Boulders were added to a low-water crossing along the fourth and fifth holes in 2010, and a pedestrian bridge was constructed over one more water-prone area the following year.

Scott Hougland, another veteran disc player, said local enthusiasts are pleased with McClain, which he rates as San Antonio’s top course.

“It’s got that feel that you’re not in the city while playing,” he said. “It feels like you’re out in the country and I’m very pleased with that aspect. It’s a fun and fair challenge for all sorts of skill levels who come out to play the course.”

While Hougland and Pereida favor the layout, both believe the city could up its game.

There’s only one covered pavilion, located at the park entrance. Although benches are located across the course, the

facility lacks permanent and/or temporary toilets, as well as water fountains.

“It’s not uncommon to see 200 to 500 people on that course on a weekend day,” said Hougland, an SADC member and area PDGA event organizer. “There’s no parking lot, which shouldn’t be shared with a school, and there are no facilities to get water or go to the bathroom.”

He added: “It’s not a criticism of the course, but of the city’s understanding of the popularity of that particular course.”

Hougland said he and other disc-golf proponents are lobbying for improvements.

Duque de Estrada said all suggestions are welcome through Parks and Recreation offices and City Council representatives, with upgrades possible from a future city bond election.

McClain Park is open – free to all – daily from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Alcohol is prohibited; golfers should bring their own discs.

“We’re very happy we can serve such a unique community of park-goers,” Duque de Estrada said. “Disc golf is very popular throughout the country and is gaining even more popularity.”

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San Francisco-based competitors Uber and Lyft refused to accept stricter rules from San Antonio and ceased operations April 1 in the Alamo City. However, suburban leaders’ February and March meetings produced a coalition that paved the way for ride-hailing in their communities.

Windcrest became the first to take the wheel March 25, when its City Council unanimously approved an interim operating agreement with Uber.

“We look forward to Uber doing business in Windcrest – we think they are a valuable commodity for any city to have,” said Windcrest Mayor Alan Baxter, who joined other area mayors in a show of solidarity during a news conference.

In early March, the San Antonio City Council approved new standards for ride-booking companies, requiring random driver drug testing and background checks, and tighter rules regarding vehicle inspections and insurance requirements.

However, other area leaders OK’d Uber’s current driver and vehicle standards, saying ride-hailing provides their residents with an alternative that offers enhanced safety at a cheaper cost. In coming weeks, other communities will follow Windcrest’s lead and hop on board.

Baxter noted the city’s largest employer, Rackspace, supports Windcrest’s stance. While no agreements have yet been formalized with Lyft – which didn’t respond to requests for comment – Uber expects to soon receive similar concords from other Bexar County cities.

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Customers access ride-hailing services through smartphone apps. The companies assign those requests to local drivers, who shuttle the customers to and fro in their personal vehicles.

“Ride-sharing drives better choices,” Uber spokeswoman Debbee Hancock said. “The people of Bexar County have demanded access to a safe, reliable ride, and we applaud these mayors for working hard to provide it, making the streets of Bexar County safer for everyone.”

For months in municipalities throughout the nation, Uber and Lyft have battled intense lobbying from cab companies threatened by the new competition. It continues in Texas, where both companies are spending $1 million in its own lobbying effort against legislation that could strictly regulate their operations throughout the state.

Uber arrived in San Antonio last spring and gained popularity following Fiesta festivities.

“When we launched last March, we never anticipated we’d spend our (first) anniversary being unable to operate in the Alamo City,” Hancock said.

Uber and Lyft hit the road when San Antonio’s new ordinance went into effect, just days after the meeting of mayors – which included those from Alamo Heights, Olmos Park and Hollywood Park – chauffeured in a new era in area ride-hailing.

Windcrest’s accord – also to be adopted elsewhere – calls for ride-hailing trips to initiate and end in Windcrest and surrounding communities as well as one-way destinations within San Antonio. Two-way travel within city limits is prohibited, but one-way trips are permissible, as long as Uber vehicles operate under permits issued by surrounding cities.

“It’s our interpretation that if any of the trips originate in Windcrest or any other city that signs the agreement, they can go freely,” Baxter said.

Baxter noted the city’s largest employer, Rackspace, supports Windcrest’s stance. While no agreements have yet been formalized with Lyft – which didn’t respond to requests for comment – Uber expects to soon receive similar concords from other Bexar County cities.

City councils in Hollywood Park and Converse were scheduled to discuss and

possibly approve resolutions April 21.“I am in support of free markets,

competition and innovation,” Hollywood Park Mayor Chris Fails said. “I will do anything I can to allow new businesses to thrive in our town as long as they operate in a manner that is legal, ethical and safe.”

Converse Mayor Al Suarez lamented the end of ride-hailing programs in San Antonio, but added Converse has no ride-hailing restrictions.

“In a suburban area like Converse, with little to no taxi service, this might be another viable option for our citizens to enjoy,” Suarez said. “We are inviting both Uber and Lyft to Converse for discussion at the April 21 meeting, and resolution of support may follow.

“The city of Converse has traditionally been a big supporter of small business, free enterprise and, of course, the American dream.”

Schertz Mayor Michael Carpenter said: “We currently don’t regulate in this area. Sometimes, the most business-friendly, citizen-oriented thing a municipality can do is choose not to legislate.”

San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor said she wanted ride-hailing to remain, but only if the companies followed the city’s new guidelines. She called it “sensible” for San Antonio to require background checks, vehicle inspections and random drug tests for ride-booking drivers.

Meanwhile, ride-hailing proponents cited marketplace options and safety factors.

“We believe competition is a good thing,” Alamo Heights Mayor Louis Cooper said. “There are a lot of people who like taxis, but they like Uber, too, and they want both of them to stay.

“We want our citizens to have a choice – and it’s shortsighted by the city of San Antonio (for it) not to allow our citizens that choice.”

Hancock said dozens of area business leaders and more than 13,000 riders and drivers have urged San Antonio politicos to embrace ride-hailing.

“Despite this, city officials have created a regulatory climate that makes it impossible for us to meet the high standard of service that riders from over 170 cities across the U.S. have come to expect,” she said. “By adopting these rules, San Antonio officials have eliminated thousands of jobs and a safe transportation alternative from their city.”

Ride-hailing has not been permanently driven away from San Antonio.

“Make no mistake, we are not giving up on San Antonio, and will work hard to bring Uber back,” Hancock said.

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