🌱 40 Under 40 Includes UTSA Alumni + Rackspace Cuts 4% Of Workforce

Good morning, friends! Elaine Thompson here with your fresh copy of the San Antonio Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out everything that's happening in the community, including ...

• San Antonio's high rate of STDs compared to other Texas cities.
• Tech company will lay off around 275 employees.
• UTSA alumni honored at event for "40 under 40 list."

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Here are the top stories today in San Antonio:

1. According to the health-research firm Innerbody, "San Antonio has highest rate of STDs of Texas' big cities." Chlamydia is the most common STD in the city. Research showed that cities with the higher rates of infection are in the South, where healthcare spending is below average. Experts believe higher STD rates are connected with attacks on organizations like Planned Parenthood, and blocking of sexual education. San Antonio Current has more details.
2. Rackspace Technology blames the economic downturn for its next round of layoffs. A company spokesperson confirmed that it would be laying off 4% of its workforce, about 275 positions. How many employees at the San Antonio headquarters would be laid off is unknown. "The company says it will provide employees with severance and other resources to help employees with their 'transition.'" Visit the Laredo Morning Times for more details.
3. Six UTSA alumni are on The San Antonio Business Journal's 40 under 40 list. "This award recognizes individuals who are accomplished leaders, under the age of 40, who show active involvement in the San Antonio community." Sabah Bayatli, Ali Feili, Joshua Gerken, Jamie Kowalski, Jonathan Tijerina and Katie Vela were the UTSA alumni honored at the Morgan’s Wonderland Event Center. (UTSA)

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Today in San Antonio:

• Eddie & Vinnie On Tour at Magik Theatre (8 AM)
• T-Mobile Tuesdays: Fresh Perks Every Week (8:30 AM)
• Hemisfair Toddler Play Area Ribbon-Cutting (9:30 AM)
• "Antarctic Dinosaurs" at the Witte Museum (10 AM)
• Loteria Nights on the Bar Rojo Patio (6 PM)
• San Antonio Philharmonic Brass Ensemble at Artspace (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• New popular chain eatery coming to downtown: "A Chick-fil-A is opening on March 30 at The Rand Building, located at West Houston Street and North Main Avenue." (KSAT San Antonio)
• Neighbors fear for their safety: "People who live on one Southwest Side street are worried it is just a matter of time before someone is hurt or even killed by stray bullets." (KSAT San Antonio)
• Post-date rage: "A man was arrested Sunday after police say he set fire to a woman’s car with charcoal lighter fluid and matches. Jose Espinoza, 38, was seen on a RING camera driving by the victim’s residence several times on Sunday morning." (KSAT San Antonio)

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