🌱 Mental Health Crisis Team Will Expand + Cool Pavement Pilot Program

Good morning, neighbors! It's Thursday in San Antonio and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town. Today you'll find news about...

• City's mental health response team plans to expand.
• The Cool Pavement pilot program.
• Asian community hit hard by the new House Bill.

But first, today's weather:

An a.m. t-storm in the area. High: 85 Low: 56.

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Here are the top stories today in San Antonio:

1. San Antonio has plans to expand their mental health response team. The "San Antonio Community Outreach and Resiliency Effort, or SA CORE, program," consists of a mental health clinician, paramedic, and police officer. Together, they respond to mental health crisis' and successfully brought less than 1% arrests out of all phone calls. The team is wanting to expand to the North and the South. Visit WOAI for more details.
2. The Cool Pavement pilot program is designed to cool down temperatures in the hottest districts in the city. The "water-based asphalt treatment that can reduce spikes in temperature by reflecting more sunlight and absorbing less heat." The $1 million program is funded by the "City’s Resiliency, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainability Program Fund." To learn more, visit KENS5.
3. San Antonio's Asian community believes Texas Senate Bill 147 is a racist bill. This piece of legislation "would ban Chinese, Russians, Iranians and North Koreans from owning farmland, timberland and fossil fuel rights in the state." Yen Yan, past president of the Asian Real Estate Association of America San Antonio, says that the bill is against the federal fair housing guidelines. Governor Greg Abbott says he would sign the bill. Visit 550 KTSA for the full story.

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Today in San Antonio:

• Blues Festival – Carver Matinee Series at San Antonio African Museum (11 AM)
• 10th Street River Festival (2 PM)
• Teen Random Fandom at 600 Soledad St. (5 PM)
• Medicare 101 Info. Session with Texas Medicare Solutions (6 PM)
• Let's Read: Story Time at Carver Library (10:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Book lovers, check this out: "Saturday, April 29 is the 10th annual Independent Bookstore Day. Held on the last Saturday of April, the day is treated like a big party held across all of the independent bookstores in the country." (San Antonio Current)
• Support therapy animals Fiesta-style: "Brandy Lawson with Therapy Animals of San Antonio brings her furry-friends from the Pooch Parade fundraiser to support local therapy animals. (KENS5.com)
• Man's body found in 'advanced stage of decomposition': "San Antonio police are investigating after a man was found dead along the bank of the San Antonio River at Espada Park." (KSAT San Antonio)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday. I'll see you around!

— Elaine Thompson

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