🌱 Missed Opportunity To Question The Mayor + July 4 Events To Enjoy

Good morning everyone! 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 our community today. In this issue, you'll find...

• Missed opportunity to question the Mayor about big issues.
• Construction worker killed by marble slabs.
• Teen faces charges of sexual assault.

But first, today's weather:

Hot; breezy in the afternoon. High: 100 Low: 73.

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Here are the top stories today in San Antonio:

1. San Antonio Report Editor-In-Chief Leigh Munsil missed the chance to ask Mayor Ron Nirenberg about a fatal police shooting. "Especially considering three SAPD officers were charged with murder for gunning down a woman inside her own home on Friday." Melissa Perez, 46-years-old, was a mother of four children who "struggled with schizophrenia." (San Antonio Current)
2. A construction worker was killed by falling marble slabs in a workplace accident on Wednesday. The incident happened off East Nakoma Drive near Wurzbach Parkway. While unloading slabs of marble, seven of them fell and crushed the worker. This investigation is ongoing. (WOAI)
3. A San Antonio teen "faces charges for allegedly sexually assaulting and harboring runaway, underage girl." Police charged 18-year-old Sergio Javier Torres with sexual assault of a child and harboring a child. The 15-year-old girl's mother discovered that her daughter went to Torres' house to have sex on May 9 and was found at Torres' house again, ten days later. "Torres is being held in Bexar County Jail on a combined $68,000 bond." (WOAI)

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Today in San Antonio:

Thursday, June 29

• Fitness in the Park Cardio Fit at Parman Library (10 AM)
• Operations Hiring Job Fair at Allison L. Steele Enhanced Learning Center (10 AM)
• Happy Hour at Iron Cactus (3 PM)
• Summer Night City with The Wild Sweet + Auji Collective, live at Legacy Park (5 PM)
• Mainstream Jazz at The Cove (6:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Independence Day things: "Still looking for something to do on the 4th of July? Well, you're in luck because San Antonio is one of the best cities to celebrate Independence Day." (CultureMap San Antonio)
• Birthdays for a cause: "For the seventh year in a row, two twins skipped getting birthday gifts and instead collected donations for the San Antonio Humane Society." (WOAI)
• Golden Girls parody starring San Antonio drag queens: "The live performance series has been a mainstay at Woodlawn Pointe since its premiere in 2018 and features a cast of drag queens in lead roles." (San Antonio Current)

You're officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Elaine Thompson

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