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🌱 Patch AM: Thinking of starting up in San Antonio? Here’s where to begin

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In today's newsletter:

  • Thinking of starting up in San Antonio? Here's where to begin
  • How the new San Antonio budget will hit your wallet soon
  • San Antonio sushi spot ordered to repay workers after tip violations

Also on today's calendar: Key Ceremony for Marine Cpl Johnathan Jaskolka and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 96 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 96, low: 74.
  • Saturday: Very warm with some sunshine, with a high of 96 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Thinking about starting a business in San Antonio? Here's what it actually takes (ksat.com) — If you're considering launching a business in San Antonio, local experts highlight how to validate your idea, choose a structure, line up permits, and realistically prepare for funding. The story spotlights free help from LaunchSA, weekly networking like One Million Cups, and the upcoming SA Startup and Tech Week, giving aspiring entrepreneurs concrete places to plug in immediately.
   

2. 12 takeaways from the budget cycle in San Antonio, Bexar County (sanantonioreport.org) — San Antonio residents face a 3.9% city property tax rate increase and higher fees starting Oct. 1, while Bexar County avoided a tax hike by using reserves but made deep health department cuts. The new budgets reshape library staffing, airport expansion, animal care services, reproductive health funding, and public safety priorities, with several changes likely to affect daily life across the city.
   

3. Federal investigation orders San Antonio sushi restaurant to pay workers (star-telegram.com) — A North Side San Antonio sushi restaurant, Sushi Haya on Bitters Road, has been ordered to pay more than $80,000 in back wages after a federal investigation found it ran an illegal tip pool and failed to pay overtime. The U.S. Department of Labor says 33 employees are owed wages and the business also faces a civil penalty.
   

4. $4 Mil medians to be installed to reduce Bandera Rd. crashes and pedestrian deaths (news4sanantonio.com) — San Antonio drivers on Bandera Road will soon see $4 million in raised medians installed between Evers and Culebra to cut crashes and pedestrian deaths. TxDOT says the project, starting early next year and lasting through 2028, targets dangerous left turns and U‑turns, though some worry it will complicate access to small businesses along the corridor.
   

5. Conservation Society members demand transparency, seek special meeting over NIOSA pause (news4sanantonio.com) — San Antonio's Conservation Society members are pressing leaders for transparency after the pause of NIOSA, questioning claims that the long-running Fiesta event no longer turns a profit. Members are circulating petitions, demanding details on a task force and seeking a special meeting before January to discuss finances and the festival's uncertain future.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello neighbors.
    His name is Sox he's an 8yo Boston Terrier and he went missing last night and I still can't find him. If anybody sees him please LMK (Nextdoor Thompson Community)
  • Hey yall today makes 2 weeks my baby boy has been missing, there has been multiple sightings but he is very timid and LOUD, he will run so please do not just try to approach him just call the number on the posted flyer and I will come.
    I just need my baby home his brother needs him, his moms need him! (Nextdoor Pipers Meadow)
  • Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Unit 698 in San Antonio. Apply here.
  • Aerotek posted a job opening for Inventory Clerk in San Antonio. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Antonio here.

Ok San Antonio! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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