The San Antonio Police Department’s violent crime reduction plan, developed in partnership with the University of Texas at San Antonio, seems encouraging. But deploying some elements of this plan in phases will not yield the results our community has demanded for decades.We do not need to wait to invest in our most vulnerable communities. We have waited long enough, and our residents have voiced their needs and asked for public investments.
Since our elections to the San Antonio City Council, we have reviewed several council-approved plans. The data from these plans tell us a far-too-familiar story — our vulnerable populations remain vulnerable if we do not act with urgency. Council input should not be viewed as a mere formality. We are policymakers who answer directly to voters. For decades, voters have asked for safer communities, economic and education opportunities, and basic infrastructure improvements. They ask for city government to treat them with dignity and respect.
We know systemic racism, criminalization of poverty and oppressive public policies destabilize communities and limit opportunities. We cannot ignore that reality and the role our local government has played. Our residents have waited long enough for transformational public investments as their communities become destabilized and feel less safe. We know our city is one of the most economically segregated in the country — and it was by design.
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