ACT 4 SA & Marquise Jones Foundation Reveal “Say Their Names” Mural on International Day Against Police Brutality
SAN ANTONIO, TX – On March 15, 2025, International Day Against Police Brutality, ACT 4 SA & Marquise Jones Foundation will unveil a mural commemorating 14 local people who lost
ACT 4 SA @ VOCAL Texas Advocacy Days
ACT 4 SA staff and volunteers travelled to Austin to support two days of advocacy hosted by VOCAL Texas. These days consisted of meeting with legislators to discuss the importance
ACT 4 SA ED Ananda Tomas Wins 2024 Truth to Power Award
Congratulations to our Executive Director Ananda Tomas for this massive recognition of her ongoing community work! The Truth to Power Award, presented by Way To Rise, is an annual award
ACT 4 SA @ MLK March
On Monday, January 20, 2025, ACT 4 SA joined the San Antonio MLK March. We not only marched to honor Dr. King’s dream, but to remember our own community members
WHY ARE WE ATTENDING A VIGIL EVERY WEEKEND?
In the wake of U.S. Airman, son, friend & community member Aaron Bushnell self immolating, there is a heavy energy in the air. The San Antonio community gathers to mourn
ACT 4 SA UNEQUIVOCALLY STANDS WITH THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE
We must speak power to truth: The actions of the government of Israel is, and has been for decades, state mandated genocide. We are witnessing an eradication in real time!
Family Members of Police Violence Victims Hold Remembrance Event in Honor of National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality
***MEDIA ADVISARY*** CONTACT: Ananda Tomas- ananda@act4sa.org ; Deborah Bush- deborah@themjfoundation.love Oct 21 2023, SAN ANTONIO, TX — On Saturday, October 21st from 2-4 PM at Milam Park, local community members
KSAT Article On National Day Of Protest Against Police Brutality
ACT 4 SA Stands In Solidarity.
ACT 4 SA RESPONSE TO RUBEN GARCIA & RICHARD RODRIGUEZ’S MURDERS- TWO SAPD KILLING IN ONE WEEK
SAPD IS ON THEIR WAY TO BEING THE DEADLIEST POLICE FORCE IN AMERICA THIS YEAR San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) has just murdered its second person in its third officer-involved
ACT 4 SA CELEBRATES COMMUNITY WINS IN FY2024 CITY BUDGET
Working towards a new view on public safety. Expansion of SA CORE ACT 4 SA celebrates the expansion of the SA CORE program– literally doubling the amount of teams that
Family Unveils Mural Memorializing Victims of SAPD Violence
***MEDIA ADVISARY*** CONTACT: Ananda Tomas- ananda@act4sa.org ; John Allison- hohinc99@gmail.com Sept 1st 2023, SAN ANTONIO, TX — On Saturday, September 1st from 6-8 PM, friends and family of the late
ACT 4 SA LAUNCHES SAPD BUDGET DASHBOARD
DASHBOARD TRACKS SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET AND SPENDING FROM 2019 THROUGH THE PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET ACT 4 SA has released a dashboard showing San Antonio Police Department (SAPD)’s budget
ACT 4 SA has now added Bexar County Sheriff data to CoptheData.com
SAN ANTONIO, TX – ACT 4 SA has launched the next update to its public dashboard highlighting suspensions of local law enforcement agencies in Bexar County. This latest update highlights
San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) fined $5,000 by the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) for violating Election Code
SAN ANTONIO, TX – In February 2023, ACT 4 SA’s Executive Director Ananda Tomas filed a complaint against SAPOA for violating Section 254.261 of the Election Code. SAPOA Treasurer Jason
ACT 4 SA RESPONSE TO MELISSA PEREZ’S MURDER
TRUE JUSTICE WOULD BE MELISSA ALIVE & STILL WITH US ACT 4 SA condemns the actions of SAPD police officers, Sgt. Alfred Flores, Officer Eleazar Alejandro & Officer Nathaniel Villalobos
Prop A Coalition To Hold Press Conference In Response to Opposition Tactics
***MEDIA ADVISARY*** CONTACT: Ananda Tomas- ananda@act4sa.org, Alex Birnel- alex@movetexas.org SAN ANTONIO — On Wednesday May 3rd at 2:30 PM the San Antonio Justice Charter coalition will hold a press conference
Prop A Launch Party Will Feature Wendy Davis, Greg Casar, Alejandra Lopez, and more guest speakers
***MEDIA ADVISARY*** SAN ANTONIO — On Thursday, March 16th from 6-8 PM the San Antonio Justice Charter coalition will host its official Prop A Launch Party at the San Antonio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Opponents file frivolous challenge to SA Justice Charter
San Antonio, TX – ACT 4 SA and Ground Game Texas strongly maintain that all of the items in the proposed charter amendment fall under one issue — public safety.
Complaint filed against the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) for violating Texas Ethics Commission rule
San Antonio, TX– On February 13th, ACT 4 SA filed an Ethics Complaint against the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) for violating Title 15 of the Election Code and
BREAKING: San Antonio Justice Charter initiative officially for placement on May ballot
New charter initiative would decriminalize abortion care and marijuana possession, ban no-knock police warrants and chokeholds, and encourage citations instead of arrests for nonviolent crimes. San Antonio, TX (Wednesday,
AXIOS: San Antonio police firings data shared by police reform group
Police reform nonprofit Act 4 SA has released a trove of new data and information about San Antonio Police Department officers who have been fired or suspended over the last decade. Why it
Texas Activists Submit Signatures To Put Marijuana Decriminalization, Police Reform And Abortion Rights On San Antonio Ballot – Marijuana Moment – Marijuana Moment
Texas activists have turned in more than 37,000 signatures to place a measure on the San Antonio ballot in May to decriminalize marijuana, prevent the enforcement of abortion restriction laws
San Antonio activists collect 37,000 signatures in bid to put marijuana, abortion decriminalization before voters – kens5.com
The local activist group says their effort represents the most groundbreaking criminal justice reform San Antonio has seen in years. [from kens5.com]
Coalition submits 35,000 signatures aimed at sweeping changes to city charter amendment – KSAT
A coalition of more than a dozen organizations delivered more than 35,000 signatures to the city clerk’s office in hopes of making sweeping changes to the city charter of San
San Antonio Justice Charter headed to likely vote after activists get more than 38,000 signatures – San Antonio Current
If passed by voters, cannabis possession and abortion would both be decriminalized in San Antonio. [from San Antonio Current]
Footage shows Edgewood ISD police officer putting knee on neck of teen – KSAT
Cell phone camera footage shows an Edgewood Independent School District Police Department officer kneeling on the neck of a teenager following a fight off campus. [from KSAT]
‘It may not seem pretty’: SAPD defends using harsh language during crisis negotiations – KSAT
San Antonio police officials have defended the harsh and at times rude language used by the department’s crisis negotiators during several barricaded subject incidents the past several months. [from KSAT]
Team ACT 4 SA Thought you’d like to know…
Rick James said, “What will be the deal in the end if to live we’ve got to steal. But the money’s walkin’, money’s walkin’.” Am I the only person
ACT 4 SA has launched CoptheData.com to highlight officer suspensions and ‘wandering’ officer issue in Bexar County
“Wandering officers are a serious problem across the nation, but especially here in Bexar County. It will be hard now for our local law enforcement agencies to say they did
Police chiefs are often forced to put officers fired for misconduct back on the streets – Washington Post
Departments have had to take back hundreds of officers over the past decade after appeals required by union contracts. [from Washington Post]
Over The Last Decade, Two-Thirds Of Fired San Antonio Police Officers Got Their Jobs Back – TPR
A recent investigative series by the KSAT 12 Defenders, “Broken Blue,” looks into why officers involved in some of SAPD’s most notorious firings were… [from TPR]
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