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  • A new trail to connect southside landmarks

    This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer get the details on the new Brooks Green Loop Project, a hike/bike trail that will connect the Missions and other landmarks on the southside together, with Brooks CEO Leo Gomez.

    Next, UTSA has a new “Center for Public Opinion Research”, which will poll area residents on issues.  Hear from Bryan Gervais, the Director of the new center, on how they will conduct the polls, and who will have access to the information.

    On Reporter’s Roundtable, Randy talks with Express News writer Scott Huddleston about the latest on the Alamo Renovation.  New plans have been approved by the Texas Historical Commission that will keep a portion of an iconic lunch counter which was part of the civil rights movement in San Antonio.

    On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or stream online at klrn.org/live or on our Facebook page.  Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

    Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

    27 min
  • Department of Justice releases report on Uvalde shooting

    This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with State Senator Roland Gutierrez about the Department of Justice report on the school shooting in Uvalde. Gutierrez says the report had some surprises for him, but it reiterated very clearly which agencies were to blame for the tragedy.

    Next, CPS Energy customers are now paying 4.25% more for their electricity, and DeeDee Balmares with the advocacy group Public Citizen explains why they feel the rate increase should have been handled differently by city leaders who approved it.

    On Reporter’s Roundtable, Isaac Windes, Education Reporter for the SA Report, talks about UTSA’s new college that will focus on AI, plus why a local school board trustee who made history as the youngest board member is now under fire for his behavior.

    On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or stream online at klrn.org/live or on our Facebook page.  

    Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

    Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

    27 min
  • Pushback against a controversial planned wastewater plant

    This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with Annalisa Peace, Executive Director of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance about the TCEQ's decision to permit thousands of gallons of treated wastewater down a pristine hill country stream near Helotes. Hear what the group plans to do in an effort to stop the developer.

    District 1 Council Representative Sukh Kaur joins us to talk about complaints regarding the migrant resource center in her district, and also about the ongoing issue with the homeless in the downtown area.

    On Reporter’s Roundtable, SA Report’s Political Reporter Andrea Drusch talks to Randy about Bexar County’s election administrator and whether she’ll stick around for the November election. Also, hear about the council members who might be eyeing the Mayor’s seat next year.

    Watch all past episodes at klrn.org/ontherecord. Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve & Adele Dufilho.

    27 min
  • Texas Talk with Gilbert Garcia | Dr. Jenny Hsieh, UTSA's Brain Health Consortium

    San Antonio's Dr. Jenny Hsieh is at the forefront of the exciting advances that are currently happening in brain research.


    A neuroscientist who serves as the director of UTSA’s Brain Health Consortium, Hsieh is leading a team of researchers into groundbreaking lab studies into the causes and potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease and Epilepsy.

    On this episode, Hsieh talks about her lifelong fascination with the human brain, why the issue of Alzheimer's is so personal for her and what we can all hope to learn in the coming years about how the brain functions

    Texas Talk with Gilbert Garcia is produced in collaboration with the San Antonio Express-News.

    27 min
  • City Council resolution on Israel/Hamas loses support

    This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with District 8 city councilman Manny Pelaez about the controversial proposed Israeli/Hamas resolution that has now been tabled after he pulled his support. Find out why he made that decision.


    Betty Bueche with the San Antonio Conservation Society joins Randy to talk about the Texas Historical Commissions decision to approve the Institute of Texan Cultures building to the National Register of Historic places. What’s next in the effort to save the iconic structure that is one of the last buildings left from Hemisfair ’68?


    On Reporter’s Roundtable, Michael Karlis, Staff writer with the SA Current dives deeper into his recent article on the arrest of councilman Marc Whyte, and why the councilman may be a very strong defense against his DWI arrest.


    On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or stream online at klrn.org/live or on our Facebook page. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/


    Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

    27 min
  • A new Public Safety Action Plan from the county and the city

    This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with County Judge Peter Sakai about the new Public Safety Action Plan, a collaboration of the city and county working together to deal with repeat violent offenders.

    Next, Sarah Carabias Rush, Chief Economic Development Officer of Greater: SATX discusses their efforts to reach out internationally to recruit businesses to the greater SA metro area.  Their focus is on key industries including manufacturing and tech.

    On Reporter’s Roundtable, Randy talks with Megan Rodriguez, City Hall Reporter for the Express-News on how City Council is reacting to the DWI arrest of Councilman Marc Whyte.  Will their official response be similar to the Clayton Perry drunk driving arrest?

    On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

    Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

    27 min
  • A plan to renovate Brackenridge Park – and how you can help

    This week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with

    Terry Brechtel, interim CEO of the Brackenridge Park Conservancy, about the park’s plans for renovation, and how the public is being asked to help move the plan forward.

     

    Next, meet Dashiell Young-Saver, Founder/CEO of Skew The

    Script.  This teacher has found a new, more relevant way to teach math to high school students, and his efforts earned him a spot on Forbes’ list of “30 under 30”.

     

    On Reporter’s Roundtable, Texas Tribune’s Primary Political Correspondent Patrick Svitek gets us ready for the 2024 political season in Texas- both with the upcoming primaries and election, as well as new laws passed by the state that went into effect on January 1st.

    On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

    Support for On The Record is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho.

    27 min
  • Texas Talk with Gilbert Garcia | Beto Altamirano, Business Leader

    Host Gilbert Garcia, columnist and opinion writer for the

    San Antonio Express News, talks with local business leader and aspiring politician, Beto Altamirano.

     

    Beto Altamirano is the CEO & Co-founder of Irys, a company building AI-driven tools that engage communities to bring real-time visibility and data analytics to urban stakeholders. Beto's interest in public policy has led him to work at the Texas House of Representatives, United States Senate, White House - United States Trade Representative, and the Alamo Area MPO.

     Beto’s involvement in public policy was recognized by the

    Aspen Institute Latinos & Society and the Center for Urban Innovation, where he served as a scholar, co-authoring reports highlighting the Millennial civic potential. Beto is a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Grant, a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur list maker, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, and a Presidential Leadership Scholar under the Clinton Foundation and George W. Bush Institute.

     In 2021, Beto was appointed by San Antonio's District 1 to serve as a Board Member for the Port Authority of San Antonio, a public

    entity that manages a technology and innovation campus focused on aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and cyber security. In 2022, he was appointed to represent the United States as a Member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's Task Force on Digitalization in Energy.

    Beto holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the

    University of Texas at Austin and a Master's in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he served as a U.S Latino Leadership Fellow at the Harvard Center for Public Leadership and as a Cheng Fellow at the Harvard Social Innovation and Change Initiative Center.

    Watch past episodes of Texas Talk at: https://www.klrn.org/programming/texastalk/

    27 min
  • Conversations on KLRN | Christo Brand

    "Conversations on KLRN" is a half-hour show featuring chats with local hosts and various notable guests.

    On this episode, local businessman Seymour Battle interviews author Christo Brand, a South African former prison guard responsible for guarding Nelson Mandela while he was incarcerated. The two became great friends, and remained so until Mandela’s death.

    Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa, and enjoy this conversation on KLRN.


    27 min
  • Reporters Roundtable 2023: A Year in Review

    This week On The Record, it’s the Reporters Roundtable “Year in Review”- a look at the top stories of 2023, or the ones we could remember.  Join host Randy Beamer, San Antonio Current Editor-In-Chief Sanford Nowlin, San Antonio Express-News Editor Greg Jefferson, and San Antonio Report’s Andrea Drusch as they recap the year in local news.

    On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thursdays. 
    Watch on-air (channel 9.1) or stream online at klrn.org/live or on our Facebook page. 

    Watch all past episodes by visiting https://video.klrn.org/show/klrn-on-the-record/

    Generous support for On The Record on KLRN is provided by Steve and Adele Dufilho. 

    28 min

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