Staying informed about the organizations that keep San Antonio running can be difficult.
Hoodline reviewed the city's past week on Twitter, particularly those users that are dedicated to civic life — local government, media, nonprofits, unions, transit and utilities. We wanted to uncover and write about the ideas that inspired your social media conversations around those topics.
Media
The media keep you informed about the news you need. Here are some of the top tweets from the city's journalists of the past week.
San Antonio's Twitter conversations regarding media held steady in volume last week compared to the previous week.
One of them with the most local attention was this tweet from @ksatnews:
WE YOU H-E-B. P.S.- Nombre, shut up, and go Spurs go. https://t.co/jnMpb0uQZR
— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews)
As of this publication, the tweet racked up 71 local retweets, 11 local quotes and 978 total retweets, quotes and favorites.
There was also this Thursday tweet from @hinojosa_david:
Track and field: Reagan's Gabby Martinez couldn't walk on her own a year ago. Now and she is back and stronger than ever after recovering from dirt bike accident. @reaganxctf @Rattlersports https://t.co/V21kIIYuXt
— David Hinojosa (@hinojosa_david)
The tweet got some attention, with 11 local retweets, four local quotes and 73 total retweets, quotes and favorites.
Transit
Hoodline has curated top tweets from local transit agencies on Twitter over the past week.
San Antonio had approximately the same volume of Twitter conversations about transit last week compared to the past week.
One of them with high local attention was this tweet by @VIA_Transit:
. @lyft to VIA Park & Ride = a safe @FiestaSA. #Lyft2VIA today and throughout the weekend for $10 off one ride! Use code VIAFIESTA19WK Visit https://t.co/VWYziBohlI for Park & Ride service info. https://t.co/kSsvNDnDEU
— VIA Metro Transit (@VIA_Transit)
In all, the tweet totaled up 10 local retweets and 23 total retweets, quotes and favorites.
Government
Hoodline makes it easy to keep up with the latest news and announcements from local government on Twitter.
San Antonio saw little change in Twitter conversations on the subject of government last week compared to the week before.
Some tweets got some popularity locally, like this from @rey4sa:
1989 @ExpressNews headline on TEA intervention: “SSAISD Board President Raul Prado said Monday he was optimistic about the situation.” district's accreditation is in in jeopardy “because of local board members getting involved in administrative matters.”♂️https://t.co/8Fxsi8nttV
— Rey A. Saldaña (@rey4sa)
That earned four local retweets, four local quotes and 20 total retweets, quotes and favorites.
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