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AÑO17 DE 25 DICIEMBRE | NÚM. 1186 - 23 DE DICIEMBRE< WWW.QUEONDAMAGAZINE.COM | 2020 > 17 DE DIC - 23 DE DIC | 2020 WWW.QUEONDAMAGAZINE.COM 1 FREE! ¡GRATIS! A LONG TIME HANGING ON TO ACTIVIST SURVIVES ON HOUSTON'S FAST- EL BARRIO CHANGING EASTSIDEBY TONY DÍAZ SEE PAGE 12 AND 13 17 DE DICIEMBRE - 23 DE DICIEMBRE | 2020 2 WWW.QUEONDAMAGAZINE.COM In loving memory of Mr. José G. Esparza COMUNIDAD CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ANNOUNCES TRANSITION PLAN FOR METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND COVID-19 PANDEMIC overseeing daily operations for Joint Base San RESPONSE Antonio- Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, ity Manager Erik Walsh announced today a job often compared to city management, and that Dr. Colleen Bridger, who has been COO for the San Antonio Military Health Sys- Cserving double-duty as Assistant City tem which integrated Army and Air Force Manager and Interim Director of the San Anto- healthcare delivery in San Antonio. Garr also nio Metro Health Department, will continue to was handpicked by the Surgeon General of the serve the community as the Incident Command- U.S. Army to serve as consultant on healthcare er of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Bridg- administration policy, education and training, er recently announced her retirement from the career development and guidance to hundreds of FOUNDED BY: City of San Antonio, effective January 8, 2021; Army healthcare administrators. Most recently, José G. Esparza And Lilia S. Esparza however, she will continue to serve the City in she served as CEO of the Army Residence Com- /1993/ that capacity to see the community through the munity, or ARC, a continuing care residence PO BOX 1805 pandemic. community for retired veterans. CYPRESS TEXAS 77410 Phone: (713)880-1133 “We are in a critical juncture in the fight “At Family Service we focus on address- Fax: (713)880-2322 against COVID-19, and asking a new health ing the social determinants of health,” said Garr. PUBLISHERS director to assume responsibility at this stage “This interim assignment represents an import- GABRIEL ESPARZA of the pandemic isn’t in the best interests of ant partnership in the work that Family Service [email protected] the community or the City of San Antonio or- and Metro Health can expand to jointly address PUBLIC RELATIONS ganization,” said Walsh. “Dr. Bridger and I and improve the health of our community.” AMANDA G. ESPARZA have reached an agreement that will allow us [email protected] to maintain continuity and utilize her public Garr holds a master’s in strategic stud- SPORTS EDITOR health pandemic expertise. Once again, Colleen ies from the U.S. Army War College, a master’s MICHAEL A. ESPARZA has answered the call of duty, and we as a com- in health administration from Baylor Univer- michaele@queondamagazine .com munity owe her a huge debt of gratitude.” sity, and a bachelor’s in Foreign Service from REPORTER / FOTOGRAPH Georgetown University. She is also a proficient MIGUEL MONDRAGON “The Metro Health Department has Spanish speaker. proven itself as a high-functioning, exceptional FOTOGRAPH team,” said Bridger. “With cases surging, vac- “Mary brings executive leadership and VICTOR LOPEZ cine planning underway and several new initia- much-needed bandwidth to a Metro Health team Los contenidos periodísticos que se incluyen en este resumen informativo son propiedad intelectual y responsabilidad exclusiva tives ramping up, our team of public health pro- that has been working tirelessly on the pandem- de los medios emisores y de sus autores y no representan de manera fessionals remains focused on getting through ic since February,” said Walsh. “I am tremen- alguna la opinion de la revista ¡Que Onda! this pandemic and improving the overall health dously grateful to the entire Metro Health Team DISTRIBUTION of the San Antonio community.” for their dedication to our community and to NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION Family Service for allowing us to borrow Mary’s COMPANY While the City conducts a nationwide talent and expertise.” QUE ONDA MAGAZINE Prides itself in keeping a search for the new Metro Health director, Mary high standard and devotingly opposes any type of Garr, President and Chief Executive Officer of The “loaned executive” arrangement is misleading advertising. Family Service in San Antonio, has agreed to not unprecedented. Last year, (Ret.) Gen. Juan CLOSE EDITION: Friday 5:00pm serve as the Interim Director of Metro Health, Ayala, the City’s Director of the Office of Mili- OFFICE HOURS: overseeing all public health operations other tary and Veterans Affairs, served part-time as 9:00 am - 6:00pm / Monday - Friday than the COVID-19 response and providing sup- the President/CEO of the San Antonio Hispanic DEADLINES: Friday 12:00 am port to Metro Health Leadership. She will serve Ads containing special art, photos or proof will be required a week in advance. Chamber of Commerce while the Chamber con- Una Publicación Semanal Derechos Reservados Copyright 2007 as a “loaned executive” to the City, splitting her ducted a search for a permanent leader. time between Metro Health and Family Service until a new Metro Health Director is appointed The Metro Health Director has been by the City Manager. posted on the City’s website, sanantonio.gov, and the City is actively recruiting candidates for Garr is a former Garrison Commander the position. ESTA EN TODAS PARTES 17 DE DICIEMBRE - 23 DE DICIEMBRE | 2020 WWW.QUEONDAMAGAZINE.COM 3 Hay un héroe dentro de ti. Tu plasma podría salvar vidas. Si te recuperaste del COVID-19, donar tu plasma podría ayudar a otros. TheFightIsInUs.org 17 DE DICIEMBRE - 23 DE DICIEMBRE | 2020 4 WWW.QUEONDAMAGAZINE.COM TEXAS CORONAVIRUS MAP AND CASE COUNT Average daily cases per 100,000 people in the past week Confirmed Cases Total 1,328,213 as of 12/14/2020 Total Cases 6,479 23,911 New Confirmed Cases Fatalities New Probable Cases Newly Reported Fatalities 1,671 111 12/14/2020 12/14/2020 Estimated* Estimated* 1,176,377 272,933 Recoveries Active Cases In addition to 6479 new cases, DSHS is also reporting 156 older confirmed cases reported by labs: Aransas (1), Bee (5), Brazoria (8), Duval (1), El Paso (7), Galveston (8), Harris (78), Jim Hogg (2), Jim Wells (1), Liberty (4), Matagorda (1), Nueces (28), Starr (1), Walker (1), Waller (3), Wharton (1), Zapata (6). In addition to 1671 new cases, DSHS is also reporting 43 older probable cases reported by labs: Aransas (1), Bee (5), Brazoria (21), Brooks (2), Duval (1), Jim Wells (5), Liberty (5), Waller (3). New reported cases by day in Texas New reported deaths by day in Texas 17 DE DICIEMBRE - 23 DE DICIEMBRE | 2020 WWW.QUEONDAMAGAZINE.COM 5 lines through training camp: Al- dridge and his three-point game, Rudy Gay dropping 10 pounds, and Patty Mills boldly introduc- ing Spurs fans to his Australian national team iteration that func- tions as the head of the snake on offense. Mills led all Spurs in the preseason loss to the Thunder with 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting, which included and at least one aggres- sive drive to the basket that we don’t normally IN WAYS BIG AND SMALL, THE SPURS “We want MUST REINVENTto get back in he 2019-20 Spurs were a the playoffs, problem—not in the good and [LaMar- way, mind you, but the kind T cus] is com- you stare and turn your head at mitted to tak- and attempt to posit a solution for. ing another From the rotations and defense huge step as to stylistic decisions, there was far as becom- no shortage of nits to pick from a ing more of a 3-point shoot- 32-39 campaign that landed the er, which is necessary in this Spurs out of the playoffs for the league for success we all know.” see from the diminutive guard. first time since many fans have been alive. That result, and the Aldridge said the same The hope is that the young need to make changes because of thing—in his own muted way— players follow suit and do what it, hasn’t been lost on coach Gregg and to his credit, he bombed young players typically do: get Popovich: away more than he ever has better. Dejounte Murray needs in Saturday’s preseason open- to show more, either with the “The bottom line, in all er, attempting 10 threes and ball in his hands or not; Derrick frankness, I don’t remember win- hitting 3 in just 25 minutes. White needs to sustain his bubble ning a championship last year. I It’s a figure that blows his aggressiveness; Lonnie Walker don’t remember being in the play- average of 3 last season IV’s finishing around the rim and offs. So it’s time to make a change, (a career high) out of the consistency as a defender and de- play a different way, demand it water, obviously. Barring cisionmaker are due for a leap; and move forward.” a few touches in the post Keldon Johnson feels like house against OKC, his buy-in money right now, but has room Some of those tweaks at year 15 of his career to grow on both ends; and so on. manifested in the Orlando bubble, seems legitimate. By continuing to play the fast- where the Spurs played at a fast- er-paced and more egalitarian, er pace, traded set plays for more Aldridge’s evolution is formless style from Orlando, the fluidity and improvisation, and not only welcome this season, Spurs can facilitate that granular made do without LaMarcus Al- it’s needed. With Marco Belinelli development and get a better idea dridge and Trey Lyles by playing and Bryn Forbes now gone, the of what they have in this young much smaller lineups than usual.