Shouting, threats of arrest, a Bexar County Sheriff Deputy, and a Univision news crew were all part of a City Council meeting held on April 13, 2016. The City Council is supposed to meet every second Thursday of the month, which would have been April 14th, but the meeting was cancelled and the April 13th […]
The community book exchange held its last exchange on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The book exchange was originally organized from the Good Neighbors group, but eventually was run completely by Catherine Rendahl. Rendahl began hosting the exchange on her front porch starting in June of 2015. Eventually she had so many books that she decided […]
Early in the evening on February 16, 2016 a horse was killed at the intersection of Waterwood Pass Drive and Silver Chalice. The body of the horse was alongside the road, only a few yards from the stop sign of the northern corner of the intersection. When Sandy Oaks News arrived on the scene at […]
The people claiming to be in charge in the City of Sandy Oaks have established a habit of wanting things to work “both ways.” They want all the credit of success and all the power of position, but don’t want the responsibility and work that comes with it. For example, Jim Clement is upset that […]
On November 12, 2015 the City Council agreed to a contract with Tiger Sanitation for 5 years of exclusive rights to provide trash collection service within the City of Sandy Oaks. The meeting was the first meeting of the new City Council since the general election on November 3rd. It was also the very first […]
BJ Gillespie, who recently submitted an application to run for a City Council position, has developed the habit of attacking people verbally on social media and news websites. She usually doesn’t go out of her way to attack people first, but piles on if someone she likes is already attacking someone or being defensive to […]
The City Council has cancelled the election planned for November 3, 2015. The election was for 3 different Alderman positions and a replacement for the position of Mayor. The following 3 Alderman Places were up for reelection: Alderman Place 1: David Tremblay Alderman Place 3: Joel Ortega Alderman Place 5: Earnest D. Gay Related: November […]
A dramatic episode has erupted on social media regarding an invitation to the Sandy Oaks City Marshal, Jesse Gutierrez. The invitation was sent by Catherine Rendahl, who helped organize the Good Neighbors group, and invited Gutierrez to come speak to the group. The people upset about the invitation include Gutierrez’ wife Heather Leal, Alderman Micki […]
A meeting was held on May 6, 2015 at the WPPOA clubhouse for the purpose of starting a new community centered organization inside Sandy Oaks. The event was organized by BJ Gillespie and Catherine Rendahl. The 2 obtained access to the WPPOA clubhouse from Jim Clement, who claims to be the WPPOA president and has […]