SLDC Recovery Planning Document Outlines Redevelopment Priorities
An SLDC document sheds light on the agency’s planning efforts in tornado-stricken north St. Louis.
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Charlie Gitto’s and the Garage Ramp: Keep Downtown as Weird as Possible
Preservationist Michael Allen cautions that planned downtown demolitions threaten to increase the architectural blandness of the city’s central business district.
Discussing the Recent St. Louis Tax Incentive Report With Good Jobs First’s Anthony Elmo
Glenn Burleigh from Mound City Messenger discusses the recently released Good Jobs First report on local tax incentive usage with one of the report’s authors.
Genocide, Tax Evasion and Environmental Destruction: St. Louisans Protest ICL
St. Louisans gathered outside Israel Chemical Limited’s Creve Coeur offices to protest the company’s record of supplying munitions to the Israeli military.
St. Louis City to Restore Transparency Portal Search Functionality
In recent months, local government watchdog Gerry Connolly observed an important change in the city’s Sunshine Law portal. The mayor’s office says this was done in error and will be corrected.
Reflecting on a Year of Challenging the City’s Concealment Culture
We have only begun the fight against the culture of concealment that dominates local government.
Analysis of SLDC’s Tornado Recovery Proposals: Winners & Losers
A public records request yields proposals and details about SLDC’s decision to award a large tornado recovery planning contract to a firm with connections to Paul McKee’s Northside Regeneration.
SLDC Awards Tornado Recovery Planning Contract to McKee-tied Firm
SLDC has turned to a new company led by a man with extensive ties to Paul McKee’s Northside Regeneration to coordinate the city’s recovery from this year’s historic tornado.
Spencer Flip-Flops on MWBE Program, Questions Remain
The Spencer administration has changed direction and reinstated the city’s Minority-owned Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program that it dramatically suspended in August.
Mayor Appears to Lack Authority to Halt MWBE Program
The mayor does not appear to have the legal authority needed to unilaterally halt the city’s contractor diversity program.
