In this debut episode of The 314 Podcast, host Sarah Fenske talks with longtime St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green. The city’s chief financial officer talks about her high-profile call for private operators to help the city deal with icy streets, why St. Louis voters are in a cranky mood these days, and why she isn’t willing to cede her seat—yet. Then, Sarah chats with SLM staff writer Ryan Krull about how fallout from snowstorm that hit the city on January 5 may affect the mayoral race in March. Listen and follow The 314 Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever podcasts are available.
“We all need the basic city services in the city. Fill the potholes, get the basics right and then go on to the bigger things. Because people get excited about the big things, yeah, but they get really, really angry when their basics aren’t taken care of.”
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