Tenant organizers call on city to fully fund Right to Counsel program
St. Louis’ scaled-back program only serves a small fraction of the people facing eviction who call for help, says Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.
Alisha Sonnier
St. Louis aldermen pass resolution urging divestment from war, but impact is unclear
The non-binding resolution takes aim at the roughly 1 percent of the city’s investment portfolio tied up in companies “complicit in perpetuating violence against people within our city or abroad.”
St. Louis city revisits a once-scorned housing model: SROs
Rooming houses nearly got zoned out of existence. A new ordinance enables them with a modern twist—and none too soon, advocates say.
SLDC leader wants St. Louis to clarify incentive use as development pipeline slows
Incentive use is down and building permits have dropped, prompting the St. Louis Development Corporation’s interim CEO to call for change.
Jonathan Pulphus chronicles Ferguson protests and Black student activism in new memoir
Pulphus will discuss “With My People: Life, Justice, and Activism Beyond the University” at the First Congregational Church of St. Louis on September 20.
Hearing to remove St. Louis sheriff gets off to a crackling start
Sheriff Alfred Montgomery’s lawyer offered a full-throated, and multi-faceted, defense against the state’s attorney general.
St. Louis aldermen weigh two plans for Rams funds—and infinite possibilities
With two proposals now on the table, aldermen acknowledge some elements of both may be necessary to get eight votes.