Idea to divert funding away from the police department floated during Board of Estimate and Apportionment meeting Author: Christine Byers (KSDK) Updated: 8:07 PM CDT April 23, 2021
ST. LOUIS How much money could the city divert into social service programs to address the root causes of crime by eliminating the approximately 150 vacant police officer positions from the city’s budget?
That’s a question the Board of Estimate and Apportionment asked Budget Director Paul Payne to research Friday during its meeting.
The board includes Mayor Tishaura Jones, Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed and Comptroller Darlene Green.
About 40 people made public comments during the two-hour meeting, including many who called for the elimination of the entire police budget.
This comes days after a 4-year-old girl was accidentally shot by her sister Author: Ryan Dean Updated: 7:16 AM CDT April 13, 2021
ST. LOUIS A unique partnership in St. Louis is expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon.
Mayor Lyda Krewson, Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson, Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed and others are scheduled to announce they re joining forces with the campaign Lock it for Love.
The gun safety campaign is run by Women s Voices Raised for Social Justice. It focuses on handing out gun locks and providing gun safety education in hopes of preventing unintentional shootings.
According to a press release, free gun locks will be available at 30 fire stations in the city and area at libraries.
Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer advance to general election in race for St. Louis Mayor
Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer made it out of a field of 4 candidates on Tuesday’s ballot, which also included BOA President Lewis Reed and businessman Andrew Jones Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 7:33 AM CST March 3, 2021
ST. LOUIS St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones and Alderwoman Cara Spencer will face off in April’s general election for mayor after St. Louis participated in its first nonpartisan primary election Tuesday.
Jones and Spencer made it out of a field of four candidates on Tuesday’s ballot, which also included Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed and businessman Andrew Jones.