Mayor Tishaura Jones, state Rep. Kimberly-Ann Collins and Alderwoman Dwinderlin Evans say they agree with residents that naming a small hospital for Homer G. Phillips threatens his legacy.
Homer G. Phillips Hospital was internationally known as a state-of-the-art institution and for training Black medical graduates, when few other places did so. The hospital, located in the Ville, was open from 1937 to 1979.
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St. Louis Metro Police Chief John Hayden says residents of the Vandeventer neighborhood and their Alderwoman have been heard, and more officers will be assigned.
Mayor Jones says her spending plan will allow the city to defund the Medium Security Jail also known as the Workhouse and move about $4 million to other services.