I was in Jack's ward until recently and if I had to vote I would have applied the exact same reasoning as you did.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Apr 03, 20217th (my ward) jacks done a fine job, he’s not going to surprise you with anything outside the box or anything great or innovative but he’s a steady hand. Which is kinda the problem, he’s been at it for a while and we need something more then a steady hand- I don’t know if Kelley is that person either but he seems like a good guy and one thing I respect about elected officials above all is the ones who send their kids to SLPS, we need more of leading by example (I don’t think Jack has kids but if he did I’d imagine they wouldn’t go to SLPS). I already voted and ultimately went with a steady hand bc there is going to be a lot of changes if Jones is mayor and a new slate of alders and when that happens it’s good to have some institutional knowledge
Stltoday - Incumbents appear to have edge in most St. Louis aldermanic races — except one
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 4eb98.html
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 4eb98.html
I walk around the fifth ward a lot. If signs are any indication, Page is making a really strong late push.
That and all the weird pro-Hubbard late flyers (letters of recommendation from her dad and others who likely benefit from the Hubbards' political patronage, a photo of somebody stealing a Page sign along with something telling me Page didn't pay taxes once) make me hopeful that she can finally be unseated.
Hubbard has a lot of giant signs in front of some of the fifth ward's worst places, long vacant lots, recently vacated lots, crumbling buildings, etc. I guess she's advertising her pro-decay policies.
That and all the weird pro-Hubbard late flyers (letters of recommendation from her dad and others who likely benefit from the Hubbards' political patronage, a photo of somebody stealing a Page sign along with something telling me Page didn't pay taxes once) make me hopeful that she can finally be unseated.
Hubbard has a lot of giant signs in front of some of the fifth ward's worst places, long vacant lots, recently vacated lots, crumbling buildings, etc. I guess she's advertising her pro-decay policies.
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Upsets Alert
Page Beats Hubbard
Stephen’s beats Glass
In the open 17th ward race
Tina Pihl beats Sherod by 19 votes with 2200 cast.
Page Beats Hubbard
Stephen’s beats Glass
In the open 17th ward race
Tina Pihl beats Sherod by 19 votes with 2200 cast.
Coatar wins.
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Coatar takes 52% to Kelly's 48% in the 7th. Much closer than I would have thought when he announced, but I was thinking Jack had a close race on his hands after the March primary.
Guenther got just about the same percentage win over Ortmann as he did 4 years ago.
Guenther got just about the same percentage win over Ortmann as he did 4 years ago.
Glad to see the many new faces coming to the Board of Aldermen.
- James Page
- Bill Stephens
- Anne Schweitzer
- Tina Pihl
Now, it'll be interesting to see if any of these names remain after ward reduction.
- James Page
- Bill Stephens
- Anne Schweitzer
- Tina Pihl
Now, it'll be interesting to see if any of these names remain after ward reduction.
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Anne Schweitzer aint going anywhere, she'll steamroll anyone by just out working them with her ground game, which is bad news for Bill Stephens and probably Sarah Martin
So... does this make Vicky Grass the shortest Alderwoman term in the City? She was elected last June.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Apr 07, 2021Anne Schweitzer aint going anywhere, she'll steamroll anyone by just out working them with her ground game, which is bad news for Bill Stephens and probably Sarah Martin
I think it's rather telling that we now have an alderman who wears a nose ring.
Good reflection of the city's changing demographicsframer wrote: ↑Apr 07, 2021I think it's rather telling that we now have an alderman who wears a nose ring.
Shame Davis is squatting in 19 again. But there was no realistic contender.
Patiently waiting for our new state of the art Taquito Commons by QT.
Patiently waiting for our new state of the art Taquito Commons by QT.
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Undeniably a big night for the progressive faction of City politics. The "Flip the Board" campaign, led by Alderwoman Green, saw the election of Bill Stephens, Tina Pihl, Anne Schweitzer, and James Page. The only progressivist race they lost was Shedrick Kelly's loss to Jack Coatar, cited above.
Both the Post-Dispatch & the Business Journal have articles on this.
Post-Dispatch: Several incumbents unseated at St. Louis Board of Aldermen
Biz Journal: Progressives see post-election majority in city. Here are their priorities.
The Biz Journal listed these goals for the progressives:
- Fully ending airport privatization efforts
- Closing the City Workhouse
- Reforming tax credit allocations, maybe capping them or scaling back property tax abatements in certain areas
- Changes to the Board of the LCRA
- "Inclusionary Zoning" considerations ("in which the government would require that part of new construction be affordable to people with low or moderate incomes")
- Maybe even changing the rules for how the BoA assigns aldermanic committees and how bills are assigned to those committees
Both the Post-Dispatch & the Business Journal have articles on this.
Post-Dispatch: Several incumbents unseated at St. Louis Board of Aldermen
Biz Journal: Progressives see post-election majority in city. Here are their priorities.
The Biz Journal listed these goals for the progressives:
- Fully ending airport privatization efforts
- Closing the City Workhouse
- Reforming tax credit allocations, maybe capping them or scaling back property tax abatements in certain areas
- Changes to the Board of the LCRA
- "Inclusionary Zoning" considerations ("in which the government would require that part of new construction be affordable to people with low or moderate incomes")
- Maybe even changing the rules for how the BoA assigns aldermanic committees and how bills are assigned to those committees
The inclusionary zoning thing should be attached to tax incentives being issued, much like in KC. Because if a developer doesn’t seek incentives, they shouldn’t be mandated to have affordable units.
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What’s wrong with Davis? There has been a ton of development in her ward.bwcrow1s wrote:Shame Davis is squatting in 19 again. But there was no realistic contender.
Patiently waiting for our new state of the art Taquito Commons by QT.
So, for Progressives to be a majority of the Board of Aldermen, they'd have, what, 15 members? I only see 12...
- Ingrassia (6th Ward)
- Rice (8th Ward)
- Guenther (9th Ward)
- Martin (11th Ward - assumption)
- Stephens (12th Ward - incoming)
- Schweitzer (13th Ward - incoming)
- Green (15th Ward)
- Pihl (17th Ward - incoming)
- Spencer (20th Ward)
- Narayan (24th Ward)
- Cohn (25th Ward)
- Navarro (28th Ward)
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Good points Chris. I view Navarro and Narayan as more conservative.
So, if there realistically is a coalition here, how does the BOA president election work? Do they re-up that every year? or at any time can the BOA vote in a new president?
Should we really chalk them up to her leadership? Kranzbergs, SLU, etc. And basically watching over half a dozen emails sit ignored while 1900 Olive was being threatened and now the incoming QuikTrip fiasco. So yes, not exactly thrilled. Half of my indignant temper can of course be traced to SLU, but I would prefer someone new with a sense of urban commitment fill her seat and hold others accountable, or throw up arms in the very least. I'm thrilled the Jesuit Hall development is going through without an additional garage. But do you really think she had anything to do with it? I feel like most of the success here are not from her hands but from normal evolution of the areas. I would love to be proven incorrect, though, if you have a reason why I should feel differently.downtown2007 wrote: ↑Apr 08, 2021What’s wrong with Davis? There has been a ton of development in her ward.bwcrow1s wrote:Shame Davis is squatting in 19 again. But there was no realistic contender.
Patiently waiting for our new state of the art Taquito Commons by QT.
Of course she's likely not any different from other alders in relations to SLU, so perhaps I'm being a bit unfair. The City just needs a form based code, or at least a loose plan, that everyone needs to abide by, and then we don't even need to have these discussions.
Makes sense. So I was missing out on Tyus and Todd.pattimagee wrote: ↑Apr 08, 2021
The people elect the President of the Board of Alderman. The seat will be up in 2023.pattimagee wrote: ↑Apr 08, 2021So, if there realistically is a coalition here, how does the BOA president election work? Do they re-up that every year? or at any time can the BOA vote in a new president?
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You must be new here.....BOA President is a citywide stand-alone elected position, Lewis Reed got elected to a 4 year term in 2019. If Reed were to resign for some reason then Jeffrey Boyd would be the acting President until the next BOA election in 2023pattimagee wrote: ↑Apr 08, 2021So, if there realistically is a coalition here, how does the BOA president election work? Do they re-up that every year? or at any time can the BOA vote in a new president?