The St Louis Contrarian

Providing Independent and Intelligent Insight on St. Louis Public Policy Issues

10 Jun 2019

City considering an anti violence program

www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/look-at-violence-like-a-disease—program-to/article_8c89bd1c-0b50-5154-a8f8-98412a1b6d77.html

This needs to happen. Crime is ruining the city

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05 Jun 2019

Booker Proposes Rental Tax Credit

www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/us/politics/booker-renters-credit.html

How will he pay for it. Also his program does not have income restrictions. Credit should only be for low and moderate income households

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05 Jun 2019

St. Louis County Police to be Equipped with Cameras

This is a good idea but not a panacea

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31 May 2019

Big nursing home operator foreclosed on by Hud

www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/business/nursing-homes-mortgage-hud.html

this is a big hit to HUDs nursing home program. I have always felt the program has been valuable because private lenders backed off making these loans. Written by Paul Dribin

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30 May 2019

Ferguson Florissant School District Closing Schools

www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/school-s-out-forever-ferguson-florissant-closes-schools-amid-declining/article_ef21636b-08bb-58d0-9fc7-de93851b78df.html

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29 May 2019

The Rehabbers Who Saved Lafayette Square | Feature | St. Louis | St. Louis News and Events | Riverfront Times

50 years ago, when most of St. Louis wrote off the neighborhood, a band of DIY risk-takers dared to bet on its future
— Read on www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/lafayette-square/Content

An excellent article about the pioneers who rehabbed Lafayette Square

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26 May 2019

An excellent prescription for the future of St. Louis

www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/lawlor-if-we-are-doing-so-well-why-do-we/article_51dc4a43-57a6-5710-a059-8e737c02e53c.html

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24 May 2019

To Tackle Housing Inequality, Try Upzoning – CityLab

Residential “upzoning” policies being adopted from Minneapolis to Seattle were once politically out of the question. Now they’re just politically fraught.
— Read on www.citylab.com/equity/2019/05/residential-zoning-affordable-housing-upzoning-real-estate/588310/

A good article on the pros and cons of upzoning

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23 May 2019

The story behind tower tee being saved

www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/the–month-performance-art-that-helped-save-tower-tee/article_32ac6d7c-dc79-5979-9c1e-a2aa95e56e3f.html

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23 May 2019

What’s Bad for your Wallet Might Be Bad for your Health: The Negative Health Consequences of Spending Too Much on Housing | How Housing Matters

What’s Bad for your Wallet Might Be Bad for your Health: The Negative Health Consequences of Spending Too Much on Housing | How Housing Matters
— Read on howhousingmatters.org/articles/whats-bad-wallet-might-bad-health-negative-health-consequences-spending-much-housing/

A good and sensible article. If people spend too much on housing they don’t have money to take care of health

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