Board of Aldermen

A voter-approved program that seeks to rehab and sell abandoned homes in north St. Louis neighborhoods has struggled to find success. A new bill will allow the taxpayer-funded program to spend more.

A St. Louis judge ruled the Board of Aldermen can’t sue in the sheriff replacement case.

A St. Louis judge has halted the mayor’s office, Board of Aldermen and state lawmakers from taking the next steps to appoint a sheriff. Board members hope the decision will stay in local hands.

The contract was set to expire next month.

The Impacted Tenants Fund offers one-time financial assistance to people displaced from their homes.

Members of the Board of Aldermen heard from attorneys and advocates about problems facing the Right to Counsel program at a Wednesday night oversight hearing.

A report shows that out of 1,352 people served by the program, only 343 received legal defense for eviction cases through the program. The others received some legal assistance or a referral.

The Board of Aldermen sent the three bills to the mayor’s desk after fast-tracking the legislation that will inject nearly $14 million in interest from the Rams settlement and funds from the city’s general reserve.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen reconsidered a bill that extends a blighting determination from the 2000s on the Cortex district in the Central West End.

Mayor Cara Spencer and other officials announced a “historic” investment of $14 million to bolster winter sheltering, with the expectation that people displaced by the May 16 tornado will increase the need.