Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — City voters this week overwhelmingly approved aldermen's plans to crack down on vacant buildings, rework the Streets Department, and hit short-term rentals with a new fee to raise money for affordable housing.

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The messages said that with the recent re-election of President-elect Donald Trump, Jones had been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.

The flood of racist messages sent to Black people in several states in recent days has reached Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, a spokesperson said Friday.

Austin Huguelet St. Louis Post-Dispatch The flood of racist messages sent to Black people in several states in recent days has reached Mayor Tishaura O.

The flood of racist messages sent to Black people in several states in recent days has reached Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, a spokesperson said Friday.

Opponents still outnumber supporters at City Hall.

“This money needs to be used properly,” one of the petition leaders said.

Aldermanic President Megan Green said a plan to split $232 million between downtown and poorer neighborhoods was sowing distrust among residents.

City officials counter that they have been steadily making improvements to conditions at the downtown jail.