Missouri Government and Politics Reporter
Celisa Calacal is a journalist based in Kansas City, Missouri. She writes for KCUR-FM and her work has also appeared in VPM. Celisa covers a range of local topics, including housing issues, transportation, community development, and cultural events in the Kansas City area.
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Celisa's coverage primarily focuses on local government announcements, legal policy regulations, and real estate industry developments in Kansas City. She also covers topics related to public transportation, taxes, violence, and elections.
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Kansas City has sought to eliminate homelessness, but has face opposition in opening a low-barrier shelter that could be key to reaching that.
KCUR | By Savannah Hawley-Bates, Celisa Calacal Published September 10, 2024 at 3:00 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email
By: Calacal
A window near the patio entrance to City Barrel Pizza is boarded up with plywood on Sept. 9, 2024 following a break-in in early September.
By: Celisa Calacal
Approval of the jail follows months of calls from residents for city officials to do something about gun violence, spikes in car thefts and break-ins to local businesses.
By: Calacal
Metered parking around the City Market in downtown Kansas City is subject to event parking prices during events like a game at CPKC Stadium.
Visitors to the West Bottoms walk along Hickory Street near 12th during the First Weekend celebration on Sept. 8, 2024.
By: Calacal
The Kansas City Council will pay a $1.3 million settlement to a 61-year-old firefighter who says she was mistreated and abused.
By: Brandon Azim
Members of the Quality Hill Towers Tenant Union announce they will begin withholding their rent on Oct. 1, 2024. They say maintenance problems and deteriorating conditions have gone unfixed.
By: Celisa Calacal
Mac Properties will receive a 15-year tax incentive after approval from the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority. Midtown residents and Kansas City Public Schools criticized a tax break for a development that doesn't include affordable housing, while Mac and supporters said it could ease housing pressures and bring new life to the area.
By: Celisa Calacal
Rep. Chris Sander of Lone Jack, Missouri, was one of the only openly gay Republicans in the Missouri legislature. In the statehouse he often felt ostracized from the Republican Party, especially when he voted against high-profile anti-trans bills.
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