Mar

30

Street Performers – I’m not dead yet!

March 30, 2007 | 55 Comments

The city’s street performer community isn’t conceding defeat yet.  If they can get 100 signatures in 10 days they can force the city to delay enforcement of the ordinance for 30 days.  This would allow time to gather more signatures and petition for a referendum on the issue.
Go to the KC Street Art blog to [...]

Mar

29

Council Updates

March 29, 2007 | 16 Comments

The Red Bridge vote was delayed for a week due to Chuck Eddy being hospitalized for heart problems.
The pandhandling ordinance was passed with the last minute revisions, which are now public. While the media is portraying this a good compromise, the fact is that the place and distance restrictions will effectively make most of [...]

Mar

29

Red Bridge vote set for today

March 29, 2007 | 10 Comments

This afternoon the Red Bridge Road project will come up for a vote at City Hall after embattled Councilmember Chucky Eddy used a parliementary trick to force a last minute decision by the lame duck Council. The Friends of Red Bridge Road need folks to call and write Councilmembers to stop the condemnation process [...]

Mar

29

Panhandling Ordinance Revised

March 29, 2007 | 16 Comments

The proposal to dramatically tighten panhandling regulations has been altered significantly. The language of the ordinance now differentiates between panhandling and street perforning. The revisions are not yet available to the public, but it all goes to the full City Council today for approval.

Kansas City Street Art blog analyzes the changes.
KC Star: City [...]

Mar

28

Missouri House playing football with Amendment 2

March 28, 2007 | 4 Comments

Kit Wagar of the Star writes about a proposal being rammed through committee that would overturn much of what voters approved in November when Amentment 2 was passed.
Committee chairman Wayne Cooper allowed only 15 minutes of “debate” on the issue before calling for a vote. 4 members walked out in protest, leaving the measure [...]

Mar

28

Orange Revolution

March 28, 2007 | 26 Comments

Funkhouser: 50.6%
Brooks: 49.4%
Mayor Barnes’ Depends: Soiled

Mar

27

Missouri Pulse

March 27, 2007 | 2 Comments

Missouri Republican strategist John Hancock has launched Missouri Pulse, his answer to nemesis Roy Temple’s Fired Up! Missouri.  Fired Up! has been very successful documenting and exposing the foibles of Missouri Republicans, causing them much panty-twisting.  So far they have had little success telling their side of the story online.  This is their best opportunity [...]

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