Monthly Archives: March 2007

Street Performers – I’m not dead yet!

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Politics | 55 Comments

Council Updates

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Politics | 16 Comments

Red Bridge vote set for today

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 … Continue reading

Posted in City Council, Politics, Transportation | 10 Comments

Panhandling Ordinance Revised

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 … Continue reading

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, City Council, Downtown, Midtown/Plaza, Politics | 16 Comments

Missouri House playing football with Amendment 2

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 … Continue reading

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Orange Revolution

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

Posted in City Council, KC Mayor, Politics | 26 Comments

Missouri Pulse

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 … Continue reading

Posted in blogging, Missouri, Politics | 2 Comments