Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass's signature homeless program is Inside Safe, a program to get people out of encampments and bring them indoors. It's now six months old, and according to the LA Times one out of six participants isn't happy indoors: The agency reported that 153 people, or 10.5% of Inside Safe’s participants, have ...continue reading "LA is finding it hard to keep the newly housed in their housing"
More than 5,900 customers remained without power in the St. Louis area late Monday morning, according to Ameren, after a severe thunderstorm and winds swept through the city late afternoon Saturday.
Octavia the corpse flower began blooming late Sunday afternoon at the Missouri Botanical Garden, when the tightly wound flower began unfurling from the spadix, a tall stalk that shoots from the top of the plant.
We’ve talked a few times about California’s “Age Appropriate Design Code.” This is a bill in California that was “sponsored” and pushed for by a UK Baroness (who is also a Hollywood filmmaker and has fallen for moral panic myths about evil technology). As we explained there is no way for a site like Techdirt […]
ALTON - Alton Marina is hosting live music, tacos and a cash bar on Saturday, Aug. 5 to cool down the summer. The event will run from 6–9 p.m. and will be open to the public. The acoustic duo Jay and Waylon are scheduled to rock the marina. Olé Morales Tacos , a favorite Alton food truck, will be on the premises, and the marina is offering a cash bar. “We want everybody to enjoy the riverfront,” Rob Honke said. Honke is the owner of Seahorse Ranch Marine, Inc., which operates the marina. Located on the Mississippi River, Alton Marina has slips and fueling stations for local boaters. Other amenities include a pool, parking, and shower and laundry facilities. Honke explained that while some of these services are limited to slip holders, the marina hosts monthly events to bring more people down to the river. Additionally, the marina’s store and daily breakfast are always open to the public. “We try to have fun stuff for our slip
Representative Cori Bush is once again asking the federal government to solve homelessness. The Democrat from St. Louis has re-introduced a U.S. House resolution to declare unalienable rights for unhoused persons and provide solutions to end homelessness by 2027. A similar measure sponsored by Bush failed to pass in 2021, but she may face a more sympathetic crowd this time around.