Conner Kerrigan
@connerkerrigan.substack.com
Former spox for the City of St. Louis. Creator of Show Me Last Week. linktr.ee/showmelastweek
Why on Earth would we let AI companies do all of this without immense public scrutiny?
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November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Why on Earth would we let AI companies do all of this without immense public scrutiny?
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November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Completely predictable. Mayor Spencer's new CEMA chief is a Republican who threw her a fundraiser during the campaign.
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Completely predictable. Mayor Spencer's new CEMA chief is a Republican who threw her a fundraiser during the campaign.
St. Louis is great because @sarahfenske.bsky.social can call someone a "county councilwoman-turned-witch" and it's 100% accurate.
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
St. Louis is great because @sarahfenske.bsky.social can call someone a "county councilwoman-turned-witch" and it's 100% accurate.
Cara Spencer's theory of government is that sucking up to Donald Trump will somehow help the city. With today's news about the Trump admin revoking a $197m grant and killing a job-creating battery plant in north city, she may want to revisit that theory.
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Cara Spencer's theory of government is that sucking up to Donald Trump will somehow help the city. With today's news about the Trump admin revoking a $197m grant and killing a job-creating battery plant in north city, she may want to revisit that theory.
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Unfortunately I have no plans of shutting up about the sale of one of our city parks to build a parking lot.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Unfortunately I have no plans of shutting up about the sale of one of our city parks to build a parking lot.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The weather forecast is cold, and there are additional emergency shelter beds available in the City of St. Louis tonight and tomorrow night.
If you or someone you know needs a warm bed tonight, call United Way at 2-1-1
If you or someone you know needs a warm bed tonight, call United Way at 2-1-1
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The weather forecast is cold, and there are additional emergency shelter beds available in the City of St. Louis tonight and tomorrow night.
If you or someone you know needs a warm bed tonight, call United Way at 2-1-1
If you or someone you know needs a warm bed tonight, call United Way at 2-1-1
Just for fun, here's what Cara Spencer said when FleishmanHillard left. I guess she hasn't "gotten serious" about investing downtown.
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Just for fun, here's what Cara Spencer said when FleishmanHillard left. I guess she hasn't "gotten serious" about investing downtown.
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Another beautiful morning in Downtown St. Louis
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Another beautiful morning in Downtown St. Louis
The way this is written it reads like Cuomo is agreeing about the hat.
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The way this is written it reads like Cuomo is agreeing about the hat.
Years ago, St. Louis voters updated the city charter to enshrine our right to protect our public parks.
Last week, developers, lobbyists, our Mayor, and members of our Board of Aldermen used a clever legal workaround to eliminate that right.
Last week, developers, lobbyists, our Mayor, and members of our Board of Aldermen used a clever legal workaround to eliminate that right.
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Years ago, St. Louis voters updated the city charter to enshrine our right to protect our public parks.
Last week, developers, lobbyists, our Mayor, and members of our Board of Aldermen used a clever legal workaround to eliminate that right.
Last week, developers, lobbyists, our Mayor, and members of our Board of Aldermen used a clever legal workaround to eliminate that right.
Seen on our morning walk in downtown St. Louis
November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Seen on our morning walk in downtown St. Louis
Best guess is that Mayor @caraspencer.bsky.social will quietly sign this bill without much fanfare. Then there will inevitably be a lawsuit, and it will end up in the courts, which will cost taxpayers more money than the parking lot could ever be worth.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Best guess is that Mayor @caraspencer.bsky.social will quietly sign this bill without much fanfare. Then there will inevitably be a lawsuit, and it will end up in the courts, which will cost taxpayers more money than the parking lot could ever be worth.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
New column: The sale of Interco Plaza sets a dangerous precedent
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November 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New column: The sale of Interco Plaza sets a dangerous precedent
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BREAKING: by a vote of 10-5, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen votes to ignore the city charter, circumvent the will of the voters, and sell a city park to some developers to turn it into a parking lot.
Mayor Spencer is expected to sign the bill, and a lawsuit is expected to swiftly follow.
Mayor Spencer is expected to sign the bill, and a lawsuit is expected to swiftly follow.
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
BREAKING: by a vote of 10-5, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen votes to ignore the city charter, circumvent the will of the voters, and sell a city park to some developers to turn it into a parking lot.
Mayor Spencer is expected to sign the bill, and a lawsuit is expected to swiftly follow.
Mayor Spencer is expected to sign the bill, and a lawsuit is expected to swiftly follow.
A few people have asked how they can get involved in preventing the sale of Interco Plaza without it first going to a vote, so I created a sample email and put together a list of Alder emails. Find it in this google drive folder: bit.ly/3LfBH1t
October 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A few people have asked how they can get involved in preventing the sale of Interco Plaza without it first going to a vote, so I created a sample email and put together a list of Alder emails. Find it in this google drive folder: bit.ly/3LfBH1t
The Board of Aldermen will vote tomorrow on whether to give themselves and Mayor Spencer broad authority to sell off almost half of the city’s parks.
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Board of Aldermen will vote tomorrow on whether to give themselves and Mayor Spencer broad authority to sell off almost half of the city’s parks.
Am I losing my mind or is this not actually a cease fire? They very clearly have not ceased firing.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Am I losing my mind or is this not actually a cease fire? They very clearly have not ceased firing.
Here’s an archived link so you can read my piece without the paywall:
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October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here’s an archived link so you can read my piece without the paywall:
archive.is/SVLaZ
archive.is/SVLaZ