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St. Louis Activist Percy Green Compares Lacy Clay to Samuel L. Jackson in Django Unchained

The St. Louis mayor's race is over -- but controversial commentary on the battle between Francis Slay and Lewis Reed apparently is not. Activist Percy Green sent around an op-ed he wrote to his e-mail list this week with his analysis of the primary race between the long-time incumbent and challeng ... More >>

Lewis Reed Has New Press Strategy, Will Have Campaign-Like Media Operation Year-Round

When a Lewis Reed press release slamming Mayor Francis Slay arrived in Daily RFT's inbox earlier this week, we had a serious sense of déjà vu -- especially because it was sent out by Glenn Burleigh, Reed's former campaign manager. Reed, president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, lost his mayora ... More >>

Lewis Reed Slams Cuts to City Cable Channel, Mayor Francis Slay Says Police More Important

Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed is attacking Mayor Francis Slay with a press release that feels very much like it's election season all over again. Slay, who had his formal inauguration last week -- kicking off his historic fourth term -- has proposed to cut funding to the city's official cab ... More >>

Mayor Francis Slay on Historic Reelection: "This Was Anticlimactic" (But Might Run Again 2017)

"Twelve more years!" So joked one Francis Slay supporter at the mayor's campaign headquarters last night as a modest crowd waited for the incumbent to arrive and officially declare his very unsurprising reelection victory. With little fanfare, Slay walked in around 9:15 p.m. soliciting cheers from ... More >>

Lewis Reed is Back on Social Media, Says He'll Run Again...For Board of Aldermen President

Last month, Lewis Reed, president of the Board of Aldermen, lost his challenge to St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay -- but within minutes of his concession speech, told us that he will run for mayor again. Part of his explanation was that he doesn't think he can effect the kind of change he wants to i ... More >>

Veolia Water Contract: Media Blitz Marks Second Phase of Dispute

When the numbers began to roll in on the eve of March 5, it became clear that Mayor Francis Slay was on his way to his fourth, record-breaking term. With the hopes of his challenger, Aldermanic President Lewis Reed, went those of the members of Dump Veolia, who had effectively turned a pending city ... More >>

Lewis Reed Says He'll Run for Mayor Again As Supporters Lament Another Francis Slay Term

At around 10:30 p.m. last night inside the Carpenters Hall on Hampton Avenue, a smiling Francis Slay appeared on two large monitors flanked by "Reed for Mayor" signs. The audio of the mayor's victory speech, airing live on KTVI, was muted inside the large room, where loud music continued to blast as ... More >>

Five Lou Reed Songs to Console Lew Reed On His Mayoral Primary Loss

Yesterday the City of St. Louis essentially elected incumbent Mayor Francis Slay to an unprecedented fourth term. Technically, it was only the Democratic mayoral primary, but winning the primary all but seals the deal for the general election. Unless, of course, James McNeely shocks everyone and pul ... More >>

Lewis Reed V. Francis Slay: Top Ten Craziest Campaign Fights in Mayor's Race (PHOTOS)

The day is here. Voters will effectively choose the next mayor of the City of St. Louis in today's Democratic primary race, where incumbent Francis Slay, vying for an unprecedented fourth term, will face off against challenger Lewis Reed, president of the Board of Aldermen, and Jimmie Matthews, the ... More >>

Jimmie Matthews for St. Louis Mayor: "I'm Not Chained to Any Money... And I'm Gonna Win"

Jimmie Matthews will be the next mayor of the City of St. Louis. So says Jimmie Matthews, the underdog in tomorrow's Democratic primary race in which incumbent Francis Slay will face off against Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed -- and Jimmie Matthews. "I'm winning and I'm gonna win," Matth ... More >>

Jamilah Nasheed for Francis Slay: Vote Jimmie Matthews if You Don't Like the White Mayor

Tomorrow is the primary election for mayor of St. Louis -- and the campaigns of the two frontrunners are falling apart. At least that seems to be the message of both the Lewis Reed and Francis Slay campaigns, who are today fighting about a Facebook post from State Senator Jamilah Nasheed. Nasheed, ... More >>

Slay Versus Reed: It's Time to Press the Reset Button

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Lewis Reed V. Francis Slay: In Final Stretch of Race, Challenger Tries to Focus Back on Crime

In a mayoral race that has gotten increasingly petty in the final stretch, Lewis Reed, Board of Aldermen president, is trying to focus back on his central talking point of crime. And in a shift in tone from the head-on attacks, Reed's team has been sending out "policy statement" press releases in ad ... More >>

Hitler Video: Footage Mocking Francis Slay Removed After Lewis Reed Calls It Offensive

The anonymous opponent of Francis Slay who uploaded a video of the mayor, which compared him to Hitler and implied that he is gay, has taken the footage off of YouTube. We noticed it was down yesterday, one day after Slay's opponent Lewis Reed, president of the Board of Aldermen, sent Daily RFT a s ... More >>

Will St. Louis Be the First City to End Chronic Homelessness? Officials Unveil Housing Plan

Mayor Francis Slay and the city's Department of Human Services have a long-term plan to abolish chronic homelessness in the city -- unveiled this week, just days before the primary election. Officials say they have been working on "The Beginning of the End: Abolishing Chronic Homelessness," (conve ... More >>

Francis Slay: Hitler Video Meme (That Implies Mayor is Gay) Promoted By Lewis Reed Backers

This is a new one. Supporters of Lewis Reed, president of the Board of Aldermen running against long-time Mayor Francis Slay, are passing around a bizarre video this week that presents the mayor and his team as Hitler and the Nazis. It's a take on a popular Hitler video meme that has been floating ... More >>

Mayor Francis Slay Labor Dispute: City Won't Require Hires To Sign Controversial Form

The city has officially withdrawn a labor agreement form that critics earlier this week slammed as the most draconian, anti-employee policy in the history of St. Louis. Union leaders and opponents of Mayor Francis Slay say this is a significant retraction that will save future employees from signi ... More >>

Veolia Water Contract Stays Alive; Destined for Board of Aldermen Hearing

Amid murmurs from the staff in Mayor Francis Slay's office that the Veolia Water contract "isn't even on the agenda," about 80 members of the activist coalition Dump Veolia poured into Room 200 yesterday afternoon. The goal -- as their signs read -- was that the Board of Estimates and Apportionment ... More >>

Bootlicker: St. Louis Artist Kelly Wild Wants Her Music Removed From Controversial Movie

Last week, we told you about the backlash local filmmaker Terry Artis was facing for his movie Bootlicker, screening at the Tivoli Theatre today. Part of the controversy stemmed from a flyer for the movie that depicts Mayor Francis Slay as some sort of slave master towering over his black supporters ... More >>

Veolia Water Contract: Lewis Reed's Office Pushes Total Re-Do of Contract Process

Challenges to a pending consulting contract between the City of St. Louis and a French multinational water service company called Veolia are still coming from all sides. Activists from the "Dump Veolia" coalition will descend on City Hall this afternoon for another show of opposition; at the same t ... More >>

Lewis Reed V. Francis Slay: AFL-CIO Defends Mayor, But Says He Did Upset Some Employees

Yesterday, we reported on a controversy pushed forward by Lewis Reed's mayoral campaign, regarding a new agreement form for city hires that critics say is a part of the most draconian, anti-employee policy in St. Louis history. The staff of Mayor Francis Slay -- who will face off against Reed in the ... More >>

Lewis Reed V. Francis Slay: Attacks In Mayor's Race Reach New Level With Lying Charges

"Mayor's Senior Staffers Lie to the Public in Attempt to Cover Up Scandal." So says the latest header on a press release from the campaign of Lewis Reed, the Board of Aldermen President hoping to unseat longtime St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. And with it comes the sense that the mayor's race has pe ... More >>

St. Louis Labor Controversy: Is City Forcing New Employees To Sign Anti-Union Agreement?

Is this the "most draconian anti-employee policy in the history of the City of St. Louis?" So says Lewis Reed's mayoral campaign which is spreading the word about an internal memo that they -- and other union leaders and Reed supporters -- are arguing reveals an incredibly anti-union policy that t ... More >>

Lewis Reed: Police Called to Fundraising Event After Dispute Escalates

An argument outside of a fundraising event for Aldermanic President Lewis Reed, candidate for mayor, is getting several retellings, some of them more dramatic than others. Zudhi Masri, owner of Yeatman Market, says he attended the fundraiser on Sunday night at the invitation of the event's host an ... More >>

Francis Slay v. Lewis Reed: Slavery Image on "Bootlicker" Film Flyer Sparks Controversy

The re-election campaign for Mayor Francis Slay is slamming a flyer for a local documentary called "Bootlicker," which depicts a black man down on his knees in front of Slay next to the word, "Slayvery." With the primary election less than a month away, the battle for mayor has gotten very content ... More >>

Hosed: A plan to overhaul the St. Louis Water Division leaves the Slay administration all wet

Sisters For Slay: Jamilah Nasheed Rallies Support For Mayor Francis Slay's Reelection Bid

On Monday, we wrote about Mayor Francis Slay's latest fundraising efforts -- with an event featuring key Muslim leaders in the City of St. Louis. We now have details on another campaign initiative of the incumbent who will face off with Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed in the March Democratic ... More >>

Photos: Francis Slay Courts Muslim Voters With Weekend Fundraiser For Mayoral Campaign

As the primary election for the mayor of St. Louis nears, Lewis Reed, Board of Aldermen president, and Mayor Francis Slay, are both competing for notable endorsements across the city. This weekend, Slay held a fundraiser with a group of Muslim leaders in St. Louis -- at an event where he touted th ... More >>

Video: St. Louis Alderman Antonio French Records Man Repeatedly Stealing Yard Signs

This is one way to attack the enemy. Opponents of Antonio French, Alderman of the 21st Ward of St. Louis, are allegedly stealing his yard signs, because we all know that will, um, make a huge difference in local elections? See Also: - Arsonist Strikes Ward Office of St. Louis Alderman Antonio Fre ... More >>

Lewis Reed V. Francis Slay: Board of Alderman President Nabs South Ward Endorsement

The tides are changing in the race for Mayor of the City of St. Louis. So says the campaign manager for Lewis Reed, the Board of Alderman president hoping to replace Mayor Francis Slay, who is running for an unprecedented fourth term. What's the Reed Campaign's proof? The challenger last night sna ... More >>

Lewis Reed Vs. Francis Slay: Mayor's Campaign Attacks Challenger For Out-of-State Donations

As the March primary election nears, the intensity of the mayoral race is increasing -- and so is the inflow of cash. As we reported on Monday, Lewis Reed, the current president of the Board of Aldermen, more than doubled his donations after a weekend of fundraising. But where is the money coming ... More >>

Photos: Francis Slay Versus Lewis Reed, Jimmie Matthews In Lively Mayoral Debate

What is the State of the City of St. Louis? Depends on who you ask. Lewis Reed, the President of the Board of Aldermen, paints a somewhat grim picture -- a divided city that remains unsafe and lacks real economic opportunities. But Mayor Francis Slay, who first took office twelve years ago, descri ... More >>

Lewis Reed: Francis Slay Opponent More Than Doubles Donations Over Weekend

On Friday, the biggest news in the race for St. Louis mayor was that one of Lewis Reed's top donors is the "Grim Reaper of Radio" Bob Romanik, a convicted felon with ties to a major racketeering scandal. But just two days later, Reed's campaign now has two more filings out -- and they're ones that ... More >>

Lewis Reed: "Grim Reaper of Radio" Bob Romanik Top Donor To Francis Slay Opponent

Lewis Reed, president of the Board of Aldermen and candidate for St. Louis mayor, has just filed a new campaign finance report that reveals his donors. And up top in the filing, on view below, is Bob Romanik, a.k.a. the "Grim Reaper of Radio" and subject of an RFT cover story back in August. Reed, ... More >>

Lewis Reed v. Francis Slay: Did the Mayor Attack his Opponent by Reducing Wife's Hours?

Political motives prompted the office of St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay to reduce the hours of Mary Entrup, a housing court judge who just so happens to be the wife of Aldermanic President Lewis Reed -- who is running for mayor. So says Lewis Reed, who, in a chat with Daily RFT, slammed the mayor's of ... More >>

Veolia Water Contract May Face Public Hearing [UPDATE]

Update: Click through for a copy of the preliminary Veolia contract. Yesterday, the Estimates and Apportionment Committee met to do its usual business and was met by a rather unusual crowd. Over 50 members of the activist group Dump Veolia showed up with handwritten signs protesting a pending con ... More >>

How to Campaign for Mayor Under the Radar

To apply some wisdom from John Goodman's character in The Big Lebowski, political campaigning is not like 'Nam. It's like bowling. There are rules. If you distribute campaign material in Missouri, for example, you must announce who's paid for it. And if you're already an elected official, you can't ... More >>

Mayoral Hopeful Lewis Reed Drops Campaign Manager Matt Teter

If Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed becomes the city's next mayor, he'll do it without the guidance of Matt Teter. The Beacon broke the news this morning that the Reed campaign has parted ways with Teter -- apparently over irreconcilable views on how to run the campaign. Teter reportedly said ... More >>

Veolia Water Contract Sent Back to Committee Over Concerns About Company's Reputation

Seemingly overnight, the fortunes of a lucrative contract between the City of St. Louis and Veolia Water have been reversed. Earlier this month, Daily RFT broke the news that the city's Water Division recently completed the bidding process for a consulting contract aimed at cutting spending at the ... More >>

About to Lose Your House in the County? Judge OKs Law That Might Be Your Last Chance

A circuit-level judge gave the greenlight on Wednesday to a St. Louis County law that will require a lender to sit down with a homeowner before foreclosing on a home. This law -- a.k.a. the "foreclosure mediation" law -- was passed by the County in August, but has been challenged in court by the ban ... More >>

Debates Got You Bored? 7 Badass Feats of Strength from Politicians

As the general election approaches, candidates try harder than ever to court voters (except not really in Missouri). If you're like Daily RFT, you've grown weary of the debates and heated verbal sparring. Back in ye olde days, when brains fell short, candidates seeking public office courted the publ ... More >>

[VIDEO] Lewis Reed's First Mayoral Campaign Ad is Sort of Epic

Aldermanic President Lewis Reed delivered the big news everyone already knew yesterday -- he is trying to oust Mayor Francis Slay from St. Louis City Hall's Room 200. After the morning's press conference it was off to the races, digitally speaking at least. Reed's Twitter handle changed from @PresR ... More >>

Proxy Twitter War Between Mayor Francis Slay and Board President Lewis Reed Heats Up

As Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed prepares to announce today he'll run against Mayor Francis Slay in the election next spring, their respective camps are increasingly battling it out on "the Twitter."

Francis Slay Asserts Alpha Dog Status at City Hall; Lewis Reed Refuses to Play Bitch

Slay strikes first; Reed counters.​A dog fight has broken out in City Hall, and it could last another 21 months. Today, Mayor Francis Slay's office struck first when it released an email blaming Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed for Stray Rescue's decision this week to stop serving as the cit ... More >>

How Much Are Lobbyists Spending on Your St. Louis Alderman?

kaciestarrtriplett.comKacie Starr Triplett (Ward 6) leads the Board of Aldermen with $1,327 in lobbyist expenditures this year.​Poor St. Louis Aldermen. Sure, their $32,000 a year salary is nothing to sneeze at and roughly on par with what state reps ($36k) and senators ($31k) earn. But when it co ... More >>

The Jive and Wail Opening an Outpost Downtown

Lewis Reed, president of the Saint Louis Board of Aldermen, took to his Twitter account yesterday to announce the opening of a downtown outpost of the Jive and Wail. The popular Maplewood branch of the dueling-piano bar, incidentally, was the RFT's "Best Place to Go Cougar Hunting" in 2009. Set to o ... More >>

Eating on $4.13 a Day

stlouiscore.comLewis Reed may look a bit skinnier by next week. ​Thanks to KMOX for explaining the curious tweet Lewis Reed, president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, sent out this afternoon. Reed and St. Louis County Council member Barbara Frazier are participating this week in "Hunger C ... More >>

Red-Light Cameras in City of St. Louis Now Require Warning Signage to Be Posted in Close Proximity

Chad Garrison, who is on vacation this week and will, if all goes as planned, return next week tanned, rested and blogging, has written extensively on the topic of red-light cameras.If he were in the blogger's seat today, Chad would have passed along news that the St. Louis Board of Aldermen have pa ... More >>

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