Much Needed Change at City Hall

November 2, 2004 Featured Comments Off on Much Needed Change at City Hall

No, I’m not talking about Charter Amendments A, B, C, & D. I’m talking about beverage & food service at City Hall. Brother & Sister team of Scott & Lynn Josse will be serving food & coffee at City Hall as they expand their ‘People’s Coffee’ business.

Scott & Lynn started their first People’s Coffee at The Commonspace. Then they expanded to the Carnahan Courthouse. Scott & Lynn closed the Commonspace location a few month ago – shortly before Brian Marston & Amanda Doyle closed the physical location of The Commonspace. I’m glad to see Scott & Lynn doing well and expanding as well as seeing Brian & Amanda still working hard to make St. Louis a better place.

Below is from STLToday .

 

Breaking schmooze: New drips at City Hall
By Deb Peterson
Of the Post-Dispatch
10/31/2004

Deborah Peterson

DRIPPING IN: Even before the ballots are counted, change is brewing today at St. Louis City Hall. While the pols were roasting, so were the Ethiopian, Guatemalan and Costa Rican beans. Beans — as in coffee. Scott and Lynn Josse, a brother and sister team who have operated People’s Coffee at the Mel Carnahan courthouse since January, have been awarded a new contract to proffer their goods at City Hall. Come December, the Josses’ will have a fully stocked coffee cart open in the building’s rotunda, and then early next year they will open a full-service restaurant in City Hall’s basement. Scott Josse said they will serve exclusively fresh-brewed fair-trade and organic coffees, and will offer a full menu including hot entrees when the restaurant opens.

 

Ready To Vote?

November 1, 2004 Featured Comments Off on Ready To Vote?

Missouri voters are being asked to stop diverting funds from transportation to the general fund. This is simply misleading. The transportation lobby wants more money at Mo-Dot for road building. They don’t want to work on mass transit solutions – just roads for cars. How does that help us in urban areas? We can’t continue building auto-dominated regions.

Furthermore, this state wide amendment will take millions of dollars from the general fund. How does the state then balance the budget? The supporters claim this amendment has no fiscal impact yet they can’t say how the state’s budget will be balance. Cut services? Raise taxes? Both? I’m voting no on Amendment 3.

In St. Louis we have to decide on some charter amendments which will bring about major change to St. Louis government. I have long thought St. Louis as both a city & county was fucked up. We need change. However, the proposed amendments are funded by the civic progress types which are acting in their best interests. They are seeking a stronger mayor type government which I don’t necessarily oppose. I believe their goal is to streamline government so it will easier for them to purchase politicians. Fifteen aldermen rather than 28 can save a lot of money. A stronger mayor means not having to suck up to the President of the board of aldermen and comptroller. I’m voting no on A, B, C, & D.

 

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