Cristina Garmendia
@howigetmynews.bsky.social
Policy Director for President Megan Green, City of St. Louis. Author of St. Louis Equity Indicators & St. Louis Affordable Housing Report Card. Government transparency and accountability nerd!
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Six months after the May tornado, some north St. Louis residents say their insurance companies are fighting them “every step of the way,” leaving them with little payout and no home to return to.
St. Louis homeowners still fighting insurance companies to fix tornado-damaged homes
Six months after the May 16 tornado ripped through north St. Louis, people who had insurance policies are struggling to repair their homes. Some say their insurance companies aren’t making it easier.
www.stlpr.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Six months after the May tornado, some north St. Louis residents say their insurance companies are fighting them “every step of the way,” leaving them with little payout and no home to return to.
🙌🏽 You can apply for financial help from the Impacted Tenants Fund starting today! Have you been forced to move due to the condemnation of your rental unit by the City? Apply in person at Employment Connection or online: form.jotform.com/253187680909...
City of St. Louis Impacted Tenants Fund Application
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🙌🏽 You can apply for financial help from the Impacted Tenants Fund starting today! Have you been forced to move due to the condemnation of your rental unit by the City? Apply in person at Employment Connection or online: form.jotform.com/253187680909...
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“The backlog of people waiting for treatment in Missouri has grown from 200 to almost 500 in just the past three years.”
Every state-run mental health bed in Missouri is being used by the criminal justice system.
Messenger: Need state mental health care in Missouri? Get arrested.
Every state-run mental health bed in Missouri is being used by the criminal justice system.
www.stltoday.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“The backlog of people waiting for treatment in Missouri has grown from 200 to almost 500 in just the past three years.”
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Meanwhile in increasing electric use by catering to data centers, thereby increasing need to build nuclear power plants and collect CWIP revenue.
Mo Public Service Commission staff and Mo Office of Public Counsel (advocates for small business and residential customers) DID NOT SUPPORT the order.
Mo Public Service Commission staff and Mo Office of Public Counsel (advocates for small business and residential customers) DID NOT SUPPORT the order.
Missouri passes new rules, costs for data centers and large power users • Kansas Reflector
Missouri utility regulators on Thursday approved a tariff to ensure large power users are responsible for paying their fair share.
kansasreflector.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Meanwhile in increasing electric use by catering to data centers, thereby increasing need to build nuclear power plants and collect CWIP revenue.
Mo Public Service Commission staff and Mo Office of Public Counsel (advocates for small business and residential customers) DID NOT SUPPORT the order.
Mo Public Service Commission staff and Mo Office of Public Counsel (advocates for small business and residential customers) DID NOT SUPPORT the order.
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MYTH: The time has passed for tornado recovery legislation.
FACT: Board Bills 93, 94, and 95 allocate over $13 million to supporting winter shelters for residents struggling to find it, whether unhoused due to the tornado or otherwise.
FACT: Board Bills 93, 94, and 95 allocate over $13 million to supporting winter shelters for residents struggling to find it, whether unhoused due to the tornado or otherwise.
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
MYTH: The time has passed for tornado recovery legislation.
FACT: Board Bills 93, 94, and 95 allocate over $13 million to supporting winter shelters for residents struggling to find it, whether unhoused due to the tornado or otherwise.
FACT: Board Bills 93, 94, and 95 allocate over $13 million to supporting winter shelters for residents struggling to find it, whether unhoused due to the tornado or otherwise.
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"Add it all up, and time is not on the data center's side. The finance guru estimates that the 'AI datacenters to be built in 2025 will suffer $40 billion of annual depreciation, while generating somewhere between $15 and $20 billion of revenue.'" #econsky futurism.com/data-centers...
There's a Stunning Financial Problem With AI Data Centers
Given the rate at which tech companies are spending on data centers, current revenues would have to increase ten-fold just to break even.
futurism.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"Add it all up, and time is not on the data center's side. The finance guru estimates that the 'AI datacenters to be built in 2025 will suffer $40 billion of annual depreciation, while generating somewhere between $15 and $20 billion of revenue.'" #econsky futurism.com/data-centers...
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State officials estimated last year that 40,000 food establishments and smoke shops and 1,800 food manufacturers were selling products that would be banned under the proposed federal regulations. #moleg #mogov
Missouri hemp businesses fear new federal THC limits will destroy the industry • Missouri Independent
Thousands of Missouri food establishments and stores would be impacted by federal THC limit on hemp products.
missouriindependent.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reposted by Cristina Garmendia
Reposted by Cristina Garmendia
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown.
MORE:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/05/b...
MORE:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/05/b...
Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown. This comes days ...
kentuckylantern.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown.
MORE:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/05/b...
MORE:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/05/b...
I was just wondering how many St. Louisians are impacted by the SNAP freeze and Federal Reserve data says 62,509 recipients as of 2022. This is compared to 110,000 as recently as 2012.
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I was just wondering how many St. Louisians are impacted by the SNAP freeze and Federal Reserve data says 62,509 recipients as of 2022. This is compared to 110,000 as recently as 2012.
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Just got my invite to my own exhibit's ribbon cutting. Hope you'll be there too
Ill also be speaking for a few minutes later in the day before the screening of Vivian Gibson's short film in the auditorium
Ill also be speaking for a few minutes later in the day before the screening of Vivian Gibson's short film in the auditorium
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Just got my invite to my own exhibit's ribbon cutting. Hope you'll be there too
Ill also be speaking for a few minutes later in the day before the screening of Vivian Gibson's short film in the auditorium
Ill also be speaking for a few minutes later in the day before the screening of Vivian Gibson's short film in the auditorium
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
That’s one way to get around zoning regulations… www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google plans to put datacentres in space to meet demand for AI
US technology company’s engineers want to exploit solar power and the falling cost of rocket launches
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
That’s one way to get around zoning regulations… www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Sending positive vibes to my friends waiting for the results of their elections today - James Solomon for Mayor of Jersey City and Rohit Malhotra for President of Atlanta City Council!
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Sending positive vibes to my friends waiting for the results of their elections today - James Solomon for Mayor of Jersey City and Rohit Malhotra for President of Atlanta City Council!
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P.S. No one is scared of a socialist when we have literal Nazis working in the White House...
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
P.S. No one is scared of a socialist when we have literal Nazis working in the White House...
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In 2024, City leaders commissioned a compensation study to find out how we stacked up against surrounding municipalities and peer cities.
Today, those insights are guiding our efforts to raise wages so we can deliver the services our community deserves.
Learn more: www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Today, those insights are guiding our efforts to raise wages so we can deliver the services our community deserves.
Learn more: www.stlpr.org/government-p...
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In 2024, City leaders commissioned a compensation study to find out how we stacked up against surrounding municipalities and peer cities.
Today, those insights are guiding our efforts to raise wages so we can deliver the services our community deserves.
Learn more: www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Today, those insights are guiding our efforts to raise wages so we can deliver the services our community deserves.
Learn more: www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Second time is the charm. I support well-managed SRO’s. www.stlmag.com/news/solutio...
St. Louis city revisits a once-scorned housing model: SROs
Marquitta Kirwan recently had a “huge epiphany.” Her company, Home Sweet Home Rentals, owns nearly 60 properties in the metro area. One is a spacious brick three-story that was built in 1912 just a bl...
www.stlmag.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Second time is the charm. I support well-managed SRO’s. www.stlmag.com/news/solutio...
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"Every minute the city delays is another minute a family continues to suffer without the support that they desperately need," said a Ward 10 resident.
Angry residents at the meeting called for the city to allocate the full $280 million of Rams settlement funding.
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Angry residents at the meeting called for the city to allocate the full $280 million of Rams settlement funding.
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Nearly six months after tornado, only $4 million of Rams settlement funds for recovery spent
City officials say only $4 million of the $30 million of Rams settlement funds allocated toward tornado relief has been spent due to bureaucratic issues. Residents and city leaders urged staff to expe...
www.stlpr.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Every minute the city delays is another minute a family continues to suffer without the support that they desperately need," said a Ward 10 resident.
Angry residents at the meeting called for the city to allocate the full $280 million of Rams settlement funding.
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Angry residents at the meeting called for the city to allocate the full $280 million of Rams settlement funding.
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
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‘How can you not worry?’: Missouri food pantries brace for families to lose federal aid #moleg #mogov
‘How can you not worry?’: Missouri food pantries brace for families to lose federal aid • Missouri Independent
As the federal shutdown drags on, food pantries across Missouri are confronting how to meet demand if SNAP benefits run out in November.
missouriindependent.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Follow on story idea - how has the drop in tax incentives impacted the SLDC budget? www.stlmag.com/business/st-...
Dire portrait of development slowdown in SLDC report isn’t supported by the data
The city is on pace to issue just as many building permits as in past years, contrary to what SLDC'S interim CEO told aldermen this month
www.stlmag.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Follow on story idea - how has the drop in tax incentives impacted the SLDC budget? www.stlmag.com/business/st-...
$10,000 per unit to bring your offline units back online for tornado-impacted families. stlouis-mo.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?...
CDA Expands Tornado Recovery Vacant Unit Turns Program to Include Private Landlords
CDA Expands Tornado Recovery Vacant Unit Turns Program to Include Private Landlords Press Release
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October 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
$10,000 per unit to bring your offline units back online for tornado-impacted families. stlouis-mo.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?...
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“One filing can haunt you and your family for the rest of your life,” said Rev. Carey A. Grady, pastor of Reid Chapel AME Church in Columbia and an advocate for affordable housing.
via @scdailygazette.com
via @scdailygazette.com
SC bill would wipe eviction records clean. Advocates say it could help people find housing.
COLUMBIA — When Robynne Campbell tried to move, she faced rejection after rejection when landlords saw the number of evictions filed against her.Campbell settled nearly all the evictions filed…
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“One filing can haunt you and your family for the rest of your life,” said Rev. Carey A. Grady, pastor of Reid Chapel AME Church in Columbia and an advocate for affordable housing.
via @scdailygazette.com
via @scdailygazette.com
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Here's how data centers could raise all Missourians' electric bills:
Data centers have already paid Ameren Missouri $28M. If they come, everyone’s bills could rise
Ameren Missouri is courting AI data centers by building new power plants and offering them lower bulk electric rates, but their unprecedented energy demands could drive up everyone’s electricity bills...
www.stlpr.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Here's how data centers could raise all Missourians' electric bills:
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Finally, a use for nimbyism
To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Finally, a use for nimbyism
To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...