Each year, ALIVE Magazine selects St. Louis’ “most influential people, places and ideas shaping St. Louis culture”, and features them in “The Buzz List,” ALIVE’s signature feature story. This year, Alderman Antonio French (D-21st Ward) was selected as one those local movers and shakers.
As city leaders debate ways to shave up to $45 million from the budget, it is important that we do so in an open manner. With that in mind, Alderman Antonio French (D-21st Ward) hired a court stenographer to transcribe last week’s Ways and Means hearing. That transcript is available here for your free download. PLEASE DONATE TO HELP COVER THE COST.
Alderman Antonio French believes it is wrong to balance the city’s budget on the backs of the city’s most vulnerable citizens and will continue to fight cuts to city services before each and every city department is thoroughly examined for waste, inefficiency, and misappropriations.
Alderman French was on Channel 2 News recently discussing why he feels the stretch of Interstate 70 bearing the name of disgraced Cardinals hitter Mark McGwire should be renamed.
Alderman French and his staff joined about 50 volunteers from the St. Louis Dream Center for a major 21st Ward clean-up. Volunteers spent most of the day picking up trash and tires and raking leaves, leaving vacant lots and alleys considerably cleaner than they’ve been in weeks.
WATCH Alderman French explain why he couldn’t support developer Paul McKee’s massive 1,500-acre redevelopment proposal. READ his statement for the official Aldermanic record. LISTEN to his KMOX interview.
Published Daily Digest for February 7th
Antonio Can’t wait till I can read my Sunday @NYTimes on my iPad. #waitingsucks.
Published French named to ALIVE Magazines 2010 “Buzz List”
Antonio New Orleans has Saturday [...]
Published Daily Digest for February 6th
Antonio Good morning, Tweeps! Heading to the gym for a quick run then block unit mtgs at The Wesley House.
Antonio Seniors at this blk unit mtg are complaining that all their dumpsters [...]
Antonio Sipping coffee. Watching news shows on TV (skipping the commercials and non-news stories). Board of Aldermen mtg in 2 hrs.
Antonio Oops, that should’ve been "watching news shows on TIVO". That’s last night’s 10:00 news from Channels 2, 4, and 5.
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Published Daily Digest for February 4th
Antonio Good work, @Nasheed60! RT @kmoxnews Dropout problem called ’silent epidemic’: http://bit.ly/aZ5kTP.
Antonio Anyone know where I can find a good (and fair) breakdown of the healthcare bill the Senate passed before the [...]
