Mayor Spencer on IG
VS
LCRA closed session on Zoom
During the initial open session of #LCRAstl this afternoon, SLDC staff mentioned a selection committee meeting that was held last week.
FYI: The meeting was not posted on the public meeting calendar, as required by Executive Order 60.
#opaCITYstl
VS
LCRA closed session on Zoom
During the initial open session of #LCRAstl this afternoon, SLDC staff mentioned a selection committee meeting that was held last week.
FYI: The meeting was not posted on the public meeting calendar, as required by Executive Order 60.
#opaCITYstl
September 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Mayor Spencer on IG
VS
LCRA closed session on Zoom
During the initial open session of #LCRAstl this afternoon, SLDC staff mentioned a selection committee meeting that was held last week.
FYI: The meeting was not posted on the public meeting calendar, as required by Executive Order 60.
#opaCITYstl
VS
LCRA closed session on Zoom
During the initial open session of #LCRAstl this afternoon, SLDC staff mentioned a selection committee meeting that was held last week.
FYI: The meeting was not posted on the public meeting calendar, as required by Executive Order 60.
#opaCITYstl
Time to clean house at the City Counselor’s office.
#opaCITYstl
#opaCITYstl
April 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Time to clean house at the City Counselor’s office.
#opaCITYstl
#opaCITYstl
I just opened the browser tab for public meetings and encountered the Offline For Maintenance (aka Obfuscation).
#opaCITYstl
#opaCITYstl
This sort of thing happens a lot before a major corporate welfare event in St. Louis City
Screenshot, download everything because City 🔗s won't work when you need them
Screenshot, download everything because City 🔗s won't work when you need them
August 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I just opened the browser tab for public meetings and encountered the Offline For Maintenance (aka Obfuscation).
#opaCITYstl
#opaCITYstl
June 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The transparency of SLDC operations under Otis Williams was often dreadful.
Plenty of business was conducted under his opacity cloak.
I suspect details on many tax break deals will never see the light of day - unless past or present SLDC employees blow the whistle.
#opaCITYstl
#SunshineSLDC
Plenty of business was conducted under his opacity cloak.
I suspect details on many tax break deals will never see the light of day - unless past or present SLDC employees blow the whistle.
#opaCITYstl
#SunshineSLDC
April 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The transparency of SLDC operations under Otis Williams was often dreadful.
Plenty of business was conducted under his opacity cloak.
I suspect details on many tax break deals will never see the light of day - unless past or present SLDC employees blow the whistle.
#opaCITYstl
#SunshineSLDC
Plenty of business was conducted under his opacity cloak.
I suspect details on many tax break deals will never see the light of day - unless past or present SLDC employees blow the whistle.
#opaCITYstl
#SunshineSLDC
Today’s 1 p.m. City of St. Louis #LRAstl special board meeting was posted online less than 24 hours in advance.
#SunshineFail #opaCITYstl
#SunshineFail #opaCITYstl
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395575
1 pm Today St. Louis City Land Reutilization Authority
Special
Closed Meeting
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
Agenda: oh just you don't worry your pretty little head, dealmaking in private is a St. Louis tradition
1 pm Today St. Louis City Land Reutilization Authority
Special
Closed Meeting
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
Agenda: oh just you don't worry your pretty little head, dealmaking in private is a St. Louis tradition
July 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today’s 1 p.m. City of St. Louis #LRAstl special board meeting was posted online less than 24 hours in advance.
#SunshineFail #opaCITYstl
#SunshineFail #opaCITYstl
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It’s ZOning UPgrade time at the O’Fallon Park Rec Center.
Who wants to talk data centers, gas stations, tax breaks & *opaCITYstl?
Who wants to talk data centers, gas stations, tax breaks & *opaCITYstl?
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It’s ZOning UPgrade time at the O’Fallon Park Rec Center.
Who wants to talk data centers, gas stations, tax breaks & *opaCITYstl?
Who wants to talk data centers, gas stations, tax breaks & *opaCITYstl?
Helpful guide on #FOIA. / Sunshine requests.
In the City of St. Louis, there appears to a presumption of obstructionism, instead of openness.
#opaCITYstl
#SunshineSTL
#TransparencyMatters
In the City of St. Louis, there appears to a presumption of obstructionism, instead of openness.
#opaCITYstl
#SunshineSTL
#TransparencyMatters
Even the most seasoned journalists and public records requestors run into bureaucratic roadblocks, but a denial doesn’t have to be the end of the road. Our latest guide breaks down the most common reasons FOIA requests fail and tweaks you can use to salvage them.
FOIA request denied? Here's how to fix it.
Even the most seasoned journalists and public records requestors run into bureaucratic roadblocks, but a denial doesn't have to be the end of the road. Our latest guide breaks down the most common…
buff.ly
August 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Helpful guide on #FOIA. / Sunshine requests.
In the City of St. Louis, there appears to a presumption of obstructionism, instead of openness.
#opaCITYstl
#SunshineSTL
#TransparencyMatters
In the City of St. Louis, there appears to a presumption of obstructionism, instead of openness.
#opaCITYstl
#SunshineSTL
#TransparencyMatters
Starting at 2 p.m. today. Zoom.
City of St. Louis Violence Prevention PSA Selection Committee Meeting.
#OpaCITYstl
City of St. Louis Violence Prevention PSA Selection Committee Meeting.
#OpaCITYstl
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395455
2 pm Today Violence Prevention PSA Selection Committee Meeting
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
😡 Meeting Notice posted to Entertainments Calendar instead of Public Meetings Calendar
2 pm Today Violence Prevention PSA Selection Committee Meeting
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
😡 Meeting Notice posted to Entertainments Calendar instead of Public Meetings Calendar
March 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Starting at 2 p.m. today. Zoom.
City of St. Louis Violence Prevention PSA Selection Committee Meeting.
#OpaCITYstl
City of St. Louis Violence Prevention PSA Selection Committee Meeting.
#OpaCITYstl
Reminder for St. Louisans:
The City of STL’s City Counselor Sheena Hamilton has insisted that “Sunshine Law training” for government boards & commissions be conducted in CLOSED sessions!
You can’t make this up. Is it any wonder the people don’t trust government?
#SunshineFail #OpaCITYstl
/1
The City of STL’s City Counselor Sheena Hamilton has insisted that “Sunshine Law training” for government boards & commissions be conducted in CLOSED sessions!
You can’t make this up. Is it any wonder the people don’t trust government?
#SunshineFail #OpaCITYstl
/1
More education is needed on Missouri’s Sunshine Law.
“The more local officials and citizens know about their rights and responsibilities surrounding public information, the better our society will be.”
💯
#SunshineWeek
missouriindependent.com/2025/03/20/m...
“The more local officials and citizens know about their rights and responsibilities surrounding public information, the better our society will be.”
💯
#SunshineWeek
missouriindependent.com/2025/03/20/m...
More education is needed on Missouri's Sunshine Law • Missouri Independent
Sunshine Law is the foundation of government transparency in Missouri. The more we know, the better we can hold power accountable.
missouriindependent.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Reminder for St. Louisans:
The City of STL’s City Counselor Sheena Hamilton has insisted that “Sunshine Law training” for government boards & commissions be conducted in CLOSED sessions!
You can’t make this up. Is it any wonder the people don’t trust government?
#SunshineFail #OpaCITYstl
/1
The City of STL’s City Counselor Sheena Hamilton has insisted that “Sunshine Law training” for government boards & commissions be conducted in CLOSED sessions!
You can’t make this up. Is it any wonder the people don’t trust government?
#SunshineFail #OpaCITYstl
/1
Keeping track of SLDC’s #STLtornado recovery work won’t be simple. Selective transparency is fake transparency.
The “management services” contract was steered to a firm founded weeks after the RFP was issued. Meeting notices for the SLDC internal selection committee weren’t posted online
#opaCITYstl
The “management services” contract was steered to a firm founded weeks after the RFP was issued. Meeting notices for the SLDC internal selection committee weren’t posted online
#opaCITYstl
The firm is only three months old and it's founder says the tornado could be an "opportunity" for North St. Louis.
“Earthquakes, tornadoes and other disasters create a net benefit post recovery — that’s one of the keys I’d like to focus on.”
www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...
“Earthquakes, tornadoes and other disasters create a net benefit post recovery — that’s one of the keys I’d like to focus on.”
www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...
SLDC awards $1 million consulting contract to firm created in response to St. Louis tornado
Kea Point Solutions, founded by a project manager who worked on the National Geospatial Agency campus project, said it sees opportunity in tornado-impacted areas.
www.stlpr.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Keeping track of SLDC’s #STLtornado recovery work won’t be simple. Selective transparency is fake transparency.
The “management services” contract was steered to a firm founded weeks after the RFP was issued. Meeting notices for the SLDC internal selection committee weren’t posted online
#opaCITYstl
The “management services” contract was steered to a firm founded weeks after the RFP was issued. Meeting notices for the SLDC internal selection committee weren’t posted online
#opaCITYstl
The obfuscatory shenanigans by the St. Louis Development Corporation regarding tomorrow’s 9 a.m #PortAuthoritySTL public hearing reminded me of an old meme.
#JeffArmsPID
#JeffArmsTDD
#JeffArmsCID #BOAbb19
#opaCITYstl
#JeffArmsPID
#JeffArmsTDD
#JeffArmsCID #BOAbb19
#opaCITYstl
August 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The obfuscatory shenanigans by the St. Louis Development Corporation regarding tomorrow’s 9 a.m #PortAuthoritySTL public hearing reminded me of an old meme.
#JeffArmsPID
#JeffArmsTDD
#JeffArmsCID #BOAbb19
#opaCITYstl
#JeffArmsPID
#JeffArmsTDD
#JeffArmsCID #BOAbb19
#opaCITYstl
“Despite every recent mayor declaring their love for government transparency, the culture of concealment continues to thrive at city hall. If city officials want the public to trust them, then they should act in a manner that inspires trust”
💯👆 Opinion by @moundcitymessenger.bsky.social
#OpaCITYstl
💯👆 Opinion by @moundcitymessenger.bsky.social
#OpaCITYstl
City officials say egregious delays in public information releases are caused by the volume of requests, while failing to produce evidence proving their claims.
City’s “Sunshine” Data Shrouded in Darkness
City officials say egregious delays in public information releases are caused by the volume of requests, while failing to produce evidence proving their claims.
moundcitymessenger.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
“Despite every recent mayor declaring their love for government transparency, the culture of concealment continues to thrive at city hall. If city officials want the public to trust them, then they should act in a manner that inspires trust”
💯👆 Opinion by @moundcitymessenger.bsky.social
#OpaCITYstl
💯👆 Opinion by @moundcitymessenger.bsky.social
#OpaCITYstl
Happy #BOAfriday !
Check back at 9 a.m. to watch last Tuesday’s #LCRAstl board meeting.
SLDC may keep Wednesday’s #LRAstl embargoed until Monday.
Ain’t no ☀️ at the St. Louis Development Corporation.
#SunshineSLDC
#opaCITYstl
Check back at 9 a.m. to watch last Tuesday’s #LCRAstl board meeting.
SLDC may keep Wednesday’s #LRAstl embargoed until Monday.
Ain’t no ☀️ at the St. Louis Development Corporation.
#SunshineSLDC
#opaCITYstl
The video of the 9/23 #LCRAstl board meeting was uploaded to SLDC YouTube yesterday (9/24), but designated “private.”
SLDC’s SOP is to post the video on the third business day following the meeting, by which time it hopes the public & media have lost interest.
#NoAccountabilityWithoutTransparency
SLDC’s SOP is to post the video on the third business day following the meeting, by which time it hopes the public & media have lost interest.
#NoAccountabilityWithoutTransparency
September 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Happy #BOAfriday !
Check back at 9 a.m. to watch last Tuesday’s #LCRAstl board meeting.
SLDC may keep Wednesday’s #LRAstl embargoed until Monday.
Ain’t no ☀️ at the St. Louis Development Corporation.
#SunshineSLDC
#opaCITYstl
Check back at 9 a.m. to watch last Tuesday’s #LCRAstl board meeting.
SLDC may keep Wednesday’s #LRAstl embargoed until Monday.
Ain’t no ☀️ at the St. Louis Development Corporation.
#SunshineSLDC
#opaCITYstl
TODAY at 8 a.m. via Zoom
St. Louis Development Corporation board meeting.
The presentation of SLDC’s annual independent audit is not clearly specified on the agenda. You’ll need to submit a #sunshineSLDC request to obtain a copy of the audit.
#NMTCstl
#breakfastwithSLDC
#opaCITYstl
St. Louis Development Corporation board meeting.
The presentation of SLDC’s annual independent audit is not clearly specified on the agenda. You’ll need to submit a #sunshineSLDC request to obtain a copy of the audit.
#NMTCstl
#breakfastwithSLDC
#opaCITYstl
Thurs. 12/18 at 8 a.m.
SLDC board meeting.
1520 Market & Zoom.
Agenda includes:
Award of New Markets Tax Credits to “Urban Sprouts Child Development Center” ($4M)
& “Modular Building Systems” ($4M)
Presentation of #SLDCAudit2025
#BreakfastWithSLDC
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
SLDC board meeting.
1520 Market & Zoom.
Agenda includes:
Award of New Markets Tax Credits to “Urban Sprouts Child Development Center” ($4M)
& “Modular Building Systems” ($4M)
Presentation of #SLDCAudit2025
#BreakfastWithSLDC
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
December 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
TODAY at 8 a.m. via Zoom
St. Louis Development Corporation board meeting.
The presentation of SLDC’s annual independent audit is not clearly specified on the agenda. You’ll need to submit a #sunshineSLDC request to obtain a copy of the audit.
#NMTCstl
#breakfastwithSLDC
#opaCITYstl
St. Louis Development Corporation board meeting.
The presentation of SLDC’s annual independent audit is not clearly specified on the agenda. You’ll need to submit a #sunshineSLDC request to obtain a copy of the audit.
#NMTCstl
#breakfastwithSLDC
#opaCITYstl
Will SLDC make the Aug. 26 #LCRAstl board meeting recording public today? The video was uploaded to the @developstlouis.bsky.social YouTube channel today, but remains hidden from public view.
#opaCITYstl
Three obscure LCRA boards also held meetings on 8/26.
#opaCITYstl
Three obscure LCRA boards also held meetings on 8/26.
August 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Will SLDC make the Aug. 26 #LCRAstl board meeting recording public today? The video was uploaded to the @developstlouis.bsky.social YouTube channel today, but remains hidden from public view.
#opaCITYstl
Three obscure LCRA boards also held meetings on 8/26.
#opaCITYstl
Three obscure LCRA boards also held meetings on 8/26.
OpacitySTL is brilliant.
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
OpacitySTL is brilliant.
Update on #opaCITYstl at St. Louis Development Corp:
The video of the 6/23 SLDC board meeting was uploaded to YouTube yesterday, but is unavailable for public viewing.😠
Delayed posting of government meetings is an intentional strategy to reduce public monitoring of official government actions.
The video of the 6/23 SLDC board meeting was uploaded to YouTube yesterday, but is unavailable for public viewing.😠
Delayed posting of government meetings is an intentional strategy to reduce public monitoring of official government actions.
June 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Update on #opaCITYstl at St. Louis Development Corp:
The video of the 6/23 SLDC board meeting was uploaded to YouTube yesterday, but is unavailable for public viewing.😠
Delayed posting of government meetings is an intentional strategy to reduce public monitoring of official government actions.
The video of the 6/23 SLDC board meeting was uploaded to YouTube yesterday, but is unavailable for public viewing.😠
Delayed posting of government meetings is an intentional strategy to reduce public monitoring of official government actions.
Another day of clear skies, but City of St. Louis government is a decade or two behind in gov efficiency.
#SunshineFail #opaCITYstl
#SunshineFail #opaCITYstl
Just want everyone to know that the state of MO allows online payments for Sunshine requests.
Meanwhile, you can only pay by check for records from the city of #STL.
We're almost to 2026
Meanwhile, you can only pay by check for records from the city of #STL.
We're almost to 2026
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Another day of clear skies, but City of St. Louis government is a decade or two behind in gov efficiency.
#SunshineFail #opaCITYstl
#SunshineFail #opaCITYstl
5:34 p m. update
The 8/26 #LCRAstl meeting video still hasn’t been made public on SLDC YouTube.
Transparency is listed as a “core value” by SLDC. Delay, obfuscation and opacity are the agency’s true modes of operation.
Delaying by 3 to 6 days to post a meeting video is pathetic. #opaCITYstl
The 8/26 #LCRAstl meeting video still hasn’t been made public on SLDC YouTube.
Transparency is listed as a “core value” by SLDC. Delay, obfuscation and opacity are the agency’s true modes of operation.
Delaying by 3 to 6 days to post a meeting video is pathetic. #opaCITYstl
August 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
5:34 p m. update
The 8/26 #LCRAstl meeting video still hasn’t been made public on SLDC YouTube.
Transparency is listed as a “core value” by SLDC. Delay, obfuscation and opacity are the agency’s true modes of operation.
Delaying by 3 to 6 days to post a meeting video is pathetic. #opaCITYstl
The 8/26 #LCRAstl meeting video still hasn’t been made public on SLDC YouTube.
Transparency is listed as a “core value” by SLDC. Delay, obfuscation and opacity are the agency’s true modes of operation.
Delaying by 3 to 6 days to post a meeting video is pathetic. #opaCITYstl
I agree on getting Ferry’s eyeballs on SLDC’s “analysis” of development projects for which SLDC is recommending incentives/tax breaks.
The public & media should watch the Oct. #HUDZ video & all reports & statements by Otis made at SLDC & dev. board meetings since May 1st
#DismantleSLDC
#opaCITYstl
The public & media should watch the Oct. #HUDZ video & all reports & statements by Otis made at SLDC & dev. board meetings since May 1st
#DismantleSLDC
#opaCITYstl
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I agree on getting Ferry’s eyeballs on SLDC’s “analysis” of development projects for which SLDC is recommending incentives/tax breaks.
The public & media should watch the Oct. #HUDZ video & all reports & statements by Otis made at SLDC & dev. board meetings since May 1st
#DismantleSLDC
#opaCITYstl
The public & media should watch the Oct. #HUDZ video & all reports & statements by Otis made at SLDC & dev. board meetings since May 1st
#DismantleSLDC
#opaCITYstl
Over and done with in 5 minutes!
Watch today's Board of #EandA meeting here: www.youtube.com/live/9rzffyC...
Sadly E and A did not take up my suggested discussion item: #JeffArmsTIF
FT: #JeffArmsPID #PortAuthoritySTL #JeffArmsCID #BOAbb19 & multiple cases of #TransparencyFail #opaCITYstl at SLDC.
Watch today's Board of #EandA meeting here: www.youtube.com/live/9rzffyC...
Sadly E and A did not take up my suggested discussion item: #JeffArmsTIF
FT: #JeffArmsPID #PortAuthoritySTL #JeffArmsCID #BOAbb19 & multiple cases of #TransparencyFail #opaCITYstl at SLDC.
September 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Over and done with in 5 minutes!
Watch today's Board of #EandA meeting here: www.youtube.com/live/9rzffyC...
Sadly E and A did not take up my suggested discussion item: #JeffArmsTIF
FT: #JeffArmsPID #PortAuthoritySTL #JeffArmsCID #BOAbb19 & multiple cases of #TransparencyFail #opaCITYstl at SLDC.
Watch today's Board of #EandA meeting here: www.youtube.com/live/9rzffyC...
Sadly E and A did not take up my suggested discussion item: #JeffArmsTIF
FT: #JeffArmsPID #PortAuthoritySTL #JeffArmsCID #BOAbb19 & multiple cases of #TransparencyFail #opaCITYstl at SLDC.
SLDC has not posted the video recording of the 9.11.25 St. Louis #PortAuthoritySTL meeting for public viewing.
The video was uploaded to the SLDC YouTube channel today, but is hidden from the public.
This is 💯 intentional by SLDC, who hopes that the media & public don’t watch closely.
#opaCITYstl
The video was uploaded to the SLDC YouTube channel today, but is hidden from the public.
This is 💯 intentional by SLDC, who hopes that the media & public don’t watch closely.
#opaCITYstl
September 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
SLDC has not posted the video recording of the 9.11.25 St. Louis #PortAuthoritySTL meeting for public viewing.
The video was uploaded to the SLDC YouTube channel today, but is hidden from the public.
This is 💯 intentional by SLDC, who hopes that the media & public don’t watch closely.
#opaCITYstl
The video was uploaded to the SLDC YouTube channel today, but is hidden from the public.
This is 💯 intentional by SLDC, who hopes that the media & public don’t watch closely.
#opaCITYstl