#opaCITYstl
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
September 22, 2026 at 9:00 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
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
I just opened the browser tab for public meetings and encountered the Offline For Maintenance (aka Obfuscation).

#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
August 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Reminder! Public Hearing on Aug. 12 for the "Midtown Public Infrastructure TIF"
#OpacitySTL in practice: At its 6/10 meeting, the TIF Commission approved the issuance of a hearing notice for the 8/12 Public Hearing. The notice was not posted with the web calendar notice for the hearing.
#MidtownTIF
August 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Today at 9 a.m.!
City of St. Louis #LCRAstl board meeting.

Draft minutes are never included in the meeting docs.
Another in a long list of #TransparencyFail at SLDC, and multiple other STL gov agencies.

It's 2026 & St. Louis is still the Gateway to #OpacitySTL

Meeting notice in quoted post.👇
9 am Today St. Louis City Land Reutilization Authority Meeting
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...

Agenda includes Resolution on new Operations Center 🧐
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d...

Mayor Spencer's administration spends a lot of money on empire building. A lot.
July 29, 2026 at 1:24 PM
They’ll only move forward when prodded repeatedly. A 5 month delay in providing records means you’ve struck sunshine gold in the emails you are seeking. There’s definitely something that the government doesn’t want you & the general public to see.

#OpacitySTL
July 28, 2026 at 1:55 AM
See the four images for the 6/18/26 slide presentation on data centers by St. Louis Dept. Of Health staff.

I refuse to pay the $8+ fee the City Counselor’s office demanded to provide the slidedeck, in response to my #SunshineSTL request.
#OpacitySTL reigns at city hall.
June 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Thanks for the link to the 4/21 #ArmoryDataCenter news release on the mayor's office website.

The erratic posting of certain DC docs over the past 3 months is infuriating.
Noteworthy: the metadata had been stripped prior to the files being sent to the meida and uploaded.
#opaCITYstl
April 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Video posted of today’s 8:06 a.m. SLDC board meeting.
Mayor @caraspencer.bsky.social ‘s Chief of Staff Casey Millburg chaired the meeting.
No explanation given about absence of (former?) chair Nancy Hawes.
#opaCITYstl continues at @developstlouis.bsky.social
#SunshineSLDC
youtu.be/Npax41_oaMc?...
SLDC Board of Directors Meeting - April 16, 2026
YouTube video by Develop St. Louis
youtu.be
April 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Time to clean house at the City Counselor’s office.
#opaCITYstl
April 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
🚨 The St. Louis Board of Public Service will vote at its 3.31.26 meeting on the conditional use permits for the #ArmoryDataCenter.
Info via Zoning staff (image 1)

The process has been mired in #opacitySTL since fall 2025.
Rubber stamp approval expected
Agenda not posted as of 4 p.m.
See ALT 3 🔗
March 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Live now! 8:07 a.m.

St. Louis Development Corp. board meeting. Zoom link on page one of updated meeting packet:
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d...

First up: #NMTCstl for Atlas Iron Works in Mark Twain nabe.
NMTC is a super-opaque program. More later! #opaCITYSTL

Also on agenda: #ConsultantFest
March 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Here’s a shocker!
The City of St. Louis is hosting four events for #SunshineWeek

Meet & Greet with the Custodians of Records on 3/18 & 19. 🤝

#SunshineLaw Virtual Bingo on 3/20.

The Jeopardy/Sunshine Law Edition is for City Depts only. 👀
Hardly in the spirit of transparency.
More like #OpacitySTL
March 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
If you’re a city official who has received an email from the public asking a basic question regarding a PUBLIC HEARING, please respond in a timely fashion.

Thanks in advance.

National #SunshineWeeK starts March 15!
Details: sunshineweek.org

#SunshineSTL #OpaCITYstl
March 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
In classic SLDC fashion, the board packet for the cancelled 2/12 Port meeting was removed from the calendar notice webpage & the board materials webpage. See ALTs.

Gov agencies should not permit meeting docs to be removed.

Remember to download any file of interest ASAP before #opaCITYstl strikes.
March 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
IMO, Mr. Westbrooks needs to dismantle the systemic #OpacitySTL at SLDC if the mayor wants true transparency.

"I fully trust him to help us create a clear, standardized incentive process that is transparent & predictable for developers and community alike." - Mayor Spencer

tinyurl.com/35ycatmd
Mayor calls for balance and consistency as SLDC names St. Louis native to lead development push
After months of searching, St. Louis Development Corporation named Stephen Westbrooks as its next president and CEO.
tinyurl.com
March 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I have the same concern about SLDC’s staff capacity to operate the YouTube channel.

IIRC, the non-ARPA portion of SLDC’s contract with Candid LLC ends this week.
#ConsultantFest
#OpacitySTL
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395758

😡 There's no legitimate public intetest reason to embargo St Louis City corporate welfare meeting videos. But hard to tell why there's now a five day delay. It could contractor is no longer in charge of it and no one at SLDC knows how YouTube works 🤦‍♀️
Transparency update on SLDC:
the video of the 2.19.26 meeting of the SLDC board of directors meeting hasn’t been posted on the DevelopStLouis YouTube channel, as of 10:35 a.m. today.
youtube.com/@developstlo...

SLDC typically embargoes meeting videos for two business days following a meeting.
February 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Resolution 1062 passed unanimously without discussion.
Expect the new SLDC governance committee to meet virtually, without online notice.
#opaCITYstl
February 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
🔗 to meeting details; www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...

Info on the Winston Churchill apartments renovation project is only available to the public by emailing SLDC staff.

I thought that Mayor @caraspencer.bsky.social was going to tear down the barriers to transparency at SLDC.
#opaCITYstl
Industrial Development Authority TEFRA Public Hearing for Winston Churchill Apartments
02/04/2026, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
www.stlouis-mo.gov
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Video posted today of the City of St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority board meeting held on 1.27.25.

SLDC embargoes the meeting recordings of development boards. The Board of Aldermen should mandate live-streaming of all SLDC meetings.
#LCRAstl #OpacitySTL

youtu.be/OiWRHKoHZPs?...
LCRA Regular Board Meeting – January 27, 2026
YouTube video by Develop St. Louis
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Today in Government Opacity B.S., courtesy of the St. Louis Development Corporation:
At 5:58 p.m.* I received an email from SLDC, who are charging a $6.52 fee for providing slides used at the 1/14 TIF Commission.
#OpacITyStl

*Messages regarding #SunshineSLDC are often sent outside business hours.
January 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Today at 10 a.m.!
SLDC Executive Search Committee Meeting.
Zoom. No agenda posted.

The search for a permanent executive director continues.
#SunshineSLDC
#opaCITYstl

www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This afternoon the video of the 1.22.26 meeting of the St. Louis Development Corporation board was uploaded to SLDC's "DevelopStLouis" YouTube channel.
Per usual, the video is marked as HIDDEN, and won't be available to the public until Tuesday at 9 a.m.
#OpacitySTL

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Heads up: SLDC embargoes meeting recordings until the third business day after the meeting. #OpacitySTL
Playlist of SLDC board meetings: tinyurl.com/2pd235s9

After 38 years, shouldn't SLDC be able to deliver more than 5% of workforce hours to residents of St. Louis city?
See slide in quoted post.
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The SLDC Executive Search Committee is currently meeting in closed session via Zoom. Started at 10 a.m.

3 of 5 committee members were present at roll call.
The hunt for a permanent Executive Director/President/CEO/COO* continues.

*COO: Chief #opaCITYstl Officer.

www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
January 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM