Tishaura Jones to become first Black female mayor of St. LouisST. LOUIS – St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones, who has been outspoken in her criticism of the criminal justice system’s “arrest and incarcerate” model, won election Tuesday and will take over as the first Black female mayor in a city beset by yet another wave of violent crime.
In her new job, Jones faces many challenges. The population that peaked at 856,796 in 1950 is now just above 300,000, and people are still leaving for the suburbs. Businesses, including downtown restaurants and shops, are still struggling to recover from COVID-19 shutdowns. Jones has pledged to bring in more social workers, mental health counselors and substance abuse counselors, rather than adding more uniformed officers.
'We are done ignoring the racism that has held our city and our region back.' Right. Priorities... 🙄
Across the country, the democratic cities with black mayors have experienced more violence; hands-down. It's hard to understand the rationale, I certainly don't
St. Louis has the highest murder rate in the USA, 262 murders in 2020 in a city of only about 300,000. So what do St. Louis voters do? Elect a race-monger who thinks incarcerations are racist. People there deserve the consequences of electing her and hard-left D.A. Gardner.
Wish you the best.
Big Congratulations to her
People need a little more good news now.
I am happy for her.