Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez joins Chris and Amy in-studio for a 'Civics Lesson' about St Louis. She points out that the City is one of only 41 independent cities that doesn't sit in a county. 38 of those are in Virginia. She points out that there is a St Louis school board election coming up, but notes that the City has zero authority over their decisions.

The Dave Glover Show- Hour 2

Interview with Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez about her City Manager bill.

Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez slams the new immigration reporting law and state police takeover. She joins "The Record with Mark Maxwell" to discuss the topics.

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - St. Louis Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez has led the push for the City of St. Louis to create a city manager position.
Velázquez, who previously joined 'The Chris and Amy Show', had previously proposed Board Bill 162, which would change the city charter to create a Department of City Administration to be directed and overseen by a city administrator.

ST. LOUIS —  A move to bring a city manager to St. Louis has advanced.

The bill, from St. Louis Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez, passed through the Board of Aldermen's Legislation and Rules Committee Thursday and now goes to the full board for consideration. If aldermen pass the measure, city voters would be asked whether to approve the charter change, perhaps in the August 2026 election.

The proposal, which the city's mayor called a "slap in the face," advances to the full Board of Aldermen.

ST. LOUIS—The process of deciding how to spend the city of St. Louis’ share of the NFL settlement will likely continue into the next legislative session beginning in April after lawmakers failed to reach consensus Tuesday as aldermen resumed a meeting that ended in chaotic fashion on Friday.

ST. LOUIS — A St. Peters woman was indicted and charged with arson Thursday by a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico.

ST. LOUIS — A new effort to shift much of the mayor’s authority to an appointed city administrator will be launched Friday at the Board of Aldermen.

Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez, who will introduce the proposed city charter amendment at the board’s morning meeting, said it’s an attempt to get a better governmental structure.

St. Louis faces persistent challenges: a declining population, economic disparities, and inefficiencies in service delivery. The recent botched snow removal highlights the urgent need for better city operations. Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez's proposal for a city manager offers a bold, practical solution to professionalize governance and enhance service delivery.

ST. LOUIS — A St. Peters woman accused of burning down a building in Puerto Rico wants to be released to live with her sister while her case moves through the court system, her lawyer said Wednesday.

Danielle Bertothy, 36, was arrested last week and indicted on a single count of arson after authorities said she destroyed four businesses during a drunken tirade while on vacation. Prosecutors want her to be sent to Puerto Rico where she would face charges.

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Tishaura O. Jones has taken aim at a recently introduced plan that would shift much of her office’s power to an appointed city administrator.

“I don’t see how this bill is going to help by adding yet another layer of bureaucracy to the city,” Jones said when asked about the idea Wednesday at a meeting of a south side neighborhood group.

SAN JUAN — Danielle Bertothy, of St. Peters, Missouri, an American tourist accused of setting fire to several businesses in southwestern Puerto Rico was arrested and then indicted by a federal grand jury from the District of Puerto Rico late Thursday afternoon.

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Could the City of St. Louis benefit from a city administrator to execute the plans of the Mayor?

St. Louis City Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez believes so, which is why she recently proposed Board Bill 162, which would change the city charter to create a Department of City Administration to be directed and overseen by a city administrator.

Governmental leadership is among the few major areas of American life where professional training and experience isn’t necessarily viewed as a necessary prerequisite for the job.

That’s changing in a lot of cities — and it should. Even when an elected man or woman “of the people” does happen to have real-world experience (meaning, something outside of politics), it’s seldom experience specific to governmental management, which presents distinct challenges from private-sector management.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis City Board of Alderman member is proposing a bill that would create the position for a city manager.

Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez is behind Board Bill 162, which would change the Charter of the City of St. Louis to create a Department of City Administration to be directed and overseen by a City Administrator.

ST. LOUIS — Special municipal ID cards will be free to city residents under a bill unanimously passed Friday by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.

The “Gateway Card” is aimed at people who don’t have state-issued identification, a barrier to applying for jobs, enrolling in school and securing housing.

Tourism in Puerto Rico has been displacing locals on the island for years, and it has now reached boiling point and caused a gentrification crisis due to Americans moving there for tax breaks and a rise in short-term rentals for tourists price gouging and displacing Puerto Ricans.Tourism

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis alderwoman is proposing a significant shift in the city’s governance, a plan that would strip the mayor of power in favor of a city administrator.

Daniela Velázquez, Ward 6 Alderwoman, has introduced a plan to transfer various responsibilities from the mayor’s office to a newly-appointed city administrator. She formally introduced the proposal as Board Bill 162 at a Friday aldermen meeting.

In a move that could fundamentally alter the governance structure of St. Louis, Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez has proposed a major change that would transfer many of the executive powers currently held by the city's mayor to a new, appointed city administrator role.

New York – Daniela Velázquez, the Puerto Rican-born councilwoman from St. Louis, Missouri , revealed to El Diario that she decided to contact the employers of the tourist suspected of setting fire to four businesses in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico , shortly after New Year's, in response to the outrage the news sparked among members of the diaspora and other sectors. (Article en español)

ST. LOUIS — There’s a new proposal that would strip many of the St. Louis Mayor's responsibilities. 

Many cities across the country have a form of government where there's a city manager or a city administrator who’s in charge of the day-to-day operations of the city. A local alderwoman wants to see that in St. Louis.

The City of St. Louis is on the verge of making it easier for residents to get a photo identification card.

The Board of Aldermen on Friday unanimously approved the creation of the Gateway Card program. Once the measure is signed by Mayor Tishaura Jones, the treasurer’s office will have six months to roll out the program. That office will also administer the program.

A south St. Louis alderwoman wants to make major structural changes to how the city is run.

Daniela Velázquez of the 6th Ward introduced the measure stripping power from the mayor on Friday.

Under Velazquez’s proposal, the mayor would remain the political and policy head of the city. But the office would lose oversight of city departments and the power of appointment in them.

A St. Louis alderwoman is looking to push a plan to strip the city's mayor of power in favor of an administrator.

ST. PETERS, Mo. – The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms served a search warrant on quiet Bramblewood Drive in St. Peters Tuesday looking to solve a series of arsons 2,000 miles away. A neighbor recorded video of the ATF after doing a little online sleuthing of her own.

New York – Nearly a week after an American tourist allegedly set fire to several businesses in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, the suspect remains unarrested .The woman, who was identified by the affected merchants and her employer as Danielle Renee Bertothy, reportedly left the island shortly after the incident was reported in the early hours of January 2. (Article en español)

ST. LOUIS — A line snakes out the door of a Catholic church in midtown every Tuesday morning.

The people aren’t waiting for food or shelter from the weather. They don’t want a sermon. They are there, on a corner of St. Louis University’s campus, because they can’t otherwise prove who they are.

Starting next summer, people who have lived in St. Louis for at least 15 days will be able to get a free city-issued photo identification card.

Board of Aldermen members will likely vote to establish the Gateway Card program when they return from their winter break in January. It will take effect six months after that.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis Alderperson is proposing an ordinance to create a Municipal Identification Card Program, known as a Gateway Card, to provide all residents access to a recognized form of government-issued photo identification.

Board Bill 137 would allow city residents with the gateway card access to city services.

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis city residents could soon get their very own city ID, if an alderwoman's proposal is approved.

The "Gateway Card" identification would be available to all city residents at no cost, Ward 6 Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez said in her proposal on Friday.

Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez, of Shaw, put forward the plan to lift a $500 cap on fines for vacant buildings. She argued that the city needed a bigger stick to go after negligent property owners who have bedeviled city neighborhoods for years.

And 80% of voters agreed on Tuesday.

In this episode, Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez joins KMOX's Chris and Amy to discuss the recent controversial comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a rally featuring former President Trump. Daniela shares her perspective as a Puerto Rican and highlights how these remarks have affected the Puerto Rican community.

As the first Latina elected to serve the city of St. Louis, and the only current elected official of Puerto Rican descent in Missouri, I’ve seen firsthand how Trump’s words — like those at his recent rally — embolden hate, hurting my friends, my family and our communities.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY — It has been at least a decade since St. Charles County sent a Democrat to the Legislature.

But party leaders think this may be the year that ends the streak.

So, in recent weeks, they’ve sent St. Louis and St. Louis County Democrats across the Missouri River to knock on doors, talk to voters and bolster the campaigns of candidates running in two competitive House districts in St. Charles city.

At the end of a very long ballot in St. Louis, voters will find three proposals to rewrite parts of the city’s charter.

All of them were products of meetings of the St. Louis Charter Commission, which reviews the charter every decade and makes recommendations for updates.

Alderwoman Ward 06's Daniela Velázquez joins the morning to talk about Proposition V, which would implement higher fines for violations involving vacant and deteriorating properties

ST. LOUIS — Voters will soon decide on Proposition V, a ballot initiative that could help address the city’s significant vacant property problem. The measure aims to remove a decades-old $500 fee cap on vacant and deteriorated non-owner occupied properties, giving the Board of Aldermen authority to set new fees.

“I would say that if you're not at the table, you're on the menu,” said Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez, the first Latina elected to office in St. Louis. “And if you know anything about Latino cooking, you want our sazón. You want our flavor at the table.”

I’m advocating for Proposition V, a charter update on the November ballot. This measure will empower our city to impose penalties that reflect the real costs of property neglect. We can set new fines to scale with the severity of the violation, encouraging landlords to either maintain their investments or sell to those who will.

For the second time in a little more than a year, the St. Louis Preservation Board has spurned developers hoping to tear down three empty buildings on an otherwise vibrant strip of Morganford Road and replace them with a 36-unit apartment building. Neighbors, nearby businesses, and the alderwoman whose ward the proposed development sits in are all unhappy with the board’s denial.

In this episode, Chris Rongey is joined by St. Louis Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez to discuss the pressing issue of vacant properties across the city. They explore the proposal behind Proposition V, which aims to lift the outdated $500 cap on penalties for absentee property owners.

Daily diary entries from the Super Bowl for political enthusiasts.

Each day we hear from prominent figures and take selfies with politicians we've only seen on TV. I made time to connect with my fellow Diasporicans amid the hustle to the United Center each evening, because being with mi familia política is just as important to me as showing up for Democrats.

Daniela Velázquez is now a St. Louis City Alderwoman. In 2014, she worked at the ACLU.  She was a staff consultant for the Ferguson Commission. That's where she first met Aldridge, a young, outspoken activist, and Gore, a corporate attorney from one of the most high-powered law firms in the city.  An unlikely coalition was forming. 

St. Louis Alderwoman and 2024 DNC Delegate Daniela Velázquez previewed the Democratic National Convention on KSDK/News Channel 5.

Changes to the St. Louis charter will soon be headed to city voters for their decision in November, but some of the most ambitious proposals won’t be on the ballot—and that’s likely due to a group of gadfly attorneys called the Holy Joe Society. 

Sixth Ward St. Louis Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez isn’t on the ballot again until 2027—but she’s already facing stiff competition…. Or is that sniff? Nearly a dozen signs have popped up around Tower Grove South in recent weeks touting the candidacy of Shadow, a pretty pussy running for, yes, alderkitty—and her viral success has now led to at least two more local pets entering the race.

ST. LOUIS — The yearslong effort to overhaul the city’s foundational document was whittled down further at the Board of Aldermen this week.

Members gave initial approval to four proposals for the November ballot but waylaid two others, including the most controversial proposal left standing.

Missouri’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention — and their opinions on Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s leader — are in the spotlight after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race Sunday.

ST. LOUIS—Due to a positive COVID test, President Joe Biden didn’t get a chance to deliver remarks to a Las Vegas conference focused on a Latino audience Thursday, but before the test was revealed, he did mingle with attendees, including St. Louis Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A proposal on the November ballot would remove a decades-old cap on city fines for property violations, and allow the Board of Aldermen to set new penalties.

Liderados por la concejal de origen boricua Daniela Velázquez, los legisladores plantearon, a través de una resolución, que el estatuto lleva a la explotación y el desplazamiento de lo puertorriqueños que residen en la isla.

“Exhortamos al Congreso de Estados Unidos a cerrar el hueco contributivo de la Ley 22″, indica la medida, de la autoría de la concejal puertorriqueña Daniela Velázquez.

ST. LOUIS — A push to bring back red-light cameras to discourage reckless driving in the city may have just gotten more complicated.

Aldermanic President Megan Green has insisted that a new red-light camera bill must be paired with another requiring aldermanic review — plus approval of all police surveillance tools, from cameras to artificial intelligence.

St. Louis Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where she discussed her first few months in office.

Velázquez represents the city’s 6th Ward, which takes in Compton Heights, Compton Hill, Shaw, Tower Grove South and portions of Dutchtown. She was first elected in April, becoming the first Latina to serve on the board.

Velázquez represents the city’s 6th Ward, which takes in Compton Heights, Compton Hill, Shaw, Tower Grove South and portions of Dutchtown. She was first elected in April, becoming the first Latina to serve on the board.

The spotlight is on Daniela Velázquez this week, who is the Alderwoman of the 6th Ward in St. Louis. She also has a background working for grassroots organizations, global companies, and national nonprofits, as well as working as a journalist.

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis alderwoman responds to Monday night’s You Paid For It concerning speeders on Gustine Avenue in south city.

Resident Alex Arndt called Elliott Davis to complain about all the vehicles racing down Gustine, putting the lives of citizens at risk.

The alderwoman representing the 6th district, joined us with why she's decided to represent the city of St. Louis and to share her biggest concerns.

Daniela Velázquez is a first-generation St. Louisan. Her family arrived in St Louis from New York City, where her parents lived the immigrant experience while being citizens of our country.

While abortion became illegal in Missouri after the Supreme Court’s decision, Ms. Velázquez said many in St. Louis supported abortion rights.