The Business Journal Gets It Wrong 2.16.2007 | 0 Comment(s)

Take a look at this thread on the Urban St. Louis forum.

Do you have any thoughts?

The Business Journal's extremely unbalanced article paints with much too broad a brush and is attempting to spin the issue of CAVE (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) men in favor of its advertisers and political allies. The Business Journal proves it's nothing more than a mouthpiece for big business with this story, but that's not really news.

The Business Journal would like its readers to believe that a bunch of crybabies against development in the City are trying to stop any and every development.

From what I've read, most citizens and bloggers want development in the City of St. Louis, but they also want responsible development and a more transparent process. It's funny how that point is given little to no mention in the Business Journal's article. Spin, spin, spin.

Jeff Rainford, Mayor Francis Slay's chief of staff, says this in the Business Journal article:

"We simply have to stand up to the very small number of people who are fighting progress for their own financial or political gain."

I wonder what color his kettle is.

[Update 4:43 PM]

OK, I just read Steve Patterson's post on this topic and he offers a much more researched perspective. Plus, we both make very similar comments, but I promise I didn't read his before I wrote mine! I guess it goes to show that there is definitely a string of similar thought among City dwellers concerned with their built environment and the City itself.