by Luke Garrott | Dec 15, 2022 | Policy
In a huge gut-check moment for city hall on homeless policy, Mayor Mendenhall’s proposed ban on new Homeless Resource Centers is on its way to the City Council with a major modification added by the Planning Commission this week. The Administration is proposing to...
by Luke Garrott | Mar 28, 2022 | Policy
Torn between their compassion for the destitute and complaints from constituents, the Salt Lake City Council is poised to approve the Mayor’s proposal to ban new homeless shelters for another year. During March, while hearing the Administration’s case for an extended...
by Luke Garrott | Jan 17, 2022 | Ballpark, Policy, Salt Lake City
Under a ticking clock of the city’s six-month moratorium on any new homeless shelters, announced by Mayor Erin Mendenhall in October, last week the Planning Commission heard the Administration’s case for the next step in its zoning code revisions pertaining to...
by Taylor Anderson | Jun 18, 2019 | Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is set to see the replacement of a notorious and historic motel on State Street. West Liberty Wells, on the south end of the rapidly developing Ballpark neighborhood, could see a mixed-income, deeply affordable and mixed-use project built at the Capitol...
by Isaac Riddle | Jul 7, 2016 | Depot District, Downtown, Salt Lake City
After eight years in the Rio Grande neighborhood, Spy Hop Productions, has deemed the area unsafe for the youth they serve. Spy Hop, a nonprofit dedicated to mentoring youth in the digital media arts, announced last week that the organization will move from its...