Read a transcript of SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s 2024 State of the City address
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall delivered her 2024 State of the City speech Tuesday night at downtown’s Eccles Theater. The following transcript, provided by the mayor’s office, has been edited slightly for clarity: Hello! Thank you for being here. I am so grateful you are here and that you care deeply about our city, […]
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SLC mayor wants to help the Utah Jazz build a sports and entertainment district
The mayor wants to work with the team on a sports and entertainment district that would buzz with activity year-round. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall delivers her State of the City address on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. | Jan. 31, 2024, 3:03 a.m. Mayor Erin Mendenhall isn’t […]
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Candidate views on transportation, pedestrian safety and a proposed gondola in the watershed
To read about the candidates’ positions on other issues, read The Tribune’s Salt Lake City voter guide. (Candidates’ answers have been edited for length and clarity.) Pedestrian deaths are rising across the country. In October alone, eight Utah pedestrians were hit and killed. How would you address pedestrian safety in Salt Lake City? (Leah Hogsten […]
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Here’s how Salt Lake City council members are trying to address homelessness | #citycouncil
Much of what the public hears about efforts to address homelessness in Salt Lake City comes from the executive level — from the office of Mayor Erin Mendenhall or state homeless coordinator Wayne Niederhauser. But on Tuesday evening City Council members Alejandro Puy, Chris Wharton and Ana Valdemoros sat down in Gallivan Hall to talk […]
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Erin Mendenhall doesn’t deserve Anderson’s attack.
Mayor Erin Mendenhall is doing a good job and doesn’t deserve Anderson’s attack. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson announces his candidacy for mayor, at the Cake Salon, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. By Jenny Wilson | Special to The Tribune | Dec. 15, 2022, 5:00 p.m. […]
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Salt Lake City Council approves property tax increase | #citycouncil
Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios Salt Lake City homeowners will see a $130.45 annual property tax increase for a median-priced home valued at $520,000. Driving the news: The Salt Lake City Council approved a 4.9% property tax increase on Monday, following two public input hearings. The increase, included in Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s 2022-23 budget, […]
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Rocky Anderson says he’s running for Salt Lake City mayor in 2023
Anderson says current Mayor Erin Mendenhall has “totally failed” to combat the city’s homelessness problem. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rocky Anderson says he’s planning to run for another term as Salt Lake City mayor in 2023. | Aug. 4, 2022, 8:21 p.m. | Updated: 8:32 p.m. Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky […]
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