It鈥檚 autumn and a politician鈥檚 fancy turns to big meetings 鈥 like the Democratic National Committee鈥檚 annual fall meeting this weekend in downtown 狐狸视频.
And the big draw for this gathering is none other than Vice President Kamala Harris.
聽the vice president and her husband, Doug Emhoff, are scheduled to appear on Friday, with Harris making remarks at a campaign reception later in the evening.
The get-together will be at the Marriott 狐狸视频 Grand Hotel, 800 Washington Avenue. The doors open on Thursday and Friday at 8 a.m. and the Saturday closing session is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The convention is 鈥渙pen to all Democrats,鈥澛爐he Missouri Democratic Party聽, although聽.
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狐狸视频 Aldermanic President Megan E. Green will be a featured speaker at the event. Green said she has been slated to speak at 5 p.m. Friday at a poverty caucus, then will take part in a panel discussion.
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones' campaign staff did not respond to requests for information concerning the mayor's participation in the event.
Kicking off the meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday will be a meeting of the DNC鈥檚 council.
狐狸视频 Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer, of Boulevard Heights, will speak to that council about environmental justice. She will be joined by Peggy Flanagan, lieutenant governor of Minnesota.
Other councils also are scheduled will meet during the three-day event, including groups focused on issues involving veterans and military members; the LGBTQ community; seniors; women; and several minority groups.
The most politically tantalizing news related to the DNC coming to town 鈥斅燼t least one being whispered by some political observers 鈥 was that Mayor Jones鈥 move Monday night to clear a homeless encampment from City Hall was her own attempt to tidy up the neighborhood before conventioneers hit town.
Alderman Rasheen Aldridge, of Downtown, who was instrumental in halting Jones鈥 effort to relocate the encampment, said, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what Mayor Jones鈥 administration was thinking鈥 in ordering the action.
鈥淢y goal was just to find some accommodations鈥 for the homeless who have been camping on City Hall property for the last month or so.
Jones鈥 office maintains that its decision to break up the encampment 鈥 鈥渘ot an easy one to make,鈥 according to a spokesman聽鈥斅爓as based on numerous emergency calls for police and ambulances, drug use and fighting among tenants and complaints from city employees.
After Jones' move was delayed Monday night, the encampment had been cleared from City Hall property by Wednesday morning.