In the days after the May 16 tornado, 5th Ward Alderman Matt Devoti and other attorneys from his law firm were in the affected neighborhoods doing triage for legal needs.
The 30 or so days he spent in north and west St. Louis helped him understand what the city needs to provide as winter sets in even further.
“In my opinion, the City of St. Louis is never going to be in the financial position to help rebuild or to build,” Devoti said recently on Politically Speaking. “What we can do, and what we must do, is help folks find shelter that is within our capacity.”…