Community Conversations with Council Member Rebecca Noecker

July 10, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Union Depot. Join Council President Noecker for these informal opportunities to ask your questions or share

March 27, 2025 Damian Goebel 6 min read Fort Road Federation, Garbage Truck Depot, Mayor Melvin Carter, Rebecca Noecker, St. Paul City Council

City Council Approves Federation’s Appeal of Garbage Depot Site

For the immediate future, the City of St. Paul’s new garbage hauler, FCC Environmental, is without a long-term home after

March 27, 2025 Damian Goebel 4 min read City of St. Paul, City Planning, Metropolitan Council, Rebecca Noecker, Riverview Corridor

City of St. Paul Unveils Vision for West 7th Transit

Stakeholders encouraged to participate in a series of April open houses on the proposed project. When planning for the Riverview

February 26, 2025 Damian Goebel 6 min read Downtown St. Paul, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Rebecca Noecker, St. Paul DID

Downtown St. Paul on the Cusp of Major Redevelopment

The week of February 17 saw some major development news for downtown St. Paul, including a potential $130 development project

January 29, 2025 Rebecca Noecker 3 min read City Council, Columns, District Perspectives, Rebecca Noecker, St. Paul City Council

What I’m Excited About in 2025

Council Perspectives, St. Paul City Council Ward 2 I love the freshness of a new year. It gives you a

December 26, 2024 Damian Goebel 2 min read Moms Demand Action, Rebecca Noecker

Safe Gun Storage Signs Installed in Downtown St. Paul Parking Ramps

St. Paul Moms Demand Action, the local chapter of a gun safety advocacy group, recently celebrated the installation of seven

February 27, 2024 Rebecca Noecker 2 min read Columns, District Perspectives, Rebecca Noecker, St. Paul City Council

Housing, Economic Growth and More – The Year Ahead for the St. Paul HRA

I’m honored to have been chosen by my colleagues to chair the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA). The HRA is responsible for much of the work I believe is critical to building a fair and just community – creating more affordable housing and keeping our small businesses strong. To make sure people at all income levels can afford to live in St. Paul, we need many more affordable homes of many more types and sizes in all of our neighborhoods. To keep our neighborhoods strong, we need to support the small businesses that are at the heart of them.

December 28, 2023 Damian Goebel 6 min read election 2023, Fort Road Federation, Keystone Community Services, Rebecca Noecker

2023 in the West End

St. Paul’s West End continued to be as vibrant and lively as ever, and the Community Reporter was there to

November 30, 2023 Damian Goebel 5 min read election, election 2023, Rebecca Noecker

Shaking up St. Paul-itics

Changes are coming to City Hall following the 2023 election.

This year’s local election saw four members deciding not to run again, including Ward 3 Councilmember Chris Tolbert and Council President Amy Brendmoen, bringing four new members to the City Council, which will be all female and predominantly people of color for the first time in the city’s history.

In addition, voters decided on an increased sales tax in the city and elected four members to the Board of Education.