A major backer of Mendenhall’s chief political rival is suing SLC over homeless camps
David Ibarra, the entrepreneur who is backing former Mayor Rocky Anderson’s campaign, insists there was no political motivation behind the lawsuit.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A no camping sign as the site of a future legal homeless camp is announced in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.
Blake joined The Tribune in March 2022 to cover city and county government before becoming an editor in 2024. He is a University of Minnesota graduate who started his journalism career in Las Vegas, where he covered local government, state politics and the depletion of the Colorado River. He is dad to a Golden Retriever named Woodward.
Emily is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2022. She received her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. There, she worked on investigative projects for The Washington Post and ProPublica. While writing, she's probably spinning something from her ever-expanding shelf of punk records.