Skip to content
Jake Zimmerman on His Vision for St. Louis County

Jake Zimmerman on His Vision for St. Louis County

The 314 Podcast
• 42 min
Play episode
<p>In this episode of&nbsp;<em>The 314 Podcast</em>, host&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stlmag.com/author/sarah-fenske/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Fenske</a>&nbsp;talks with Jake Zimmerman. The county assessor recently surprised many people with the margin of his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stlmag.com/news/jake-zimmerman-wins-democratic-county-executive/" rel="nofollow">victory</a>&nbsp;in the Democratic primary and now stands as the favorite to be elected St. Louis County executive in November. He shares his view of the race, his vision for the job, and what drew him back home after college in California and Harvard Law. Then, Sarah chats with&nbsp;<em>SLM</em>&nbsp;staff writer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stlmag.com/author/ryan-krull/" rel="nofollow">Ryan Krull</a>&nbsp;about the scrap recycling facility that has its South City neighbors in an uproar—and what he learned by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stlmag.com/news/sa-recycling-patch-neighbors/" rel="nofollow">going undercover</a>&nbsp;to sell scrap. Watch on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwYnyrcREHGme7iXhvDnXB6ZTWV-1RtWf" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>&nbsp;and listen on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-314-podcast/id1793192207" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0mJtCTOoiTpN2Jjc2VW0eE" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a>, or wherever podcasts are available. Love the show? Be sure to follow or subscribe.</p> <blockquote></blockquote> <p>See related stories and resources from this episode at https://www.stlmag.com/podcasts/314-podcast/episode-45</p> <p>Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwYnyrcREHGme7iXhvDnXB6ZTWV-1RtWf&nbsp;</p> <p>Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mJtCTOoiTpN2Jjc2VW0eE&nbsp;</p> <p>Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-314-podcast/id1793192207&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>This episode is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stlmag.com/stl500-live/" rel="nofollow">St. Louis Business 500 Live</a>.&nbsp;</strong>On September 23, Sarah Fenske will be moderating&nbsp;<em>St. Louis Magazine</em>’s next Business 500 Live, presented by WashU Olin Business School. Hear from three of St. Louis’ leading women executives—Penny Pennington of Edward Jones, Sandra Moore of Advantage Capital, and Alaina Maciá of MTM—to talk leadership, big decisions, and what’s next for St. Louis business.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stlmag.com/stl500-live/" rel="nofollow">Save your seat.</a></p> <p>New to podcasts? Follow these instructions to start listening to our shows, and hear what you’ve been missing: https://www.stlmag.com/podcasts/how-to-listen/</p> <p>Have an idea for a future episode? Email podcasts@stlmag.com.&nbsp;</p> <p>Interested in being a podcast sponsor? Email advertisting@stlmag.com.</p> <p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>