Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3

Celisa Calacal covers Missouri politics and government for KCUR 89.3.

Stories by Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3

Travis Stull in front of his home in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. Stull bought his home in April.

Kansas City’s Pandemic Housing Market is Increasingly Pricing Out Millennials

By Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | June 16, 2021

A new study found Kansas City is one of the housing markets where affordability has declined the most

School house and a dollar sign on a chalkboard.

Tax Breaks for Developers Cost Every KCPS Student $1,925 in 2019

By Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | April 28, 2021

A new study shows just how much money Kansas City Public Schools lose when the city offers tax breaks to development projects.

A hand drawn sign appears on a tarp covering tents at the Kansas City Homeless Union’s City Hall occupation on April 7.

The KC Homeless Union met with Mayor Q for Four Days Straight. Here’s What They Agreed on.

By Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | April 14, 2021

In Kansas City, unhoused people are temporarily moving into hotels. Will the city commit to longer-term solutions?

Photo illustration of Kansas Citians reflecting on the past year of life during a pandemic.

Our Pandemic Year: Kansas City Reflects on COVID-19

By Brittany Callan, The Beacon, Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | March 17, 2021

As we reach the one-year milestone of living in the pandemic, Kansas Citians reflect on how their lives have changed.

McDonald's worker Terrence Wise holds his fist up in solidarity as Fran Marion, another local McDonald's worker, speaks at the Fight for $15 rally on Jan. 15 in front of the Van Brunt McDonald’s in Kansas City,

Kansas City Fast-Food Workers Demand a $15 Minimum Wage and Union

By Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | January 22, 2021

Kansas City fast-food workers have joined a nationwide effort to demand a $15 minimum wage and union representation.