Brown Outs
Some local power sources no longer burn as consistently they used to. But they still have their moments.
Emanuel Cleaver. Cleaver was very much a player when in office. But when a mayor leaves office, he relinquishes power, and Cleaver has no real compensating base. The business community will humor him for a few years, maybe even call on him if they need to put a face on some urban project or if things get hot in the inner city, but then Cleaver will fade into emeritus status like mayors Berkley and Wheeler before him.
Clay Chastain. No one has invested more throw into Kansas City affairs than Chastain, and no one on this list has less weight. More than a few civic leaders hope they have seen the last of activist Chastain, but many think his withdrawal from the scene merely a strategic retreat after the defeat of two of his referendums in November.