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Cross-bay ferry ridership down 24% in January
Tampa Bay Area

Cross-bay ferry ridership down 24% in January

TBG_adminFebruary 14, 2017February 25, 2023

The total ridership for the taxpayer-subsidized Cross Bay Ferry (CBF) was 3,867 in January. This was a 24% decline from December, with both months having 29 days of vessel operations. See our article on the CBF from last…

Transportation agency’s work is “bullshit”, says Pinellas commissioner Janet Long
Tampa Bay Area

Transportation agency’s work is “bullshit”, says Pinellas commissioner Janet Long

TBG_adminFebruary 13, 2017February 25, 2023

Pinellas County commissioner Janet Long has put her foot in her mouth yet again. In an interview last week with Mitch Perry of SaintPetersBlog, Janet Long said this about TBARTA, the Tampa Bay Area Regional…

Buckhorn claims area residents “prosecuted for being muslim”
Tampa Bay Area

Buckhorn claims area residents “prosecuted for being muslim”

TBG_adminFebruary 12, 2017February 25, 2023

In an interview with NewsChannel 8 Weekend Morning on Sunday, Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn claimed that people in the Tampa Bay area are being “prosecuted for being muslim”.  NewsChannel 8 reporter Paul Mueller did not challenge Buckhorn’s obviously false claim.…

State senator Dana Young’s “anti-fracking bill” doesn’t ban fracking
Tampa Bay Area

State senator Dana Young’s “anti-fracking bill” doesn’t ban fracking

TBG_adminFebruary 9, 2017February 25, 2023

Republican Florida state senator Dana Young has filed a bill in the 2017 legislative session that she describes as an “anti-fracking bill” (SB-442). Young is reportedly an environmental attorney, and would therefore presumably know how write this…

Governor Rick Scott spanks Tri-Rail in his budget
Tampa Bay Area

Governor Rick Scott spanks Tri-Rail in his budget

TBG_adminJanuary 31, 2017February 25, 2023

In his proposed budget, Florida governor Rick Scott is bringing pain to Tri-Rail after it awarded a controversial $511 million contract to the highest bidder last week. Scott wants to withhold all state funding from Tri-Rail. Tri-Rail,…

Tri-Rail’s suspicious $500+ million procurement
Tampa Bay Area

Tri-Rail’s suspicious $500+ million procurement

TBG_adminJanuary 26, 2017February 25, 2023

Why should residents of the Tampa Bay area care about a procurement by Tri-Rail, a transit agency in southeast Florida? Because $57 million of state funds annually go to fund Tri-Rail. The three counties in…

The Tampa St. Pete Crossbay ferry – a path or a bath?
Tampa Bay Area

The Tampa St. Pete Crossbay ferry – a path or a bath?

TBG_adminJanuary 11, 2017February 25, 2023

The heavily taxpayer-subsidized Tampa Bay “Crossbay Ferry” pilot project is currently on track to attract approximately 27,000 paying passengers in total during its six-month pilot. Whether the project is a path forward, or a bath for the taxpayers,…

Manatee Elections office says contacting voters is “misuse” of voter data
Tampa Bay Area

Manatee Elections office says contacting voters is “misuse” of voter data

TBG_adminNovember 7, 2016February 25, 2023

One day before the election, the executive assistant to Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Michael Bennett claimed that contacting voters using publicly available information is “misuse of voter registration data”.  The executive assistant, Debbie Scott,…

Manatee Supervisor of Elections sits on campaign finance report for two days
Tampa Bay Area

Manatee Supervisor of Elections sits on campaign finance report for two days

TBG_adminNovember 5, 2016February 25, 2023

The final  treasurer’s report from the “Forward Manatee” political committee was filed electronically with Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Michael Bennett at 2:10 P.M. on Thursday. Forward Manatee’s filing came well ahead of the Friday…

Resident speaks on zoning referendum in city hall, city manager calls police
Tampa Bay AreaTreasure Island

Resident speaks on zoning referendum in city hall, city manager calls police

TBG_adminOctober 25, 2016February 12, 2023

Prior to the opening of a Treasure Island “voter information open house” on Saturday, city resident Ken Weiss spoke to those gathered. City Manager Reid Silverboard told Weiss to stop disrupting the meeting, a meeting…

PSTA ridership collapses, will redefine “ridership”
Tampa Bay Area

PSTA ridership collapses, will redefine “ridership”

TBG_adminOctober 24, 2016February 25, 2023

Only after a query from the Guardian did PSTA post its full-year ridership data on its website Monday. The data showed a decline of 10.2% in total passenger trips compared to its previous fiscal year. This…

“Tourism tax can be used for transit”, claims county commissioner Janet Long
Tampa Bay Area

“Tourism tax can be used for transit”, claims county commissioner Janet Long

TBG_adminOctober 24, 2016February 25, 2023

“The TDC dollars can be used for transit”, said Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long in a PSTA executive committee meeting on October 12th.  Long was referring to the Tourist Development Council (TDC) and the tourist…

Private city park for Pinellas political insider
Tampa Bay Area

Private city park for Pinellas political insider

TBG_adminOctober 22, 2016February 25, 2023

The City of Treasure Island has a waterfront park that looks like private property, and may have been designed to look that way. Former city commissioner Tim Ramsberger owns two homes next to the park, which…

Manatee County: sales tax ballot language is not the one approved, agencies involved stonewall
Tampa Bay Area

Manatee County: sales tax ballot language is not the one approved, agencies involved stonewall

TBG_adminOctober 18, 2016February 25, 2023

TampaBayGuardian.Com has found a typo in a ballot question involving a sales tax renewal to fund schools in Manatee County. Three public agencies were involved in placing this measure on the ballot, and we asked…

Dunedin Chamber jeopardizes its tax exempt status by not adhering to federal law, is hostile to reporter
Tampa Bay Area

Dunedin Chamber jeopardizes its tax exempt status by not adhering to federal law, is hostile to reporter

TBG_adminOctober 17, 2016February 25, 2023

The Dunedin Chamber of Commerce has failed to provide its governance documents to our reporter. These are documents that the chamber says it “makes available to the public upon request”, a statement the chamber has made repeatedly in filings with…

Manatee sales tax hikes: “YES” spends $300,000, “NO” spends less than $500
Tampa Bay Area

Manatee sales tax hikes: “YES” spends $300,000, “NO” spends less than $500

TBG_adminOctober 14, 2016February 25, 2023

The privately funded Forward Manatee campaign received $11,970 in campaign contributions during the first week of October, a campaign finance report released Friday morning showed. Of those funds, $10,000 came from the Political Action Committee of the National Association…

Manatee County official spokesman “misspeaks” repeatedly on tax hike project list – on same day!
Tampa Bay Area

Manatee County official spokesman “misspeaks” repeatedly on tax hike project list – on same day!

TBG_adminOctober 12, 2016February 25, 2023

Our question to Manatee County’s spokesman was clear: “should voters assume that the list of projects that the county has published will be completed if the tax passes? As opposed to “may” be completed.” That was…

Hillary campaign wanted DNC to “play ball” with them 10 months before primaries
Tampa Bay Area

Hillary campaign wanted DNC to “play ball” with them 10 months before primaries

TBG_adminOctober 10, 2016February 25, 2023

In a short e-mail exchange on March 27, 2015 Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager Robbie Mook wrote Mrs. Clinton and said: I am distressed that DWS [Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the Democratic National Committee chair] hired a convention CEO without…

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