A review by the Tampa Bay Guardian of PSTA CEO Brad Miller’s public communications shows that after multiple mentions of “Pride”, “PSTA Pride,” and “Pride Parade” over the last 10 years in his weekly newsletter,…
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked Mike in Ernest Hemingway’s famous 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises.” “Two ways,” Mike responded. “Gradually and then suddenly.” The “suddenly” part of St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch’s…
The Rays’ latest communication with public agencies who they wish to fund their new stadium contained some easily defeated sleight of hand, yet also served as an important indicator of the franchise’s intention. That intention…
The current in-force agreement for the Tampa Bay Rays’ use, management and operation (UMOA) of Tropicana Field has a so-called force majeure clause which governs what happens in the event of hurricane damage. With Major…
“If it is true the city didn’t push for an inflation adjustment, then that’s poor policymaking and I’d be upset with lawmakers as a resident.” That’s what Geoffrey Propheter, Professor at the School of Public…
“The way you know that Welch has the votes is because all the agreement documents have now been made public,” a former high level elected official told the Guardian on condition of anonymity. “That’s how…
In its request for proposal (RFP) for the redevelopment of the 86-acre Tropicana Field property, the City of St. Petersburg required that a city-produced proposal form be filled out, signed and submitted with any proposal.…
Through a public records request, the Guardian today obtained the final draft version of the proposed “Team Non-Relocation Agreement” between the Rays on the one hand, and the City of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County…
This 20-year cash flow analysis of a losing bidder for the site development of the proposed new Rays stadium, obtained exclusively by the Tampa Bay Guardian through a public records lawsuit, is illuminating. It shows…
Today’s PSTA (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority) board meeting was a resplendent exercise in flattery, hypocrisy, corruption, blood and gore (meeting video). Yes, all five. The first task that the PSTA board took on, within the…
