Florida Statute 119.0701 governing public agency contracts requires that all contracts for services entered into with contractors to the agency contain a clause governing public records and public records requests. That law has been in place since…
“He was a perfect fit to become the face and voice of PSTA,” wrote PSTA CEO Brad Miller today in his weekly “Transit Update” email newsletter that is sent to several thousand recipients who chose…
Despite three employees receiving written reprimands for “negligence or carelessness in carrying out job duties” resulting in a $49,000 loss, a phishing fraud committed against the City of Largo was never publicly disclosed. It was…
“There are no concurrency certificates for either project,” St. Pete Beach City Clerk Renee Rose wrote to the Tampa Bay Guardian in response to a public records request. Rose was referring to so-called certificates of…
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,…
Large campaign signs with the disclaimers required by Florida law deliberately cut off. Several unlawful cash contributions, one of them from a 27-year old Latvian aspiring model and student who is barred by federal law…
After not receiving a form required by the city with the Hines/Rays proposal, the City of St. Petersburg could have easily waived the requirement. Yet the city didn’t do so, a public records request to…
Grant Izzi, a candidate for the District 2 City Commission seat in St. Pete Beach, sent out a mailer to voters in December 2024 that showed him in his Air Force uniform. The mailer was…
“As we have made clear at every step of this process, a 2029 ballpark delivery would result in significantly higher costs that we are not able to absorb alone,” the Tampa Bay Rays wrote in…
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…
“The long and short of it is that the only thing we cannot do is spend DOT funds on producing wraps,” asserted a PSTA marketing staffer in the PSTA Legislative Committee meeting on May 8th.…
After repeatedly claiming that “promises” were made decades ago to “the black community, and businesses displaced” by the then redevelopment of the Gas Plan District, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch now claims he needs three…
“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…
The Art Deco style “Beach Theatre” at 315 Corey Avenue in St. Pete Beach has been an icon in the city ever since it opened in 1940. However, the Beach Theatre has been closed for…
“The City Commission failed to afford procedural due process, departed from the essential requirements of law, and failed to support its decision with competent substantial evidence,” an important legal filing in one of many lawsuits…
Four unelected St. Pete Beach city commissioners took to the dais just as the city was deciding on whether to grant conditional use permits (CUPs) for three huge redevelopment projects, each around $500 million in…
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…
“Are you familiar with Sunbiz.org?” St. Pete Beach Mayor asked Attorney George Vinci, Jr. at the Sirata Conditional Use Permit (CUP) hearing (video of the exchange) last Wednesday evening. Vinci represents the company that owns…
