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“Special protection” – the Sheriff’s flawed hurricane re-entry program (first article in a series of three)
Tampa Bay Area

“Special protection” – the Sheriff’s flawed hurricane re-entry program (first article in a series of three)

TBG_adminMay 28, 2016February 25, 2023

A review of the Pinellas Sheriff’s program for post-hurricane reentry found multiple security weaknesses, including allowing entry of people with arrest warrants while denying entry to most law-abiding Pinellas County residents.  The sheriff also contradicted his own agency’s…

Pinellas County suffers setback in labor case involving “unhiring”
Tampa Bay Area

Pinellas County suffers setback in labor case involving “unhiring”

TBG_adminMay 25, 2016February 25, 2023

Pinellas Circuit Judge Cynthia Newton yesterday denied two defense motions to dismiss the main counts in former county commissioner Norm Roche’s labor lawsuit against Pinellas County. The case involves Roche’s  sudden “unhiring” by County Administrator Mark Woodard after he had…

Zero net cuts means “we’re cutting”, says Oldsmar Mayor Doug Bevis – admits he “gets kind of confused sometimes”
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Zero net cuts means “we’re cutting”, says Oldsmar Mayor Doug Bevis – admits he “gets kind of confused sometimes”

TBG_adminMay 25, 2016February 19, 2023

At today’s PSTA board meeting, Oldsmar mayor and PSTA Board member Doug Bevis said that reallocating miles from some bus routes to other routes means “we are cutting”, even when the total number of miles remain the same. However, Bevis began his…

St. Pete Police : only city residents can report crimes committed within the city limits
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St. Pete Police : only city residents can report crimes committed within the city limits

TBG_adminMay 24, 2016February 25, 2023

When a Guardian reporter probed how public agencies respond to citizens reporting a crime, a St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) employee erroneously told the reporter that you have to live in the city in order to report a…

High-profile local transit advocacy group dissolves after filing no federal tax returns for 3 years
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High-profile local transit advocacy group dissolves after filing no federal tax returns for 3 years

TBG_adminMay 23, 2016February 25, 2023

In an official filing with the State of Florida, the Hillsborough-based transit advocacy group Connect Tampa Bay, Inc. (CTB) voluntarily dissolved itself on April 26th. This came 11 days after a Guardian reporter wrote Hillsborough county…

Carbon-rich Sierra Club event on the beach ends in thuggery, foul language, stalking – VIDEO
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Carbon-rich Sierra Club event on the beach ends in thuggery, foul language, stalking – VIDEO

TBG_adminMay 22, 2016February 25, 2023

At the annual Hands Across The Sand event in Treasure Island, FL, the Suncoast Sierra Club used a helicopter to take aerial photographs. However, helicopters are powered by aviation fuel, which the Sierra Club labels a “dirty fuel”. A battery-powered aerial…

“Welcome aboard” means “you’re unhired” for that job you got. Seriously?
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“Welcome aboard” means “you’re unhired” for that job you got. Seriously?

TBG_adminMay 15, 2016February 25, 2023

Let’s say you apply for a job, and the employer offers you that job. You accept, are fingerprinted and photographed, are assigned an employee number, sent a welcome package and told to show up for work. Would…

Transit agency promised 30% cuts, failed to keep promise, refuses to comment, board chair and vice chair stonewall
Tampa Bay Area

Transit agency promised 30% cuts, failed to keep promise, refuses to comment, board chair and vice chair stonewall

TBG_adminMay 9, 2016February 25, 2023

PSTA has not cut bus service since the defeat of Greenlight Pinellas, despite a written promise to do so. PSTA’s top leadership did not respond to multiple requests for comment on these findings.

Tampa Bay Times violates federal law, tramples on employees, human decency
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Tampa Bay Times violates federal law, tramples on employees, human decency

TBG_adminMay 4, 2016February 12, 2023

— by Tom Rask and Jim Bleyer– By firing more than 100 workers with no notice Tuesday in its acquisition of the Tampa Tribune, the Tampa Bay Times violated federal law. The Times could be…

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