Medical Marijuana Supporters Move to Get Issue on the Ballot

An estimated 100,000 petition signatures have been turned in for validation.

Where's the Mayor?

It's time for the St. Pete Mayor to show up for City Council meetings stay for the whole meeting.

Bay Area Sheriffs Fire Back on 'Sanctuary County' Claims

Three Tampa Bay counties were recently called out in a report that says they don’t cooperate with federal authorities on deportation issues.

The Pier Looks more like a prison than a tourist attraction or a park

The City’s New Pier Web site has not been updated since July 9, 2015. That’s just about the time the demolition Permits thing blew up.

Trump, Bush and Rubio

The abundant crop of Republican presidential candidates is all playing to the Party and Trump is playing to the people.

Is the Pier approach really safe for those demolition trucks and equipment?

My guess is the Pier approach had a lot more life left in it than Foster, Kriseman or Connors wanted the public to know about.

City caught with its Pier Park permits down

Everyone on Council was so anxious to get this deal done and behind them no one followed up.

Pier Fatigue

There was a lot of “let’s just get on with it and let them, build what ever they want.”

It is tough to trump Trump

What is interesting is that some of those crying out against Trump are probably exploiting the people they are purporting to revere.

Kriseman Administration is asking City Council to Waive City Procurement Rules to hasten DEMO of existing Pier.

The money isn’t the point and that’s the issue.

The stampede to the new Pier

They manipulated the Pier process and the Selection Committee and now they will try to manipulate the City Council

The Gay Marriage decision

Why do we even have marriage sanctioned by the State or issue marriage licenses?

Recycling - St. Pete and the Blue Measles

If you drive around town the blue trash cans are everywhere and they look like some form infestation or outbreak.

Former PSTA Board Chair 90% sure GreenLight defeat was a good thing

Welch, who did everything to get the GreenLight referendum passed, is now 90% sure it was good that GreenLight was defeated

Darden Rice looking to upgrade her political status

Darden Rice would represent the 13th District well in Washington. I hope she gives the idea a lot of thought

Convicted Cop Killer's Appeal Denied

Nicholas Lindsey’s life sentence in the death of a St. Petersburg Police Officer stands.

Rainbow Flag to Rise Thursday

The flag will go up outside of St. Petersburg’s City Hall.

PSTA misses another opportunity for funding as a grant request disappears from the State budget

Why would any State funding agency get in bed with a public board that gives a vote of confidence to those who misused federal money?

Jeb Bush officially but maybe not so willingly in the Race for the White House

Republicans have got to figure out the women issue in this campaign and they must do so early.

Sign or Symbol The City of St. Pete may have a Flag problem

Once the Mayor made the decision to put an event flag over City Hall he opened a can of worms and now someone has kicked the can over

Kriseman Administration continues to misfire

In each of these issues the devil is in the details and the details are where the Kriseman administration seems to have the most trouble.

Gay Adoption Ban Taken Off Florida's Books

The measure goes into effect July 1.

Carly Fiorina a voice that needs to be heard

The Republicans need at least one serious female contender in the race for the presidential nomination

If this is your Disaster plan you need a new plan

The real problem with wireless communications in an emergency is not the survivability of the system it is us.

Sunday June 7, 2015 Pier Park, Downtown Waterfront Master Plan - Now What?

The mind boggling thing about all of this is seeming lack of commitment to protect the City’s most valuable asset by the City Council

Baseball and the Trop is not St. Pete's Biggest Problem

St. Pete needs people like Steve Kornell who are willing to stand up for what’s right.

Downtown Waterfront Plan - Parks or Development which is it?

The DWMP was conceived to protect the waterfront not provide a path to exploit it.

Baseball - Wasting too much political capital

Mayor Kriseman sounds more and more like the Rays attorney than he does the people's representative.

Baseball The hand writing is on the wall

Unless there is someone in Tampa with a big ego and really deep pockets I don’t think there will be a Tampa stadium deal.

City Council makes a valiant effort to fix a flawed Waterfront Master Plan

Even in it’s revised form the DWMP is likely to be the biggest threat to the Waterfront ever approved by a City Council.

The Downtown Water Waterfront Master Plan Friend or Foe

The DWMP deftly bows to the City Charter in the Legal Context Section, but does it really?

Tampa Bay Times questions St. Pete Waterfront Master Plan

The only way the St. Petersburg waterfront is protected is by having a say through the Referendum Process

Gandy Boulevard Detours Announced

Work being performed Thursday is necessitating the closings.

St. Pete's Waterfront Master Plan...... "It's Like Hitting the Lotto"

Take a look at the Pictures and note the areas flagged as “Development” sites.

The Incredible Shrinking Pier

As the wheeling and dealing begin on the Pier Park design who is watching the chickens and the answer is the silver haired fox.

The Pier Park Decision An Epilog

There is a lot to be gleaned from last Thursday’s decision by St. Pete City Council regarding Pier Park.

It's Time to Make the City Council Dias a no Tweet, no Post Zone

Perhaps a secure lock box where the phones can be placed would be a good idea.

New WEB Site launched for the St. Petersburg Waterfront Referendum - preserveourwaterfront.com

One only has to drive through Madeira Beach and Indian Rocks to see what happens to the waterfront when special interests take control.

This is Charlie Gerdes Moment to Shine

He will be humbled by the magnitude of the problem his Council faces and his desire to do the best for the City he loves.

Is $260,000 to much money to finally solve the Pier Problem?

The money SHOULD NOT come from Pier tax proceeds, because the whole mess is due to the administration’s poor leadership.