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New app shows you where Tampa's surveillance cameras are during Republican convention
08/15/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, CCTV, RNCCTV, Jon Gales, surveillance, Tampa Police, Tampa, Republican National Convention, Republican convention
In less than two weeks the Republican National Convention kicks off in Tampa, and Big Brother will be watching.
Today on Last Call we talked with Jon Gales about the new closed-circuit surveillance cameras installed in Tampa for the convention. He has a new website called RNCCTV.com. It has a map of the location of dozens of the cameras.
We talked about why they are there and whether they might come down after the convention.
I invited the Tampa Police Departmen...
1 commentsTampa voter given provisional ballot because she didn't bring photo ID listen
08/14/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: voting, 2012 election, voter ID, election law, Tampa
Florida voters need to bring picture identification to the polls. One voter learned that the hard way Tuesday morning at a precinct in east Tampa. Inside the Cathedral of Faith Church on North 30th Street, Elaine – she did not want to give her last name – was surprised to learn she could not vote on a regular ballot because she didn’t bring picture ID.
Elaine was given a provisional ballot instead. They are evaluated separately from other ballots and counted if the canvassing board determi...
Be the first to commentTampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn proposes leaner budget without layoffs or millage increase listen
08/09/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, budget
Thursday morning Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn unveiled his proposed fiscal year 2013 budget to City Council; he calls it “Changing Tampa’s Economic DNA.” It’s based on a small-government philosophy, avoiding a property tax increase, without laying off any current employees.
Be the first to comment“You should be proud of this staff behind me. They have done an amazing job in some very difficult times crafting this budget and putting this together on top of dealing with all of the other things that they deal with ev...
Republican convention protesters have questions for Tampa officials during ACLU rights forum listen
08/08/12 Liz McKibbonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Event Zone, Mary Mulhern, Rocky Brancato, Jim Shimberg, John Bennett, Free Speech Zone, ACLU, Mike Pheneger, Tampa, Tampa Police, protests
The Republican National Convention begins in Tampa in less than three weeks; areas of the city designated as the Event Zone and Designated Protest Area will bear additional restrictions. The ACLU of Florida hosted a panel discussion Tuesday night at the University of Tampa to screen questions about personal freedoms during the event.
The panel discussion between city officials and citizens was the [thi...
Be the first to commentGround broken on MetroRapid stops along Nebraska Avenue - next year those buses will get traffic light priority listen
08/06/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough County Commission, HART, transit, bus rapid transit, MetroRapid, Tampa, Sandra Murman, Fran Davin, Philip Hale
Hillsborough County officials broke ground today on what will soon be the county’s version of bus rapid transit. MetroRapid will run along Nebraska Avenue from the USF area to downtown Tampa quicker than other bus lines. Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman hopes the route will be a boost for ridership when it is completed next year.
Be the first to comment“We are taking a very big step with bus rapid transit to really get it moving forward and really send the message that riding the bus is a really ...
A history lesson with two prominent Tampa old-timers listen
08/03/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: John F. Germany, Sam Gibbons, Tampa, history
In July two prominent figures in Tampa’s history reminisced at the downtown library in front of more than fifty residents. Sam Gibbons and John Germany agreed that politics isn’t what it used to be.
The library is named after Germany who lobbied to have it built. He politely blasted current politicians for their misuse of office for financial gain.
Be the first to comment“And it’s just shocking to see how the politicians become very wealthy in a political situa...
Hillsborough Commission invites Tampa Bay Rays to public meeting to talk about their future listen
08/02/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa, St. Pete, Hillsborough County, Tropicana Field, Hillsborough County Commission, Ken Hagan
Hillsborough County Commissioners voted Thursday to invite the Tampa Bay Rays to a public meeting to talk about their long term plans. The major league baseball team has made it clear they want to move to a new stadium, despite being under contract with the City of St. Petersburg to play at Tropicana Field for another decade and a half. Some politicians in Tampa and Hillsborough County, like Commissioner Ken Hagan, want to consider the possibilities of luring the Rays across the Bay.
The v...
Be the first to commentHillsborough attorney suggests ways county could talk with Rays
07/31/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa, St. Pete, Hillsborough County, Tropicana Field
Thursday the Hillsborough County Commission will hear from their legal team whether they can can talk with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Major League team is under a long-term contract with the city of St. Petersburg to rent Tropicana Field, but some politicians in Tampa and Hillsborough County haven’t been shy about their desire to lure the team across the Bay. In April, Commissioner Ken Hagan requested legal guidance from the county attorney whether they could talk with the Rays “about their futu...
Be the first to commentCoalition to March on the RNC making final preparations for Republican convention protest listen
07/27/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Coalition to March on the RNC, Jared Hamil, Event Zone, Clean Zone, parade route, Tampa
A nationwide coalition of political groups is expecting 5,000 protesters to march on the first day of the Republican National Convention one month from today. The march will begin in a park outside the area Tampa officials have established for parades.
A temporary ordinance approved by Tampa City Council establishes a parade route for large groups who want to march through the streets of Tampa. Jared Hamil is an organizer with the [Coali...
Be the first to commentTampa will hold three town halls on impacts of RNC on residents and businesses
07/25/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, 2012 RNC, Clean Zone, Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, transit, Tampa Police, HART, OccupyRNC, ResistRNC
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced Wednesday that he will host three town hall meetings in August on the impacts of the Republican National Convention on residents and businesses.
The meetings will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 14 (Florida Aquarium), August 15 (Stetson University College of Law Tampa campus) and August 16 (Kate Jackson Community Center on South Rome Ave.).
The city says there will be representatives from the Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Of...
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