On Thursday, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman announced a step to partially defund the police. Police Chief Anthony Holloway said the department plans to use grant money that was supposed to be for hiring new officers and instead use the funds for social workers who will respond to nonviolent calls for people needing social services…. Read more »
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10,000 new coronavirus cases in Florida; report describes state as “trending poorly”
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Florida added another 10,000 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours since Wednesday. That is six times higher than where the daily record stood less than a month ago. The state also reported 67 deaths today for the second time in a week. The seven-day average for… Read more »
Report: Tampa is 29th among large cities in US for solar
Tampa ranks 29th in the country among large cities for installed solar capacity per capita, according to a new study by Environment Florida Research & Policy Center. Environment Florida’s Climate and Clean Energy Advocate Ryann Lynn says Jacksonville is 19th in the country and first in Florida for amount of solar capacity per capita, but… Read more »
Kathy Castor announces “Solving the Climate Crisis” plan
Democrats in the U.S. House have unveiled a climate plan with the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Tampa Democratic member of Congress Kathy Castor is chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and helped announce the “Solving the Climate Crisis” plan Tuesday. “We are releasing a transformative roadmap for… Read more »
Car vs Protester: driver released and protester arrested.
On Saturday a protester was hospitalized and arrested after being struck and carried off by a vehicle that had driven through a demonstration in Hyde Park. About 50 people had gathered to show support for activist and veteran Jae Passmore, who sustained a leg injury and a concussion a week ago during another Black Lives Matter rally where she was… Read more »
Bars have to stop serving alcohol as Florida adds 9,000 coronavirus cases
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Florida has banned alcohol consumption at its bars after the number of new coronavirus cases skyrocketed to nearly 9,000 Friday. That’s almost double the previous record set just two days ago. The Florida agency that governs bars announced the ban on Twitter, minutes after the Department of… Read more »
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A Deadly Virus & A Disturbing Truth
New York Times-bestselling author Robin Cook wrote Pandemic, his medical-thriller more than two years before Covid-19. The pulse-pounding story begins when an unidentified, healthy, well-dressed woman is struck down by a sudden respiratory illness on the subway as opportunist thieves snatch her phone and backpack. By the time she’s rushed to hospital, she’s dead. Ending up on forensic pathologist… Read more »
Tampa activists pressure City Council on police reform
Dozens of speakers turned out at Tampa City Council’s public comment this morning at the Tampa Convention Center, where meetings have been recently moved to accommodate social distancing. The focus of many of the comments was in support of a recent movement to fire Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan, called #dumpdugan. Residents poured out their… Read more »
Creator of Florida COVID-19 dashboard blames state for excess deaths
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources The data scientist who created the State of Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard says she will testify Friday in front of a House committee about how the state is manipulating coronavirus data. That was one of the revelations Thursday when Rebekah Jones spoke by video to her fellow alumni… Read more »
Rights groups and Hillsborough law enforcement agencies agree to reforms
The Hillsborough Branch NAACP, local ACLU and several law enforcement agencies from across Hillsborough County are working together to repair trust between police and the community. In a press conference Wednesday morning, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced five reforms the law enforcement groups agreed to. Listen: Chronister said implicit bias training would be enhanced… Read more »
Tampa police review board fields complaints
Amid calls for policing reforms, Tampa’s police Citizen Review Board met Tuesday night at the Tampa Convention Center. The board has attracted little attention in the past. But more than 100 people attended this week’s meeting. For more than three hours, speakers addressed the Board during the public comment period. They aired their grievances with… Read more »
To serve low-income and minority students, Academy Prep opens Lakeland campus
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources School closures due to coronavirus has hit low-income and minority students particularly hard. To address the problem, Academy Prep opened its Lakeland campus to students for its three-week summer session. has more. As coronavirus spread through the state, Florida schools closed their doors in March and moved… Read more »
In Tampa, lawyers will “march for equal justice” to support Black Lives Matter
Every day this month there has been a Black Lives Matter march in St. Petersburg, Tampa or other parts of the Tampa Bay area – and on the weekends, quite a few. On Wednesday, lawyers are organizing a march of their own and inviting others to join in. Robert Shimberg is helping to organize the… Read more »
Hillsborough’s mask requirement for businesses will start Wednesday at 5pm
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Hillsborough County’s Emergency Policy Group has adopted a mask requirement for businesses. Monday’s vote was 5-to-3. The penalty for business owners would be a second-degree misdemeanor that could include a fine and jail time. For a while, the EPG was considering voluntary compliance instead of having an… Read more »
