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affordable housing
WaveMakers: Sarah Combs, CEO of the University Area Corporation to Develop Communities
Sarah Combs, president and CEO of the University Area Community Development Corporation, joined WMNF's WaveMakers on May 31 to talk about affordable housing and lifting up neighborhoods. Also: Moms Demand Action on what's happening in...
St. Petersburg residents share priorities for city budget, call for more action on housing
Tangela Butler, a local bus driver, approached one of two podiums in the meeting room of St. Petersburg City Hall on Monday night. Dozens of community members sat in the pews behind her. She had...
WaveMakers: United Way’s Jessica Muroff on the housing crisis
Jessica Muroff, CEO of United Way Suncoast, talks about the housing crisis.
WaveMakers: Nathan Hagen on the housing crisis
With the Tampa Bay region facing the highest rent increases in the nation at a rate of 24%, the housing crisis has grown dire. In response, six months ago Nathan Hagen launched YIMBY Tampa, a...
WaveMakers with Aaron Dietrich of St. Petersburg People’s Council
The Tampa Bay area is facing a housing crisis, with rent prices rising and citizens being forcefully evicted from their homes without another place to go. For the past year, the St. Petersburg People’s Council...
St. Pete City Council gives thousands to affordable housing developer
St. Petersburg City Council voted unanimously to give thousands to a developer for housing, activists say it's another handout.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor speaks to WMNF about affordable housing and efforts to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Tampa Tiger Bay hosts legal panel
Today, the Tampa Tiger Bay Club hosted a rare conversation between a Hillsborough public defender, state attorney, and chief judge. Tough questions greeted the panel this afternoon. Hillsborough County Chief Judge Ron Ficarrotta, Public Defender Julianne...
People’s Council calls for housing state of emergency in St. Pete
Last month, over 150 residents waited hours to speak to St. Pete City Council on what they say is a housing state of emergency. Saturday in Williams Park, residents gathered with the People’s Council of...
Part two: interview with St. Petersburg mayor-elect Ken Welch
Longtime Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch is days away from becoming St. Pete’s next mayor. In the second half of our interview, mayor-elect Ken Welch spoke about the issue of housing. One of a handful...
New initiative hopes to bring more affordable housing
The Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative launched a new program, aimed at encouraging landlords to take on more affordable housing tenants. Home for the Holidays is a six month campaign to partner to bring on landlords...
St. Pete votes 6-1 to explore rent control
St. Pete City Council voted 6-1 to explore rent control in the New Year.
