Showing posts with label Bob Buckhorn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Buckhorn. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Gaslight Park Crackdown Begins

Tampa, Florida

Big event in town this weekend 
so the city removed all the benches. 




The community got together 
and brought people chairs. 

They were having this today.


This guy enhanced my experience

By telling me I could not take pictures.

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Harry Cohen Has Jane Castor's Support

When Castor was asked who she would vote for if she couldn't vote for herself, she said Cohen. HERE
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DON'T BE FOOLED, EITHER ONE IS 
STATUS QUO, SOS, BUCKHORN 2!

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Words of Rev. Russell L. Meyer

"No former chief of police should be considered for mayor of Tampa. Why?"
"Tampa has a strong mayor form of government. That means TPD works for the mayor. Look at the budget. TPD is unquestioned. It is the mayor's enforcement corps. It has been used for political repression. The mayor can direct sting investigations and felonize political opposition. A Chief of Police has far too many " HERE

Friday, September 14, 2018

Grievances against Mayor Buckhorn

The local news recently put out an article which discusses how a statue at Ulele is being removed. The statue, which depicts an indigenous American woman, is meant to be commemorative of Native culture. It is being removed due to legal issues with regard to the City, and is a show of where our Mayor’s energies go during his final months in office. Some people have mentioned how this action was a “last straw” in a line of legitimate grievances against Mayor Buckhorn.

Bob bombastically attacked the School Board when they fired Mary Ellen Elia, without regard for how disabled students died during a negligent superintendent’s incumbency. He opposed medical cannabis in 2014 — a slap in the face for patients, for people who know someone who benefits from cannabis as a medicine. He was Mayor while “Biking while Black” was first exposed as an issue for our  police, and has done little to nothing for Tampa’s marginalized communities.

It’s okay to hold people accountable. There are legitimate grievances against Mayor Buckhorn, and what I have listed here probably just scratches the surface. If you have had an issue with the Buckhorn administration, please share, and help Tampa elect a different kind of Mayor in 2019. This next Mayor needs to be more than someone with a “D” next to their name. Municipal races in Tampa are “nonpartisan” and more than one candidate has switched to being Democrat as a Mayor of convenience. That being said, please, elect a better Mayor, Tampa.

Monday, July 23, 2018

Tampa Mayor Buckhorn Actively Seeking Lt. Gov. Slot

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is actively seeking the second spot on the Democratic gubernatorial ticket, Tampa Bay Beat has learned, but such a candidacy would bring more baggage than benefit.
Buckhorn has reached out to both the camps of Phillip Levine and Gwen Graham in his bid for the Lieutenant Governor slot. more
By Jim Bleyer

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Havana to Regla Ferry

Moving people for over 70 years!
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Bob Buckhorn still mulling over Tampa’s support for CrossBay Ferry. here

Bob Buckhorn Beware Of Rick Scott Bearing Gifts

In recent weeks, Scott has sent a flurry of political presents Tampa’s way — revealing a private company’s interest in a high-speed rail link between Tampa and Orlando, allocating $2.7 million for the city’s fledgling street car system, and pushing personally to place an Ybor City census tract on the state’s list for a federal tax break that may help pay for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark.
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Plenty of Democrats are skeptical of Scott’s motives, including Hillsborough County Democratic Party chairwoman Ione Townsend. 
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They see Scott’s largesse as a maneuver to cut the vote margins in November in a key Democratic stronghold. Scott is challenging Sen. Bill Nelson for his seat.
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"That’s probably the game plan, Hillary Clinton took Hillsborough by 41,000 votes. For a Republican to be making some political investments in our county? I’m sure it’s viewed by them as ‘we’ll reap some rewards down the road." Ione Townsend

Monday, April 30, 2018

Poor Whit Remer

He moved to South Tampa with his family a year ago from Washington, D.C. and he thought he was moving into a walkable urban neighborhood. Surprise Mr. Remer, welcome to Florida's nose picking town. here He had a protest this last Sunday and according to his Facebook event page one person showed up. 
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Check out some of the comments left on the Facebook post on the page "Tampa!!! BORN AND RAISED AND I REMEMBER WHEN" of the story.
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 I’m sick of bicyclists acting like they own the street. Tampa is a large city. Cars need to have priority over cyclists and pedestrians. If you don’t like walking on Bay to Bay, walk on Bayshore. This isn’t St Pete
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I am currently out in Cali. The bike people yell long an hard so there are bike lanes everywhere; only there's no one EVER using them just causing more trouble for the cars. Let's hope the insane stuff doesn't take hold in Fla
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The guys only been living in Tampa for a year, and already complaining. How about just walk on the sidewalk like a normal person.
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Great just like Palm Ave and N Boulevard , both are now 2 lanes , it's a complete pain PS , go back to DC
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Go to San Francisco
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Dumb ass
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Want to make some changes to Tampa? Turn around and 
go back to where you came from!!
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Talk you and your family and walk i95 north
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Go back up north, yankee!
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 Typical DC elitist. Didn’t get his way now wants to cry 
and whine about it.
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South tampa sidewalks and streets aren’t a family environment, he should have done better research not just expect things to change because he thinks they should. If you want a family place to walk move out to downtown plant city or fishhawk. If he needs a family place to get exercise, go join the JCC.

And many more, check them out here
BTW Mr. Remer, people here don't care about the future of there children, like you said they will all be at the old folks home soon. And the mayor, his political career is over!
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Update: Tony Valenti has deleted and turned off 
commenting for this post.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Demand Term Limits for Tampa Mayor!


Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has been a horrible choice for our city. Join me in Downtown Tampa to demand term limit reform which will keep Buckhorn from running for a third term in the future!
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On March 28th we have an opportunity to ensure Buckhorn never gets elected to be our Mayor again, and to ensure decent space for millennials to move into public office. here

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Gasparilla 2018 - Tampa



This year it was strictly a GOP affair
Bob Buckhorn, Sandy Murman, Yoli Capin
Darryl Rouson, Jackie Toledo and Dana Young were there.
Photos not avalable.
Well, they let Sean Shaw in


30 Min. bathroom wait

Downtown Tampa

Monday, January 8, 2018

Buckhorn-Carlson Feud Casts Cloud over Tampa’s Future

Greed, power, and retribution are propelling a behind-the-scenes struggle between two high-profile heavyweights that could prevent Tampa from fulfilling its potential as a top tier American city.

 That goal has proven elusive considering the present business and political climate here. With mayoral and city council elections 14 months away, the forward thinking can replace the regressive, the civic minded can replace the self-indulgent.

 If either Mayor Bob Buckhorn or public relations executive Bill Carlson is successful, the citizens of Tampa will lose. Since there’s no chance these sworn enemies will back off from their counter-productive political machinations, voters can only win by rejecting both of them
and their surrogates. 

There are three mayoral candidates who, unlike the Buckhorn and Carlson lackeys, are independent with an agenda of putting Tampa first: former County Commissioner Ed Turanchik, and City Councilmen Harry Cohen and Mike Suarez. 

The Buckhorn-Carlson feud dates back years when Buckhorn pulled public relations contracts from Tucker/Hall, Carlson’s public relations firm, in favor of his close friends Beth Leytham and Ana Cruz. Carlson didn’t take that financial hit lightly and has been 
burning ever since. 

The 2019 mayoral election is make or break for Tampa. Under two-term chief executive Buckhorn, the city regressed in race relations, infrastructure, bolstering connections with Cuba, renewable energy, attracting Millennials, and becoming a high-tech incubator. His reign was notable for self-aggrandizement, the incessant targeting of political enemies, and the awarding of lucrative contracts to close friends and financial supporters. 

Due to Buckhorn, Tampa’s image suffered badly. The mayor denied manmade climate change though he heads a city deemed one of the most vulnerable locales in the world to flooding. He supported the police targeting of people of color, then wouldn’t apologize when the U.S. Justice Department hammered the city and Police Chief Jane Castor for their discriminatory policy. He aired a long-suppressed desire to gun down journalists. His coziness with the national Republican party transformed downtown Tampa into an armed camp that was off limits to residents during the GOP convention here. 

That’s how Tampa made national headlines. Some legacy. 

Such regression would continue under Buckhorn’s stooge, Castor, who is gearing up for a mayoral run. Of the five names prominently discussed for mayor, Castor would rank a distant fourth as being an effective, progressive leader. In addition to being a divisive figure, Castor is a one-trick law enforcement pony with no hands-on experience with other governmental initiatives and programs. 

Her election would assuredly cement public relations and lobbying contracts to her longtime partner, Cruz, and continue to shut out Tucker/Hall. Buckhorn is expected to join the firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick as a “lobbyist” and would benefit from Castor’s ascension to mayor. 

Incredibly, if the second combatant Carlson prevails, Tampa’s fate would be far worse. Carlson’s stooge is billionaire David Straz, a Trump supporter who shows absolutely no understanding of the issues facing the city. 

Straz abhors Millennials, and has no sensitivity or knowledge about critical environmental issues. His David A. Sraz Jr. Foundation is the second largest stockholder in an offshore bank that is a haven for tax evaders, drug traffickers, and terrorist sympathizers. 

But word is that Straz is willing to spend $2 million for an image overhaul and the flooding of airwaves and mailboxes prosletyzing the fiction that he actually knows the issues. That amount of money is catnip to political operatives including Carlson and Tucker/Hall. 

Tucker/Hall promotes itself as skiled in crisis counseling. It would be more accurate to say it’s expertise rests in creating crises. Incredibly, Carlson told Tampa Bay Beat he has nothing to do with the Straz campaign. His deceit is off the charts.

 —-Tucker/Hall offices have hosted focus groups on behalf of the Straz campaign. 

—-Tucker/Hall employees flooded Straz’ meet and greet at the Italian Club five weeks sgo. They didn’t attend as individuls or families; they introduced themseleves as so-and-so “Tucker/Hall.” I stood there. 

—-It’s rumored that Straz contracted with Tucker/Hall for $100,000 with more to come if his “exploratory” committee makes his candidacy a go. Carlson told Tampa Bay Beat he “hasn’t received a penny.” The required financial report from Straz’ PAC should be enlightening as to whether Tucker/Hall’s services are fee based or in-kind. 

—-Carlson made the clumsy move of placing a Tucker/Hall shill in his Café con Tampa audience when exploratory committee chairman Yolie Capin was on the program. Although the topic was St. Petersburg-Tampa cooperation, the plant asked Capin about David Straz. Dumb. 

—-Carlson told Tampa Bay Beat that Albert A. Fox Jr., founder of the Tampa-based Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation, instigated the Straz candidacy. Carlson gave us an email address for Fox, not a telephone number. That may be because Fox has an office at Tucker/Hall. We called Tucker/Hall’s main number and Fox was listed on the voicemail directory.

 —-Carlson told us that Straz should not have admitted to supporting Trump. When does the deception stop? A proficient crisis counselor would end it immediately. 

The irony about Buckhorn and Carlson is that when they see each other, they are looking in the mirror.

By Jim Bleyer - Tampa Bay Beat

Monday, December 18, 2017

Daniel Ruth And Asher Edelson On Bob Buckhorn

“Bob Buckhorn has been a good mayor of the city. And he is a good man. But...” Daniel Ruth
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"I completely disagree — he has not been a good mayor, and if he is a good man, why include the “but” ...unless the two preceding sentences were meant as sarcasm, considering how corrupt and misogynistic the man has proven to be. I have heard stories of this dude yelling at female peers, and seen how little he’s done for Tampa outside the beautification of downtown. I will not be in the city come 2019, but I am excited to see an actual good mayor in the office." 

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Tanja Vidovic And The Good Old Boys At The Tampa Fire Rescue Department

They tried to shut her up. They tried to make her go away. They made her life miserable. Yet Tanja Vidovic — persisted.
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Her sin? Wanting to be treated with civility, professionalism and respect. 
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She was just awarded $245,00 in her federal lawsuit against the city of Tampa. They could of simply cut Vidovic a check, give back her job and fire the dolts who caused her so much grief. Instead, the city went ahead to trial. 
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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has a dark, almost irrational, blindside when it comes to courting the first responder community. For years, Buckhorn has failed to hold Tampa Fire Rescue accountable for its tawdry historic and systemic mistreatment of women within its ranks. here

Image credit: CAITLIN JOHNSTON