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Thursday, March 19, 2015
Seminole Heights Fights FDOT and Wins
Seminole Heights is a historic streetcar suburb, three miles north of Downtown Tampa. During the 1990s, still recovering from the dark days of urban America's 1980s, the neighborhood found itself in a fight for its life. FDOT had plans to widen Hillsborough Avenue through the heart of the neighborhood. DOT saw the road as part of a six-lane divided highway with turn lanes running from Pinellas to Polk counties. Their $33.5 million plan to widen Hillsborough Avenue only included the cost of a chain-link in the budget. On the other hand, the historic district's residents envisioned a four-lane boulevard with trees, period streetlights, landscaped medians and brick crosswalks.
Something had to give. Seminole Heights residents convinced FDOT to make concessions by embracing their four-lane boulevard concept. 20 years later, now featuring mature landscaping, this stretch of Hillsborough Avenue shines above the rest of US 92's path through Hillsborough County and the dire traffic congestion predictions have not materialized. here
Something had to give. Seminole Heights residents convinced FDOT to make concessions by embracing their four-lane boulevard concept. 20 years later, now featuring mature landscaping, this stretch of Hillsborough Avenue shines above the rest of US 92's path through Hillsborough County and the dire traffic congestion predictions have not materialized. here
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Groundswell Rising In Tampa
Wednesday, March 25, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Seminole Heights
Library, 4711 N. Central Ave., Tampa
RSVP to Jacki Lopez
Rick Scott following the disastrous Brownback model
Scott pledged over $266,000,000.00 in tax breaks and incentives for the promise of 45,258 jobs, a large portion of which went to minimum wage jobs with annual salaries that don't even break the poverty line.
Public transportation is a complete joke in this state, and our roads are infamously clogged (unless you want to pay thousands in the extremely corrupted tolling agencies). Rick Scott cut over a billion in education spending and has led the attack on higher education. Scientists are held in very low regard by our state government. Our health care needs are huge, but thanks to Scott and the GOP refusing all subsidies for Medicaid, a a Florida citizen with kids needs to make UNDER $3200 A YEAR to qualify! Our pollution laws have been gutted, and our state is the most vulnerable to rising sea levels. here
Florida Inc.: 5-point Work Plan 2015
“Tax Relief.” If only that meant collecting some of the billions Florida loses annually in uncollected corporate taxes. If legislators stopped rubber-stamping loopholes, incentives and offshore tax havens that bring nothing in return except millions in thankful corporate contributions to their campaign committees.
Take 2014 (please). Big businesses and corporate advocacy groups spent untold millions on campaign contributions, then benefited from billions in “tax relief.” Us common folk, our tax relief amounted to an average annual $25 savings on auto fees. here
NPA Rules In Florida
The latest to join the list are two affluent, adjoining counties in Northeast Florida, Clay and St Johns, where Democrats are now in effect a third party.
The combination of unaffiliated and minor-party voters accounted for 26.6 percent of all Florida voters in January, according to the Division of Elections website. They now outnumber Democrats in six counties: Clay, Collier, Lee, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and St. Johns. They outnumber Republicans in five: Broward, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola and Palm Beach.Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach are the three most populous counties in Florida. Three more counties are likely to soon join this anti-major party registration trend. They are Charlotte, Martin and Monroe, where in all three places nonpartisan voters are closing in on Democrats. here
Monday, March 16, 2015
SHADY JACKIE TOLEDO ATACKS 87 YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER
Thousands of District 6 residents received a disgusting new attack mailer from Republican Jackie Toledo and her campaign consultant, Anthony Pedicini. This is another attack from a shady organization backed by friends of Toledo and Pedicni and paid for by politicians from far outside Tampa. here
More about Ms. Toledo here
Marco Rubio signed the letter to Iran
Here is the full list of who signed:
Senator Tom Cotton, R-AR
Senator Orrin Hatch, R-UT
Senator Charles Grassley, R-IA
Senator Mitch McConnell, R-KY
Senator Richard Shelby, R-AL
Senator John McCain, R-AZ
Senator James Inhofe, R-OK
Senator Pat Roberts, R-KS
Senator Jeff Sessions, R-AL
Senator Michael Enzi, R-WY
Senator Michael Crapo, R-ID
Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC
Senator John Cornyn, R-TX
Senator Richard Burr, R-NC
Senator John Thune, R-SD
Senator Johnny Isakson, R-GA
Senator David Vitter, R-LA
Senator John A. Barrasso, R-WY
Senator Roger Wicker, R-MS
Senator Jim Risch, R-ID
Senator Mark Kirk, R-IL
Senator Roy Blunt, R-MO
Senator Jerry Moran, R-KS
Senator Rob Portman, R-OH
Senator John Boozman, R-AR
Senator Pat Toomey, R-PA
Senator John Hoeven, R-ND
Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL
Senator Ron Johnson, R-WI
Senator Rand Paul, R-KY
Senator Mike Lee, R-UT
Senator Kelly Ayotte, R-NH
Senator Dean Heller, R-NV
Senator Tim Scott, R-SC
Senator Ted Cruz, R-TX
Senator Deb Fischer, R-NE
Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV
Senator Bill Cassidy, R-LA
Senator Cory Gardner, R-CO
Senator James Lankford, R-OK
Senator Steve Daines, R-MT
Senator Mike Rounds, R-SD
Senator David Perdue, R-GA
Senator Thom Tillis, R-NC
Senator Joni Ernst, R-IA
Senator Ben Sasse, R-NE
Senator Dan Sullivan, R-AK
WMNF: Safety Harbor SongFest
Thank you for tuning into Community Conscious Radio, and for living the local
and live lifestyle! WMNF Community Partners, SHAMc, or the Safety Harbor
Art and Music Center, present the 2015
Safety Harbor SongFest,
featuring lots of 88.5 FM favorites!
Safety Harbor SongFest,
featuring lots of 88.5 FM favorites!
Jeb@jeb.org
Earlier this year, The Tampa Bay Times reported, "The former governor conducted all his communication on his private Jeb@jeb.org
account and turned over the hand-selected batch to the state archives when he left office. Absent from the stash are emails the governor deemed not relevant to the public record: those relating to politics, fundraising and personal matters while he was governor." here
The Shady Jackie Toledo
Attack fliers sent by political committee Moving Tampa Forward late Friday prompted three Tampa City Council members to urge voters to exercise the utmost care in evaluating the credibility of anonymously produced campaign literature. here
Sunday, March 15, 2015
“You people won’t ghettoize this community.”
Hillsborough County community activist Marilyn Smith was removed from the County’s Charter Review Commission on Friday. The move came after County Commissioners Ken Hagan and Les Miller heard heaps of criticism about Smith from members of the Latino community. here
Saturday, March 14, 2015
SHRIMP DOCKS KITTY RESCUE PROJECT
Made good progress on the kitty condo yesterday. Stopped by the docks today to check on everyone and a fisherman told me of a crazy man that worked out there a year ago that was threatening to kill the cats with a crowbar! It is no wonder why my blood pressure is high between this and the stories in the news. It just drives me to do what I am doing...I just wish it could be done sooner.
In the meantime, Houlihan is adjusting well at my home and Diesel and Bobby T have become friends...here
Tampa demands justice for Rasmea Odeh
A small but passionate group of about 12 people gathered on the steps of the Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse building here, March 12, to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian American leader Rasmea Odeh. here
Call Sen. Nelson now: Don't risk war with Iran
Can you call Sen. Nelson now? Tell him: "Don't join Republicans to sabotage President Obama's diplomatic efforts. Reject any legislation that threatens diplomacy with Iran."
Senator Bill Nelson
Phone: (202) 224-5274
Phone: (202) 224-5274
Friday, March 13, 2015
United for Care: why you should care
You may never have smoked it or know anyone that has.
But chances are, you know someone that will have the kind of serious, debilitating medical condition that could be helped, or alleviated somewhat, by medical marijuana. The science is there. That medical marijuana helps people was largely undisputed in the last election.
If someone close to you has or unfortunately develops cancer, glaucoma, epilepsy, ALS, MS, severe neuropathic pain, PTSD, AIDS, or similar ailments - they may benefit from having access.We are fighting for that access in both the state legislature and on the streets.
Please help us fund this fight. If we're going to fight it out again on Election Day, 2016, we need to raise $10 million between now and then.
We can't rely on big donors alone. Even $25, $50, and $100 donations kept us close. We need your help again. Please help us fund the fight for medical marijuana
by contributing today.
If you haven't yet signed the new petition, please click here.
Florida GOP: John Wood of Winter Haven
“CO2 in my opinion is not a pollutant,“ God gave us C02 to grow plants, for us to exhale, everything else.” here
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Tell AG Bondi: Withdraw Florida from partisan lawsuit attacking immigrants!
With Republicans in Congress failing to pass immigration reform, President Obama was forced to act on his own. Now immigrant families will soon have a chance to come forward and register, get permits to work legally and contribute to our system, and finally get a chance to live without the daily fear of deportation.
But rather than embracing immigrants, AG Bondi joined in a partisan lawsuit against the federal government over the President’s program. here
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Ten More Words For Florida to Ban
Ecosystem-- substitute wording: toilet
Justice-- substitute wording: priceable opportunities
Peace-- substitute wording: lost profit opportunities
Greed-- substitute wording: Ayn Rand libertarian number one value
sharing-- substitute wording: socialism, parasitism
corruption-- substitute wording: corporate value system
Elitism-- substitute wording: money as earned privilege
Taxation-- substitute wording: theft
personal choice-- substitute wording: baby murder
Diplomacy-- substitute wording: wimp alternative to war
welfare -- substitute wording: bumming
here
Justice-- substitute wording: priceable opportunities
Peace-- substitute wording: lost profit opportunities
Greed-- substitute wording: Ayn Rand libertarian number one value
sharing-- substitute wording: socialism, parasitism
corruption-- substitute wording: corporate value system
Elitism-- substitute wording: money as earned privilege
Taxation-- substitute wording: theft
personal choice-- substitute wording: baby murder
Diplomacy-- substitute wording: wimp alternative to war
welfare -- substitute wording: bumming
here
Call-In to Support Driver's Licenses 4 All Bill (SB 300)
Transportation Committee Chair
Rep. Jeff Brandes
Call his Tallahassee Phone:
(850) 487-5022
Tweet him: @JeffreyBrandes support #SB300 now!
#Not1More deportation!
Call his Tallahassee Phone:
(850) 487-5022
Tweet him: @JeffreyBrandes support #SB300 now!
#Not1More deportation!
Take Action To Save The Everglades From Big Sugar
It’s time to protect our water by ending the deadlock on Everglades restoration once and for all. What has been called "the most critical piece of land ever for Everglades restoration" could be bought this year, but Big Sugar, who agreed to sell this land to the public in 2010, is trying to run out the clock, hoping you won’t notice.
Sign the petition to the Florida Legislature today and tell them to buy this critical land south of Lake Okeechobee. We can help save the Everglades from Big Sugar and protect Florida’s drinking water all at the same time. here
Drop by Representative Kathy Castor's district office today
Can you drop by
Representative Kathy Castor's district office today,
Wednesday, March 11,
while the House is on recess this week and urge her to stand with Elizabeth Warren against Fast Track and the TPP (and thank her if she does)? here
Wednesday, March 11,
while the House is on recess this week and urge her to stand with Elizabeth Warren against Fast Track and the TPP (and thank her if she does)? here
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Artisan Grilled Chicken Ciabatta and Shrimp Scampi Linguine with a Bloody Mary
At Applebee's in Brandon
Florida DEP Workers Banned From Saying 'Climate Change'
Employees of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection claim they were ordered to refrain from using the terms "climate change" and "global warming" in official communications, according to he Florida Center for Investigative Reportin. The unwritten policy went into effect shortly after Gov. Rick Scott, a global warming skeptic, took office. here
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