Julian Bond RIP

Legendary civil rights activist Julian Bond has died in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. here
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“He advocated not just for African-Americans, but for every group, indeed every person subject to oppression and discrimination, because he recognized the common humanity in us all.” Pat Kemp

Florida's Awesome City, St. Petersburg

They have a cool Mayor, Rick Kriseman who hangs out with

Cheech and Chong

He joined the Florida Mayors 

"Freedom To Marry" campaign!

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He was endorsed by DFA!

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He can sing

(See video)

 A vibrant downtown with thousands of residents. 

A well know Right Wing propagandist (In this case he is right) mention it with cool cities like Portland,
 San Francisco, Seattle and Denver.

Learn more about this great Progressive oasis

in purple Florida here and here

And what do we get? A Right Wing mayor who thinks he is a  Progressive. and a deserted Downtown on a Sunday afternoon! 

Florida AG Pam Bondi Suing EPA

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading 16 other attorneys general in a legal action against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for illegally invalidating the individual air quality protection plans in those states. here
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Pam Bondi Highlights
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Bondi fired Florida’s two leading attorneys investigating 
the epidemic of foreclosure fraud ravaging our communities. here
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Sells out Florida’s justice system to Washington lobbyists, socializing with attorneys who have corporate clients under state investigation. here
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Pay-To-Look-Away Scandal

here

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Contesting Medical Marijuana

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No Solar In Florida

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 Same-sex marriage

http://pambondi.info

Thank You President Carter, The Whole Nation Is Rooting For You!

"President Carter, thank you for all your work on behalf of international peace, democracy and human rights. The whole nation is rooting for you, 
Mr. President." 

Sign his card

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Alex

He is from Vegas

Join fellow air-breathers and planet-dwellers in Tampa

Tuesday, August 18 at 10:00am

The BIGGEST step to combat climate change by any president, ever! That's what President Barack Obama did when he unveiled his Clean Power Plan, the first limit on carbon pollution from our power plants, the number 1 contributor to climate change.

We just wanted to say thank you!

Join our guest speakers: Tampa City Council Chair Frank Reddick, Rev. Russell Meyer, Fmr Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw, Small Business owner Ken Conklin, moderated by Tampa Bay Sierra Club 

Chair Kent Bailey.

Join fellow air-breathers and planet-dwellers as 
we thank the President for taking the steps 
to reverse climate change.

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Tampa City Council, E Kennedy Blvd, Tampa

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Pic: At the Cuban Club in Ybor city, Sunday, April 15, 2007
here

Party With Betty Reed In Tampa

August 20, 2015 - 5:30 PM

Grown Man Brand Studios in Tampa

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Friends Of The Stogie

"Happy to Support the Ybor Stogie Blog!"

Chris Cano of Central Florida NORML

City of Miami Police Beat Handcuffed Suspect in Squad Car, Photographer Assaulted Too

Welcome To Tampa, Expect Delays

Rush Hour?
No, Sunday Afternoon 2:30pm

If you are a company looking to relocate here, don't! 

this is what you and your employees will have to put up with and Florida DOT and our local goverment want to make it worst!

Right Wing Extremist Marco Rubio

On Sunday's Meet the Press, Marco Rubio actually doubled down on his extreme anti-abortion agenda. He wants to ban safe and legal abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest — and supports "personhood" legislation that could even outlaw certain types of birth control. here

Thank You Al Fox

"To a new era, new generation in relations with Cuba and Tampa/Hillsborough County. Thank you Al Fox for all your dedication and long years of work on behalf of Cuba/Tampa relations. Thank you U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, Mary Mulhern, La Gaceta's Patrick Manteiga, and Bill Carlson of Tucker Hall for your leadership. I'm looking forward to the re-establishing our historic relationship with Cuba." Pat Kemp
"Mr. Fox, you never gave up, you did it!" YCS

Come thank Mr. Fox in person at the 
Hillsborough County Young Democrats Conversation Series IV 
August Meeting 2015
in Ybor City

Ybor Radical Cinema Club: Film Night

Early Works

Monday, August 17 at 7:00pm

Ybor Daily Market in Downtown Ybor City

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United For Care In Downtown Tampa

Edgecomb Courthouse - Tampa

Have you signed yet?

here

Florida GOP: Tammany Hall South

Were plenty steamed over being slapped around by the state Supreme Court 
for attempting to cook the electoral books.

How dare the Florida Supreme Court! 
How dare these justices do their jobs! 
Oh, the oppression of it all!
Just how far out of touch with reality are they?

"We are under direction by a court that continues over and over again to exceed their constitutional authority."

That onerous provision guaranteeing the public ought to have access to open government, violated his right to speak freely to his legislative colleagues?

freelube@yborcitystogie.com

Daniel Ruth

Rick Scott's Tab Climbs To $1 Million Dollars

Florida’s legal bill to defend Gov. Rick Scott grew Wednesday, as the governor’s office released documents showing he has agreed pay  lawyers $300,000 for defending him in two open government cases that were settled. here

$700.000 + $300.00 = $1 million dollars
here

Pat Kemp: Time for a Tampa Bay High Speed Ferry!

"As a Hillsborough County Commissioner, I will get the Tampa Bay High Speed Ferry Project done without any more delay. This is a "no-brainer" and I'm embarrassed for our county and our region that isn't underway now."

Like them on Facebook here

Visit and support Pat Kemp here

Solidarity With Medical Marijuana In Tampa Today

 12PM

Hillsborough County Courthouse

Downtown Tampa

See you there!

Also At 
Miami-Dade County Courthouse
73 W Flagler St
Miami, FL 33130

Orange County Courthouse
425 N Orange Ave
Orlando, FL 32801

Lake County Courthouse
550 W Main St
Tavares, FL 32778

Florida Capitol 
400 S Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Broward County Courthouse
201 SE 6th St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Pinellas County Justice Center
14250 49th St N
Clearwater, FL 33762

Osceola County Courthouse
2 Courthouse Sq
Kissimmee, FL 34741

West Pasco Judicial Center
7530 Little Rd
New Port Richey, FL 34654

Alachua County Civil Justice Center
201 E University Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601

Polk County Courthouse
255 N Broadway Ave
Bartow, FL 33830

Collier County Court house
3315 Tamiami Trl E
Naples , FL 34112

Citrus County Courthouse
110 N Apopka Ave, #101
Inverness, FL 34450

Being Honest Gives Florida GOP Tom Lee Of Brandon Heartburn

 Stung by the court ruling that ordered that eight congressional districts be drawn because the map was tainted by 

Improper partisan intent

We think being honest and doing his job right is getting the best of him. After all this is the third time since 2012 that the Legislature 

has drawn new congressional maps. here

"There are more Democrats in Florida than Republicans but the congressional delegation includes 17 Republicans and 10 Democrats. "That's hardly parity."

Papa Johns Is Pizza With a Side Of Climate Change

Thom Hartmann to dish on one attendee in particular: 

John Schnatter, 
the founder of Papa John’s Pizza
 You can watch the segment here

Remember the Mitt Romney fundraiser at his home.

The Koch brothers themselves are billionaire oil barons who bankroll the climate denial movement, so every time you order Papa Johns, ask yourself if you really want your pizza with a side of climate change. Like American Family Voices on Facebook for more Koch news as we name names… and #ExposeKoch.

Help us spread the word on Facebook and Twitter, 
that Papa Johns is pizza with a side of climate change…here

We only eat local pizza!

CDB's, New York, New York Pizza in Ybor City
and Lee's Grocery in  Tampa Heights.

Glenn Beck Honors St. Pete

Beck issued a list of 15 cities to avoid

St. Pete falls at number six on the list behind left-leaning cities including Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver and Phoenix.

A proud Rick Kriseman took to Twitter saying,

 “Woke up, sun shining, & @glennbeck lumping #StPete in w/ Portland-San Fran-Seattle-Denver-Phoenix as cities to avoid. An honor! #ThanksGlenn.”
here
"Great company, nice job St. Pete!" YCS 

Hillsborough County Finds Money For Mass Transit

Hillsborough County collected a record 

$2 million 

in tourism development taxes just in June.

 The bump in travelers who stayed in Hillsborough County 

hotels is up 44 percent.

 Hillsborough County
has collected just over
$23 million
 in bed-tax revenue for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30.

here 
Nice, us locals should be living well!

The NCM On Cuba

La Familia

Marco (El Guapo) Rubio

Vows to roll back Obama's efforts to normalize relations once he is in the White House.

Mario (fREDO) Diaz-Balart

He has tried to undermine Obama's policy by attaching riders to spending bills—including a provision blocking flights and cruise ship 

routes to Cuba.

Ileana (La Senora) Ros-Lehtinen
Has slammed normalization with Cuba as a "propaganda coup for the Castro brothers.





Mel (El Jefe) Martinez
Has blasted the president's decision to normalize relations.
here

Seems like the family 
isn't as powerful as they use to be!

Pinellas County is the worst place in Florida to be black and go to public school

 here

Downtown Tampa On A Sunday Afternoon

Where is everybody?

Know Your Rights In St.Pete

8.14.15 - 8 PM

Enoch Davis Center - St. Pete

Jan Platt's Brilliant Idea

A Referendum To Kick Out The

 Hillsborough County Commissioners 

How have they failed us?
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 Corporate Welfare
$6.7 million To Ashley Furniture  in Ybor City
$100,000 To Tim Burton
$75,000 To IT expansion
$6.25 million To Pro Bass
$3.4 million To Citigroup

$2.1 Million to Johnson & Johnson Services

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TBX
Ken Hagan,  Sandra Murman, Stacy White 
and Kevin Beckner vote yes. here
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"Go Hillsborough" 

Focus Groups

This is a funny one

here

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 Hire a fox to guard our hen house

here
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wage theft ordinance

here
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Shifty Florida GOP Ken Hagan 

exploiting term limits loopholes.

here
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Misused almost a million dollars in grants during its "Fight the Blight. 
here
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Neglect of the 

Jan K. Platt 
Environmental Lands Acquisition
a referendum 80 percent of voters in 2008 approved!
HERE

The Hillsborough County Commissioners
On this blog since May 2006 here

So are you in? 
Someone start something!

www.yborcitystogie.com

Ybor City, Florida

Florida GOP Complain Their Rights Are Being Violated

 To ilegally 
gerrymandered districts.

Echoing the theme of a lawsuit filed last week in federal court by two Pensacola Republican Party officials, several lawmakers used their opening day speeches to accuse the court of violating the legislature’s First Amendment rights by requiring it to justify its map-drawing decisions in an open and transparent way. here

“We are under direction by a court that continues, over and over again, to exceed their constitutional authority,” 
GOP. Richard Corcoran of Trinity

Welcome Lenny Our New Tour Guide

He will be showing you around town. 

UNITED FOR CARE HOLDS DAY OF ACTION AT FLORIDA COURTHOUSES

August 14, 2015, Noon

HillsboroughCounty courthouse!

Also @ County courthouses in Leon, Alachua, Lake, Orange,

 Polk, Miami-Dade and Broward.

For press inquiries please contact Bianca Garza at press@unitedforcare.org.

Florida GOP "Cannot Be Trusted"

Florida’s new fatwa against Planned Parenthood

Gov. Rick Scott, like the police chief in the movie “Casablanca,” has dispatched his quislings to barge into the 16 Planned Parenthood offices in Florida to find something, anything, wrong. here

United for Care Slams Marco Rubio

"It's unfortunate that Florida's senior senator and leading Republican presidential contender, Marco Rubio, has taken a position in clear opposition to the rights of the states to determine their own course on marijuana laws. As a Floridian, it seems to me Rubio is proactively telling our state that he doesn't respect the will of the people. Can you imagine if a President Rubio sent federal agents to Florida to raid legal marijuana businesses and patients in the case that he became president and we passed a constitutional amendment?" Ben Pollara

"This man will never be President." YCS
 Have you signed yet?

here

For press inquiries please contact Bianca Garza at press@unitedforcare.org.