Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Spineless Florida Frackers Want To Sabotage Florida’s Future

There is no reason to compromise Florida’s scarce water supplies to help Big Oil frack. If senators want to sabotage Florida’s future, there’s no better way than to pass Senate Bill 318 – a sure recipe for disaster! Voters should ask senators why they continue to ignore their constituency and vote for a bill not in 
Florida’s best interest.

 54 percent of Floridians want a ban

One senate chair limited those testifying on fracking to 30 seconds, warning not to talk about “fracking.” (Don’t bother him with facts – he’s not interested.) Many yielded their seconds to Pennsylvanians who had come to enlighten legislators on how fracking had devastated their beautiful state.

Florida Bathroom Predators

A ban on discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Floridians will not become law this year.
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Florida GOP Jeff Brandes is  worried male predators posing as transgender people will use women’s restrooms and locker rooms. here

Congratulations FDOT: Winner Of The Perpetual Pavement Award

5 Years in a row
here and here 
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Contact your representatives and tell them you don’t want TBX. Tell them how you feel in your own words. here

Debate Watch Parties with Tampa Bay for Bernie

2.11 - 7 pm

Land O Lakes here

St. Pete here

St. Pete here

Florida Amendment 1 Supporters About To Take It Deep

Two years after Florida voters overwhelmingly endorsed a trust fund expected to raise $10 billion over two decades to save the state’s stalled conservation efforts, only a fraction of the $880 million allocated under the Amendment 1 constitutional measure is slotted for conserving new land. here

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

United for Care Receives SEIU Florida Endorsement

55,000
Nurses, Doctors and Healthcare Workers Endorse Medical Marijuana.


CONTACT: BIANCA GARZA
EMAIL: PRESS@UNITEDFORCARE.ORG
Pic: 2014 in Ybor City

LAILA ABDELAZIZ INTERVIEW

Laila discusses her civic involvement as a member of the City of Tampa Human Rights Board and shares her desire to serve her community. here

The Pewee Story: Andrew Joseph III

Bob's Barricades

"Is there a road in this town that's not under construction?" Sue Carlton

Ken Hagan thinks we are suffering from construction fatigue.
Pic: 7th ave and 22nd st Ybor City. Thank you Kevin O'Neill

Florida GOP Sell Out Sick Babies (Really) - Follow the Money #9

Benefit Wine Tasting for the Suncoast Sierra Club

2.10 - 6 pm
Winesmith in St. Pete

The Citrus Taliban @ Gasparilla

Monday, February 8, 2016

Betty Castor Endorses Pat Kemp

The Merchants Of Ybor


Baristas Christie and Amelia

Tabanero Cigars
Visit them here

Rick Scott's Florida Military And Police Force

House Bill 1095
Dubbed the “Prevention of Acts of War 
would give Florida governor 
Rick Scott 
the authority to use military and police force to keep people out of the 
Sunshine State. here

Party With Pat Kemp @ The Heights Exchange In Tampa

Heights Exchange
4610 N. Central Avenue, Tampa
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Other local greats: Mary Figg, Mary Mulhern, 
Joe Keel - Keel Winery, Mariella & Tres Smith and Kate M Connolly
 will be there. here

TAKE THE PLEDGE: 50% Clean Energy By 2030

TAKE THE PLEDGE

I support the national goal of powering America with more than 50% clean energy by 2030, putting us on a pathway to a completely clean energy economy.

Save the Sea Turtles- Ban Plastic Bags From Large Retailers In Florida

Sea turtles in our oceans are mistaking plastic bags as jellyfish, their main source of food. According to the World Wildlife Foundation and the Loggerhead Marine Life Center, all sea turtles are ENDANGERED! Our team of 9-12 year-olds, The Hobe Sound Boys & Girls Club FIRST Lego League"Robot Rulers" are very concerned about the problem. Did you know that Florida has over 1,350 miles of coastline! We love our sea turtles on our beaches and our oceans! 
Let's stop the pollution!  here

Tampa Bay Bus to CIW March in Palm Beach!

Workers, consumers to take Fair Food message directly to Wendy’s corporate leadership in Palm Beach;

Tour to demand real, Worker-driven Social Responsibility from fast-food holdout, not more unenforced promises of human rights…

This coming March 2-12, farmworkers and thousands of consumer allies will be mobilizing to bring Wendy’s — the lone holdout among the big five fast-food companies of Yum Brands, McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, and Wendy’s — into the Fair Food Program! info, on Facebook

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Stop TBX Rally - Tampa




Downtown Tampa

Pat Kemp

Linda Saul-Sena

Pat Kemp and Amanda Brown

Leslie Walls
Around here, women rule!






Michelle From NPR

I am voting  on November 8! Are you? 

Tampa Bay GOP Dangerous To Your Health

The Florida GOP voted to allow concealed weapons to be carried on state college and university campuses. Over the objections of Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and most Tampa Bay law enforcement leaders, it voted to allow 1.5 million gun owners with concealed weapons permits to openly carry their guns 
in most public places. 
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Every Tampa Bay Republican 
except one voted for both gun bills. here

 Pinellas County
Rep. Larry Ahern 850-717-5066
Rep. Kathleen Peters 850-717-5069
Rep. Chris Sprowls 850-717-5065
Rep. Chris Latvala 850-717-5067
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Hillsborough County
Rep. James Grant 850-717-5064
Rep. Shawn Harrison 850-717-5063
Rep. Jake Raburn 850-717-5057
Rep. Dan Raulerson 850-717-5058
Rep. Ross Spano 850-717-5059
Rep. Dana Young 850-717-5060
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Pasco County
Rep. Danny Burgess Jr. 850-717-5038
Rep. Richard Corcoran 850-717-5037

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Daryl
He is a local. Homeless 1 year.

Pat Kemp Is Everywhere

Fight For 15 - Solidarity Sunday - Cuba
Yes on 2 - #FLfor15 Challenge - Seminole Heights Japan Festival 
Alan Grayson Event - Solidarity with Charleston - Stop TBX
Where are the other candidates?

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Remembering Andrew Joseph At The Florida State Fairgrounds








"I will be back, every year." Deanna Hardy-Joseph

Rick Scott's Jobs Costing Florida $11 Billion A Year

A new Study on the high cost of low wage jobs in Florida. The report found that near the nearly 39 percent of Florida’s workforce, about 3 million people, are working in low-wage jobs that cost taxpayers over $11 Billion a year in public assistance programs. The report comes  at a time when both the state house and senate are considering a 
$1 billion tax cut package 
that would mostly benefit large companies. here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Vaca Frita
With Moro and Yuca
At Arco Iris in Tampa
Visit them here

Hillsborough County Corporate Welfare

Transportation impact fees developers pay for new development.
Hillsborough County: $770 for a new home
Pasco County: 10,000 for a new home
here

"The County Commission is now considering a major overhaul of the transportation impact fees developers pay for new development. For too long, the fees has left taxpayers burdened with gridlock and paying most of the cost for new roads. For the past two years, I have worked with Sierra Club and we have taken the lead in a campaign to have new development pay more of its fair share and to use transportation fees as a tool to encourage smart growth. This plan is a big break from the status quo." 
Pat Kemp