Bob Buckhorn Supports Corporate Welfare

At the Brian Glazer Family Jewish Community Center in West Tampa having lunch Buckhorn used the opportunity to advocate for the continuing existence of Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida. Earlier this month, the House passed a bill that would eliminate Enterprise Florida and nearly two dozen tax incentive programs. here

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“All of you need to get your phone and call your legislators and say, ‘stop this foolishness. Stop it now." Bob Buckhorn

Bikes On La Septima

Ybor City, Florida

Rick Scott's Brazen Lack Of Respect For Prosecutorial Independence

Rick Scott overreached last month when he issued an executive order stripping state attorney  Aramis Ayala of her authority to prosecute a man charged with killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and an Orlando police officer. On Monday, he also removed her from 21 other murder cases. here
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Florida GOP taking a hard swipe at an independent judiciary. here

HART: Tampa's Banana Republic Transit System

Pick up your trash. 

Upgrade the Britton Plaza transfer center.

 Get rid of your rude drivers. 

here

State of the City 2017- Bob Buckhorn - Tampa

Out And Loud Florida - Ybor City Wall Of Love

Florida Frackers Not Giving Up

Florida GOP House members say the possibility of a fracking ban is dead for the 2017 Legislative Session. here

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“You never say never, but now we’re saying it looks like that will be next year,” Florida GOP Mike Miller

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Florida Fracker Ray Rodrigues says that a scientific study is required. Rodrigues has previously said that it would be “foolish” to ban the practice without any scientific evidence. 

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More about Florida Frackers here

Don't be fooled, it has already started here

Florida Union Busting HB 11

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

TECO Street Line

Florida GOP Steals $1.3 billion From Affordable Housing Trust Funds

For the 10th year in a row, the governor and legislature are proposing to sweep money from the affordable housing trust funds into the general revenue fund to spend on other purposes. Since the start of the Great Recession, that has added up to $1.3 billion. here

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article142033109.html#storylink=cpy

Ybor City In 60 Seconds

Tampa Hoods - Downtown

Tampa Theatre

HART-Less WIFI

My travels a few days ago
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#36 To Britton Plaza

#19 To Jan Platt Library

#19 Downtown

#8 To Ybor City

#8 Downtown

#19 To Hyde Park

#30 Downtown

#6 To Temple Terrace

8 Buses
Only one had WIFI, the last one #6.

Ybor Paparazzi

Wayne Schucker

Centennial Park 

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless living in Temple Terrace

Florida Extreme Right Wing Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Has A Challenger

Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez  has been thinking for the last few weeks about challenging Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. here

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“The district deserves a Democrat. It has been redrawn for a Democrat and it needs a new fresh voice.” 
Kristen Rosen Gonzalez