Weekly Brief
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4/30/26 – Week off so talking baseball, trees and South Howard Flood Relief
With no council meeting this week, a looking ahead to the baseball stadium discussion and catching up on some lingering…
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4/23/26 – Tree Workshop
This week council sits for a morning workshop on Thursday with evening land use application hearings. The workshop will be…
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Status Update
Earlier this week I announced the site would be winding down and the agenda previews would be ending. It wasn’t…
Look Ahead
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4/16/26 – Regular Meeting
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
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4/9/26 – CRA & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
More Stories
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Thoughts After the HCDBC District 5 Special Election Forum
Filed under opinion, my takeaway from the Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus Tampa City Council District 5 special election.
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Final FY26 Budget Workshop Wrap Up
Council held workshops on the upcoming fiscal year budget, focusing on enterprise funds, future revenue, and debt. The stormwater workshop…
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This Week 8-11-25
Council is off with a couple of budget workshops to start the week. And a humble ask for support.
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Council’s First FY26 Budget Workshop is in the Books
Council try to find their footing as they look at $41 million in general paving planned for FY26.
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This Week 8-7-25
Limited preview of the 8-7-25 Council agenda due to missing supporting documents from the city.
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Council Wrap Up 7-31-25
Council approves agreement providing Jackson House easements, finance department caught “flat footed” over credit card fees, Kiley Garden still in…
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This Week 7-31-25
Maybe finally a resolution for the Jackson House, mayor moves ahead with council’s $12 million FY24 funding request, and a…
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This Week 7-24-25
FY26 CRA Budget, UrbanWorx East Tampa/Ybor Development and how to fund the Sanchez Y Haya project lead the morning agenda…
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Agendas 7-24-25
Tampa City Council and CRA Board agendas for 7-24-75 including background notes from staff, links to supporting documents and zoning…
