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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4/2/26 – Details on TPD Howard Ave Annex and Rome Yard back on agenda
Staff to present details and budget implications for the $21 million construction costs prior to April 16 vote. Rome Yard…
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4/2/26 – 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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3/26/26 – Guns, a robotic dog and 10s of millions in spending
Trying to make sense of all the dollar signs on this weeks agenda.
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3/26/26 – 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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TPD request $2 million for new service weapons and a robot dog
The purchase of the Glock 45 9mm pistols comes on the heels of the Florida Legislature failing to pass a…
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3/19/26 – Spring Break & Sunshine Week
Council is off for Spring Break, but a small update on a project Tampa Monitor has been working on behind…
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Planning Commission Approves ‘Alternative 2’ for City of Tampa Redistricting
Precinct 345 moves from District 7 to District 5 for the March 2, 2027 municipal election.
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3/12/26 – CRA Board to vote on funding agreements for Florida Aquarium and downtown housing plus a a funding request for Downtown Arts Center
Evening land use hearings include a change to previously approved Planned Development at 110 S Boulevard
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Citing concerns over Black voting power, West Tampa leaders share redistricting preference
Michael Randolph with the West Tampa CDC said residents should support alternative two, which he said best protects the community.
