Author: Michael Bishop
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1/22/26 – Council to discuss combating hate speech during public comment
Light on controversial votes but heavy on discussions of important topics.
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2026 City of Tampa Charter Review Advisory Commission
Need to get up to speed on what the Charter Review Advisory Board is? Brief background and outline of who…
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Plan to ‘Save the Mirasol’ fails 5-2
Tyler Hudson, the attorney representing the property owners laid out the argument clearly—the owner had determined the only economically viable…
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1/22/25 – 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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Community Redevelopment Agency Board Meeting Canceled
Ultimately Tampa City Council meetings are to conduct the business of the city, not public forums.
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The Charter Review is Starting Off on the Wrong Foot
Nothing in the charter or the adopted ordinances says anything about council’s priorities in a charter review.
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1/15/26 – CRA Board to consider $5.5 million in funding for Curtis Hixon Park; Mirasol development on Davis Islands highlights evening agenda
Council sit this week as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board Thursday morning with evening land use applications in the…
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1/15/26 – CRA & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
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1/8/26 – SoHo Flood Relief Project Back on Agenda as Council Catches Up on Unfinished Business
Council votes on $1 million HOPE shelter expansion but real test comes in how they spend the next six months.
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Council Set to Vote on South Howard Flood Relief Project Grant Amendment
The $64+ million dollar project still hasn’t had a final design or price tag presented but council will be voting…
