Author: Michael Bishop
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5/21/26 – Council Regular & CRA Special Call – Rays MOU
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
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Tampa City Council to vote on MOU with Rays next Thursday May 21
The non-binding agreement would allow more detailed negotiations to continue and has been a point of contention for the legislature…
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5/14/26 – CRA agenda leads with $35 million for Ybor Harbor development, Drew Park & East Tampa reprogram FY26 budget
This week Tampa City Council sit as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board for a 13 item agenda with a…
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5/14/26 – 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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When a transparency dashboard isn’t transparent
The Tampa Police Department’s public traffic-stop dashboard has been displaying wrong race data since it launched in July 2022. TPD…
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5/7/26 – Rays Workshop, Council Chair election and a 118 item agenda grind
Council kick off their week with the much anticipated Ray’s stadium workshop on Tuesday then sit for a regular meeting…
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5/7/26 – Special Workshop & 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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$64 million question
How would you allocate $64 million in extra Community Investment Tax funds? A baseball stadium or…
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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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The Tree Trust Fund Debate
Tampa is debating how to best utilize its tree trust fund, which currently holds $6 million. A debate over Type…
