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Hillsborough County saw a 67-percent increase in homeless seniors since 2018, data shows
An upcoming census could reveal an even larger numbers of homeless seniors.
Justin Garcia
Justin Garcia has written for The Nation, Investigative Reporters & Editors Journal, the USA Today Network and various other news outlets. When he's not writing, Justin likes to make music, read, play basketball and spend time with loved ones.
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Tampa Police Department’s officer of the month was fired then rehired, and the problems continued
TPD officer Algenis Maceo has 18 violations, six of which occurred after he was rehired in 2020 following a scandal.
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Tampa City Council asks for tenant advocacy office, more renter protections after emotional outcry from residents
The emotional input from the community had an affect on council, which unanimously called for more renter protections.
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Tampa officials stereotyped homeless people as mentally ill addicts during forum, and were corrected by experts
One expert said that the face of homelessness could look like her and anyone else affected by the housing crisis.
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St. Petersburg activist groups demand less police funding for 2023, more public housing
The demands come after Mayor Ken Welch stood by the police budget increase last week.
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Tampa housing advocates call for tenant legal representation and non-secular homeless shelter
The demands come in the wake of the city denying rent stabilization during the housing crisis.
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Time Magazine names Tampa Bay’s Nadine Smith among 100 most influential people of 2022
Nadine Smith has organized for civil rights equality in Florida for over three decades.
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Poll: Over 80% of Tampa residents want to vote for police review board changes
The poll found that Tampa voters overwhelmingly support an independent attorney and subpoena power for the police review board.
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Tampa city attorneys eye construction law changes after City Center at Hanna Avenue debacle
Following months of controversy, city attorneys are looking to change local laws to increase transparency and accountability.
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Florida ACLU calls on Tampa City Council to give police review board independent attorney and subpoena power
The changes could potentially give the board more tools to examine Tampa Police Department behavior.
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Tampa police body camera footage adds new details of innocent Black woman’s violent arrest
The woman was detained when police pulled her fiance over in July 2021.
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As she called for transparency, Tampa Mayor kept public in the dark about DOJ investigation, city center project
“At the end of the day, it’s all taxpayers’ money, and the people deserve to know the issues that Mayor Castor has withheld from the public.”
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Nikki Fried tours damaged apartments at Tampa’s Silver Oaks, pledges to address security guard issues and more
Lawsuits are not out of the question.
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Nikki Fried calls for federal intervention into problems at Tampa’s Silver Oaks Apartments
‘It is imperative that Floridians can count on HUD to partner with state and local housing providers for safe, sanitary housing.’
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Indigenous group renews demand that USF Tampa place warning signs around looted gravesite
Nearly a year after demanding more protection of the graves, the site within the forest preserve is still being ransacked.
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Pasco BLM activist found not guilty after being wrongly accused of battery on a police officer
The state only had one witness in its prosecution of Marlowe Jones—a cop who kept changing his story.
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Trial for Pasco BLM protester begins, despite state admitting the only evidence is cop testimony
Jury selection starts today.
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‘The mayor has left a trail of dishonesty’: Jane Castor’s latest claims about Tampa’s ‘crime free’ housing program under scrutiny
Under federal investigation for the second time, Castor says media is wrong about ‘crime free’ but the facts say otherwise
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Tampa’s ‘crime-free’ housing program is under federal investigation, but the city is still defending it
DOJ is looking into crime-free, which has been reworked and rebranded under a new moniker, ‘SAFE’