Lawsuit accuses Tampa Bay prison contractor of exposing inmates to HIV from reused insulin needles

“By subjecting incarcerated people to the risk of HIV and other blood borne illnesses, Wellpath violated its duties under the Constitution.”

by Justin Garcia January 19, 2022September 12, 2024

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Facing homelessness, people living in Tampa Bay hotels are denied rental assistance

Both Hillsborough and Pinellas don’t offer the assistance for non-traditional leases.

by Justin Garcia January 19, 2022June 7, 2025

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Tampa apartment complex tenants plan protest against mass eviction and poor living conditions

The action is happening on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 5 p.m.

by Justin Garcia January 18, 2022October 5, 2024

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USF Tampa students will again protest over low Black enrollment, and call for more Black counselors and professors

‘USF administration have failed to fully acknowledge this issue and have made ill attempts at addressing it.’

by Justin Garcia January 17, 2022May 15, 2024

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Tampa Bay activists to host a ‘Free Leonard Peltier’ event and film screening this month

Peltier is an Indigenous prisoner still being held despite calls from around the world for his release.

by Justin Garcia January 17, 2022February 18, 2025

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Tampa City Council passes new noise ordinance, but legal precedent says it may be unconstitutional

If no changes are made before implementation, the ordinance could ban all amplified sound in Ybor after midnight and allow the police to fine businesses with no warning.

by Justin Garcia January 14, 2022June 20, 2025

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With mass eviction underway at Tampa apartment complex, residents say there’s been dirt in their water for months

Tenants at the 33-unit Holly Court Apartments face an uncertain future.

by Justin Garcia January 13, 2022January 23, 2025

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Tampa City Council votes 6-1 to approve first reading of ‘tenant’s bill of rights’

The vote did not pass without scrutiny.

by Justin Garcia January 13, 2022April 11, 2025

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Pinellas County Sheriff named in report showing how private security firms harm the incarcerated

‘In Pinellas County, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri has contracted with G4S to transport incarcerated people, even as they made fatal mistakes.’

by Justin Garcia January 12, 2022June 12, 2025

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Tampa’s Metro Rapid bus seat reinstallation will now be finished by February, HART says

If the seats are fully reinstalled by February, that will make it two years since Tampa police requested their removal.

by Justin Garcia January 11, 2022August 17, 2023

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Tampa City Council to hear new noise ordinance rules for Ybor, business owners say it will harm the district

‘They’re trying to cut the legs out from under the people who have been here for a long time, who are truly invested in what Ybor is and has been for decades.’

by Justin Garcia January 10, 2022June 20, 2025