Yesterday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor published an Op-Ed in the Tampa Bay Times that told city councilmembers that she vetoed their desire to put proposed changes to the city’s charter on the March ballot for voters to consider.

Proposed changes include independent counsel for Tampa’s police citizen’s review board, giving council to create oversight boards, prohibit councilpeople from serving more than four consecutive terms, and holding the Charter Review Commission every eight years instead of every 10.

Signs said “Let the People Vote,” “Castor Vetoes Democracy,” and “Police Accountability Now!!” 

Credit: Photo by Dave Decker
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Activists gather outside Tampa City Hall on Jan. 18, 2023. Credit: Photo by Dave Decker
Credit: Photo by Dave Decker
Credit: Photo by Dave Decker
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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...