As she nears the last months of her tenure, Mayor Jane Castor is leaning into the opening of East Tampa’s 10.25-acre Fair Oaks Recreation Complex. Phase one opened late last year at 3400 E Louisiana Ave., bringing with it a 33,055-square-foot recreation center, according to a press release. Last weekend, Castor was onsite to mark […]
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Tampa Police Dept. revises its immigration policies following Florida AG’s warning
James Uthmeier had accused officials last week of implementing ‘sanctuary policies.’
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Immigration attorneys say Tampa mayor should ‘stand up’ for residents in wake of removal threat
If Castor challenges the removal, argues one attorney, she could help set precedent for the entire state and force courts to define ambiguous language in statute.
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Photos: Tampa celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with River O’Green and downtown parade
Former Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn was on hand to witness the tradition he started in 2012.
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DeSantis Administration threatens to remove Tampa mayor from office over alleged ‘sanctuary’ policies at TPD
If Castor is removed before her term is up in May of next year, then the Tampa City Council Chair would become acting mayor, which is currently District 1’s Alan Clendenin.
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Tampa Councilwoman Hurtak says Mayor Castor is limiting her ability to ride along with city departments
Council unanimously passed a motion asking the administration to rescind policy limiting open access to government.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor says local cops should not be engaged in ICE raids
She’s hosting the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Tampa, which votes this week on a resolution against the raids.
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Tampa releases a mobility plan, but won’t seek outside investigation of the department
A spokesperson for the city said the mayor herself is looking into what occurred.
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In Tampa’s District 3 City Council race, Lynn Hurtak’s win over Janet Cruz is a ‘referendum’ on more than just the mayor
Overall, over 10.65% of registered voters in Tampa turned out for the runoff, and it makes sense.
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‘It’s unconscionable’: Former mayor, police chief decry dark money and attack ads in Tampa city council races
“Never before, ever—and I am an old woman—has there been this nastiness in a local non-partisan race.”
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor runs virtually unopposed and wins second term
Nearly 20% of voters wrote-in someone else.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is a shoo-in for re-election, so write someone else in
Symbolically, of course.
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A primer on Tampa’s very consequential 2023 municipal election
Election Day is March 7, but you can start to get ready now.
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The tragic irony of Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s latest calls for transparency
It’s rich for this mayor to talk about transparency.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s 10 dumbest moments of 2022
Without a doubt 2022 was a tough one for Castor.
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Tampa police chief put on leave after flashing badge to get out of traffic stop
Mayor Jane Castor also announced an investigation into the matter.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, who lost 67 percent of a paycheck to Bitcoin, promotes new cryptocurrency center
To be fair, in November of 2021, Bitcoin was at a record high.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor says she will not direct TPD to arrest those who have had or seek abortions
Two weeks prior, Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended state attorney Andrew Warren for calling the 15-week abortion ban “unconstitutional.”