"What the hell was that?" Riley smiled like somebody does when they've lost everything, and it was their fault, and there was nothing left to do but laugh about it. "That was Thursday," he said. Facing a lawsuit, the Tampa City Council voted to repeal a panhandling ban that included an exemption for those selling […]
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Letter to a young panhandler
Why I didn’t give you any money.
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Will these folks go to jail after November 1?
Would Tampa’s anti-panhandling law forbid roadside Statues of Liberty and carwash babes?
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Failing the homeless in Hillsborough County
Months after the tent-city protests, there’s been no progress toward housing alternatives.
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When panhandlers attack
Who needs legislation when you’ve got this handy guide?