“I didn’t even know we had a bus. But I should be driving it.” According to Rose Ferlita’s (former campaign) website, she currently sits on the boards of both Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) and the Public Transportation Commission. She is also currently the Vice Chair for the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Chair of the [...]
According to the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, here is the top twelve major employers in Hillsborough County, along with the number of employees (as of 2007). I have attempted to add links to each organization’s website and any hiring info. Hillsborough County School District 25,487 (human resources) Verizon Communications* 14,000 (careers worldwide) MacDill [...]
HTV is Hillsborough County’s cable TV channel that provides programming about County government and the services it provides. For the Black Heritage Celebration, HTV planned a half hour show about blacks in politics. As part of the show, producers wanted an interview with a black politician, and asked Joyce Russell, Hillsborough [...]
Ernst and Young released their audit of our Supervisor of Elections budget: … former Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson overspent his budget by nearly $1 million last year and then violated state law by failing to reimburse the county. …former Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson mishandled grant money, failed to properly oversee finances within his office [...]
“This is totally going to get blown out of proportion,” said Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner. He was right. Problem is that he didn’t see that BEFORE Beckner moved to allow county staff to prepare a cost-benefit analysis of offering domestic partnership benefits. By most accounts, Kevin Beckner pulled an upset victory in the race for BOCC in [...]
… and speaking of the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County… Every two years, the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County conducts a count of the homeless in the county. This year’s count is on Thursday, February 26. An army of volunteers is needed to reach out to all corners of the County to count our homeless neighbors. Volunteers [...]
As you may know, “sticks of fire” is the translation of the Calusan word “tanpa,” where Tampa got its name. Because of that, the phrase “sticks of fire” is used all over this area in various capacities, including a local band, an art sculpture on the grounds of Plant Park, and of course this very [...]
The Hillsborough County Agriculture Economic Development Council maintains a directory of farmers and companies or individuals who sell locally grown agricultural products direct to the public. If you want to buy locally grown goods, you can use the directory to find just about anything, including Mangoes, Melons, Mules, and Mustard Greens. We encourage you to buy [...]
After delaying his ouster for two days, SOE Buddy Johnson finally got around to counting the early votes. In the race for SOE, most of those early votes were cast for Phyllis Busansky, ending Buddy Johnson’s reign as Hillsborough County’s worst SOE ever. The Times sums up Buddy’s five and a half years nicely: His [...]
