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@stevensonreport has been a member of Linktree for 4 years and joined in December 2021. Resources Stevensonreport has populated their site with include: • In 'Anywhere Else,' St. Pete author Rachel Knox complicates Florida's clichés - Creative Loafing Tampa • Q&A: New novelist Phil Melanson comes to Florida to discuss da Vinci’s queer history • Q&A: Before St. Pete book talk, author Kristen Arnett talks queer spaces, art, and the absurdity of Florida • Q&A: Before St. Pete book talk, 'Alligator Tears' author Edgar Gomez talks immigrants, hard truths, and heart • Flour and Water — Pigeon Pages • Pinellas commissioners push Rays stadium vote to December, adding uncertainty to landmark deal • Dunedin could approve updated outdoor dining ordinance on Thursday • ‘We cannot rely on just promises’: Despite opposition, St. Pete City Council OKs Rays-Hines redevelopment deal • Despite unknowns, price tag, and public opposition, St. Pete’s Rays-Hines stadium vote is slated for Thursday • Tampa renews contract with controversial gunshot detection software, without additional public comment • Tampa City Council advances juvenile curfew ordinance, despite lack of comprehensive data or enforcement plan • Tampa Bay's 25 most WTF news stories of 2023 • Tampa renews ShotSpotter contract, but questions remain about the gunshot detection software’s usefulness • Tampa City Council sets first reading of citywide juvenile curfew for December 21 • ‘All my life, they redlined us’: St. Pete seeks applicants for Gas Plant advisory council • Senior citizen sole Survivor of Devastating fire, organized by Gloria Maxwell • Tampa police chief says the ‘Orlando model’ for nightlife looks ‘promising’ • St. Pete gives senior citizen more time to fix home damaged by fire • Some VM Ybor residents say too many sex offenders are being housed together • St. Petersburg senior whose house caught fire hopes code enforcement gives her more time to make repairs • Local leaders will honor Tampa’s Memorial Park cemetery this weekend • Second federal civil rights lawsuit filed against city of New Port Richey • St. Pete partners with PSTA to offer free bus rides for low-income residents • Activist Marlowe Jones’ lawsuit against New Port Richey heads to trial • St. Petersburg City Council approves $100K for pilot eviction diversion program • Q&A: Punk icon Lydia Lunch brings Retrovirus to Tampa biker bar on Friday • Best Farewell Schmoo-Hoo 2023 • Tampa budget: After rejecting proposed property tax increase, city council puts $12 million towards housing • Tampa’s final budget meeting is tonight, but city council and the administration are struggling towards an accord • PSTA roundtable on the unhoused in Pinellas yields a familiar refrain—we need more housing • After controversial fare increase, St. Pete allocates extra SunRunner funds for new bus station, public art • Tampa City Council votes against Mayor Jane Castor’s proposed tax increase • Housing organizer Nick Carey announces bid for St. Petersburg City Council • After complaints about homeless riders, PSTA votes to start charging fares on the SunRunner • 'Make their lives miserable': St. Pete Beach leaders lament unhoused SunRunner Riders, discuss charging fares • While Tampa Mayor eyes 16% property tax increase, residents ask why other fees haven’t been raised before upping millage • It’s official, St. Pete renters no longer have a bill of rights • City of Tampa moves ahead on internship for individuals with intellectual disabilities • Citing Florida’s new landlord law, St. Pete City Council votes to repeal its own Tenants Bill of Rights • Tampa City council wants updated safety master plan after firefighters object to ‘union busting’ firm that crafted it • Judge denies New Port Richey’s motion to dismiss lawsuit from Black Lives Matter protester • ‘There is a Black exodus at USF’: Faculty group says USF administration has been silent in the face of racism • St. Petersburg City Council approves expansion of ban on sidewalk activity • St. Petersburg City Council could vote on tenants right to counsel as soon as next month • ADUs could come to to East Tampa, and activists want the neighborhood to have a say in its future • Largo’s Vicki Gibson found safety in gay bars—now she runs one of her own • St. Pete advances updated sidewalk activity ordinance, but critics say it could hurt free speech • Veteran Tampa journalist says USF censored his antisemitism comments over fear of DeSantis • PURE, Tampa’s latest plan to treat wastewater, is over for now • Tampa City Council approves Mayor Castor’s department heads, but asks for better communication • Tampa City Council unanimously rejects plans for 50-unit luxury condo along Bayshore • St. Pete advances right to counsel for tenants facing eviction • USF president says student protesters caused an ‘active shooter’ response from staff • Tampa’s citizens police review board can finally hire its own lawyer • After threats from Tallahassee, St. Pete City Council votes against funding increased abortion access • Moms Demand Action will hold rally against gun violence today in downtown Tampa • Faculty union at Hillsborough Community College casts vote of ‘no confidence’ in college president • Pinellas teachers union will rally for public education this Saturday in St. Pete • Tampa Bay activist denied re-entry to Hillsborough School Board workshop about ‘This Book Is Gay’ • St. Petersburg City Council approves neighborhood rezoning amendment • Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard resigns without warning • Tampa City Council OKs $77 million for wastewater improvements • Florida’s proposed six-week abortion ban could impact St. Pete’s push to fund access for reproductive healthcare • Young, St. Petersburg unionist teachers use a podcast to open labor dialogue • St. Pete City Council greenlights church’s affordable housing plan near Disston Heights • Amid community pushback, St. Pete’s controversial density rezoning amendment clears another hurdle • Pinellas School board approves AVID program funding, despite ‘no’ votes from DeSantis-backed members • St. Pete approves possible $50k for increased abortion access • Amendment that could bring housing density to St. Pete neighborhoods advances, despite local dissent • St. Pete City Council unanimously approves 21-story high rise near Mirror Lake • New report shows Hillsborough blocked 52 percent of abortion petitions for minors • Community leaders call for more local control over development of St. Pete's Tropicana Field site • City of St. Pete is ready to meet health committee to discuss sending funds to Tampa Bay Abortion Fund • ‘Bracing ourselves for even more restrictions’: Reproductive rights marches happens across Tampa Bay today • St. Petersburg health committee tables reproductive rights resolution until next year • St. Pete officially opts out of county tenant protections in favor of adopting its own renter bill of rights • After pressure from apartment association, St. Pete adopts its own tenants bill of rights • The lease is up at St. Pete’s Manhattan Casino, and the city wants residents to tell them what’s next • New owners and a historic partnership open Jack Kerouac’s St. Pete home to the public • 'We can’t get that land back': Residents and environmentalists oppose Largo’s Referendum 2 • St. Pete's ‘Art Over Erasure’ hopes to acknowledge lost burial grounds and recover Black history • St. Pete’s push for a tenant’s right-to-counsel takes another small step towards reality • St. Pete City Council says no to putting a rent control vote on November ballot • St. Pete City Council moves closer to putting rent control on the ballot • St. Pete residents demand housing in final community conversation about Tropicana Field site redevelopment • After initial meetings, St. Pete officials remain open to offering more renters a guaranteed right to legal counsel • As housing crisis continues, St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch details distribution of $34 million in ARPA funds • This One Seems to Last | pidgeonholes: fearless literature • St. Pete City Council marks $34 million from feds for affordable housing • Outside St. Pete City Hall, residents demanded rent control now • 'People are going homeless': Despite housing crisis, St. Pete City Council skirts rent control • St. Petersburg police officer fired after Tasing man during arrest • St. Pete City Council gives thousands to affordable housing developer • St. Pete activists rally on Roe v. Wade anniversary • Tampa Tiger Bay hosts legal panel • Tampa tenants to protest mass eviction • Removing lead from school drinking water focus of proposed legislation • People's Council calls for housing state of emergency in St. Pete • St. Pete housing committee concerned about proposed housing bill • Report shows Floridians support single-use plastic regulation • Report on conflicted campaign contributions names Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri • Activists demand justice for teen shot by St. Pete Police • St. Petersburg inaugurates Mayor Ken Welch • Redistricting could impact Black community in Tampa and St. Pete • Congress member Kathy Castor encourages ACA signups • Part two: exploring the USF Forest Preserve • Part one: exploring the USF Forest Preserve • Part two: interview with St. Petersburg mayor-elect Ken Welch • Part one: Interview with St. Petersburg mayor-elect Ken Welch • New initiative hopes to bring more affordable housing • Part two: hiking the West Klosterman Preserve • Part one: hiking the West Klosterman Preserve • Supplemental feeding: a new effort to save manatees is underway • Florida Power & Light trying to undermine net metering for solar, according to newspaper report • St. Petersburg honors homeless people who died • St. Pete votes 6-1 to explore rent control • Reproductive rights conference focuses on how local governments can help • Report on St. Pete's policing shows disproportionate impact for Black residents • Florida Power & Light debuts world's largest solar-powered battery • Hillsborough School Board narrows redistricting plans • St. Pete approves two rental housing ordinances • Residents sue Tarpon Springs over Anclote River development • Lakeland invests in body cameras for police • Funds needed to save the West Klosterman Preserve • Union leaders on impact of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act • Affordable housing funds • March for women’s rights • Arielle Stevenson website