St. Pete
Elections
Still waiting
for 6 candidates to respond to PATCH readers 5 questions. Responses so far are
running over 1000 words. Detail that you will not hear in a debate or forum.
Bill Foster took a bit of a beating this week coming up
short in two polls, St.
Pete Polls and the closer Tampa
Bay Tines/Bay News Nine and falling
behind Rick Kriseman in fundraising.
Kriseman raised over $50,000 over half of it from St. Pete donors while
Foster raised under $30,000 for the same period.
Foster took a swipe at the polls and the local pollster
in a paid campaign piece Foster Feed.
The fundraising report is very interesting since it may
signal large donor shift away from Foster. Question is will that money sit on
the side line or quietly shift to Kriseman. See my thoughts at Where
Will The Big Money Players Go.
Jim Kennedy District 2 had a less than stellar showing
at the debate hosted by Keep
St. Pete Local. You can check out my Post Kennedy - Simply
An Embarrassment. Lorraine Margeson, Kennedy's opponent was on point and on
target with her responses to Mitch Perry's questions.
Amy Foster
Running for the District 8 Council seat had a very strong outing in the
debate.
Latest partisan pitch goes to the Pinellas County
Republican Party for Bill Foster: Rally
for Foster. Notice they would like YOU to invest YOUR money, I didn't see
anything about the Party ponying up any of theirs.
The Arts
Long my favorite local venue, Ruth Eckerd hall
announced that they will be laying off 9 full time and 4 part time employees.
Zev Buffman, CEO blames a lack of corporate donations, as well as state and
federal funding for the non-profit performing arts' decision. Look for rising
ticket prices and requests for more public funding.
Duke Energy
Apparently the folks over at Duke Energy need to do a
little PR work. My Post Duke
Energy - Some Helpful Opportunities produced some unexpected comments. Skip
over the Post and read the Comments section and let us know if you agree with
the commenters.
St. Pete
Neighborhoods and CONA
Neighborhoods are a central issue in this election.
Bill Foster has done everything he can to minimize neighborhood input, and CONA
has not had strong leadership for a while.
If you miss Linda Heresy's writing and are concerned
about the status of neighborhoods in St. Petersburg here are a couple of her Posts
from SaintPetersblog
you will find interesting: St.
Pete's neighborhoods at center of mayor's race, and Historic
Kenwood Neighborhood group drops out of CONA.
Local On Line
News
Where are you going now for your local on line news now
that the Tampa Bay Times has moved to Pay to Read? Here are some Options:
St.
Petersburg Tribune (TBO)
Creative LoafingChannel 10 News
Bay News 9
Got another local news site? Tell us about it in the
comments below.
Have a Great Sunday, and thanks for taking a look at
The Sunday Post.
Be sure to comment below or you can e-mail
Doc at: dr.webb@verizon.net, or send me a Facebook Friend request.
Campaign Disclosures: Contributor to
Kathleen Ford Campaign, Darden Rice Campaign, Concern Citizens of St.
Petersburg, Rick Kriseman for Mayor
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