Daniel Figueroa IVFebruary 11, 2022
10min0
Jennifer Brackney resigned Friday following numerous whistleblower complaints and questions over hiring practices.
Tag: Barclay Harless
Daniel Figueroa IVFebruary 11, 2022
Mark PuenteJanuary 8, 2022
5min1541
'This is a very serious matter,' says Pinellas County Commissioner Rene Flowers.
Mark PuenteJanuary 5, 20227min3144
The new accusations include inflating job placements and creating a toxic work environment.
Peter SchorschJanuary 31, 2018
5min264
Currently in the Florida Legislature, there is a provision in a bill that “no later than Jan. 15, 2019” USF must submit a plan to “phase out the separate accreditation of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus and the University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee Campus … no later than June 30, 2020.” Make no […]
Mitch PerryNovember 7, 2017
3min291
Realtor Brandi Gabbard has won a seat on the St. Petersburg City Council, defeating banker Barclay Harless 61 percent to 39 percent. The contest featured two candidates with distinctive backgrounds and policy prescriptions who competed all year long to succeed Jim Kennedy. He served on the board for 10 years, making him the longest-serving current council […]
Phil AmmannNovember 1, 2017
5min258
In early voting for Pinellas County and the St. Petersburg municipal elections, more than 104,000 people have now cast a ballot. As of Wednesday morning, Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark posted new early vote and vote-by-mail numbers; of by-mail voting out of 265,039 mail ballots sent, about 39 percent – 103,936 – returned. Adding […]
Mitch PerryOctober 30, 2017
1min259
The St. Petersburg municipal elections are officially nonpartisan in law — but certainly not in spirit when it comes to the mayoral and District 6 City Council races this year. That’s not a real issue in the District 2 race, where both Barclay Harless and Brandi Gabbard are Democrats battling each other to represent the Gateway/Gandy […]
Mitch PerryOctober 27, 2017
4min354
Barclay Harless is again attacking opponent Brandi Gabbard over ‘outside spending’ by Pinellas County Realtors. Two weeks ago, the St. Petersburg City Council District 2 candidates quarreled at a Tiger Bay Club debate over money the Pinellas County Realtors Association is spending to support Gabbard’s campaign. On Friday, Harless revived that argument after another mailer financed by the Realtors PAC […]
Phil AmmannOctober 21, 2017
5min255
In early voting for Pinellas County and the St. Petersburg municipal elections, more than 75,200 people have already voted. On Friday, Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark posted updated vote-by-mail numbers; so far, her office sent 264,468 mail ballots, with a little over 28 percent – 75,288 – returned. By party, 28,174 Democrats, 32,451 Republicans […]
Drew WilsonOctober 20, 2017
3min329
According to a new survey released Friday, the three St. Petersburg City Council races on the November ballot aren’t looking all that close. Most have already penciled City Councilwoman Darden Rice, the only incumbent Councilmember on the ballot, as the sure-fire winner in District 4 come Nov. 7. The St. Pete Polls survey supports that, […]