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Phil AmmannOctober 21, 2017

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

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, […]

Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2017

If elected to St. Petersburg City Council, Justin Bean says bringing a grocery store to Midtown is a top priority. “It’s something that we need to focus on now,” the District 6 candidate told reporters in front of City Hall late Thursday afternoon. He had spent the entire day crisscrossing the city at five locations […]

Mitch PerryOctober 17, 2017

Add a firefighters union to the list of those endorsing Justin Bean in the St. Petersburg City Council District 6 race. On Friday, the 30-year-old businessman received the backing of the St. Petersburg Association of Firefighters Local 747. “We feel Justin Bean best understands the current and future needs of the Firefighters and Paramedics of St. […]

Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2017

Much has been made of the race between incumbent Rick Kriseman and Rick Baker for St. Petersburg mayor, but three St. Pete City Council seats will also be on the ballot when voters head to the polls Nov. 7. Here’s where the six candidates running for those three slots stand as of their most recent […]

Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2017

When Darden Rice proposed earlier this year that the city hire four full-time legislative aides to assist the eight-member St. Petersburg City Council conduct policy research and reform constituent services, she thought it would be relatively non-controversial. “I couldn’t imagine anyone making this a campaign issue,” said Rice, who serves as the board’s chair. “Frankly, it’s […]

Mitch PerryOctober 11, 2017

St. Petersburg City Council hopeful Gina Driscoll doesn’t think much of the service offered by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to those needing transportation in the ‘Burg. “We need to look at the bus system that we already have because it’s broken, it doesn’t work for most of the people who have to use it,” […]

Mitch PerryOctober 9, 2017

Justin Bean is finished talking about his past. Less than one day after opponent Gina Driscoll called on the 30-year-old businessman to apologize to St. Petersburg voters and release his full criminal record, the St. Pete City Council District 6 candidate blasted her for focusing excessively on his background and not the issues facing the city. “I […]

Peter SchorschOctober 8, 2017

While the past may be prologue, in the race for St. Petersburg City Council, Justin Bean’s history is something he just cannot shake. On Monday, the 30-year-old St. Petersburg entrepreneur is again facing calls to “come clean” with voters on a 2010 run-in with the law, which first came to light last month, as well […]

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More than 75K votes cast in Pinellas County, St. Pete elections

Latest survey shows clear leaders in St. Pete City Council races

Justin Bean surveys St. Petersburg in his quest to win a City Council seat

Justin Bean wins backing from firefighters union

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Gina Driscoll blasts ‘unacceptable’ St. Pete transit service

Justin Bean says opponent Gina Driscoll should stick to the issues

In St. Pete Council race, Gina Driscoll calls on Justin Bean to ‘stop lying’ about criminal past