City Attorney Karla Owens is resigning her position as the city's planning director and will remain with the city as a part-time city attorney. ...more

November 5, 2009

Add the Brandon Auto Mall to the list of car dealers closing in the Bay area. ...more

October 1, 2009

I read where the Hillsborough County Commission will take part in any county furloughs. Big deal. I suppose they will be sitting around in sackcloth. The pay freeze and no travel are both a given, so they shouldn't break their arms patting themselves on the backs for that sacrifice. The good news is that while the commission is on furlough, they won't be micromanaging our government. ...more

April 10, 2009

Before he resigned as director of the Tampa Sports Authority this month, Henry Saavedra was pulling down a salary of more than $209,000 a year including benefits, a car allowance and other perks. ...more

March 31, 2009

Amid staff cuts and a hiring freeze, University of South Florida officials are paying car allowances of up to $650 a month to more than a dozen employees. ...more

March 24, 2009

Brian Blair said he wanted his goodbye news conference to be an "upbeat" affair, but the former professional wrestler couldn't leave the ring without taking a few shots at the opponent who took his Hillsborough County Commission seat in last week's election. ...more

November 14, 2008

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair said he wanted his goodbye news conference to be an "upbeat" affair, but the wrestler in him couldn't leave the ring without a few shots at the opponent who whipped him. ...more

November 13, 2008

Garth will stay on as county attorney for at least another year. County commissioners on Tuesday refused to take any action to settle the impasse over the attorney's contract, preferring instead to wait until after the election and the board has a better grasp on the ongoing government restructuring. ...more

October 22, 2008

Will still get $300 car allowance. ...more

October 22, 2008

Hernando County's five county commissioners are getting a $1,021 pay raise. ...more

September 25, 2008