$27.3 billion Amount of damages Chevron could pay if it loses the case 15 Number of years the case has been working its way through the courts ...more

February 9, 2009

When the sun beats particularly hot on this land in the middle of the jungle, the roads sweat petroleum. ...more

February 9, 2009

Following concerns raised by the state, more money is being poured into the cleanup of the county's contaminated former public works compound, raising the bill to more than $2 million. ...more

September 23, 2008

Community activist voices concerns. ...more

September 23, 2008

Citing a litany of improper management practices dating back to 1999, the county administrator has suspended County Engineer and Department of Public Works Manager Charles Mixson for 10 business days and demanded he take steps to reorganize his department during a subsequent six-month probationary period. ...more

August 30, 2008

About 200,000 Hillsborough County school kids are pretty much at a loose end. ...more

July 23, 2008

About 200,000 Hillsborough County school kids are pretty much at a loose end. ...more

July 23, 2008

County Administrator David Hamilton on Friday unveiled his much-awaited 2009 budget preview, which includes several key cost-cutting recommendations. ...more

June 28, 2008

INCLUDES CUTTING BUS SUBSIDY; DEPARTMENT DOWNSIZING ...more

June 27, 2008

To save money, the county plans to divvy up the costs of its interim cleanup of the former public works compound at 201 West Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. between the project consultant and a private excavation firm. ...more

June 11, 2008