crime – Page 4 – SaintPetersBlog

Exclusive: Crime dominates voter concerns, according to SP voter survey

Published on June 30, 2009 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

The Times isn’t the only source with for exclusive polling information. I’ve obtained a copy of a comprehensive voter survey of 400 registered St. Petersburg voters in Districts 2,4,5,6 and 8. I’ll be sharing the results of this survey throughout the week. Despite all of the media attention given to the Tampa Bay Rays and the effort to build a new stadium for the team, the issue most on St. Petersburg voters’ minds is crime. More than a third of…

Keep Reading

Can Jamie Bennett make a comeback?

Published on June 23, 2009 in Peter/The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

There are two interpretations of this photo of Jamie Bennett posted on his revamped, albeit underwhelming Facebook profile (please Jamie, update your Twitter account — it’s been 44 days.) On one hand, the picture shows the Jamie we all know and love; BBQ Jamie, happily grilling sausages at a too low-key event for his remaining volunteers. On the other hand, there is a man with more gray hair than he had six months ago, a loss of hair color for…

Keep Reading

Monday Mayoral Wrap-up

Published on February 23, 2009 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

That loud swooshing sound you hear is all of the oxygen being taken in this week before late-entry candidates Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford elbow their way into the mayoral conversation.In my analysis, there’s only room for one of these two candidates in the general election, although that doesn’t mean they should fight amongst themselves. In fact, I think that’s the last thing you’ll see out of these two. In their sights has to be quasi-establishment candidates Jamie Bennett and…

Keep Reading