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		<title>Justin Bean, Gina Driscoll finish one-two in St. Pete District 6 race; Recount likely</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/st-pete-district-6-voters-narrow-race-justin-bean-leads-robert-blackmon-gina-driscoll-tie/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Ammann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 01:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akile Cainion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclay Harless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Foster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandi Gabbard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corey Givens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darden Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gina Driscoll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerick Johnston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Bean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Nurse]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[An eight-person field has narrowed to Justin Bean and Gina Driscoll in the St. Petersburg City Council District 6 race. They will face off in 10 weeks to succeed term-limited Karl Nurse. Robert Blackmon came in an extremely close third, behind Driscoll by only four votes, setting off an automatic recount. As of Tuesday evening, Bean received just over 21 percent of the vote (1,442 votes of 6,822 cast); Driscoll, the 46-year-old president of the Downtown Neighborhood Association who works as a sales manager at the Hampton&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jesse Nevel insists he&#8217;s not splitting progressive vote in St. Pete mayor race</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/jesse-nevel-insists-hes-not-splitting-progressive-vote-st-pete-mayor-race/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akile Cainion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corey Givens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Nevel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Jackson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Justin Bean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Nurse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Scruggs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Uhuru-backed St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Jesse Nevel heard complaints from some Rick Kriseman supporters saying his involvement in the primary election has divided the progressive vote and will help Rick Baker win the election. Nevel rejects those charges. &#8220;We&#8217;re not splitting the progressive vote, we&#8217;re proving to be the only progressive vote on the ballot,&#8221; says the 27-year-old Miami native, one of six candidates on the ballot. &#8220;If we weren&#8217;t running in this election, the only progressive vote would be not&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>St. Pete District 6 voters get their say on City Council hopefuls</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/st-pete-district-6-voters-get-say-city-council-hopefuls/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akile Cainion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclay Harless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Foster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandi Gabbard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corey Givens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darden Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gina Driscoll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerick Johnston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Bean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Nurse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Scruggs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[An eight-person field in the St. Petersburg District 6 City Council race will become a two-person race after Tuesday night. But it&#8217;s far from certain who those two candidates will be, at least until returns begin trickling in starting 7 p.m. In fact, that&#8217;s why St. Pete Polls guru Matt Florell admits he hasn&#8217;t done much polling on the race. While Florell held an unscientific poll earlier this month, there were no clear front-runners — and &#8220;undecideds&#8221; were in the&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jim Kennedy backs Robert Blackmon for St. Pete City Council</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/jim-kennedy-backs-robert-blackmon-st-pete-city-council/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Bay and the 'Burg]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akile Cainion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gina Driscoll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Bean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Nurse]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[St. Petersburg City Councilman Jim Kennedy is throwing his support to Robert Blackmon in the crowded campaign to succeed Karl Nurse in the City Council District 6 race. “I’m supporting Robert Blackmon because his longtime ties to the community and knowledge of our city make him the best choice to represent our diverse neighborhoods,” Kennedy said in a statement. “Robert is the candidate best-equipped tackle the issues that are facing St. Pete, and we can count on him to work&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Maria Scruggs says job in Orange County won&#8217;t preclude service on St. Pete City Council</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/maria-scruggs-says-job-orange-county-wont-preclude-service-st-pete-city-council/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Bay and the 'Burg]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darden Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Nurse]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Maria Scruggs is one of eight candidates running for the St. Petersburg City Council District 6 seat this summer, her fourth attempt for elected office since 2001. The 59-year-old Scruggs keeps busy. Not only does she head the St. Petersburg branch of the NAACP, but she has also had a grueling daily commute to her job at the Orange County Correctional Facility in Orlando, where she manages the community services drug-testing, pretrial release and diversion programs at the jail. The City&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Corey Givens Jr., says community co-ops an answer to St. Pete food deserts</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/corey-givens-jr-says-community-co-ops-answer-st-pete-food-deserts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Bay and the 'Burg]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akile Cainion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corey Givens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gina Driscoll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Scruggs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[St. Petersburg City Council District 6 candidate Corey Givens, Jr. believes he has the answer to addressing the city&#8217;s food deserts. Food deserts are described as an area, especially those having low-income residents, with limited access to affordable and nutritious food. By that definition, south St. Petersburg definitely qualifies. Givens’ plan is to establish a community co-op between local nonprofits and small-business owners to provide low-income individuals and families with healthy food alternatives. He envisions an area where local residents&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>City Council candidates Robert Blackmon, Jim Jackson exchange attacks during radio forum</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/city-council-candidates-robert-blackmon-jim-jackson-exchange-attacks-radio-forum/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Bay and the 'Burg]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akile Cainion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Foster]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Justin Bean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Nurse]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[St. Petersburg District 6 candidates Robert Blackmon and Jim Jackson appeared on WMNF&#8217;s MidPoint program Thursday, where Blackmon took several verbal shots at Jackson, accusing him of a lack of awareness about what&#8217;s going in District, while Jackson spoke critically of Mayor Rick Kriseman&#8217;s handling of the sewage crisis. Blackmon and Jackson are two of the eight people running to replace a term limited Karl Nurse in November. Early voting is currently underway for the August 29 primary; the two top&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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