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Pinellas top lawyers, Bob Dillinger and Bernie McCabe, running for re-election in 2016 with eyes on mental health issues

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Pinellas’ top lawyers, Bob Dillinger and Bernie McCabe, want four more years. Dillinger, 65, has been the public defender for Pinellas and Pasco counties since ’96. McCabe, 67, has represented the same area — Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit — as the state attorney since ’92. They’ll be running for their sixth and seventh consecutive terms, respectively. Saint PetersBlog recently spoke with each candidate, and atop both of their future to-do lists, should they get re-elected, were mental health related issues. “I…

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Clearwater nonprofit receives fish-monitoring grant from Clearwater Marine Aquarium

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The nonprofit group Reef Monitoring, Inc. has received a grant for $8,400 from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to monitor fish populations in two reefs over the course of one year. RMI will partner with the aquarium to carry out the fish monitoring project. “We are proud to announce this joint venture with CMA,” said Dr. Heyward Mathews, lead scientist at RMI and original creator of the Clearwater Marine Science Center. “This grant and partnership will enable RMI to monitor fish…

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Pinellas County to develop wage theft recovery program

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The reflection of a county-run wage theft recovery program is beginning to twinkle in the collective eye of Pinellas County’s Board of Commissioners. The seven-member group gave staff the go-ahead to develop the program’s criteria at its July 30 work session. The program will be designed by the Office of Human Rights, while the Board will provide feedback and direction throughout the process. It will revolve around a yet-to-be-established ordinance prohibiting wage theft. What the ordinance will do, in theory, is…

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St. Pete, Pinellas County SeeClickFix app used as a national model

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St. Pete’s SeeClickFix app is being used as a national model. The group Emerging Local Government Leaders hosted officials from St. Pete and Pinellas County in a webinar earlier this week to talk about the program’s success. “You guys are well ahead of the curve when it comes to civic engagement,” a moderator said at the beginning of a 45-minute podcast. The web app is available for St. Pete and Pinellas County residents to report problems in their area like…

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Whistleblower suit against nonprofit housing group claims improper business dealings

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A former employee of the Tampa Bay Community Development Corp. is suing his former employer for losses after he was fired. Christopher Brooks was an attorney and vice president for TBCDC up until he was terminated for bringing up what he describes as violations of federal and state laws and regulations. Brooks is seeking compensation under Florida’s Whistleblower statute. According to lawsuit documents, Brooks was told he was being groomed for president by former president Robert Kinney and then-chairman David…

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St. Pete BBQ cooks in viral video were doing it wrong

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Remember that video that went viral about the dude who got in trouble for having a barbeque?  Yeah, it still hasn’t gone away. As SaintPetersblog’s Phil Ammann reported over the weekend, there’s no need to worry that code enforcement officials are going to be breaking up barbeques all over Pinellas County. The brothers involved in this now infamous interaction were using commercial grilling equipment. That’s where they went wrong. But here’s a new angle on a silly, but strangely satisfying nugget…

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Despite viral video, Pinellas County is not ‘environmental Nazis’ banning backyard BBQs

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If there is one thing about the Internet, it’s easy to find outrage. Particularly outrage against the establishment. Add a good YouTube video, and you have yourself something viral. The latest bit of manufactured outrage over our “unjust system” comes from right here in Florida, specifically Pinellas County. On July 22, Pinellas County resident Scotty Jordan posted a video of an exchange between himself and Pinellas County Environmental Specialist Joe Graham, with the county employee saying the homeowner has to control…

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