Tent City Protest For Rent Control Planned At St. Pete City Hall
gulfportsbestST. PETERSBURG, FL — With city councilors poised to take up the discussion of rent control again at Thursday’s meeting, protesters plan to set up an emergency tent city outside…
St. Pete City Council to hold more rent control talks
The road to rent control in St. Petersburg took a turn Thursday afternoon as the St. Petersburg City Council voted 5-3 not to move forward with discussions on rent control.…
St. Petersburg housing protesters hold ‘sleep-in,’ demand vote on rent control
ST. PETERSBURG — Demonstrators laid out picnic blankets, brought out Domino’s pizza and filled coolers with ice on the grassy patch across from City Hall on Wednesday evening. The smell…
City council decision on rent control leaves St. Pete tenants outraged
ST.PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Voters in St. Petersburg won’t see the issue of rent control on the ballot this fall. After hours of public comment Thursday, the city council voted…
St. Petersburg Tenants Union stages overnight protest demanding rent control
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Several residents are sleeping outside St. Petersburg City Hall Wednesday night, demanding that action is needed now to bring down the cost of rent. “We…
St. Pete protesters hold sleep-in for rent control
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Protesters staged a "sleep-in" outside St. Petersburg City Hall Wednesday to demand the city council take steps to put rent control on the November ballot. "We're not telling…
St. Petersburg renters will host ’emergency sleep-in’ protest at city hall to demand rent control | Tampa Bay News | Tampa
click to enlarge Photo by Dave Decker A protester at St. Petersburg City Hall holds a sign demanding rent control. In response to skyrocketing rents in St. Petersburg, tenants are…
St. Pete City Council moves closer to putting rent control on the ballot | Tampa Bay News | Tampa
click to enlarge Photo via cityofstpete/Flickr An 2020 aerial view of St. Petersburg, Florida. On Wednesday night, 25 residents slept on the steps of St. Petersburg City Hall in hopes…
St. Pete council committee denies rent control resolution
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg city council committee voted against a new resolution Thursday morning for rent control. This was part of the regularly scheduled meeting this morning to…
St. Petersburg city leaders exploring idea of rent control
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — As rent climbs across the bay area, city leaders in St. Petersburg are looking into the idea of rent control. According to a report by…