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City of Tampa acquires electric vehicles, provides aid for affordable housing, and more...

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Mayor Jane Castor

Mayor Jane Castor has one wish for her birthday. She wants everyone to spread kindness and think of others by wearing a mask and practicing COVID-19 safety. If we can all increase our mask usage by 25%, we could drastically reduce the number of COVID-19 case in Tampa.

Tampa Weekly Water treatment in Tampa takes European system for a test-run (https://www.fox13news.com/news/water-treatment-in-tampa-takes-european-system-for-a-test-run)
FOX 13
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor says clean drinking water could become one of the most "significant" issues facing the world.

Tampa Weekly City of Tampa rolls out new electric vehicles, but it's just the beginning for Castor's vision (https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2020/12/01/city-of-tampa-purchases-new-electric-vehicles.html)
Tampa Bay Business Journal
The city of Tampa revealed nine new electric vehicles to the city's fleet, but many more are to come.

Tampa Weekly Tampa offers financial assistance to landlords in new COVID-19 relief program aimed at maintaining affordable housing stock (https://floridapolitics.com/archives/386003-tampa-offers-financial-assistance-to-landlords-in-new-covid-19-relief-program-aimed-at-maintaining-affordable-housing-stock)
Florida Politics
The city of Tampa launched a Rental Rehabilitation Program to help landlords afford property maintenance amid economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tampa, St. Pete earn perfect scores on national LGBTQ equality index (https://www.tampabay.com/news/2020/12/04/tampa-st-pete-earn-perfect-scores-on-national-lgbtq-equality-index/)
Tampa Bay Times
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said, “Our LGBTQ community is part of Tampa’s colorful fabric, and we are honored to see our HRC score rise in reflection to the progress we have made in the past year to further justice and equity.”

Tampa Weekly https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/2020/11/26/qa-how-a-new-city-leader-hopes-to-reduce-pedestrian-deaths-in-tampa/Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is placing women in high-level positions in big numbers (https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2020/12/05/tampa-mayor-jane-castor-is-placing-women-in-high-level-positions-in-big-numbers/)
Tampa Bay Times
"My deliberate focus is on getting the right people in the right positions. I hadn’t added it up, but it’s nice to see that half of the individuals in leadership positions reflect the population," Castor said.

Tampa names workforce director (https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2020/12/01/tampa-names-workforce-director/)
Tampa Bay Times
Brenda “Bren” McKenzie will lead the city’s efforts at readying its residents for high-wage jobs.

Tampa Weekly City of Tampa giving out free face coverings to help stop spread of COVID-19 (https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/coronavirus/city-of-tampa-giving-out-free-face-coverings-to-help-stop-spread-of-covid-19)
ABC Action News
Additional distribution will also occur December 10-13, 2020 from 8am-5:30pm.

Tampa now has a signature cocktail (https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/food/bar-breweries/2020/12/02/tampa-now-has-a-signature-cocktail/)
Tampa Bay Times
The city of Tampa now has an official cocktail, and it’s a fitting tribute to one of the area’s most beloved coffee drinks.
Coming Up Next Week

Monday, December 7 at 9 a.m.
HILLSBOROUGH AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, December 8 at 5:15 p.m.
(Virtual) 2nd INVESTING IN TAMPA'S TOMORROW DEVELOPERS TOWNHALL

Wednesday, December 9 at 2 p.m.
CITY OF TAMPA EMPLOYEES SERVICE AWARDS

Thursday, December 10 at 4 p.m.
TAMPA BAY CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING

Friday, December 11 at 10 a.m.
TAMPA BAY AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING

Friday, December 11 at 4 p.m.
CAPTAINS FOR A CLEAN BAY MEDIA EVENT


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