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St. Pete revisits rent control after city hall sleep-in

Six months after nixing the idea in a committee meeting and immediately following about two dozen protestors sleeping outside of city hall, St. Petersburg will take another look at a rent control referendum.

Thursday’s city council meeting was bursting with residents delivering passionate pleas for help mitigating the housing crisis, many of whom braved Florida’s summer heat and humidity while sleeping on the city hall lawn the night before. They were there to demand council members declare a housing emergency and allow voters to decide on rent control measures in November's election.

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Picture progress: St. Pete’s commercial activity

Picture progress: St. Pete’s commercial activity

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St. Pete to consider expanding ‘ban the box’ initiative

Over seven years after the City of St. Petersburg instituted a program that eliminated criminal history questions from job applications, city councilmembers will now discuss expanding the practice.

During Thursday’s meeting, Council Chair Gina Driscoll requested a referral to the Budget, Finance and Taxation Committee to consider increasing St. Petersburg's "ban the box" policy to include businesses contracting with the city.

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