In a race that focused on leadership skills, Rick Baker defeats council member Kathleen Ford. It seems only natural that Rick Baker will be the city's next mayor. An end of discord in City Hall is a prominent idea among the five newly elected City Council members. Voters hold City Council to eight members In all, two referendum questions and 10 city charter amendments went to the voters. At least one issue may require a recount.
Election results All vote counts are unofficial.
For your early consideration, here is an eyeful of concerns some of your constituents have advanced. These folks are among St. Petersburg's grass-roots opinion leaders, so you can bet their ideas won't go away. The grocery is negotiating a lease for the property next to the new Lowe's on Park Boulevard. ParkSide gets cineplex at last After a five-year wait, the project that once promised 24, then 20 and finally 16 screens opens its doors this week. Hardy L. Payor, a retired insurance executive and former chairman of the board of trustees of Bayfront Medical Center, has died at 73.