Second Chance
This week, St. Petersburg announced the Second Chance program for first time juvenile offenders. When a young person under the age of 18 commits a minor crime, he or she will have the option to go through the city's juvenile diversion program instead of the court system. (Felonies or misdemeanors involving sex or guns will not be considered eligible for the program.)
Under the Second Chance program, the following Saturday after a youth is arrested, he or she will be assigned up to eight hours working at a designated city park. A Parks & Rec Youth Development Worker and a licensed social worker will be assigned to the work group every Saturday.
Said Mayor Kriseman: "More than 1,400 juveniles were arrested for midemeanors in St. Petersburg last year, a staggering statistic that illustrates the need for a different approach to juvenile justice in our city. Successful redirection will help create a safer community and contribute to a healthier economy. And for our children, early interventions and structured consequence like Second Chance can dramatically change their future."
Read more about the Second Chance program from the Weekly Challenger, here: http://theweeklychallenger.com/mayor-kriseman-and-chief-holloway-unveil-new-diversion-program/
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Mayor's Public Schedule Highlights
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Mayor Kriseman's Calendar
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| Monday, April 6
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Rays Opening Day
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| Tuesday, April 7, 6:30 pm
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District 5 Curbside Recycling Orientation St. Petersburg College Allstate Center
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| Wednesday, April 8, 10:10 am
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Speak, Sunscreen Film Festival 10th Anniversary, Sundial
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| Wednesday, April 8, 12:00 pm
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Speak, Stetson Student Leadership Development Luncheon
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| Wednesday, April 8, 5:30 pm
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Speak, "Red Carpet at the Royal" Event - Royal Theater
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| Thursday, April 9, 9:00 am
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St. Pete Interfaith Association Meeting
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| Thursday, April 9, 11:30 am
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2015 Rowdies Lunch, Al Lang Stadium
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| Thursday, April 9, 6:30 pm
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Party on the Plaza, Mahaffey Theater
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| Saturday, April 11, 7:30 pm
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Speak, Tampa Bay Blues Festival
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Deputy Mayor Tomalin's Calendar
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| Monday, April 6
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Rays Opening Day
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| Wednesday, April 8, 3:00 pm
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Visit Cosme Water Plant |
| Thursday, April 9, 10:00 am
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Healthy City Test Kitchen Taping with Chef Jeffery Jew, Child's Park Recreation Center
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| Thursday, April 9, 6:30 pm
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Party on the Plaza, Mahaffey Theater
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| Friday, April 10, 10:00 am
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Groundbreaking, Westminister Shores
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Of Note: Universal Curbsite Recycling is coming to St. Petersburg 
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Tampa Bay Times: Kriseman: Respect process of ranking pier finalists
Last May, I stood at Spa Beach Park in St. Petersburg and outlined our process to build a new pier. I was joined by City Council members, community leaders, members of our citizen-led pier working group and numerous residents who were involved in the initial pier process.
The process they endorsed that day remains unchanged, and it has worked. It provided our working group with a clearer understanding of the public's desired programming at the pier, produced world-class designs from local, national and international firms, and engaged our citizens in unprecedented ways.
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St. Petersburg Tribune: St. Pete unveils diversion program for young offenders
The St. Petersburg Police Department is offering a chance for juveniles who commit minor offenses to keep their criminal records clean through service in the community.
Police are partnering with St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation to give children nine to 17 the option of skipping their appearance before a juvenile judge and instead working and participating in counseling.
[Read full article]
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Bradenton Herald: Florida House moves to reduce youth arrests
A Florida House panel on Monday gave its overwhelming support to a proposal seeking to reduce youth arrests by expanding civil-citation programs.
The 11-1 vote in the House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee came on the same day St. Petersburg city officials rolled out a new "Second Chance" program to steer young people away from the criminal justice system
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St. Petersburg Tribune: Group considering St. Pete pier designs will be April 23
The committee charged with recommending a new pier design for the city will meet on April 23 to try again to rank a No. 1 proposal.
The six-member Pier Selection Committee will meet at 3 p.m. at City Hall with representatives of the three design team finalists to discuss specific questions that came out of a meeting March 20 to rank the proposals, city architect Raul Quintana said.
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MyFOX Tampa Bay: Council votes to discuss Rays stadium search
A unanimous St. Petersburg city council wants to "workshop" a deal to let the Tampa Bay Rays explore stadium sites in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
In December 2014, the city council rejected a site search agreement negotiated by Mayor Rick Kriseman and Rays management.
[Read full article]
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Tampa Bay Times: St. Petersburg City Council agrees to workshop on Rays' bid for stadium search
With the opening day of baseball season fast approaching, the St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to reopen the debate about the future of Tropicana Field and the Tampa Bay Rays.
The council voted to hold a workshop "as quickly as possible" on Mayor Rick Kriseman's latest proposal to let the team explore stadium options in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.
[Read full article]
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Tampa Bay Times: St. Petersburg City Council delays historic preservation vote until July
Controversial changes to the city's historic preservation ordinance have shifted to a slower track, but not much slower.
The City Council decided Thursday to delay the final vote on ordinance changes until its July 23 meeting to provide time to hold another public workshop and give concerned property owners more time to weigh in.
[Read full article]
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Creative Loafing: Space invader - Ya La'ford's Quantum tour de force
Under normal circumstances, the interior of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum looks like most other museums - a rectangle of white walls with wall-mounted images and texts on display. Not so these days. Enter the small museum and you'll find yourself surrounded by color and pattern thanks to artist Ya La'ford. Through the end of April her installation, Quantum, converts the museum's core into a kind of contemporary art temple saturated from floor to ceiling with slate blue paint and silvery designs that recall both the intricate patterns of ancient African or Maya art and the cool precision of a 20th-century Sol Lewitt wall drawing.
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Tampa Tribune: St. Pete Council deserves some blame for Rays mess, but not all
It's easy sport to write off members of the St. Petersburg City Council as being naive and clueless in negotiations with the Rays because, well, they have shown that tendency. But we need to look at all sides of this.
Even though the council on this issue is the Jose Molina of governance - baseball fans will know what I mean - there are some mitigating circumstances, starting with this little nugget the other day from The Associated Press: The average player salary this year will top $4 million for the first time.
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