COUNTY
WLRN
Come on back to the beach, Pinellas officials say as hurricane recovery continues
A deceptively calm Gulf and balmy breezes were the background for Clearwater’s mayor Tuesday, as he welcomed visitors back after Pinellas’ beaches were slammed by back-to-back hurricanes.
Click Orlando
Volusia County Council chair wants to ban new development to slow flooding
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Residents in Volusia County suffered serious flooding problems due to Hurricane Milton, but some have grappled with worsening flooding issues in recent years. Some say it is due to overdevelopment.
Miami Today
County OKs $200 million contract for traffic technology
Improving traffic flow and reducing congestion are two key goals of an almost $200 million resolution for an advanced traffic management system that county commissioners approved last week.
HURRICANE SEASONt
Tampa Bay Times
Caribbean system still brewing with tropical potential, hurricane center says
The National Hurricane Center continues to keep track Wednesday of a system that could develop in the Caribbean and become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
PUBLIC CAMPING
Miami Herald
Tax to aid homeless is among eight Miami Beach referendums
Miami Beach voters will decide Nov. 5 whether to allow a 1% food and beverage tax to help fund services for the homeless and domestic violence victims, a tax that’s currently in effect in all but three cities in Miami-Dade County.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Route-Fifty
A top state official used AI to draft public policy. The AI hallucinated.
False citations in a policy document from Alaska’s education commissioner show how AI misinformation can influence state policy.