Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner Karen Peoples was evicted today from her public housing apartment, nearly a year after being found in violation of federal housing guidelines. ...more

September 29, 2008

This is a quote from the Tampa Tribune on Sept. 24. It came from the mouth of Karen Peoples, who has been the Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner since 1998 and she has, by this article, lived in this residence since 1984. The rent payment Ms. Peoples was responsible for was a mere $26 per month and the article states she was $58 in arrears. She stated she had nowhere to go. The article stated that the authority had been trying to work with Ms. Peoples since January. They offered to relocate her from her four-bedroom house to a one bedroom apartment at three different housing properties. She refused each offer, because it would have taken her out of her East Tampa neighborhood she calls home. ...more

September 27, 2008

Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner Karen Peoples sobbed Tuesday after an effort to fight her eviction from public housing failed. ...more

September 24, 2008

TAMPA Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner Karen Peoples sobbed today after an effort to fight her eviction from public housing failed. ...more

September 23, 2008

"Help, I need somebody!" The opening lyrics of the famous Beatles song may well apply to County Commissioner Jeff Stabins' economic stimulus package, also called HELP. ...more

September 18, 2008

County Commissioner Jeff Stabin's self-styled economic stimulus package, better known as "HELP," gets off the ground today. ...more

September 8, 2008

Eviction proceedings are continuing against Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner Karen Peoples - but not without a fight. ...more

September 5, 2008

A former Tampa Housing Authority official was sentenced Friday morning to four years and two months in federal prison and three years' probation for his role in a scheme to steal more than $486,000 in federal rent subsidies. ...more

August 30, 2008

A former Tampa Housing Authority official was sentenced this morning to four years and two months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal more than $400,000 in federal rent subsidies. ...more

August 29, 2008

William Sadowski may not be a name most people are familiar with. ...more

August 2, 2008