Elections 2019
St. Petersburg’s City Council, Districts 5 and 7
![Downtown St. Petersburg viewed from the bay receives most of the City's investments, leaving a few districts impoverished. Photo by Richard Boore.](https://www.nnbnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DSC_0112-2-1024x620.jpg)
The USFSP Master’s Program in Digital Journalism and Design (DJD) covered some issues raised by community members in municipal districts 5 and 7, which are up for elections this Tuesday, November 5.
Here is the election information retrieved from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections’ website:
Candidates and Districts:
Council Member – District 5
Trenia L. Cox – https://treniacox.com/
Deborah Figgs-Sanders – https://www.figgssanders.com/
Council Member – District 7
Eritha “Akile” Cainion – https://voteakile.com/bio/
Lisa Wheeler-Bowman – https://www.lisaforstpete.com/
Financial information and more on candidates:
http://www.stpete.org/elections/
Election guide from the League of Women Voters:
https://vote.lwspa.org/election-guide
![A look from East to West down Central Avenue at the dividing line of districts 6 & 7. Photo by Richard Boore.](https://www.nnbnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_5EE8FDC4448A-1-300x300.jpeg)
Progressive St. Petersburg… and its dividing line
Lavish funding continues to fuel St. Petersburg’s dynamic downtown growth, while residents and business owners in Districts 5 & 7 come up empty-handed.
![A resident visits one of the drop-off sites due to not having a recycling bin available to him in his trailer home complex. Photo by Karen Arango.](https://www.nnbnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Image-2_SMALL-300x211.jpg)
Recycling deficits in St. Petersburg Need Solutions from Elected Officials
Recycling deficits in St. Petersburg Need Solutions from Elected Officials
![Students learn how to prepare a planting bed to grow fresh produce. Photo by Thomas Iovino.](https://www.nnbnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Iovino_Students-learn-how-to-prepare-a-planting-bed-to-grow-fresh-produce..jpg)
Dispelling the Deserts
Nearly 1,000 days since the Walmart Neighborhood Market closed in Tangerine Plaza, Southside residents consider food cooperatives and community gardens for vital fresh foods.
![Downtown St. Petersburg viewed from the bay receives most of the City's investments, leaving a few districts impoverished. Photo by Richard Boore.](https://www.nnbnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DSC_0112-2-300x182.jpg)
Sinking in Sewage: Can St. Pete Clean Up It’s Act?
Affordable Housing Crisis Hits Hard in St. Petersburg’s Districts 5 and 7
City Council hopefuls Cainion and Cox challenge developers and local government to preserve affordable housing in the Southside.