He was forced to shut down his hair salon business after filing for bankruptcy protection. Creditors are still chasing after him for unpaid bills. Now the bank that holds the mortgage to the New Tampa house where he lives is foreclosing on the property. ...more

October 30, 2009

A New Tampa real estate broker plans to challenge incumbent Tampa City Councilman Joseph Caetano in the 2011 elections. ...more

October 3, 2009

Politics As Usual What a shame that the very fine sports community in Tampa/Hillsborough County cannot have a coexistence between city and county appointees. It would not surprise me if an investigation revealed a violation of the Florida Sunshine Law by certain members of the Tampa Sports Authority when deciding the future of Henry Saavedra, who was forced to resign as executive director. ...more

March 21, 2009

City Councilman Joseph Caetano's financial woes continue to escalate. The bank that holds the mortgage to a condo he owns in Equestrian Parc Highwoods Preserve has begun foreclosure proceedings on the property, seeking about $140,000 from the New Tampa councilman, including the loan principal and unpaid interest. ...more

March 19, 2009

City Councilman Joseph Caetano's financial woes continue to escalate. ...more

March 18, 2009

For months, health care workers from Comfort Keepers took care of Tampa City Councilman Joseph Caetano's wife, Nair, who has been bedridden for several years. ...more

January 8, 2009

"Let them eat cake" is how Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder characterized his four colleagues' refusal to listen to hundreds of citizens on the TECO franchise agreement. Forty-two TECO customers pointed out numerous shortcomings in the franchise agreement, while Councilwoman Mary Mulhern held up a huge stack of letters pleading for a better deal. ...more

December 9, 2008

When the economy gets tough, people are less likely to get their hair styled. ...more

December 9, 2008

Push TECO To Be Greener After nearly three and a half hours of facts, figures, opinions and pleas, Tampa City Council members Charlie Miranda, Gwen Miller, Thomas Scott and Joseph Caetano voted against delaying approval of the 25-year franchise agreement with Tampa Electric Company. The delay would have given all of us time see and hear the changes sought by President-elect Barack Obama pertaining to energy generation and its effect on climate change as well as the effect the fiscal crises might have on jobs and other opportunities in the near future. The delay would have given concerned citizens and groups time to work with the city and TECO to solve the problems pointed out by the 40-plus people present and the hundreds who communicated with council members with letters and e-mails. ...more

December 6, 2008

The state's toll road authority, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, says it won't do the $183 million project to link New Tampa Boulevard and Interstate 275 because a four-month study shows it would be too costly. ...more

December 2, 2008