USF Epidemiologist Comments on Accuracy of Florida COVID Death Data

USF Epidemiologist Comments on Accuracy of Florida COVID Death Data

Last week, University of South Florida epidemiology professor Jason Salemi published a Twitter thread responding to several questions about COVID-19 data in Florida. Salemi, who has a Ph.D. in epidemiology, developed his own COVID tracking dashboard. The Florida Department of Health’s COVID dashboard has been under scrutiny throughout the pandemic due to concerns that Florida’s […]

City Commission Changes Policy to Encourage Affordable Housing

City Commission Changes Policy to Encourage Affordable Housing

At Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, the commissioners voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 21-O-04AA. The ordinance, which amends the Tallahassee Land Development Code (TLDC), will change the definition of “Dwelling Unit” to include obsolete hotels and motels converted into residential units. The new ordinance states, “When applied to the conversion of a previously existing hotel or […]

Mosaic Sexual Health Clinic Aims to be Alternative to Planned Parenthood

Mosaic Sexual Health Clinic Aims to be Alternative to Planned Parenthood

In August 2020, across from Planned Parenthood on West Tennessee Street, a new pregnancy center opened: Mosaic Sexual Health Clinic. Mosaic is operated by A Women’s Pregnancy Center (AWPC), a local nonprofit focused on Christian ministry and providing alternatives to abortion. AWPC Executive Director Jamie Brown said Mosaic’s location across from Planned Parenthood was a […]

City Commission Hears Concerns About Homelessness, City Walk Shelter

City Commission Hears Concerns About Homelessness, City Walk Shelter

At Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, the commissioners discussed Tallahassee’s increasing homelessness problem. The issue has recently been spotlighted by the controversial opening of a temporary shelter on Mahan Drive run by City Walk Urban Mission. Multiple citizens made public comments on the Mahan shelter at the meeting, both supporting and opposing the shelter. Common concerns […]

Florida PBA Executive Director Discusses New LCSO Union

Florida PBA Executive Director Discusses New LCSO Union

Earlier this month, deputies from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) voted to form a union for collective bargaining. Florida sheriff’s deputies have had the right to form unions for collective bargaining since 2003, and this is the first time that LCSO has approached creating a union. Matt Puckett, executive director of the Florida Police […]

Local Numbers Show Suicide Deadlier Than COVID for People Under 55 in 2020

Local Numbers Show Suicide Deadlier Than COVID for People Under 55 in 2020

Despite the reported impact of COVID mitigation efforts on the mental health of many people, there has been little reporting on suicides occurring during the pandemic and how these outcomes relate to the impact of COVID. Tallahassee Police Department data shows that 26 death investigations were ruled suicides in 2020. Tallahassee Reports has obtained the […]

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