After nine members were appointed to the City of Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB), the City Commissioners voted to appoint Rashad Mujahid as the CPRB’s first chairperson at their Feb. 10 meeting. Mujahid was Commissioner Curtis Richardson’s CPRB nominee and was appointed to the board on Jan. 27. Mujahid is from Jacksonville, Florida and […]
At the Feb. 10 meeting, the City Commission authorized Mayor John Dailey to execute an agreement between the City of Tallahassee and Leon County regarding programming for the Cascades Concert Series at the Capital City Amphitheater at Cascades Park. The Commissioners also approved a new amphitheater support space as well as clarifications about the ownership […]
Today the Tallahassee Police Department released information related to a recently conducted week-long operation aimed at addressing community concerns regarding quality of life issues near the North Monroe Street / I-10 area. During the week of Feb. 1, members of TPD’s Special Investigations Section, Violent Crimes Response Team, Community Oriented Policing and Problem-Solving Squad, Prisoner […]
During the first 31 days of 2021, property crime incidents have decreased and violent crime incidents have increased when compared to the first 31 days of 2020. The table below shows the change in incidents from January 1 – January 31 based on reports provided by the Tallahassee Police Department. Total incidents are down 13.0% […]
City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart on Feb. 2 to discuss issues including homelessness, affordable housing and the new Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB). At the beginning of the show, Matlow discussed how local government has not taken an active role in solving the issue of […]
The City of Tallahassee will begin taking applications for those seeking support from the Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund, as announced on Jan. 28. The fund, which was approved by the City Commission last month, has a total of $250,000 available to assist landlords interested in or currently housing tenants who have been financially insecure. In […]
During their Jan. 27 meeting, the Tallahassee City Commissioners unanimously approved authorizing staff to negotiate a contract with Culpepper/One Day Came, a joint venture, for a new senior center. City staff used the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) approach in which a project must be executed within a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), staff ranked Culpepper/One […]
At the end of Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, Mayor John Dailey commented on the issue of homelessness in Tallahassee, which has been spotlighted recently due to controversy surrounding a temporary homeless shelter on Mahan Drive. “We are at a crisis situation in this community, and we must address what is going on with those that […]
The City Commissioners appointed nine members to the new Citizens Police Review Board at their meeting on Jan. 27. The City Commissioners voted to establish the CPRB in June 2020 after nationwide protests against police brutality. In Tallahassee, there were three fatal officer-involved shootings in 2020. The goal of the CPRB is to build a more […]
During the first 17 days of 2021, property crime incidents have decreased and violent crime incidents have increased when compared to the first 17 days of 2020. The table below shows the change in incidents from January 1 – January 17 based on reports provided by the Tallahassee Police Department. Total incidents are down 7.3% […]