I live in Hillsborough County, and they have been spraying for mosquitos. Every time it's been dispersed by helicopters/by air. Tonight I saw a truck driving through my complex spraying, and I'm assuming it's for mosquitos. Has anyone else seen these trucks? I thought they only air sprayed.

Amendment 3 (Raising the Homestead Property Tax exemption) doesn't only impact Property Owners. The Tampa Bay Times says if you rent in Florida (those who get no exemption under Amendment 3) you could see permanent higher costs from multiple sources totaling thousands of dollars per year as local governments make up the lost revenue.

I just moved to Florida and saw the signs for "THC-A no medical card needed". THC-A is now illegal and all products seem to be replaced with THC-P. The shops imply that you are getting legit cannabis. What you actually get is CBD flower sprayed with synthetic THC-P. Most likely from China. Its dangerous, unregulated and probably highly addictive. I tried some and immediately threw it in the trash. It felt like a mix of THC and 2CT2 ( or similar synthetic hallucinogens). Maybe these shops are selling actual cannabis out the back, I dont know.

There’s a sandhill crane injured at my parents house.

What organization will actually take care of this beautiful creature?

Still alive an alert but it’s protected so I’m not touching it.

Haven’t heard from the numbers we’ve called about it.

Driving to St. Petersburg from Jax, going for a few days. Trying to stay on the cheap side. Also, what's the parking situation like? Best trails or parks around the area?

Locals, give me your best spots! Thanks

Non-paywalled link: https://web.archive.org/web/20261005133625/https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2026/08/27/hope-florida-scandal-here-are-5-key-grand-jury-findings/

More discussion (non-paywalled) from the Orlando Sentinel: https://web.archive.org/web/20261022041011/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/10/21/hoping-for-justice-in-hope-florida-scandal-editorial/

We're approaching Election Day. Do not forget the DeSantis administration and Florida Republicans blatantly and brazenly stole millions of dollars from a sick children's healthcare fund just to stop a citizen-led initiative (which won a majority of votes) to create safe, legal sales of recreational cannabis.

To reiterate: Republicans took money from sick kids, to stop a grassroots ballot measure that won the popular vote from Florida citizens. It's only the scandal we can see, and it is just the tip of the iceberg. Stop voting for Republicans that want to hand over your money, and our public lands, to corporations and billionaires.

All of these cats came from a hoarding situation and deserve a chance in loving homes. If interested in adopting please contact the shelter directly. If you can’t adopt, PLEASE help by sharing to any south Florida people you may know & any south Florida groups on Facebook you know of! Please look at thepawproject__ on instagram and interact with the post, this is the best way to help them if you aren’t able to adopt!