Two Democrats are challenging Republican County Commissioner Mark Sharpe in the November 2010 election. ...more

December 29, 2009

Pat Bean will continue as Hillsborough County administrator, but she will finish out the last two years of her contract on what County Commissioner Kevin White termed a "short rope." ...more

December 17, 2009

County administrator Pat Bean survived her annual evaluation today with her job intact but at the end of what one commissioner called a "short rope" that could be jerked if she doesn't improve her performance. Commissioner Mark Sharpe received no support for a motion he made to fire Bean and fill her position by a coalition of her assistant county administrators until the job could be filled permanently. ...more

December 16, 2009

Ask Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean her goals and she will explain she wants to duplicate the success of the fleet management department, which has taken innovative steps to cut fuel use and where Bean is justifiably proud of hiring the enterprising director, Sharon Subadan. ...more

December 13, 2009

With a fierce ambition and savvy political skills, Pat Bean survived the rise and fall of seven Hillsborough County administrators before she got the job in December 2003. ...more

December 13, 2009

A proposed 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road projects is crucial to accommodate expected growth in Hillsborough County, said County Commissioner Mark Sharpe. ...more

November 25, 2009

Despite providing stellar performance evaluations for the chief executive of Hillsborough Area Regional Transit, a HART finance committee Monday deferred recommending a raise for David Armijo until the full board meets in December. ...more

November 17, 2009

Everybody jokes about how a committee is the place ideas go to die, a group that keeps minutes and wastes hours. ...more

November 17, 2009

Despite providing stellar performance evaluations for the chief executive of Hillsborough Area Regional Transit, a HART finance committee this morning deferred recommending a raise for David Armijo until the full board meets in December. ...more

November 16, 2009

Many Hillsborough residents have strong opinions about the area's immediate and long-term future. ...more

November 4, 2009