St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has nearly four years in office under his belt at City Hall, and his time has been marred by negative headlines after negative headlines.

Early in his administration, he suffered top-level losses, including the resignation of his first Communications Director, who credibly accused his Deputy Mayor of creating a culture of bullying and hostility, causing her to resign shortly after . While Welch denied knowledge of such culture, a letter surfaced from his campaign echoing the claims.

Even before that, his decision to restart the RFP process for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal had some scratching their heads (though certainly not all). And while it looked for a time like Welch would have success with a new deal, with the Rays serving as developmen

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