Gov. Ron DeSantis, however, may be skeptical. The city of St. Petersburg wants the state of Florida to devise new safety standards after a crane crashed into a building during Hurricane Milton.

When Hurricane Milton made its way through Florida's coast last year, a crane collapsed onto a building in Downtown St. Petersburg. Several months later, the building still looks the same.

John Catsimatidis is committed to developing more real estate in St. Petersburg regardless of what the Tampa Bay Rays decide.

‘There is nothing we can do to protect you’: St. Pete leaders want state to regulate crane safety Code enforcement recently issued the notices in response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

St. Petersburg officials have opened nearly 11,000 ... city could’ve notified residents in harm’s way of a potential crane falling during Hurricane Milton, council member Gina Driscoll was ...

Constructed in 1924, the Times building was modified in 1968 and again in 1988 before a construction crane landed on it last year. There’s no question that downtown St. Petersburg is ...