It’s welcome news that there is finally an official Tampa City Council “delegation” heading to Cuba in October, even if it’s only two members (Yoli Capin and Harry Cohen). It still counts. More formal ties are important, with the city of Tampa and the state of Florida benefiting in obvious ways, from trade to security to the environment–to a consulate.
Also of note: Among local leaders traveling with Capin and Cohen is David A. Straz Jr. It’s not his first visit. And hardly incidental when your name is in play for the next mayoral election. Tampa needs a progressive point man in City Hall to max out on synergistic scenarios between Cuba and the city with historic roots in Havana.