By Gordon Byrd, John McQuiston May 6, 2021 ST. PETERSBURG -- St Petersburg's mayor makes a plea: we can't make you wear a mask or keep your distance - but do it anyway. "My big fear is that with no mandates... and if we don't see vaccination rates go up, I'm afraid we're going to see a big spike again... more hospitalizations and more people dying," Kriseman said. His voice was devoid of the authority expressed when his city employees were issuing fines left and right to restaurants... all of which should be wiped off the books by Governor DeSantis' order ending local coronavirus emergency orders.