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A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2017

The Jacksonville religious group ICARE has been pressuring Mayor Lenny Curry to bring back a homeless day center that was once in Jacksonville. However, already-fractious discussions between Curry and the clerics broke down last month, and he wasn’t to be at the Monday ICARE “Nehemiah Assembly.” Moreover, the city’s data suggests there are better ways to spend finite resources, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2017

Amidst a series of private appointments on the calendar of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry was a meeting with Anna Brosche, the chair of the Jacksonville City Council’s Finance Committee. The timing of the meeting was purposeful, Brosche said. “I believe it’s going to be introduced tomorrow,” Brosche said, regarding a raft of legislation that may be introduced […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2017

A Monday “lunch and learn” of the Jacksonville City Council involved members getting educated on the finer points of collective bargaining. Not a moment too soon for that, as the council will have to vote later this spring on whether or not to ratify the latest pension reform package from the mayor’s office via 11 […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2017

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For those wondering what happened to the “intelligent” street lighting pilot project Jacksonville launched a couple of years back, wonder no longer. Trade publication LEDs Magazine reports that Jacksonville “jilted” the pilot project from GE. In April 2015, then-Mayor Alvin Brown, in campaign mode, exulted over the project which was supposed to put Jacksonville “at the forefront […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2017

On Monday night, Jacksonville’s ICARE group has its yearly Nehemiah Assembly, at which local faith leaders will call for the reopening of a downtown homeless day resource center closed a couple of years back. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has received pressure to come through with money for this purpose, and as of last week, attending the Monday ICARE […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 25, 2017

As VP Mike Pence prepared to come to Jacksonville last Saturday to sell the American Health Care Act to Florida, some of the best members of the media dreaded it. A TV person’s reaction: “Oh, God, I hope I don’t get called in.” A print guy’s take: “I hate watching these politician events.” In the end, neither of […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2017

Update: Curry will not attend the ICARE event. In 2015, the city of Jacksonville closed a downtown homeless day resource center opened during the Alvin Brown administration. As 2016 began, Mayor Lenny Curry was pressed to reopen the center. And after considerable prodding from ICARE organizers, he attended the group’s spring “Nehemiah Assembly.” The event was intended to serve […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2017

The Eureka Garden complex has been a focus of politicians in the last couple of years, with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, Sen. Marco Rubio, Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis, and Rep. Al Lawson all demanding rehab of the facility and reform of the HUD process. A new management group, which is looking to buy the property, promised changes. That group promised […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2017

February ended with Jacksonville City Council VP John Crescimbeni storming out of the gate in the race for the council presidency. A group of councilmen — Gulliford, Crescimbeni, Greg Anderson, Jim Love, and Tommy Hazouri — signed on very quickly, giving Crescimbeni a real leg up. Rhetoric was pitched in the councilmen’s conclave: lots of talk about “council tradition” dictating […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2017

The best political theater in this state so far this year: arguably, Gov. Rick Scott‘s “Fighting for Florida Jobs” roundtables. Jacksonville gets its version of the roadshow Monday morning at Harbinger Signs in Mandarin. Scott started off March in Rep. Travis Cummings‘ district, where he repeatedly jabbed at Cummings and Rep. Paul Renner for opposing Enterprise Florida and […]

Tag: Lenny Curry

Missing mayor casts shadow over Jax ICARE event

Ahead of legislation, Lenny Curry talks pension with Anna Brosche

Ahead of ratifying pension reform, Jacksonville City Council looks backward

Report: Jacksonville ‘jilts’ intelligent street lights

Why Jacksonville may not get its homeless day resource center after all

How Mike Pence wasted Jacksonville’s time

Lenny Curry under pressure to reopen Jacksonville homeless day resource center

Failed Eureka Garden HUD inspection: whose fault is it?

Crunchtime for John Crescimbeni in Jax Council President race

Rick Scott comes to Jacksonville Monday with message for Duval Delegation