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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 11, 2017

The morning of Sept. 11, 2017 saw the Jacksonville area waking up to the devastation left by Hurricane Irma, even without a direct hit as suffered out west. Onshore flow rocked Jacksonville’s beaches in the wake of Matthew. Flood waters coursed through St. Augustine, yet again, along with low-lying areas, such as Downtown, Riverside, Old […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2017

State Rep. Kim Daniels, a Jacksonville Democrat, may have had the most idiosyncratic reaction of any office holder to Hurricane Irma. She claimed that God revealed it to prophets, an unusual reaction by a state lawmaker to a natural disaster that the state and the nation will take years to recover from. Daniels posted to Facebook […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2017

Even as Irma bears down on the West Coast of Florida, the mammoth impacts of the storm are felt in the state’s Northeast corner. On Sunday night, Jacksonville got ready for a night that is expected to bring 12 hours of tropical storm force winds, massive flooding of low-lying areas, and other impacts. “I’m praying […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2017

On Sunday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry updated locals on the impacts of Hurricane Irma, churning in the Gulf toward Tallahassee. Though the cone has shifted west as variables have fallen away from the forecast, there will be tropical storm force winds with potentially stronger gusts, along with flash flooding and tornado potential. “Do not be […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2017

On Saturday, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford expressed real concerns to FloridaPolitics.com about the $15.25B disaster relief bill the House passed. His specific issue: raising the debt ceiling without spending cuts to ameliorate the impact. Rutherford is cognizant of the need for FEMA money for relief from Harvey and now Irma; however, not unlike Sen. Marco Rubio, who […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2017

Though Hurricane Irma’s cone of uncertainty continues to jog west, eliding some of Duval County in Saturday mprojections, Jacksonville still faces storm impacts to come. And the hurricane warning covering the area reflects that. High winds and downed trees will be a certainty no matter where the storm makes landfall, as will torrential rain and […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 8, 2017

Friday morning saw Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry hold another of what will be an expanding series of Emergency Operations Center press briefings. Announcements on Friday included mandatory evacuation of the beaches, trailer parks, and low-lying areas that comprise the city’s Evacuation Zones A and B (which contain 250,000 people) … following up a voluntary evacuation […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 8, 2017

The city of Jacksonville has been frustrated in attempts to clawback almost $640,000 from the city of Jacksonville in grants and loans from the businesses of a Jacksonville City Councilwoman’s family business. Earlier this summer, the city won a default judgement against CoWealth LLC for $222,000, related to failure to create any of the 56 jobs required, via […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry briefed the City Council on Irma preparation — and an interesting question regarded JEA. In 2016, JEA was criticized for power restoration that took nearly a week in some parts of the city. And in 2017, a repeat performance was a concern. “They have mutual aid agreements. We have assured they are […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2017

One of the many discussions that enlivened Jacksonville City Council budget hearings in August was the city’s surfeit of minority engineers. Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa noted that some categories — such as “African-American engineers” — are “difficult to find.” “Most African-American engineers graduate from Northeastern universities and stay in the [Northeast],” Mousa added, explaining a shortfall […]

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Irma wallops Jacksonville: historic floods, 250K+ without power

Kim Daniels claims Irma was ‘revealed to prophets first’

Lenny Curry: ‘I’m praying for the city, praying for you’

Jacksonville: Outside Irma cone, but still ‘under the gun’

Why John Rutherford was ‘not happy’ with disaster relief bill

Lenny Curry: Irma a ‘serious threat’ to Duval County

As Irma looms, Jacksonville preps for Cat 1 wind, ‘unprecedented flooding’

Jax general counsel wants forensic accounting of Councilwoman’s business

JEA issues loom over Jacksonville Irma prep

Garrett Dennis wants answers on Jacksonville’s minority engineer shortage