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A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2015

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In a safe GOP district, House District 15 incumbent state Rep. Jay Fant is likely to remain unopposed. Perhaps as a result, his fundraising has been relatively modest thus far. Fant, with $1,000 raised in July, has finally exceeded $20,000 raised. The $1,000 came in two $500 donations from subsidiaries of Southern Gardens Nursery.

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2015

Former Jacksonville City Councilman Don Redman, in the House District 12 race to replace term-limited Lake Ray, has been slow to start his fundraising operation. July was similarly torpid, yet has been his biggest month thus far. Redman raised slightly more than $3,000 in July, pushing his aggregate total just a little more than $7,000. Two $1,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2015

Bishop John Guns, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, Sheriff Mike Williams, and Councilwoman Katrina Brown convened at a Wednesday morning press conference promoting the “One City, One Jacksonville Leadership Week for Young Men.” The one-week “leadership academy” for 100 teenage boys from the urban core precedes the new school year, encompassing Aug. 17 through 21. Pastor Guns, in kicking off the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

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The Tuesday afternoon meeting of the Jacksonville City Council’s Rules Committee didn’t exactly promise fireworks, but with the Hemming Park emergency authorization on the table, it was worth checking out. After a series of unanimous appointments, the Little Van Wert Avenue river access bill withdrawal, and a deferment of the Charlotte’s Web moratorium, the first bill […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

The symbiotic political relationship between Bishop John Guns and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry continues, with a Wednesday morning press conference set to begin the “One City, One Jacksonville Leadership Week for Young Men.” The week precedes the new school year, encompassing Aug. 17 through 21. Guns’ organization Operation Save Our Sons will collaborate with the Jacksonville Sheriff […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

The Tuesday morning meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Recreation, Community Development, Public Health and Safety Committee happened as scheduled. A few highlights. The first order of business was a discussion of 2015-143, a bill marked “DEFER” in the agenda. Councilman Reggie Brown wanted to know why the city’s approach to accepting grants was “stagnant.” […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

For more than a year, the only filed candidate for public defender in Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit was Mike Weinstein. The former Jacksonville mayoral candidate filed in March 2014, and his filing was active as late as last month. However, his filing has been withdrawn. Weinstein, the chief financial officer in Jacksonville for the Lenny Curry administration, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

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In some ways, northwest Jacksonville Councilman Reggie Brown is the most interesting member of the Jacksonville City Council right now. For one thing, talk that he might run for a State House seat (the gossip says HD 14, where the only competition at the moment is Leslie Scott Jean-Bart) persist. Brown, for his part, isn’t saying that […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015

In Monday afternoon’s NICE Committee meeting in the Jacksonville City Council, one thing became clear. Backing into driveways, and the corollary issue of whether or not tags must be shown, remains an issue. The discussion was lengthy. Council members discussed details ranging from whether it can be enforced to whether or not there code enforcement […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015

Almost up until the May election, it looked like Democrat Ken Jefferson had a real shot at being elected Jacksonville sheriff. The runoff between Jefferson and Republican Mike Williams was pitched with accusations and counterattacks. After his defeat, Jefferson gave a speech about when a candidate has to resort to “nasty ugly rhetoric to get into office, […]

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Gold Coast Eagle Distributing;s Javier Bermudez and Chad Fraser bring water to Helene victims in Bradenton. Image via Gold Coast.

HD15 incumbent Jay Fant exceeds $20K fundraising

HD 12 candidate Don Redman has biggest fundraising month yet

Jax mayor and sheriff fulfill 1C1J inauguration promise

Jax Council Rules committee approves Hemming Park contract

John Guns, Lenny Curry to “ride” once more

Jax council committee mulls Van Wert, cadavers, blight

No one now in running for 4th Circuit public defender

Reggie Brown questions nature of consolidation

In Jacksonville, backing into driveways remains controversial

Ken Jefferson discusses Mike Williams, plans