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A.G. GancarskiMarch 31, 2015

Fabien Levy, communications manager for Mayor Alvin Brown’s re-election campaign the past couple of months, has left the campaign in the past 24 to 48 hours, according to two knowledgeable sources. It was a “amicable” parting, the sources said, as the campaign calibrates its message heading into the May 19 runoff election. The source stressed […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 31, 2015

On the steps of Jacksonville’s City Hall on Tuesday, Bill Bishop announced he won’t endorse either Alvin Brown or Lenny Curry in the runoff mayoral race this year. Instead, he said, Bishop plans to run for mayor in 2019. On a sweltering March afternoon, the moderate Republican stood at a makeshift lectern before a cadre of local supporters and […]

Melissa RossMarch 31, 2015

Taking a veiled swipe at the current JSO leadership, Ken Jefferson says that if he’s elected sheriff he won’t “govern from behind the desk.” “I want to re-introduce the Police Department back to the community,” said Jefferson, the Democratic candidate in the race to replace outgoing Sheriff John Rutherford. “What I’m finding out from […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 31, 2015

The removal or remediation of “blight” has been a recurrent discussion in Jacksonville in recent years. The term has come to mean many things, ranging from the removal of distressed structures to the removal of what outgoing Councilwoman E. Denise Lee calls “human blight.” “At the end of the day, what businesses are going to move […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 31, 2015

Former Republican Jacksonville Mayoral candidate Bill Bishop is set to appear on the steps of City Hall at 3 p.m. Tuesday, presumably to endorse incumbent Democrat Alvin Brown or fellow Republican Lenny Curry. To most thinking about Bishop’s next move, that’s the main draw. Team Bishop, though, wants to make it clear that he’s doing more today than simply […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

In September, I wrote a column headlined Could Ferguson Happen in Jacksonville? The short answer was yes. I contended then that “Ferguson, as we know it, is a very specific place. But to me, it looks like many areas right here in the Bold New City of the South, areas transformed in the last couple of […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Though the Jacksonville mayoral race is getting the lion’s share of attention locally, a no less important race is going on to succeed outgoing Sheriff John Rutherford. The two remaining candidates, Democrat Ken Jefferson and Republican Mike Williams, have until May 19 to make their cases to Jacksonville voters. As we reported last week, the first poll of […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown has lost a few news cycles of late, and today he lost another one when Gov. Rick Scott officially endorsed his opponent, Lenny Curry, in the May 19 runoff election. “Lenny Curry is a principled conservative who is committed to job growth and has what it takes to lead Jacksonville toward a prosperous future. I […]

Melissa RossMarch 30, 2015

The man hoping to unseat State Attorney Angela Corey says he’s doing it to restore public confidence in the leadership of Florida’s Fourth Circuit. “Prosecutors have to work in the court of public opinion as well as the courtroom,” says challenger Wes White. “And right now the state attorney’s office has failed largely in the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Jacksonville’s First Election, held last Tuesday, settled the majority of the Council district races: Aaron Bowman, Matt Schellenberg, Garrett Dennis, John Crescimbeni, Doyle Carter, Reggie Brown and Jim Love all won outright, joining Bill Gulliford, Lori Boyer, and Danny Becton, who ran unopposed. There are still five Council races headed toward a May 19 runoff, however, and with that in mind, here is a quick […]

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Florida's crackdown on Asian ownership is having an impact on Jacksonville ports.

Fabien Levy leaves Alvin Brown campaign

Bill Bishop does not endorse, will run in 2019

Ken Jefferson: No more “drive-by cops” in Jax if elected

In Jacksonville, “love locks” considered a blight

Email insights: Bill Bishop teases his endorsement announcement

Cleveland Arms protest draws Ferguson comparisons

Mike Williams addresses sheriff poll, Cleveland Arms incident

Rick Scott endorses Lenny Curry for Jacksonville Mayor

Wes White: Angela Corey has “failed” in the court of public opinion

Jacksonville City Council runoff elections are full of drama and intrigue