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A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

Jacksonville Sheriff’s candidate Ken Jefferson plans a “major announcement” at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Cleveland Arms apartment complex, a news release from his campaign said Wednesday. Expectations are it’s an endorsement of considerable magnitude. Jefferson has already been to Cleveland Arms once this week, in the wake of the police-involved shooting of Devanta Jones on Sunday. […]

Mitch PerryApril 1, 2015

It was over in less than a minute. The much anticipated vote for Tampa City Council chairman was decided quickly Wednesday afternoon, as the newly sworn-in council picked Frank Reddick to be their chairman for the next year. As expected, it was a close vote, with Reddick defeating current chair Charlie Miranda on a 4-3 vote. […]

Melissa RossApril 1, 2015

Calling himself the most experienced candidate in the race, Republican Mike Williams says the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office “needs to do more” to reach out to communities in Jacksonville that don’t trust or cooperate with the police. Williams came in second in the March 24 First Election to Democrat Ken Jefferson, the agency’s former PIO. He’s […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown on Wednesday got his first major endorsement of the runoff election period, from U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Across from Jacksonville’s City Hall in Hemming Park on a Chamber of Commerce April afternoon, Nelson threw his support to Brown. The endorsement is expected to raise Brown’s standing with white moderate voters upon whom […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

One of the most significant events in Jacksonville’s public sphere is the One Spark festival, now in its third year. The event takes place this year from April 7-12, and is a draw locally and across the region. It is one of the events that the Alvin Brown administration is most closely identified with, and today’s event […]

Melissa RossApril 1, 2015

With just about six weeks left until the May 19th runoff election in Jacksonville, the endorsements and announcements are starting to snowball. The latest: Senator Bill Nelson will appear at downtown Hemming Plaza this afternoon in front of Jacksonville City Hall to endorse Mayor Alvin Brown for re-election. A press release says Nelson will “strongly […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

Tuesday, we wrote about a situation that aggrieved certain residents of Jacksonville’s urban core, in which “love locks” put on a fence on Jacksonville’s Northbank by individuals to demonstrate romantic or other types of love were removed by a city worker because the area supervisor considered them to be blight. Late Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Alvin […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

Tuesday, we wrote about a situation that aggrieved certain residents of Jacksonville’s urban core, in which “love locks” put on a fence on Jacksonville’s Northbank by individuals to demonstrate romantic or other types of love were removed by a city worker because the area supervisor considered them to be blight. Late Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Alvin […]

Mitch PerryApril 1, 2015

The St. Petersburg City Council won’t be voting on that newly revised agreement that Mayor Rick Kriseman worked out with the Tampa Bay Rays last week that seemed to resolve the main conflict in why the Council didn’t approve the deal last December: the redevelopment rights to Tropicana Field. The new deal the mayor negotiated […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

Although Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office candidate Ken Jefferson did not speak at the rally that we covered Monday across the street from the Cleveland Arms apartment complex (a rally protesting the police-involved shooting of 22-year-old Devanta Jones), he did speak to residents that day. His office issued a statement Tuesday that addressed this incident, and Sheriff John Rutherford‘s […]

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Ken Jefferson to make "major announcement" Thursday

Tampa City Council picks Frank Reddick to be new chairman

Mike Williams: I have the track record to fight crime

Bill Nelson endorses Alvin Brown in Hemming Park

Alvin Brown highlights partnerships ahead of One Spark

Bill Nelson to endorse Alvin Brown today

Alvin Brown’s office clarifies position on “love locks”

Alvin Brown's office clarifies position on "love locks"

Mitch Perry Report for 4.1.15 — TBT slams city council members over Rays impasse

Ken Jefferson and Alvin Brown address Cleveland Arms “tragedy”