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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. GancarskiJuly 28, 2015

At Jacksonville City Hall on Tuesday, Mayor Lenny Curry lunched with members of the Duval Legislative Delegation. Here’s a blog of Curry’s lunch with the two state senators and six representatives that comprise the delegation. 12:06 p.m.: Councilmembers Al Ferraro and Anna Brosche are already in the room, along with Ron Littlepage, Mario Rubio, Charles McBurney, Lake Ray, Patrick Juliano, Janet Adkins, Audrey Gibson, Kerri Stewart and […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 22, 2015

Optimism is the watchword at the St. James Building these days. You hear it from people on the outside, such as Jax Chamber Chairman Daniel Davis, who sent Curry a note this week that said it all: “Really glad that you are my mayor.” Spoiler alert: Don’t look for any drama when the Chamber gets […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2015

The seventh stop in Florida Gov. Rick Scott‘s “victory lap” across the state was in one of his political strongholds: Jacksonville. The Monday appearance, at the Mudville Grille in Arlington, was an appropriate venue. Known for its hamburgers, it is a great place to serve up red meat for the Republican faithful. The crowd was […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2015

Al Ferraro is a quiet, unassuming man with a lot to celebrate. For one, he has a 25-year wedding anniversary on Tuesday. For another, he’s the new Jacksonville District 2 city councilman. Ferraro has a cruise booked with his wife, Amy, but it’s going to have to wait until he figures out what council will […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2015

In the aftermath of her loss of the Jacksonville District 2 City Council race to Republican Al Ferraro, Democrat Lisa King took to Facebook to issue some observations. “I went into this race knowing the mountain I had to climb in getting people to look beyond party identification to qualifications and experience was steep. But there were so […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2015

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There hasn’t been a lot of intentional humor in the Jacksonville municipal elections this time around. Party people from both sides, augmented by resources and talent from out of town, hit each other and the candidates with a cacophony of calumnies. Soon enough, it will all be over and everyone involved will be drinking craft […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

The Jacksonville District 2 City Council race continues to get more interesting by the day. First there was Lisa King, the Democrat who made the runoff, trolling Republican Al Ferraro in an attempt to get him to debate. Now, in the wake of third-place finisher Jack Daniels endorsing his fellow Republican, King alleges that Daniels might not be above […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2015

March fundraising numbers for Jacksonville campaigns show surprises in the mayoral race and PAC accounts. Though the most interesting narrative is that of Alvin Brown‘s fundraising, there are other strands worth mentioning. The big story for some observers, such as David Bauerlein with the The Florida Times-Union, was Shad Khan dropping $100K into Brown’s Taking Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2015

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in a reserved room at the Jacksonville Zoo, the Northside Business Leaders hosted a candidate forum at its regular meeting, which involving the two runoff candidates to replace Bill Bishop in District 2 (Republican Al Ferraro and Democrat Lisa King), Reggie Gaffney, running in District 7, and the two Sheriff’s candidates, Mike Williams and Ken […]

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In Jacksonville, backing into driveways remains controversial

Lenny Curry lunches with Duval legislative delegation

Garrett Dennis takes over Jax Council Blight Committee, changes name to NICE Committee

Rick Scott, Duval Republicans celebrate tax cuts, Session wins

Al Ferraro talks about ground game in his District 2 win

Lisa King talks about her Jax District 2 loss

“Where’s Ferraro?” campaign gains traction

Was Jack Daniels pay to play?

March fundraising in Jacksonville campaigns reveals surprises

Northside Business Leaders host Jax sheriff and council candidates