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A.G. GancarskiMay 15, 2015

Before the third and final Jacksonville mayoral debate between Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown Thursday, the chants of “Four more years,” reminiscent of the Nixon-Agnew 1972 campaign, rang so loud they could be heard inside the empty Terry Concert Hall, where moderator Kent Justice was doing a run through before the telecast started at 8 p.m.. It seemed […]

Melissa RossMay 14, 2015

The Jacksonville political scene is being treated to Endorsapalooza in the final days before the city’s runoff election on Tuesday, as a slew of bold-faced names take sides in the Brown/Curry slugfest. And the two men at the top of the ticket are hunting big game in the endorsement stakes. Lenny Curry has bagged former […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2015

As of early Thursday afternoon, nearly 82,000 votes had been cast so far in the Jacksonville runoff election. The Democrats have about a 1,000-vote lead in raw turnout. The polls are all over the place. Internal polls have Lenny Curry up by as many as 6 points, and other polls have Alvin Brown up by a […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2015

On Thursday morning at J. Gardner Nip Sams Park in Northwest Jacksonville, Mayor Alvin Brown announced two anti-crime initiatives he hopes will combine to limit crime locally this summer. The first initiative: an expansion of the Rec N’ Roll Jax program from eight parks last year to 18 this year. Nip Sams Park is one […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2015

The second of three debates between Jacksonville Sheriff’s Candidates Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams, held at Jacksonville University on Wednesday evening, is likely to be the most widely viewed of the three debates. The first one, held a week prior at First Coast News, saw Jefferson on the defensive quite often as the 30 minute discussion veered […]

Melissa RossMay 13, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown has sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell “requesting direct discussions” with HHS to prevent closing UF Health in Jacksonville. “Jacksonville and other communities with safety-net hospitals must not be held hostage by the actions or inactions of decision-makers in Tallahassee,” Brown writes. A copy of the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2015

Jacksonville voters are now receiving a political postcard from Together for a Greater Jacksonville that makes some hard-hitting claims against Alvin Brown, who has “the wrong priorities for Jacksonville.” The postcard points to the increase in incidence rates of murder, rape, and assault, asaying “and yet, Alvin Brown: fired 147 police officers; cut our sheriff’s […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2015

One of the myriad weird moments in Monday night’s Mayoral Debate was when Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown both refused to say who they would vote for in the Sheriff’s race. Were they being nonpartisan? Or were they both looking to stay out of what has become the most personal and heated race on the ballot this […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 12, 2015

A mailing sent on behalf of the Alvin Brown campaign to registered Democrats (“Public records show you’re a reliable voter”) from the Florida Democratic Party synthesizes “Next Level” messaging with its now familiar denunciations of “Republican Party Boss” Lenny Curry. The front of the mailer features paeans to “safer streets, more jobs, [and] better schools,” the […]

Melissa RossMay 12, 2015

He’s a retired optometrist, but Wayne Wood is a bold-faced name in Jacksonville for pursuits that go far beyond medicine. Wood is the founder of Riverside Avondale Preservation and the Riverside Arts Market. He’s the driving force behind the new Friends of Hemming Park. And he’s a noted author and local historian. Described by some political observers […]

Tag: Alvin Brown

Final Jax mayoral debate sees Alvin Brown on defensive

Endorsements may loom large in tight Jax mayoral race

Could 3rd Jax mayoral debate decide election?

Alvin Brown rolls out anti-crime initiatives

A turning point in the Jax Sheriff campaign? Ken Jefferson makes his populist case

Email insights: Alvin Brown requests “direct discussion” with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell

Alvin Brown, Lenny Curry surrogates trade attack mailers

Has the Jax Sheriff’s race gotten too personal?

Alvin Brown mailer recycles claims about “Republican Party boss” Lenny Curry

Wayne Wood endorses Alvin Brown: “We cannot afford to hire a rookie”