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A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2015

Absentee voting has already started in the Duval County runoff election, and Lenny Curry wants his voters to know it, if an email from the Curry mayoral campaign is any indication. “While the election is on May 19th, you don’t have to wait until then to vote,” the email says. “You can mail in your absentee […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2015

On most warm, sunny Saturday mornings at Jacksonville Beach, the sands were jam-packed. Equally jam-packed on this Saturday morning: the Lenny Curry Beach headquarters where Curry supporters convened and stood elbow to elbow as the space was transformed into what the Curry campaign hopes will be a “game changer” for their campaign. A leit motif of the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

The Alvin Brown campaign sent a statement to us this evening on the “endorsement” email that came from the Bill Bishop for Mayor email account this afternoon, two hours before it was retracted. The email account was controlled by Rob and Jill Storey. The RLS Group, which was managing Bishop’s campaign through the First Election, recently moved over to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

UPDATED: 2:45 p.m. with comments from Duval SOE Jerry Holland “Who do we support for mayor now?” That question was at the top of an email from the former “Bill Bishop for Mayor” campaign ([email protected]). Given Bishop’s repeated declaration of neutrality, it was a surprise. Of course, the email wasn’t from Bishop himself, but from […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

The good news for Alvin Brown and Ken Jefferson: Turnout at the Beaches Watch forum on Thursday night was light. It was significantly down from 2011, said people who were at both events with perhaps 100 in an auditorium that could hold many times that number. The bad news? Neither Democrat spoke to Beaches issues with a great deal […]

Kevin MeerschaertApril 16, 2015

A Jacksonville City Council subcommittee is looking for ways to reduce blight, but some residents are asking whether there aren’t more important issues the council should focus on. The full council approved legislation this week to crack down on so-called “bucket and hose” car wash operations. Many have sprouted on Jacksonville street corners in the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

Another day, another forum in Jacksonville. Thursday night brings Mayoral candidates Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown to the Beaches, as well as Sheriff hopefuls Mike Williams and Ken Jefferson. The forum, which starts at 7 p.m. at Fletcher High School, will include a debate between the Sheriff’s candidates, and separate speaking slots for the two Mayoral candidates, a condition which […]

Melissa RossApril 15, 2015

Appearing in front of a fire station on the city’s Northwest Side, Mayor Alvin Brown touted the endorsements of the city’s Brotherhood of Police Officers and Firefighters, saying he’s got the better plan to improve Jacksonville’s public safety. The organizations primarily represent African-American police and fire personnel. As recently as December, their blessings were not […]

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

For those who follow Jacksonville’s City Council (both masochists and those who are interested in public policy outcomes), outgoing District 8 Councilwoman Denise Lee has done as much as anyone to make those events “Must See TV.” The most iconoclastic Democrat on Council, she was one of two Dems to vote against the latest iteration of […]

Tag: Alvin Brown

Email insights: Lenny Curry makes play for absentee votes

Beaches leaders slam “nonexistent” Alvin Brown as Lenny Curry HQ opens

Alvin Brown campaign addresses “Bill Bishop for Mayor” email endorsement

Bill Bishop staff endorses Alvin Brown, violates campaign law, plans clarification

GOP dominates Jacksonville Beaches Watch forum

Jacksonville cracks down on “bucket and hose” car washes

Jax mayoral, sheriff candidates at Beaches Watch forum Thursday night.

Jacksonville’s black firefighters, police endorse Alvin Brown

March fundraising in Jacksonville campaigns reveals surprises

Jax District 8 race is one between two connected Dems