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A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

On the Facebook page of Bill Bishop for Mayor, there is a short message: “Join Bill Bishop for a special announcement tomorrow at 3pm on the steps of City Hall at the beautiful St James Building on Hemming Plaza.” There are, of course, three potential outcomes, all of which come with attendant risk. If Bishop […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Just a week ago, as the Jacksonville First Election approached, I was hearing from people regarding the question of whether or not Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown could clear 50 percent against Lenny Curry, Bill Bishop and Omega Allen. There was a school of thought that his campaign was surging at exactly the right time, and that Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Just a week ago, as the Jacksonville First Election approached, I was hearing from people regarding the question of whether or not Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown could clear 50 percent against Lenny Curry, Bill Bishop and Omega Allen. There was a school of thought that his campaign was surging at exactly the right time, and that Jacksonville […]

Melissa RossMarch 26, 2015

Surprising some, Jacksonville is on a new New York Times list showing the metro areas with the largest population of LGBT residents. San Francisco is No. 1 (no surprise), followed by Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and New Orleans. Jacksonville is the only Florida city to make the list, with 4.3 percent of the population falling […]

Melissa RossMarch 26, 2015

Surprising some, Jacksonville is on a new New York Times list showing the metro areas with the largest population of LGBT residents. San Francisco is No. 1 (no surprise), followed by Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and New Orleans. Jacksonville is the only Florida city to make the list, with 4.3 percent of the population falling […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 25, 2015

The tortuous twists and turns of the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund deal continued in Wednesday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, as the latest iteration of the Pension Deal (one that was approved, before a series of revisions from the PFPF and Council, by a 16-3 vote in December) failed to pass. Rejected on […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 25, 2015

Jacksonville’s First Election is now behind us, and with that, we have an opportunity to evaluate the public and internal polling that preceded the Mayoral election. The University of North Florida poll from early March was the public poll that was most cited in the local media, and they polled for both the Mayor’s and Sheriff’s races. […]

Melissa RossMarch 24, 2015

Calling his first-place showing “a great victory,” Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown holds a 5-point lead over challenger Lenny Curry as the two well-funded candidates now advance to a May runoff. Speaking to supporters Tuesday nighty, Brown made a point of emphasizing the bipartisanship of his administration and supporters. “This isn’t about Republicans or Democrats or […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2015

The fever in the room built all evening and by the time Jacksonville Mayoral candidate Lenny Curry took the stage at about 9, he got the rock star response an electoral winner could expect. And why not? Just hours after many in the Smart Set predicted Mayor Alvin Brown would clear 50 percent to avoid a runoff, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2015

The fever in the room built all evening and by the time Jacksonville Mayoral candidate Lenny Curry took the stage at about 9, he got the rock star response an electoral winner could expect. And why not? Just hours after many in the Smart Set predicted Mayor Alvin Brown would clear 50 percent to avoid a runoff, […]

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Loser of the week? Notes on Alvin Brown's perception problem

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Jacksonville found to be "gayest" city in Florida

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Lenny Curry surges into May runoff on “GOP Night” in Jax

Lenny Curry surges into May runoff on "GOP Night" in Jax