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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 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 […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

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On Saturday morning, Lenny Curry plans to open a Beaches campaign headquarters to consolidate his strength from the First Election in Jacksonville’s beach communities. It takes place at 10 a.m. at 1708 Third St N. Ahead of that opening, Curry had an editorial in the Beaches Leader that assured Beaches voters that if he were elected mayor […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Jacksonville’s First Election, held last Tuesday, settled the majority of the Council district races: Aaron Bowman, Matt Schellenberg, Garrett Dennis, John Crescimbeni, Doyle Carter, Reggie Brown and Jim Love all won outright, joining Bill Gulliford, Lori Boyer, and Danny Becton, who ran unopposed. There are still five Council races headed toward a May 19 runoff, however, and with that in mind, here is a quick […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

On the banks of the Saint Johns River in Jacksonville, on a perfect 80 degree, sunny afternoon, the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce today held a “meet the candidates” event for picks of JAXBIZ, its political arm. Daniel Davis, Chamber President, expects the BIZ Picks to resonate. He says the Chamber has “three thousand members with lots […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

On the banks of the Saint Johns River in Jacksonville, on a perfect 80 degree, sunny afternoon, the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce today held a “meet the candidates” event for picks of JAXBIZ, its political arm. Daniel Davis, Chamber President, expects the BIZ Picks to resonate. He says the Chamber has “three thousand members with lots […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2015

The latest iteration of Jacksonville’s starstruck Police and Fire Pension deal got through two committees Wednesday. Ordinance 2015-54 was passed by Finance by a 5-2 margin, and the Recreation, Community Development, Public Health and Safety Committee passed it 5-1. The bill was slated to go to the Rules Committee Friday morning, which would have put […]

Kevin MeerschaertFebruary 16, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council is expected to ask voters whether they are willing to pay an additional half-cent sales tax to pay off the city’s pension obligation. Councilman Bill Gulliford introduced a bill that would place the question on the city’s May election ballot. The higher tax rate would last 10 years with the money […]

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

GOP dominates Jacksonville Beaches Watch forum

Lenny Curry storms the Beaches with new HQ and op-ed

Jacksonville City Council runoff elections are full of drama and intrigue

Jax Chamber holds “meet the candidates” event for JAXBIZ picks

Jax Chamber holds "meet the candidates" event for JAXBIZ picks

Jax City Council delays rules panel meeting, leaves pension deal hanging

Sales tax bump for pension payoffs introduced for Jax ballot