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A.G. GancarskiJuly 22, 2015

In late 1968, a book that would eventually called A Quiet Revolution was published. The first edition by Richard Martin, “Consolidation: Jacksonville-Duval County,” discussed the early days of consolidation and what led up to it. In 1993, a substantial update was made, providing the history of the quarter-century since the first book. From Hans Tanzler climbing the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

The most telling moment during Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown‘s “employee appreciation event,” which served as a de facto farewell address was during the print gaggle afterward, when David Bauerlein asked the outgoing mayor about how he was coping with the loss. “I was surprised,” Brown said about the night of the election. “I thought I had it.” […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 17, 2015

The next live blog of Wednesday’s Sam Mousa budget meetings: a discussion of the Mayor’s Office budget. Chris Hand and David DeCamp represent the Mayor’s Office. 4:10 p.m.: Sam Mousa and Chris Hand talk about how well the transition has gone thus far. 4:12 p.m.: Hand: “Ours is a budget made up entirely of people.” Less than 2.5 percent of the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2015

Florida Politics has obtained a cache of emails related to Jacksonville Mayor-elect Lenny Curry’s transition. The emails date back to May 22. They provide an invaluable record of the transition, as the self-styled “transformational mayor” moves quickly from the seemingly perpetual candidate to the city of Jacksonville’s chief executive. To highlight the nature of the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2015

The big news that came out of Jacksonville’s City Council meeting on Tuesday night is the passage of 2015-304: the Police and Fire Pension Deal, by a 14-4 margin. Those against it (Lori Boyer, John Crescimbeni, Bill Bishop, and Matt Schellenberg) made their arguments. But the fact was that Councilman Bill Gulliford and his impassioned […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2015

With the Police and Fire Pension Fund deal subject to a vote in Tuesday evening’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, PFPF Chairman John Keane introduced revisions to its terms during a Tuesday morning meeting with Councilman Bill Gulliford, point man for the latest round of negotiations. Also attending were council members Lori Boyer and Greg Anderson, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2015

In one of the long form pieces where he truly shines as a writer, Nate Monroe had what amounts to an exit interview with outgoing Jacksonville mayor Alvin Brown in The Florida Times-Union. As these things go, it wasn’t exactly a thorough debriefing. Mayor Brown took Monroe to the Corner Bakery in Riverside, and the memes were […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2015

At last Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, Mayor Elect Lenny Curry spoke about the campaign being over and coming together as “One Jacksonville.” Some cynics have framed that as just rhetoric. What’s clear though is that Curry means it. Having talked to quite a few Democrats who have been elected to City Council to start next […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2015

As part of the transition process, the political appointees of the Alvin Brown administration have been asked to tender their resignation letters effective July 1, an internal administration source confirmed Friday afternoon. That’s part of the usual transition process between administrations and has happened between every mayor in Jacksonville history. The transition started in earnest […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 27, 2015

The Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Deal has been in negotiations for close to eight years now, but it seems that an end is close at hand, if Wednesday afternoon’s meeting between Councilmen Bill Gulliford, Stephen Joost, John Crescimbeni and Police and Fire Pension Chief John Keane is any indication. The men were the very definition of cordial as they […]

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“A Quiet Revolution” in Jacksonville once more?

Alvin Brown’s farewell address: a last campaign speech

Jax transition budget meeting: The Mayor’s Office

Emails provide fly-on-the-wall perspective inside Lenny Curry’s mayoral transition

Bill Gulliford wins: Jacksonville passes police and fire pension deal 14-4

Jax police and fire pension amendments discussed ahead of Tuesday evening meeting

Is Alvin Brown’s travel justified?

How Lenny Curry is reaching across party lines, and how the Jax Chamber may have the real political juice in 2015

Alvin Brown appointees are asked for resignation letters

Jacksonville Police and Fire pension deal one step closer to resolution