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A.G. GancarskiApril 23, 2015

On Sunday, the Florida Times-Union reported that Jacksonville City Council candidate Katrina Brown, running in a heated race in District 8, had an overdue property tax bill of $22,000. It was related to a manufacturing plant for one of her family businesses, Jerome Brown BBQ The politically connected company’s namesake has endorsed Alvin Brown for mayor and has given thousands […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2015

The names on the ballot in Jacksonville District 8 are Pat Lockett-Felder and Katrina Brown. They might as well be Denise Lee and Corrine Brown though. Though there are some less than scintillating Council races on the ballot in Jacksonville, this one is special. It’s Denise Lee doing what she can to score a setback against the Corrine Brown “Quick Pick” […]

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

Outgoing District 8 Councilwoman E. Denise Lee has finally ended the long wait for her endorsement in the race between Katrina Brown and Pat Lockett-Felder. Saying that “this District’s been pimped and sold (by outside endorsers), and that’s not right,” Lee is going with experience. “I can’t think of a time when I have been […]

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 […]

Kevin MeerschaertMarch 26, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council once again rejected a police and fire-pension reform plan championed by Mayor Alvin Brown. The proposal was defeated on a 9-9 vote, falling short of the majority needed to pass. There was a long debate on several amendments that if approved likely would have gotten the legislation approved. One would have […]

Kevin MeerschaertMarch 18, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council may have come up with a compromise that could inch the city closer to a deal on pension reform. However, finding a funding source for any plan still seems far down the road. Three council committees amended and voted on the latest proposal. The Finance and the Recreation, Community Development Public […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

I spent two hours Monday night at a candidate forum involving hopefuls from the Northside Districts 2, 7, and 8, in which most of the candidates didn’t say much that was particularly novel, interesting, or quotable most of the time. That was fine, since I sat with the most outspoken person on City Council, the inimitable Denise […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2015

The Jacksonville election is less than four weeks away, and early voting starts in less than two. Most Jacksonville voters have been inundated with mailers and by radio and TV ads. But if you’re one of those Jacksonville voters without a mailbox or any electronic media capabilities, you might still lack information on how to […]

Tag: Denise Lee

Katrina Brown pays property tax bill, 3 weeks late

In Jax District 8, Katrina Brown is in trouble

Jacksonville cracks down on “bucket and hose” car washes

Denise Lee endorses Pat Lockett-Felder for Jax District 8

March fundraising in Jacksonville campaigns reveals surprises

Jax District 8 race is one between two connected Dems

Jax City Council rejects (again) pension reform plan

Jax City Council seeks possible compromise on pension reform

Could Denise Lee challenge Corrine Brown in 2016?

Corrine Brown's "quick picks" are out now for no-information Duval voters