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A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2015

The Thursday afternoon Jacksonville City Council Budget Review began, as the council auditor presentation continued with a lively discussion of public service grants. The morning session is here. 1:20: Councilman Tommy Hazouri is annoyed by a lack of clarity on these from Rashanda Jackson, chairwoman of the Public Service Grant Council. John Crescimbeni goes on to outline a […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee Budget Hearing Day One commenced with the administration overview, then a bracing 165-minute romp through capital improvement projects with Council Auditor Kirk Sherman. As the old song goes, “Let’s get this party started right; let’s get this party started quickly.” Overall, it was a very smooth session, with minor […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2015

As the new Jacksonville City Council settles in and bills wend their way through committees, Jacksonville City Council meetings haven’t truly heated up as they will during September’s budget deliberations. However, Jacksonville’s City Council is always a hotbed of entertainment and public interest, and Tuesday evening’s Council conclave was no exception. The Hemming Park funding […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2015

“The past is not dead. In fact, it’s not even past.” — William Faulkner The “Celebrating 50 Years: Voting Rights Act 1965-2015” event, held Thursday afternoon at the Jacksonville Public Library, proved interesting for reasons other than those intended. It was notable to see who made the long walk across Hemming Plaza toward City Hall. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2015

Bishop John Guns, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, Sheriff Mike Williams, and Councilwoman Katrina Brown convened at a Wednesday morning press conference promoting the “One City, One Jacksonville Leadership Week for Young Men.” The one-week “leadership academy” for 100 teenage boys from the urban core precedes the new school year, encompassing Aug. 17 through 21. Pastor Guns, in kicking off the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015

In Jacksonville on Monday morning, in addition to addressing reporters’ questions about her district lines being redrawn, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown had another piece of business to attend to: launching a statewide petition drive for the November 2016 ballot to protect health care funding. The timing was not coincidental, since the news conference was called […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2015

Former At-Large Jacksonville City Council candidate Mincy Pollock has mostly stayed out of the public eye since his loss in the First Election. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been making moves. One of those being his attendance of the Congressional Black Caucus Boot Camp earlier in July, at the behest of Representative Corrine Brown. As Pollock put […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2015

Jacksonville’s issues with disparate outcomes, in terms of education and socioeconomic achievement, are well-documented. On Monday afternoon, potential solutions were explored, as veteran Duval County School Board members Constance Hall and Paula Wright hosted a quartet of new City Council members: At Large Councilwoman Anna Brosche, District 7’s Reggie Gaffney, District 8’s Katrina Brown, and District 9’s Garrett Dennis. The point […]

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” […]

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Jacksonville Council budget review: Public Service Grants

Jax Council budget review morning session addresses UF Health, other issues

Jax City Council approves Hemming Park deal 18-1

Corrine Brown, William Faulkner, and the VRA

Jax mayor and sheriff fulfill 1C1J inauguration promise

Corrine Brown launches statewide health care petition drive

Mincy Pollock is back from CBC boot camp

Duval School Board members, new Council members plan “campaign” over lunch

Katrina Brown pays property tax bill, 3 weeks late

In Jax District 8, Katrina Brown is in trouble