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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

Another day, another forum in Jacksonville. Thursday night brings Mayoral candidates Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown to the Beaches, as well as Sheriff hopefuls Mike Williams and Ken Jefferson. The forum, which starts at 7 p.m. at Fletcher High School, will include a debate between the Sheriff’s candidates, and separate speaking slots for the two Mayoral candidates, a condition which […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2015

The Southside Businessmen’s Club featured a sheriff’s debate during its weekly meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the San Jose Country Club, and everything about the event embodied southern gentility at its best. Local political standouts, like Bill Bishop (looking dapper in a navy blazer and a green polo) and Jay Farhat, were on hand to […]

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

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in a reserved room at the Jacksonville Zoo, the Northside Business Leaders hosted a candidate forum at its regular meeting, which involving the two runoff candidates to replace Bill Bishop in District 2 (Republican Al Ferraro and Democrat Lisa King), Reggie Gaffney, running in District 7, and the two Sheriff’s candidates, Mike Williams and Ken […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 10, 2015

Police-involved shootings are on everyone’s mind in Jacksonville these days, especially those who live in the neighborhoods where they happen. Despite their shared opposition to citizen review boards, both candidates for Jacksonville sheriff recognize there’s a lack of dialogue, and therefore trust, between Duval County residents and those who are sworn to protect and serve […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 9, 2015

With yet another police-involved shooting in Jacksonville on Wednesday, Sheriff’s candidate Mike Williams, in the interest of “transparency and community trust building,” seeks to open Response to Resistance board meetings to the public. They have been closed since 2010. “As a candidate for sheriff, and the only one who actually ran the Response to Resistance (RTR) […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

On a humid Tuesday afternoon in Jacksonville at the Baseball Grounds, Republican Rob Schoonover formally endorsed Democratic Sheriff’s candidate Ken Jefferson. Schoonover finished sixth in March’s First Election. Mark Kerrin, who opened a campaign account but did not actually run, also appeared. Along with Jimmy Holderfield, who endorsed Jefferson last week, the joint appearance of the four created […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

As a Democratic candidate running to be the next sheriff of Jacksonville, one might not expect Ken Jefferson to keep accruing endorsements from defeated Republican opponents. However, The Florida Times-Union reported Tuesday morning that Jefferson scored another one, courtesy of Rob Schoonover, in advance of a publicized event on Tuesday afternoon at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville where […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

Jacksonville sheriff candidate Ken Jefferson has promised another endorsement at a significant local venue will come at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Last week, Jefferson held such an event at Memorial Park in Riverside where he delivered the most significant cross-party endorsement of this runoff season from Republican Jimmy Holderfield. On Tuesday, Jefferson has set the stage for a […]

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GOP dominates Jacksonville Beaches Watch forum

Jax mayoral, sheriff candidates at Beaches Watch forum Thursday night.

Jax Sheriff candidates talk Ferguson, North Charleston, and reform at a country club

March fundraising in Jacksonville campaigns reveals surprises

Northside Business Leaders host Jax sheriff and council candidates

Ken Jefferson pledges open forums after police-involved shootings

Mike Williams wants open RTR hearings

2 more GOP apostates endorse Democrat Ken Jefferson

Another Republican opponent endorses Ken Jefferson for sheriff

Ken Jefferson’s latest endorsement coming at home plate