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A.G. GancarskiDecember 16, 2016

For the first time since the acrimonious election of 2015, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and his predecessor, Alvin Brown, met in the mayor’s suite. Curry and Brown, in a brief appearance in the lobby of the mayor’s office, smiled for the camera, with Curry saying they were “just catching up.” Curry’s spokeswoman, Marsha Oliver, noted that “Mr. Brown […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 15, 2016

Justice was delayed for an important member of Jacksonville’s city government. But on Monday, it was finally delivered, as one of the most honorable people in City Hall was cleared of what were ultimately spurious charges. Last year, a report from the Jacksonville City Council auditor’s office implied Kerri Stewart, the chief of staff for […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 14, 2016

The revival of the Jacksonville Journey was a signature campaign pledge of Mayor Lenny Curry. But over 16 months into his term, violent crime continues in Jacksonville, with a spree of shootings over the weekend. Though the Jacksonville Journey has never been represented as a quick fix for violent crime so much as a program to drive […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

Tuesday evening saw the first Jacksonville City Council meeting of the Lori Boyer presidency. Though the agenda was light, it wasn’t empty. For starters, there was bill to make animal cruelty complaints more enforceable. Time limits for permissible noise were cut to 20 minutes. And instead of requiring two corroborating witnesses, one witness, whose testimony was bolstered by […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 22, 2016

On Thursday Kerri Stewart, chief of staff for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, addressed the Jax Chamber North Council. Among the topics: Curry’s first year in office, the new budget and, inexorably, the pension tax referendum, which Stewart has been marketing around town along with Curry and members of the Jacksonville City Council. Stewart rattled off the mayoral priorities in the […]

Peter SchorschJuly 5, 2016

One of the most undercovered, yet indispensable, parts of the fiscal year in Jacksonville: The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee, which is a misnomer, as one never actually sees the Mayor in the room. If the posted schedule is correct, that committee wraps Wednesday, with a “clean up” session slated for next Tuesday afternoon to resolve any issues left […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 5, 2016

On Tuesday, the Jacksonville Mayor’s Budget Review Committee performed an omnibus wrap up session, as budget review ends Wednesday. The usual players were analyzing the budgets: Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa, CFO Mike Weinstein, and Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart. The Tuesday session dealt with the “short list” of potential enhancements, bolstered by some small increase in property tax revenues, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2016

The Arlington neighborhood of Jacksonville is like a former beauty queen who lost her looks. The strip malls look rough now — half empty in many cases, and the retail trends downmarket. The neighborhoods look rough — more renters than previous years, more owner-occupied homes headed into foreclosure, despite the strong macroeconomic numbers that would seem to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2016

On Monday, FloridaPolitics.com caught up with Jacksonville City Council President-Designate Lori Boyer. Among the topics: the recent council auditor report that said $317,000 was improperly allocated to Infinity Global Solutions, a lobbying firm which benefited from a “no-bid” contract when current Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart was head of the Housing and Neighborhoods Department and John Peyton was mayor. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2016

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Changes may be in store for the beleaguered management of Jacksonville’s Hemming Park. A meeting on the “Future Plans of Hemming Park” is to take place Wednesday in the office suite of Jacksonville’s City Council. The meeting will include CFO Mike Weinstein and Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart from the mayor’s office, as well as Daryl Joseph, Jake Gordon […]

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Alvin Brown, Lenny Curry meet, putting election behind them

Kerri Stewart cleared of ethics charges

Jacksonville Journey discussion reveals fissures on council panel

Jacksonville City Council gets tough on animal cruelty

Kerri Stewart pitches pension tax to Jax Chamber North Council

Jacksonville Bold for 07.05.16 — What the fiscal cliff looks like

Jax mayor’s budget review committee works toward final recommendations

Jax pension tax referendum gets resistance at Arlington town hall

Lori Boyer talks Kerri Stewart and the ‘perception issue’

Meeting slated Wednesday on future of Hemming Park