Tag: Mayor Alvin Brown
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A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2015
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One of the recurring issues in this country’s post-industrial epoch is assessing and fixing damage left by manufacturing operations that often have long since ceased operation. There are many consequences, and one such environmental consequence is “brownfields.” Jacksonville has its share: the old shipyards, and abandoned factories of all types, and pulp mills. The common […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2015
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At a media availability Thursday with a group of supporters on Jacksonville’s Northbank Riverwalk in the recently revitalized Brooklyn neighborhood, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown unveiled a list of 100 accomplishments during the the last four years in Jacksonville. He argued strenuously that he has been a nonpartisan mayor who has put Jacksonville first, a “conservative Democrat” […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2015
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Another Jacksonville mayoral candidate forum took place Monday night with Omega Allen, Bill Bishop, and Lenny Curry. The forum, billed as a multicultural forum, had the theme “Minority Major: Where Unity Is Key.” It allowed candidates to discuss issues  from crime and minority unemployment to their commitments to diversity on many levels. With only 100 or so […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2015
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Another Jacksonville mayoral candidate forum took place Monday night with Omega Allen, Bill Bishop, and Lenny Curry. The forum, billed as a multicultural forum, had the theme “Minority Major: Where Unity Is Key.” It allowed candidates to discuss issues  from crime and minority unemployment to their commitments to diversity on many levels. With only 100 or so […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 12, 2015
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The first Jacksonville mayoral debate of the front runners held Thursday night confirmed some expectations and transcended others. One expectation that was confirmed was that Mayor Alvin Brown would cling closely to his messaging. His campaign has put forth a series of talking points and at every opportunity, the mayor has reiterated them. From the contention that […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 12, 2015
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The Florida Times-Union, First Coast News, and WJCT Public Broadcasting will host the first televised Jacksonville mayoral debate, which will take place at WJCT Studios  7 to 8 p.m. today. The debate involves the three major mayoral candidates: incumbent Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown, City Councilman Bill Bishop, and former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Lenny Curry, who received the […]


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