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A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2015

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 27, 2015

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Another news cycle brings another round of drama to the Northeast Florida LGBT Leadership PAC, whose chairwoman, Carrington Mead, has stepped down amid pressure from other PAC members. They are said to see her as an obstacle to negotiations with the Mayor’s Office to get an executive order protecting LGBT community members from workplace discrimination. Mead […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2015

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 17, 2015

At the Mary L. Singleton Senior Center, Mayor Alvin Brown got one of the most significant endorsements of his reelection campaign, via former two-term Democratic Mayor Jake Godbold, who was remembered fondly by the couple hundred senior citizens in attendance, at an event that was equal parts birthday celebration for Godbold and a campaign event […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2015

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

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

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

One of the controversies related to tonight’s Jacksonville mayoral debate was related to the decision not to include Omega Allen, the NPA candidate who got 2% in the recent University of North Florida poll. Despite the best efforts of Republican Lenny Curry, who wrote an open letter requesting her inclusion, debate organizers stuck to their guns and […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 12, 2015

One of the controversies related to tonight’s Jacksonville mayoral debate was related to the decision not to include Omega Allen, the NPA candidate who got 2% in the recent University of North Florida poll. Despite the best efforts of Republican Lenny Curry, who wrote an open letter requesting her inclusion, debate organizers stuck to their guns and […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 12, 2015

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 […]

Tag: Mayor Alvin Brown

Does EPA giving Jax $400K for brownfields cleanup matter?

Carrington Mead resigns as chair of Jax-area LGBT PAC

Alvin Brown touts his 100 accomplishments and thanks Bill Bishop

Jake Godbold endorses Alvin Brown for re-election

Multicultural Jax mayoral forum features Alvin Brown's 3 challengers

Multicultural Jax mayoral forum features Alvin Brown’s 3 challengers

First Jacksonville mayoral debate sees sparring, no knockouts

Breaking news: Omega Allen to be at tonight's Jax mayoral debate

Breaking news: Omega Allen to be at tonight’s Jax mayoral debate

Jacksonville mayoral candidates debate tonight on television