Independent News‘Pensacola’ Archives
Feeding Occupy Pensacola
OP Press Release: Everybody’s Kitchen Bus Joins Occupy Pensacola Pensacola, Fla. Nov. 26 2011 - Occupy Pensacola is now receiving support from Everybody’s Kitchen Bus to help feed occupiers, including homeless and passers-by. Everybody’s Kitchen is a school bus that has been rebuilt to [...]
Sarcasm – Key to Problem Solving
Smithsonian Magazine reports that studies show that sarcasm enhances problem solving. An inability to understand it can be an early warning sign of brain disease, which could explain why some have trouble understanding this blog: “Our culture in particular is permeated with sarcasm,” says [...]
What was the Sept. 19 CRA motion?
Though the Pensacola City Council and the Community Redevelopment Agency are, by their own rules, to follow Robert's Rules of Order, rarely does it really happen. I reviewed the video of the CRA's Sept. 19 meeting to see if they voted to draft an alternative interlocal agreement regarding the [...]
Pratt interlocal agreement promotes Bray to CRA executive
The interlocal agreement that Councilwoman Megan Pratt and her attorney Doug Sale have created for the City of Pensacola's CRA and the City of Pensacola would have elevated Becky Bray to CRA Executive Director. Bray would report directly to the CRA chair (Pratt) and not the mayor. The CRA board [...]
Interlocal Disagreement, or How to Cook Thanksgiving Leftovers
The Community Redevelopment Agency of Pensacola will have more than leftover turkey waiting for it after Thanksgiving. There’s a whole can of worms on the other side of its holiday weekend. “I have no idea where this board is going to go on Monday,” said CRA Chairperson Megan Pratt, [...]
Occupy’s Bedside
Gary Paull, Jr. was sleeping late this morning. As late as he could, anyway, on a cot outside Pensacola City Hall. Occupy Pensacola lost its tents—and the right to camp overnight—this past weekend. Since then, a downsized contingent has held its ground. Tuesday morning found them clustered [...]
Sam I Am The President
Pensacola City Council members voted for their new leadership on tiny, folded ballots this morning. Let’s throw their cards on the table. Councilman Sam Hall beat out Councilman John Jerralds in a 5-4 split. The VP seat went to Councilman Ronald Townsend after Jerralds and Councilman P.C. Wu [...]
Hall elected Pensacola City Council prez
Sam Hall is the new Pensacola City Council president. Ronald Townsend is the vice-president. Official statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward, “I want to congratulate City Council members Sam Hall and Ronald Townsend on their elections this morning as Council President and Vice-President, [...]
Governance by Assumption
The Pensacola City Council and its Community Redevelopment Agency are legislative bodies. They act based on their votes. Chairpersons aren't given executive powers. Those only fall solely to the mayor. What's the big deal? There is no check on a rogue chairperson--not that I am characterizing [...]
Runaway CRA spending
The chairman of Community Redevelopment Agency for the City of Pensacola has run up legal bills with the help of the former CRA administrator without a board vote approving the expenditure or contract and despite an interlocal agreement between CRA and the City that states the City will provide its [...]
Haters
The FBI released its list of last year’s hate crimes. While the City of Pensacola did not report any hate crimes, Escambia County reported three. The first two occurred over the summer at the beach. One was racially-based, while the other pertained to sexual orientation. In June, officers [...]
Take Me to Your Leader
Before settling into the Thanksgiving holidays, the Pensacola City Council will select a new leadership to take it through the next year. Council members choose their 2012 president and vice president on Tuesday. “It’s a very bizarre game because you don’t really run for this position,” [...]