Rumors are flying that BP CEO Tony Hayward will lose his job this week. Whether it’s a resignation, retirement or firing —-or a mixture of all three like Escambia County Administrator George…
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BP setting back up at Deepwater
BP Press release: Subsea Source Control and Containment On July 23, with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and the leadership and direction of the federal government, relief…
Valentino camp releases poll
Press Release: Gene Still Leading in Recent Poll According to a recent poll conducted by Marketing Metrics & Media of 400 likely voters, Gene Valentino still leads the pool of candidates with…
Hayward Leads In Finances
According to the Ashton Hayward for Mayor camp, the candidate leads in finances as of July 16. Press Release: Pensacola Mayor candidate Ashton Hayward filed his campaign finance report today, leading all contenders for…
Take down the master plan drawing, too, Mr. Donovan
Mr. Donovan, you are not even using the most current layout on your website. The one they have up is from December 2009. They are also misrepresenting what is the ball park…
Take that statement down, Mr. Donovan
The Park Yes, Stadium No website states: “Our petition drive DOES NOT jeopardize the City’s Bond financing or the New Market Tax Credit funds.” The City Attorney, Bond Counsel and Ed Gray…
BP Disaster Update
Current Situation The State Emergency Operations Center is activated at Level 1 or full activation. The State continues to focus on mitigating impacts to Florida’s shoreline. Tropical Storm Bonnie was located approximately…
What did Ed Gray tell Marty and Jack?
The daily newspaper has finally published the letter from City Attorney Wells that outlines how the referendum will not stop the stadium and instead puts “the city in a financially precarious situation.”…
Mayor’s Forum
Press Release: The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce has been hosting a series of candidate forums throughout July 2010 which have been moderated by Rick Outzen. The final candidate forum is…
NOAA Re-Opening 1/3 Closed Area
Press Release From Deepwater Response: NOAA will re-open 26,388 square miles of Gulf waters to commercial and recreational fishing on Thursday. The reopening of a third of the overall closed area was announced after…
Zombies Against BP
Local Daniel Pearson has organized a “zombie” walk on Aug. 6 for downtown in an effort to raise money for the city and oil recovery efforts. ZOMBIE WALK! August 6th at 8pm…
Buzz: Biden to make big announcement
My contacts in D.C. called to give me a heads up that VP Joe Biden will be making a big announcement today during his visit to Theodore, Ala. I suspect that the…
Restore The Gulf Petition
On Monday, Â Women of the Storm organization kicked off its Restore The Gulf petition to demand a proper cleanup and restoration response from the government in the aftermath of the BP disaster….
Where are Marty, Luke & Jack getting $15M figure?
I have before me the CMPA budget for the money it received from the 2009 bond issuance. It was approved May 25, 2010. The stadium construction budget from the bond funds isn’t…
Bar Association rates Judicial Candidates
The Escambia/Santa Rosa and Okaloosa/Walton Bar Associations conducted a survey of their members on the First Judicial Circuit Court Candidates (1=poor to 5=excellent): Kenneth L. Brooks, Jr. Ethics & Professionalism: 3.96 Experience…
Sink Now Leads In Governor Race
It looks like the tough battle between Attorney General Bill McCollum and former health care administrator Rick Scott on the Republican side of the governor’s race has somewhat propelled Democrat and State…
BP Photoshopping Image
Yesterday the Washington Post reported that BP photoshopped its Disaster Relief Response poster. “I guess if you’re doing fake crisis response, you might as well fake a photo of the crisis response…
GOP Florida House throws tantrum
It took 43 minutes for the Florida House to thumb its nose at Gov. Charlie Crist and adjourn the special session on offshore drilling without any action. Crist had called state legislature…
Morning Joe, Live from The Fish House
Thusday morning, Joe Scarborough, will be broadcasting his show, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, live from the Fish House. The show will air from 5:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m.. Several local politicians and celebrities…
Robo Luke called City Hall, too
This is starting to be funny. Calls to government office, county residents, IN staffers….they should have bought a better call list. Expect soon a viewpoint in the PNJ from C.C. Elebash.