In my Outtakes I wrote about the mounting violence in the community and the apparent lack of concern of city officials. WALA reports Grandma of murdered toddler is speaking out. the Pensacola…
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Senators agree on BP fine allocation
Under the bill, the five states would equally divide 35 percent of the monies. Sixty percent of the funds would be directed to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, and 5 percent…
Message to Wackadoos
Instead of shouting at the Mayor and his staff, work with them. Your precious egos are hurting this city. While you were meeting for over three hours last night, the mayor was…
Wackadoo! Council can’t hire anyone
The Pensacola City Council was told by the city attorney last night at their council meeting that they don’t have the power to hire employees. The mayor authorized a job description and…
What happened in the Council Executive Committee?
I asked Ronald Townsend and Brian Spencer about the Council Executive Committee and what other council members participated in their meetings. Townsend: We had a rating and ranking committee comprised of Megan…
Buzz: Childers to run for County Clerk
We are hearing that Pam Childers may soon file for the Escambia County Clerk of Courts. Childers is the Financial Services Manager of City of Pensacola. Ernie Lee Magaha has held the…
3rd Annual Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival Coming
The 3rd Annual Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival kicks off September 28 and runs through October 3, 2011. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the songs as they were written and performed by…
On WCOA: Council has no power to hire
I’m guest hosting this morning with Don Parker on WCOA 1370AM. Don has brought up the point: Does the Pensacola City Council have the power to hire employees? The charter does not…
What do other Florida cities with strong mayors do? No WCAOs
St. Petersburg, which is five times larger than Pensacola, has Terri Lipsey Scott, who is the Office Administrator to the City Council. Here is an article on her – People of the…
WCAO finalists
The job description for the council staff member has grown to council executive – or Wisdom of Crowds Administrative Officer. Here is the job description: WCAO. Through a public record request, the…
Eddins elected president
Press release: The Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit announces the appointment of State Attorney William “Bill†Eddins as President of the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association for a…
Crabs? Is there a problem?
Stuart Smith reports that a Pensacola fisherman has complained to him about the crabs in the area: Our observation from the last two weeks is the number of these sick crabs has…
Wisdom of Crowds Council is still meeting
The 95 minutes was up 37 minutes ago. Council Administrator powers have grown considerably.
Council CAO could make more than entire council
The Pensacola City Council’s salary is $14K a year. The entire council salaries equal $126,000. The proposed city council administrator could cost $130K—not including health insurance, retirement, car allowance, administrative staff, etc.
Workshop: Council CAO could cost big bucks
The proposed administrator for the Pensacola City Council —not the City CAO as established by the charter—appears to have been narrowed to two candidates. The requested salaries are between $91,000 to $130,000….
Murdoch/News Corp whistleblower found dead
The Guardian reports Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbusiness reporter who was the first named journalist to allege that Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff,…
Court upholds $28M Tobacco judgment
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury’s order that the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co pay nearly $30 million to a woman whose husband died of lung cancer after decades of…
BP another spill, more charges of recklessness
This Week has an article on the latest BP spill in Alaska. I love this quote: “You’d think that by now,” says Steve Gelsi in MarketWatch.com, “their turn in the hot seat…
Tomlinson convicted
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced that on July 19, 2011, John Tomlinson, a former Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant, was convicted by a Santa Rosa County Jury of two counts of…
Viewpoint: When conflict gets impersonally personal
By Tom H. Hastings In the field of conflict resolution we define a consensual conflict as one that is conducted about some division of the pie (conflict of interests) and is amenable…