Category: Politics
Council agenda missing significant public records
The mayor’s office has released the agenda for next week’s Pensacola City Council meeting. Two items lack the necessary public records for the public to…
PPD has its own cup of joe
The Pensacola Police Department is now in the coffee business with “Midnight Shift.” According to PPD PIO Mike Wood, “This coffee will make you hear…
U.S. Senate and Florida Governor races very, very tight
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 1.037 likely Florida voters, both the U.S. Senate and Florida Governor races are too close to call. Incumbent…
Bender to be next District 4 commissioner
From the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections: Write-in candidate Leigh Anne Bell has withdrawn as a candidate for the office of Board of County Commissioners,…
East Hill resident asks for town hall meeting on community center
We received this memo that has been sent to Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Pensacola City Council: To: Mayor and Council Members of the City…
Scenic Highway Foundation offers trolley and boat tour
The Scenic Highway Foundation Board is excited about its first ever Trolley and Boat Tour — 1:45-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. The foundation calls it…
City attorney a finalist for Brownsville, Texas job
Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling is among the four finalist to become attorney for the city of Brownsville, Texas. The other finalists are Brownsville Municipal…
PYP supports appointed superintendent measure
PENSACOLA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WILL CAMPAIGN IN FAVOR OF APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS The issue of elected vs. appointed superintendent makes its way to voters via…
Mayoral candidates gain endorsements
Over the past week, the two candidates for Pensacola mayor, County Commissioner Grover Robinson and Councilman Brian Spencer have picked up endorsements. On Sept. 20,…
Call for artist for CUBED Luminous
The Pensacola Museum of Art, University of West Florida Historic Trust and ACRE TV Artist-Made-Tele-Vision have released an open call for artists for the second…
Saenger Theatre management considers options for new Palafox entrance
Press Release: The Saenger Theatre bid-out the installation of new Palafox entrance doors in order to facilitate implementation of employing metal detectors that were mandated…
$148 Million Settlement Reached with Uber for Data Breach
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with the 49 other attorneys general and the District of Columbia, today reached a settlement with Uber Technologies, Inc….
Yes for 3 names local leadership team
Voters in Charge, the political committee sponsoring the “Yes on 3” campaign,yesterday announced its Florida Panhandle leadership committee, which will be chaired by Collier Merrill…
Voter registration deadline nears
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford reminds voters that Tuesday, October 9, 2018 is the last day to register to vote for those…
Since primary, Spencer has outraised Robinson 2-1 in mayoral race
Brian Spencer has been a money-raising machine in his bid to be Pensacola’s next mayor. Since the August 28 primary, the Pensacola city councilman has…
Viewpoint: Disagreeing isn’t attacking
From: Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh: A one-sided opinion piece was published very recently about Escambia County’s project to acquire the property in Beulah Known…
Military and Overseas Ballots in the mail
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office began sending vote-by-mail ballots today to eligible military and overseas citizens. Voters will either receive their ballot by…
Pensacola recognizes past lynchings and begins dialogue
by Duwayne Escobedo …Yesterday in Ferdinand Plaza, locals marked lynchings of David Alexander, Leander Shaw and others held in Pensacola over the past century by…
Big Fall Book Sale returns Sept. 28 – 30
The kids are back in school, and the dog days of summer are gone. It’s time to refresh your bookshelves at the Friends of West…
More vocational education in the plans for both gubernatorial candidates
DESANTIS, GILLUM BACK BOOSTING VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS by Lloyd Dunkelberger, The News Service of Florida — Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum…
