Category: Politics
Sallis says city to change ethics policy on board voting, no comment from Olson
by Jeremy Morrison According to a planning board member who triggered ethical questions with his participation and vote on a matter his business partner brought…
Gaetz downed by whooping cough, may give up tweeting
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA State Rep. Matt Gaetz had to cancel his half of a father-son appearance Wednesday due to a…
Podcast: Bare facts on food trucks and city ethics
On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare talked about the latest developments with the proposed food truck ordinance. He also talked about his…
Congressman David Jolly on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today
Congressman David Jolly will be my guest on New Talk 1370 WCOA today at 5 p.m. Many of the polls have Jolly as the frontrunner…
RPOF sets ‘Sunshine Summit’ for November
The Republican Party of Florida will hold a “Sunshine Summit” in November along with an annual fundraising dinner, the party announced Tuesday. Holding the summit…
Actually there was memo on how the CMP sublease process should work
Two years ago, City Attorney Jim Messer wrote a memo to the Pensacola City Council on the legal relationship between the city of Pensacola and…
Another messy triangle: Mayor-CBRE-CMPA
Who has the rights to market the parcels at the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park? Hayward’s Chief Operations Officer Tamara Fountain has told the…
Mayor announces Florida House campaign
Press Release: In the open State House District 4 seat being vacated by Rep. Matt Gaetz, Mel Ponder, a small businessman and the Mayor of…
Evers files new bill for guns on campus
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Two Republican lawmakers Monday filed proposals that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on…
Two dropped from Council Executive search, new name added
On July 21, the City released the names of the four finalists for the city council executive position: Daryl Betancur of Palm Springs, Ca; Dennis…
Ronnie Mac is back, files for sheriff
Former Escambia County Sheriff Ron McNesby has pre-filed to run for the job he last held in 2008. This is going to get interesting.
Paper trail on Food Truck debate
Most issues at city hall are tied to communications problems. The recommendation that City Council approved, per video from the meeting, on March 26 was:…
Food truck triangle: Council-Planning Board-7th Floor
The daily newspaper reported this weekend on the difficulties the city of Pensacola has had getting an ordinance drafted regulating food trucks – Food trucks…
Ethical issues surround City Planning Board
A fundamental tenet of Florida Ethics Law is that public officials, including volunteers who serve on advisory boards, must recuse themselves from votes on issues…
Did the mayor tell CBRE it is no longer the realtor for maritime park?
COO Tamara Fountain said the CBRE no longer has the contract to market the parcels at the Community Maritime Park. The contract expired in February….
Top five City of Pensacola salaries
Through a public record request, Inweekly got the salaries of city employees that are listed on the city’s website: Lysia Bowling, City Attorney: $154,980 Eric…
Lopez-Cantera and Rick Wilson today on Pensacola Speaks
Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera will be my guest on Pensacola Speaks. He will talk about the recent announcement by Rep. Jeff Miller to forgo the…
Carlos Lopez-Cantera issues a statement on Miller’s decision
From Lt. Gov. Lopez-Cantera who is running for the U.S. Senate: “I learned today that my friend Representative Jeff Miller will not enter the United…
Official statement from Rep. Miller, forgoes Senate race to continue VA reform efforts
From Congressman Jeff Miller: “Yesterday, my VA Accountability Act passed the House of Representatives under the shadow of a veto threat from the President. It…
Buzz: Miller decides not to run for U.S. Senate
I’ve received several emails that Congressman Jeff Miller has decided to not run for the U.S. Senate being vacated next year by presidential hopeful Marco…
