Yesterday, Pensacola Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover, a 27-year veteran of the Pensacola Fire Department, was placed on administrative leave without any explanation. Glover said that Chief Matt Schmitt called him last…
Category: Politics
City 3-1-1 app still not catching on
Inweekly had Duwayne Escobedo look into the City of Pensacola’s 3-1-1 service, which handled a little over 400 calls a month last year–most of which were requests for city phone numbers or…
Podcast: Brian Spencer talks about Hawkshaw, Downtown Pensacola growth
Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer discussed downtown development on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” on Monday. He explained when he believed it was the correct decision to hire Urban Design Associates…
Pensacola Speaks: History of downtown Pensacola and Seville Quarter
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” this afternoon, I will have Wilmer Mitchell, attorney for Bob Snow who created Rosie O’Grady’s and the Seville Quarter complex nearly 50 years ago. Wilmer…
Novel approach for repeat misdemeanor offenders with mental health issues
Sarasota County is trying to launch an innovative approach to dealing with mentally ill individuals arrested for minor crimes in hope of slowing the revolving door of a criminal justice system that…
Spencer challenges LBJ viewpoint, defends Urban Design Associates
Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer believes that his fellow councilman and business partner, Larry Johnson, was off-base in his criticism on the council’s decision to hire Urban Design Associates to help the…
Medical marijuana melodrama continues: Two roads to non-euphoric and euphoric relief
From the News Service of Florida: MEDICAL MARIJUANA SET FOR NOVEMBER BALLOT Voters will get another chance to decide whether to allow medical marijuana in Florida after backers of a proposed constitutional…
Three roughest starts as Pensacola City Council president
The first two months of any position can be rocky as one gets acclimated to the position. That definitely holds true for the position of Pensacola City Council president. In 2011, Maren…
Fantasy sports websites get nod from lawmakers
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA While officials in some other states try to shut down the games, Florida legislators are speedily moving measures that would shield the daily fantasy…
Podcast: Council president says Human Rights ordinance may not come up until March
Yesterday, Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare said on “Pensacola Speaks†that the human rights ordinance that was referred last November to the city attorney for review may not be ready for…
Matt Gaetz pushes nearly $1 billion cut thru Florida House
BY JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The House is proposing a wide-ranging tax cut package that falls just short of Gov. Rick Scott’s request for more than $1 billion in…
Pensacola Speaks: Charles Bare, Pensacola Opera, Melanie Nichols
On News Talk 1370 WCOA, I will have Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare to open “Pensacola Speaks” at 5 p.m. We will discuss his first two months as president and upcoming…