Category: Politics
ECUA doesn’t need downtown transfer station
I’ve now heard from more than one source that ECUA officials and, at least, one board member have been talking about placing a downtown transfer…
Grover replies to PB master plan viewpoint
Mr. Rotenberry, Thank you for your email and concerns. Many of your points are valid but some are the same political stereotyping that gets us…
Viewpoint: On Tanker Contest
From: Stephen Nodine I would like to express my most sincere appreciation to all our friends and partners along the Gulf Coast who joined Mobile’s…
Crime at A and Jackson St.
Calls received with dispositions in 2009 in the four block area that includes A & Jackson streets. There were 933 calls – which breaks down…
Nominees for CMPA board
Mr. J. Terryl Bechtol, Sr – Nominated by Mr. Baker Mr. Joe Boyles – Nominated by Mrs. White Mr. Tom Owens – Nominated by Mrs….
Viewpoint on Pensacola Beach Master Plan
My Fellow Pensacola Citizens, As a lifelong resident of Pensacola and Pensacola Beach, I have always been a proponent of improving the quality of life…
Can Pensacola reduce reserves to avoid tax increase?
City Finance Director Richard Barker has argued that it’s the best practice of the Government Finance Officer Association (GFOA) to have no less than two…
Buzz: Moratorium tied to ECUA
The Pensacola City Council will consider today a ban of industrial land uses inside the CRA. What I’m hearing is that this has to do…
Improving use of minority vendors
The Pensacola City Council’s Finance Commitee will discuss today the recommendations made by the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Ad Hoc Committee on MGT of America…
Pensacola Promise keeps rolling
Councilwoman Maren DeWeese and her committee continue to work on Pensacola Promise Plan. They expect to complete their work by the end of the month…
Gang Forum
Press Release: Sacred Heart Trauma Center, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to Present Forum on Gangs in Our Community PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Sacred Heart Trauma…
Perdido Bay Tribe heads to capitol
Press Release: PERDIDO BAY TRIBE TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL NATIVE HIV/AIDS AWARENESS EVENT AT FLORIDA CAPITOL MARCH 19TH Chief Bobby Johns Bearheart will present declaration…
Bare launches mayoral campaign
Press release Charles L. Bare Launches Campaign for Mayor of Pensacola and Calls on all Candidates to Sign “Transparency Pledge†PENSACOLA, FL – Today, Charles…
Buzz: Rubio may have other issues
The persistence buzz out of Tallahassee is that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio may have other issues to battle as investigative reporters dig deeper….
Thomas to close three schools
WEAR TV 3 reports that Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas wants to close three alternative schools: Sidney Nelson, AV Clubbs and E-Seal. I…
Beach Master Plan catching heat
The SRIA has been working on a new master plan for the commercial core of Pensacola Beach. The buzz is that the SRIA has gotten…
Phantom jobs
WUWF radio interviewed State Sen. Don Gaetz this morning on how the legislature will balance the budget this year. Gaetz talked about phantom jobs –…
DeWeese continues district-wide clean-up
Got this note from Councilmember Maren DeWeese: Bay Cliffs residents in District 3 braved a cold rain to improve the view of Escambia Bay at…
Blog is 5 years old
Last month marked five years for Rick’s Blog. It began as a WordPress blog that I only posted to once or twice a week. Today…
City Council not serious about jobs
We hear it everywhere: The number one priority for this community is jobs. Nearly every city council member will tell you that. However, the City…



