Category: Politics
Revoking petition signatures
I spoke with Supervisor of Elections David Stafford about how a voter can take their name off a Donovan petition if they no longer want…
Dishonest petition
If Marty Donovan truly wanted to stop the Community Maritime Park, then he should have had a petition drive in April or May. At the…
Northrup dropping out of tanker bid?
It may be a bluff to force the Pentagon to rewrite the bid specs, but Wes Bush, president and chief operating officer of Northrop, said…
City ready to sale CMP bonds Dec. 9
City Manager Al Coby has notified the Pensacola City Council in a memo dated today the Redevelopment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009 A & B will…
America’s Most Stylish Blogger
Trang Huyen of the Behind the Seams in Pensacola, Fla. has been selected America’s Most Stylish Blogger by stylelist.com. I was pulling for Derek Cosson.
City Pension solution
If Consolidation is recommended by the commission and that plan includes merging Energy Services of Pensacola into a utility authority, then ESP shouldn’t be given….
Tick, tick, tick – Consolidation deadline looms
The Escambia County Consolidation Commission is less that 45 days away from its Jan. 15, 2010 deadline to report to the Northwest Florida legislative delegation….
Johnson pre-files
Press Release: City Councilman Larry B. Johnson pre-filed today to run for re-election to the Pensacola City Council, District 4. Johnson, whose district includes parts…
New Future for Zoo?
Northwest Florida Daily reports The Zoo Northwest Florida is in negotiations with the Virginia Safari Park in Natural Bridge, Va. “We are negotiating, but nothing…
Poker coming to dogtrack
Mobile Press Register is reporting: “Officials at Pensacola Greyhound Track in western Escambia County expect the track’s poker room to open “around the end of…
Voter Breakdown by Council District
District Yes % Wu: 55% Hall: 53% DeWeese: 62% Johnson: 61% Jerralds: 43% Cannada-Wynn: 54% Townsend: 47% Sam Hall, Maren DeWeese, Larry Johnson and Diane…
Benson fundraiser successful
Collier Merrill hosted a successful fundraiser for Holly Benson last night at The Fish House. Benson is running for the Republican nomination for Florida Attorney…
Quote of the Day
“I firmly believe the voters are always right” – Charlie Fairchild Whenever you hear Charlie complain about the Community Maritime Park or the new charter,…
Charter Wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES for Approval 7,762 (55.2%) NO for Rejection 6,308 (44.8%) Total votes cast 14,070 We will analyze the vote further tomorrow, but the message of…
Tourism boomed this summer
Press Release: Despite a slow economy, tourism numbers in the Pensacola Bay Area were the second-highest in history. From Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30,…
Charter vote predictions
What is your prediction for the charter referendum – use percentages? For the tie-breaker, predict total votes cast, too.
Rawlins defeated strong mayor in Sarasota
The No Boss Mayor effort may have actually had more to do with the state and national interests wanting to stop “strong mayor” than any…
From SOE
Press Release: Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford today reminded voters that all mail ballots for the City of Pensacola Charter Referendum must…
Election eve analysis
As of Saturday, 12,144 votes had been received by the Supervisor of Elections. The over 65 voters are still the largest percentage of the voters…
Rawlins conduit to DC funds for NBM
From our research, one of the stronger links between No Boss Mayor and the ICMA is Beth Rawlins, a Clearwater political strategist who specializes in…
