Category: Politics
What does new Pensacola council look like?
Mayor Mike Wiggins City Council At Large District 9: Megan Pratt City Council District 1: P. C. Wu City Council District 2: Sam Hall City…
IN Your Head Radio: FINIS
Today the last IN Your Head Radio show will hit the airwaves at 12:00. Get the last word in at 437-1620. Listen online live at…
Gulf Breeze update
Lines are about six people deep at the South Santa Rosa Rec Center. As of 9:30, 640 people had voted.
Oops, there was an Escambia murder in Oct.
Arthur James Roland, 28, of Pensacola was found shot to death inside a Buick LeSabre about 7 p.m. on Oct. 30 near North S and…
Final Early Voting stats
From Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, David Stafford: These are Early Voting only — does NOT include Absentees returned. 6,172 – Nov. 1, 2008 49,184…
Let’s look at the council reports
For the last reporting period – 10/11-10/30/08: Dist. 1: P.C. Wu $1,350.00 — Mary P Studer $400; RGK Investments $100, Allied Waste $200, SBP (plumbing)…
At-large 9 last reports
Megan Pratt wins the prize for best fund-raising – $14,678.67. It’s Who’s Who of Pensacola. There is $3000 loan from Pratt to her campaign. Plus…
At-Large 8 last reports
Joe Buehler has strong backing from the commercial real estate industry. He reports contributions of $3003 this last period. Beck Properties $500 cash, $453 in-kind….
Loans and In-kind feed last mayor reports
In the Pensacola mayoral race, C.J. Lewis loaned his campaign $5,000 and got a $50 campaign check during this last campaign reporting period, 10/11/2008 –…
Robertson is the big fundraiser
The last campaign reports are in: Wilson Robertson, Escambia Co. Comm. Dist. 1: $158,855 Opponent, Davidson: $5,900 Here are the other Escambia County races: Sheriff:…
IN Your Head Radio Backtracks 10.29
Noted Conservative, former Congressman John Leboutillier has a great take on what will happen November 5th. Listen to the radio interview Only Four days left to…
ECSO deputies taser undercover agent
WEAR TV 3 reports: The state is investigating the tasing of one of it’s undercover beverage agents by Escambia Sheriff’s Deputies. It happened at the…
Revised LWV charter paper
To Whom it may Concern, The League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area hereby withdraws, rescinds and retracts the document titled “Charter White…
Panama City scores 5000 jobs
A Country Corner theme park/development similar to the one in Branson, Missouri, has broken ground 45 minutes north of the New Panama City International Airport….
Tough times at PNJ
The PNJ and its Pensacola Business Journal have cut back their “40 under 40” to “12 under 40” in its November PBJ – a 70…
Judge throws out birth certificate challenge
The Philadelphia Enquirer reports that U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick threw out a complaint by attorney Philip Berg who claimed that Democratic presidential candidate…
Breakdown of early voting
For Escambia County: These figures are as of noon, Oct. 27 and include early voting and absentees. County Districts Dist. 1 Democrat–3,490 Republican–4,565 Dist. 2…
League makes recommendations on city charter
The League of Women Voters has issued a white paper on the City of Pensacola Charter, complete with footnotes. It chastises the city council for…
