Charter votes

Supervisor of Elections David Stafford reports that 7,990 ballots have been received by his office, about 1,600 today alone. He believes that about 14,000 votes…

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Need a Charter ballot?

What if you haven’t received your ballot in the mail or threw it away thinking it was junk mail? You can still vote. Call the…

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Nov. 13 report from pro-charter

Today Believe in A Better Pensacola deposited the following contributions: Jere Peacock: $500.00 Toni Tan: $100.00 Robert Patton: $100.00 No report from No Boss Mayor…

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No Boss Mayor keeps finances out of Sunshine

It has been two days since we emailed No Boss Mayor for their financial information. Still no replies. As you may remember, No Boss Mayor…

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Today’s deposit for Pro-charter

Today Believe in A Better Pensacola deposited the following contribution: Melinda Hilterbrand 500.00 This is the fourth financial report released by this PAC.

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Palm Beach Post questions Crist appointee

Dara Kam, political reporter for the Palm Beach Post, is in town investigating the recent Gov. Crist appointment of former ECSO CFO and current bar…

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No Boss Mayor stays silent

Still no reports from the No Boss Mayor PAC—-the one who believed a week ago that the voters should know who is backing each political…

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Pro Charter releases third financial report

Today Believe in A Better Pensacola deposited the following contributions: Col Richard J. And Betty Hooton $100 Laura Keene $250 Barry Beroset $250 John Beroset…

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The Pension Fiasco plot gets deeper

We now know how the General Pension contributions jumped from $400K to $6 million. We see how the staff miscalculated the financial impact of the…

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General pension fiasco and a smoking gun

The City pensions have puzzled me. How did the City end up with such a huge jump in pension costs? The City’s contributions to the…

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Open letter to No Boss Mayor

Last week, No Boss Mayor get attention for releasing its early campaign finance information, insisting that it believed that voters should know who is financing…

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Gulf Power

Press Release Gulf Power Company News For immediate release – Nov. 10, 2009 All power expected to be restored today Gulf Power expects to restore…

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State EOC

Press Release: For Immediate Release November 10, 2009 Contact: State EOC Media Office (ESF-14) 850-921-0217 NEW INFORMATION At 6:40 a.m. EST today, Tropical Storm Ida…

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Deconstructing No Boss Mayor, Part 6

Opinion 6 from Byron Kessler There are those in our community who contend that the lack of sufficient concentration of power is at fault for…

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Deconstructing No Boss Mayor, Part 5

Opinion 5 from Don Caton, former City Attorney The more I hear from those that advocate a new strong mayor for Pensacola, the better I…

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Deconstructing No Boss Mayor, Part 4

Opinion 4 THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY MUST STEP UP According to the most recent Quality of Life Survey conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, the leading…

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Deconstructing No Boss opinions, Part 3

Opinion 3 “Too often, people who deal with the public’s money and do the public’s business view the state’s excellent Sunshine Law as, at best,…

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Deconstructing No Boss Mayor, Part 2

Sam Horton tries again. Opinion 2 Soon the Citizens of Pensacola will be asked to vote on a new form of government for the city…

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Deconstructing No Boss Mayor, Part 1

The No Boss Mayor website has five opinions to support their opposition to the proposed charter. Here is the first one: Watching the proponents of…

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Bay bridge not expected close

Latest Press Release: **Tropical Storm IDA – Lengthening Windy Period** The most current forecasts call for IDA to make land fall in Mobile county, AL….

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