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 $50 Corbett Davis $400 Deedee Ritchie $100
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 changes to the pension system and the…
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 pension plans are eating up a sizable…
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 each campaign. We agree and have asked…
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 power to all customers by midnight tonight…
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 made landfall on Dauphin Island, Alabama. As…
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 our failure to achieve greater economic progress….
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 feel to be a small part of…
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 concerns among local citizens are the “economy…
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, a hindrance. It’s not. In fact, it…
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 that is best described as a Strong…
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 the Strong Mayor proposal reminds me of…
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. and to turn east sharply once it…
View Charter Debate
WUWF TV has the Charter Debate available online. Check it out.
Child Sex Tourism case has local link
Pensacola man, who worked at NAS Pensacola, was sentenced on Friday to 6.5 years for taking trips to Thailand for sex with young boys. Mitchell Kent Jackson of Pensacola pleaded guilty in…
Shrinking Pensacola could be a problem (updated)
Using the US Census Quick Facts, I looked at similar sized Florida cities what has been happening to their populations from 2000-2006 Pensacola, 2000: 56,255…2006: 53,248 DOWN Sarasota, 2000: 52,715…2006: 52,942 UP…
Analysis of City Manager/City Council system
I want this post and comment thread to be on the current Pensacola government, not the proposed charter, not strong mayor. No personal attacks or conspiracy plots. ——————– Pensacola has a unitarian…
Better Pensacola pledges open books
This week No Boss Mayor PAC challenged the Better Pensacola PAC to release their financial report for the first campaign reporting period. Jeff DeWeese, Better Pensacola treasurer, not only met the challenge…
Mayor promises council will discuss Pensacola Promise
At last night’s debate on the proposed new city charter, Mayor Mike Wiggins committed to placing the Pensacola Promise on the council agenda. Pensacola Promise is a scholarship program that guarantees a…
Televised Charter Debate tonight -Update
Bob Kerrigan is hosting a two-hour debate on his WUWF TV show – Channel 4 – from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening. Former Mayor Jerry Maygarden and current Mayor Mike Wiggins…
