A lawsuit against a major tobacco company that is being tried in Escambia County is being closely followed by a team of Canadian lawyers interested in fighting “Big Tobacco†in their own…
Sink to run for Governor
It’s official– Florida CEO Alex Sink has announced that she will run for Governor in 2010. She issued the following statement regarding the 2010 Florida governors race: “Floridians from Pensacola over to…
Gaetz: No deep cuts for K-12 funding
State Sen. Don Gaetz reports that funding for K-12 will remain about the same per student for the upcoming school years: Escambia County will earn $6,577.03 per student in 2010, a slight…
Commissioners vote to cut own pay
Not in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties. It is in Pinellas County where the commissioners voted 4-3 during a budget workshop to cut their salaries by 4 percent next year—a $3,638 cut….
Wood: Hall called about PEDC
Just got off the phone with Charles Wood, the senior vice president for economic development for the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. On April 28, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Wood received…
Did Hall and Valentino violate Sunshine Laws?
Did Councilman Sam Hall and Commissioner Gene Valentino violate Florida Sunshine Laws? Hall and Valentino both serve on the Pensacola-Escambia Economic Development Commission (PEDC). Valentino is the chairman, Hall vice-chair. According to…
Missing the point about ACLU suit
North Escambia.com has an article on the Northview High School seniors holding a baccalaureate service. The class is “not going to let a federal judge and the ACLU put an end to…
Wiggins gives Pensacola Promise the cold shoulder
After listening to hours on schools, bathrooms for Roger Scott, freedom of speech lawsuits and wage/benefit comparison studies, Mayor Mike Wiggins shot down Council member Maren DeWeese’s college scholarship before she even…
Enterprise lasts under 10 minutes
Go, P.C.! Go! The only bumps in the road were Diane Mack asking about using local contractors for airport demolition of existing rental car service facilities… answer: No.; Larry Johnson asked about…
Neighborhood committee lasts an hour
Fairly heavy agenda. Sam Hall did a good job of keeping it moving. Other than the Roger Scott Tennis bathrooms, the other big item was the possible lawsuit of Saint Faustina Old…
Tennis bathrooms win over youth soccer
The Neighborhoods committee approved the reallocation of LOST funds from youth soccer fields to bathrooms for the new clay courts at Roger Scott Tennis Center. City staff argued that the fields aren’t…
OMG: City Council spends 20 minutes discussing schools
For the past 20 minutes, the Pensacola City Council has spent time convincing each other that the Escambia County School Board should give the city land – for low income housing, business…
Dogtrack can increase ante
The Florida House and Senate did agree on a gambling agreement with the Seminoles. One benefactor of the agreement, if it’s signed by Gov. Crist, is the Pensacola Greyhound Track. Poker rooms…
Kids Soccer lose LOST funds
In the Neighborhood Service agenda is a recommendation to take $200,000 of the Penny for Progress funds (Local Option Sales Tax) that had been planned for soccer fields and use it to…
Big day for City Council
What will the Pensacola City Council do about pensions? City Manager Al Coby has recommended a study of wages and benefits. Price tag $25K. Will it accomplish anything except maintain status quo?…
Bingo parlor never came to planning board
On my earlier post, I wrote that the bingo parlor had been approved by the planning board. It was not. The plans never came before the planning board for an interpretation. Instead,…
Meanwhile another shooting
This time at the Red Roof Inn – in the Third World location formerly known as University Mall area. WEAR TV reports the shooting happened around noon on Sunday. The ECSO is…
DOJ: ECSO is 20 years behind
At the Lake Charlene Homeowners Association meeting, Sheriff David Morgan said a Department of Justice investigator told him that the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is 20 years behind the rest of the…
“Bloods are here”
Sheriff David Morgan told a homeowners association on Saturday afternoon that the national gang founded in Los Angeles –The Bloods— is in Escambia County. Bloods are are identified by the red color…
Another city study for $25K
Pensacola City Manager Al Coby is recommending to the city council a $25,000 comparative study of the city’s compensation, benefits and pension plans. The city employees and unions have endorsed the proposal….
