Unsealed global child porn ring indictment papers
Here is a pdf of the indictment papers: 022122008.pdf
County staff offers budget priorities
Here is how county staff sees the county priorities: Required Sales Tax Bonds 5,772,728.00 Required 1997 GBLP Loan 919,150.00 Required Central Energy Loan 315,243.00 Required…
County starts off in budget hole
Jean Kassab, Director of Administrative Services sent a memo to the Escambia County Commission for today’s budget workshop. She anticipates a $12 million reduction in…
No Escambia County delegate for National Convention
The Democrats met last weekend to chose the official delegates to the National Democratic Convention. No one from Escambia County was selected. No one. Judy…
City and county must cut jobs
WEAR TV 3 interviewed Pensacola City Manager Tom Bonfield on how the City will cut $4-$5 million from its budget. Bonfield said that it means…
Legislative delegation provides cosmetic leadership
In the Sunday edition of the News Journal, an article on our local state legislative delegation listed their proposed bills for the 2008 session. Sen….
City held hostage 545 days
545 days since the CMP referendum was passed. 545 days without 1500 construction jobs and their $1 million dollar payroll circulating through the city. 1…
Should City opt out of pensions and retirement
The total budget for pensions and retirement contributions for Pensacola city employees is $12,810,80. This costs every man, women and child living inside the city…
City council now on state retirement
I’ve been reviewing the City of Pensacola’s 2008 approved budget. The Mayor and City Council have added this fiscal year for the first time $23,100…
More from Feb. 28 council meeting
From the council’s follow-up paperwork: Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a ten-year lease with Robert A. Cole d/b/a Bob Cole Imports for…
Notes: City Council meeting
COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL CHAMBERS FEBRUARY 28, 2008, 7 P.M. All members were present at Thursday evening’s City Council Meeting. The following issues were discusses in…
City held hostage for 542 days
The Community Maritime Park construction will generate 1,500 jobs. The estimated weekly payroll is between $1 and $1.5 million per week – money that would…
Sour milk
If you have a pitcher of sour milk, no matter how many glasses or how small the servings, every glass will contain sour milk. We…
Tech park may be ambushed
Rumors are flying that a group may try to ambush the Commerce Tech Park tonight at the Pensacola City Council meeting. There may be a…
Mobile wins again
The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico – which is located in Mobile – announced Tuesday that the Charting the Course Capital Campaign…
Paper halts adult service ads
Unfortunately, it is not our local daily newspaper, but the Orlando Weekly. The Orlando Sentinel reports that its area’s alt-weekly, Orlando Weekly, has agreed to…
Ucci on fire call stats
According to PC Ucci – with whom I’ve not always agreed – the majority of the fire calls of the Pensacola Fire Department aren’t fire…
Fire tax on council agenda
Pensacola City Council holds a public hearing tonight on the fire tax. Let’s see if the council really understands how they are taxing community to…
Cantonment Catfish pond
We have gotten a copy of the actual stormwater permit that Roads, Inc. got for the super, duper catfish pond in Cantonment. The permit –…
Fear in high schools
The high schools are under tight security after the slaying of high school student Daryl Williams, 15, was fatally shot Saturday night during an altercation…
