From the City website: John Fogg, Mayor Home (850) 479-9962 Email jfogg@ci.pensacola.fl.us John Jerralds, Deputy Mayor Home (850) 433-1749 Email jjerralds@ci.pensacola.fl.us P. C. Wu, District 1 Home (850) 477-5279 Email pcwu@ci.pensacola.fl.us Sam…
Staffing comparison
How does Pensacola Fire Department staffing compare with Port Orange: Fire Chief: Port Orange 1 – Pensacola 1 Division Chief: Port Orange 4 – Pensacola 0 Deputy Fire Chief: Port Orange 0…
More fire comparisons
City of Bradenton – population: 53,662 – no fire dept. County provides it. City of Homestead – population: 53,767 – no fire dept. County provides it. City of Ocala – population: 52,482…
Pensacola Fire Expensive
According to US Census, Pensacola has a population, as of July 2006, of 53,248. Port Orange has 54,851. Margate has 55,974. Sarasota has 52,942. Pensacola has 138 employees in its fire department…
New Fire salaries boost upper ranks the most
The proposed collective bargaining agreement between the City of Pensacola and the Firefighters Union is online . The new agreement, which will be voted on by the city council today, substantially raises…
Tammy Pescatelli on the radio
I will interview comedian Tammy Pescatelli today on IN Your Head Radio at 1:15 p.m. You can listen online at newsradio1620.com. Tammy will be performing at special benefit for SubWest Rotary on…
The 30-day sex challenge
Ybor City’s Relevant Church pastor Paul Wirth offered a unique challenge to its members Sunday: 30 straight days of sex, or no sex at all. It’s called the 30-Day Sex Challenge. Married…
Monkeys and/or Angels
The Orlando Sentinel has good story on Florida’s State Board of Education vote on Tuesday on the proposed new science standards, including a first-time proposal that would require students to learn about…
Moby misses the mark
PNJ columnist Mark “Moby” O’Brien in his column today (Fire fee fallout: Property tax cut would hurt waterfront plans) misses the mark. I’m not sure why O’Brien has taken the position that…
Chef Irvine may not be real deal
Last June, Chef Robert Irvine of the Food Channel’s Dinner Impossible was in Pensacola for a special dinner at eat!. Around 100 people showed up and paid $175 a plate for the…
No undocumented workers in Escambia
WEAR TV reports that while Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties have held raids on undocumented workers since the first of the year, Escambia County has had none. Scott Haines/Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Spokesman:…
DCA says no, no, no to Perdido
The Florida Department of Community Affairs rejected the Escambia County Commission plan to raise the building caps on Perdido Key. Currently, a maximum 7,150 dwelling units — and 1,000 hotel or motel…
Jubliee project doomed from the start
Last spring, the original investors of the huge housing development in the Pace area put on an expensive “grand opening” event in the Saenger Theater. Travi Tritt performed. There were tons of…
Friday night fish fry buzz
Comments heard as I moved around Big Sexy Foods’ banquet area during a Fiesta of Five Flags Party: Pensacola City Council is crazy if they pass a fire protection fee. Local governments…
Paul will not seek third term
Escambia Co. Superintendent of Schools Jim Paul is notifying his supporters that he will not seek a third term. Expect Ronnie Arnold, Alan Scott and Malcolm Thomas to file next week.
City Fireman pension nearly doubled in three years
Wonder where your city taxes have gone? Or why the city staff is pushing a $377 fire fee? Check out the fireman’s pension. In 2004, the City spent $1,712,568 on the fireman’s…
Wiggins pre-files for city council
Well, it looks like Pensacola citizens will have an opportunity to keep things running the same. Another incumbent city councilman has pre-filed – Mike Wiggins. I like Mike – he has tried…
O’Brien: City needs another committee
PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien is pushing the idea of another citizens committee that will review City of Pensacola finances. So far city staff and the city council have been lukewarm on the…
Final AZ vote tally is 53
All the votes have been counted. My final total in the Arizona Republican Presidential Preference Primary is 53. I concede the primary to John McCain who nudged me out of the top…
Bay County de-evolves
The Bay County School Board voted Wednesday to take a position against teaching only evolution in the classroom. The State Department of Education is proposing new Sunshine State Standards for science, which…
