Tag: Larry Johnson
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Apparently Councilman Larry Johnson attacked fellow council member, Sherri Myers, this morning on News Radio 1620 AM. I’ve been told he accused her of senility….
Pensacola City Council, First Amendment: ‘You’ve gotta walk the walk’
On Thursday, the Pensacola City Council showed its confidence in Council President Brian Spencer in reaction to a letter Mayor Ashton Hayward sent regarding Spencer’s…
Have you heard the one about the Pensacola City Council, vote of confidence, circus, First Amendment rights?
Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers has asked her fellow council members to pass a vote of confidence in favor of Council President Brian Spencer, whom Mayor…
The Pensacola Confederate monument two-step
The Pensacola City Council did not vote to schedule a special meeting on the possible relocation of the Confederate memorial that is on city property….
Council president wants meet to vote on holding a meeting on Confederate statue
Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer has responded to Mayor Ashton Hayward’s recommendation to hold a workshop for public input on the possible removal of the…
Pensacola mayor recommends public workshop on Confederate monument
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Andrew McKay on NewsRadio 1620 that he is recommending that the Pensacola City Council hold a workshop to get public…
Councilman Johnson wants to move Confederate monument
From the City Councilman Larry Johnson: “I want to join Mayor Hayward in condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and all other hate…
Johnson wants to attract young talent to Pensacola City Council
Today, the Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop to discuss 11 proposed amendments to the Pensacola City Council. The News Journal published a viewpoint…
Emerald Coastkeeper to seek amendment to tree ordinance
Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy said in her monthly report that she believes Publix could have saved some of the Heritage oaks on its site on…
Spencer challenges LBJ viewpoint, defends Urban Design Associates
Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer believes that his fellow councilman and business partner, Larry Johnson, was off-base in his criticism on the council’s decision to…
New ruling: Hawkshaw RFP is dead
Special Liaison Rusty Wells has sent to the Pensacola City Council additional information regarding the Hawkshaw RFP and whether Councilman Larry Johnson could bring up…
Hawkshaw RFP reconsideration disappears from CRA agenda
Last week, Inweekly asked Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling for an opinion on Councilman Larry Johnson’s recommendation for the Community Redevelopment Agency to reconsider its…
CBRE listing agreement kicked forward to May
At its agenda review meeting yesterday, the Pensacola City Council tried to understand what Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn called “entanglements” concerning CBRE’s listing agreement and RFP…
Chris Jones: Assisted living facility owned by councilmen not eligible for EDATE
Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has rejected the EDATE application for an assisted living facility under construction at the site of the former Pensacola…
Transcript of Johnson v. Myers
At the July 17 Pensacola City Council meeting, Councilman Larry Johnson brought back up his effort to have the council investigate fellow Council member Sherri…
Blankets allowed, moratorium on any other changes to Pensacola homeless laws
The Pensacola City Council approved Councilwoman Sherri Myers’ ordinance amendment to allow people to cover themselves with blankets in city parks. However, when it came…
Task force on homeless established by Pensacola City Council
The Pensacola City Council did pass a resolution at its Feb. 13 meeting to establish an 11-person task force to “tweak” the three ordinances recommended…
Buzz: Homeless advocates expected to show in numbers at Pensacola City Council meeting
I spoke with Rev. Nathan Monk yesterday afternoon after our interview on IN Your Head Radio. The minister who has been an advocate for the…
TDC approves Visit Pensacola governance. Others are not as positive
Last night, the Escambia County Tourism Development Council met to hear from Ron Ellington about Visit Pensacola, the new entity that has been proposed to…
Does Size Matter?
While some members expressed concerns about cutting two seats from the Pensacola City Council, most were inclined to follow Councilman Larry B. Johnson’s lead. “Our…
