I’ve been black all my life. I qualify to speak about BLM
In a recent post by Eye's Sr. Editor, Lloyd Brown, he stated, "Politicians should show proof or stop slandering the people of Jacksonville." I agree with Lloyd and I am a black man. I am also extremely proud to be a resident of Jacksonville and a citizen of this great...
Necessary data on infrastructure spending in Jacksonville slowly is coming to light
Finally, a special City Council committee that is eyeing increased spending on infrastructure is beginning to collect some useful data. Knowing where you are before you start a trip always is useful. The committee is setting out to ensure spending is equitable...
Politicians should show proof or stop slandering the people of Jacksonville
Are the citizens of Jacksonville who are being accused of racism ever going to get a fair hearing? At City Haul, the drumbeat continues, but the specifics never come. Eye on Jacksonville has asked Council Member Brenda Priestly-Jackson for a list of the promises made...
There is information on infrastructure spending, but no one asking for it
Eye on Jacksonville still is holding out hope that someone will lay a predicate for what looks like a huge spending spree, and accompanying tax increase, on the horizon. We didn’t hear it in the mayor’s budget message and we didn’t hear it at the first meeting of the...
Local black American now writes for Eye on Jacksonville after stating he is no longer a Democrat.
(After receiving a copy of an email sent to the City Council and Mayor, Eye reached out to the writer, Sonny B, and spoke with him about it. We are pleased to announce Sonny B will be writing for Eye on Jacksonville when he feels led to do so and has something to say...
Special City Council committee on racism begins its work with a lack of information
The City Council committee of social justice warriors is off and running but is not yet clear where they are going. It held the first working meeting Monday and tried to find its bearings. Co-chairman Matt Carlucci sought to bring up some bills for discussion, but...
Results are inconclusive on the benefits of a new program intended to reduce violence in Jacksonville
Everyone wants to minimize violence, especially now when gangs of radicals are rioting in the streets of major cities. For years, various methods have been tried but none have worked. The latest fad is called Cure Violence. It is being employed in Jacksonville. Cure...
Monuments are just a piece of rock per “welfare to millionaire” black woman
Social media is blowing up with this video of Cathy Dotson from Wichita Falls speaking in front of her hometown's city council regarding the removal of monuments. She lived in public housing as a single mother on food stamps. She is now a millionaire and she is...
The City wants to Contact Trace you, pretty please
In a post on social media today, the City of Jacksonville asked you to please answer a phone number you don't recognize. The person calling will let you know you may have been exposed to someone with COVID19. This will prevent you from spreading it to others. They...
Voters and taxpayers need to know who among them are unfair to their neighbors
Eye on Jacksonville is issuing a challenge to City Council President Tommy Hazouri. Hazouri created a “social justice” committee on the council and set as its goal “to further equal access and opportunity for all citizens of Jacksonville and to strive to establish...
RNC canceled after Sheriff Williams goes public. We need an apology.
In a shocking turn of affairs, President Trump announced yesterday that the RNC in Jacksonville is off the table. My phone blew up and social media went crazy. The side that didn't want the RNC here is elated. The side that did was left with bewilderment but still...
The Florida Times Union did us proud
Four journalists from the Times Union sheltered down for a while and collaborated on the facts of the JEA scandal. The report they put together is long, filled with facts, diagrams, and information gathered from text messages, emails, meeting notes, and other sources...
Not news in Jacksonville unless it is critical of the police or the president
Once again, the local news media had a blackout on news that does not fit the liberal agenda. According to Facebook users, none of the local newspapers or TV stations provided coverage last weekend of the “Back the Blue” pro-police event in Jacksonville. This was one...
The tale of two sheriffs – Faith or Fear
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams told the world yesterday "we can't pull it off" in regards to hosting the RNC Convention here next month. The message he conveyed was vague and his appearance showed someone who had given up. That's not the look you want on your...
Local business owners petition to change street names across the country to include John the Baptist Blvd
John the Baptist Blvd is a grass roots, community driven movement founded in Jacksonville, Florida and gaining popularity across the country. The men behind this movement are John D. Arwood, President of Arwood Site Services, a nationwide waste management and site...
Protest in Jacksonville calls for defunding the police
All over the country there is a movement to defund the police. This certainly came out of nowhere for the majority of Americans but evidently it appears it was a planned strategy behind the scenes for BLM. Yesterday in Jacksonville, Northside Coalition president Ben...
One analysis shows the city slipping behind on infrastructure funding
One of Eye’s financial analysts has done an examination of the city’s finances and has concluded a case can be made that the city has not kept up with infrastructure needs. That is a key issue before the City Council right now, as it begins work on the mayor’s...
Heated battle being waged over opening of local government schools
With the School Board wavering on the re-opening of government schools, parents who favor opening school buildings to students see hanky-panky by those who don’t. The two sides are the online crowd vs. the “brick-and-mortar” crowd. While the administration in telling...
Taxpayers deserve an accounting if decades and dollars have been wasted
Politicians are notorious for taking a short-term view; doing just what is needed to get them by until the next election. Term limits exacerbates this problem. Mayor Lenny Curry’s proposed $3 billion budget for next year purports to try to catch up on work that he...
City Council committee could shrug off lawyer’s dubious advice and proceed with probe
Local lawyers still are scratching their heads over the strange ruling by the city’s general counsel that stalled the work of the City Council committee investigating the JEA fiasco. There is a good chance, some think, that the committee will overrule its own lawyer...
Could the DIA be our next JEA?
The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) was formed in 2013 to revitalize Jacksonville's urban core. The DIA is the sole development and community redevelopment agency for Downtown. It is guided by a nine-member board of directors appointed by the Mayor and the City...
Call to Action: Southern Poverty Law Center publishes Hate Maps and is teaching Duval students “tolerance”
One of Eye's followers sent us a copy of a letter from Tia M. Leathers of the Duval County Public Schools. The recipient of the letter was not happy with the essence of Ms. Leathers' letter and her plans to hold workshops with parents every Wednesday to address...
Public school renaming may hit the pause button
Lee High School School Superintendent Diana Greene probably would be wise to counsel the School Board to delay acting on the proposal to change school names, if she hasn’t already done so. The administration already has a problem getting the half-cent sales tax it...
First they take the monuments and now empty tombs to our dead. What next?
Jill Pacetti is a resident of St. Augustine and has been on the front lines of the take down of memorials. She is fighting hard against removing the tomb of the war dead from St. Augustine - among them one of her cousins. Read her post about the struggle to fight this...
Local Dems pulling rabbits out of hats but…Republicans have their own
Last week 200 doctors wrote a letter to Mayor Curry stating RNC "medically disrespectful" while other doctors completely disagree with their tactics. Then pastors with left leaning principles wrote another one to Mayor Curry over their ‘grave concerns’ about...
Caution: The cancel culture has come to Cowford
What will Jacksonville’s new name be? If the cancel culture prevails, Andrew Jackson’s name will be removed and the city will have a new name. Will it be Cowford? That’s what it was called before it was Jacksonville. This is not idle speculation. The city of Jackson,...
Mayor Curry: “Wear the damn mask.” Dale Carnegie, anyone?
Mayor Lenny Curry Who would have ever thought we would be sitting in the middle of a "crisis" and have our Mayor "yelling" at us to do as he says. Last night our Mayor tweeted this statement: For some reason, I was reminded of a chapter in Dale Carnegie's book, "How...
Facebook quarrel shows how successful liberal efforts to defame America have been
Rep. Jason Fischer of Jacksonville posted what he thought was an innocent and informative post about Mt. Rushmore on Facebook. In today’s hypersensitive and largely ignorant world, it turned out to be a beehive. Rep. Jason Fischer Fischer posted something written by a...
You were a good man, Hank Madden. RIP my friend.
Hank Madden, Madden Advisory "If no one has said they care about you today, know that we do." Those were always the parting words of Hank Madden on his radio show, Smart Money. Hank spent every Saturday morning on WOKV for nearly 40 years giving financial advice to...
City Council Member, Danny Becton speaks out against mandated masks
Danny Becton, District 11 Eye on Jacksonville reached out to Danny Becton after seeing a post on social media. He was responding to a constituent who was upset with his stand against the mask mandate in Jacksonville. During our call with Mr. Becton, he shared that...
Liberty, Again
Enjoy a special guest post on July 2, 2020 in honor of the real birth date of our nation. Julian "Jay" Fant is a Republican politician who formerly served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 15th District. Jay attended Washington and...
The little children have the answer to our world’s problems
I had lunch with my Grands yesterday. We tried one place that was shut down and had posted this sign on their door, "We can't operate with these restrictions and make money. We will be back when it makes sense for us to be in business." Then we went to another...
These are the times that try men’s souls. Have people had enough?
I was sitting in a meeting with a group of executives when my muted phone lit up with silenced calls, text messages, and notifications from social media. I knew something was up but couldn't stop the meeting to see what the issue might be. And then a friend texted me...
Anti-police rhetoric comes to Jacksonville
As everyone feared, the disease has spread to Jacksonville; not the Chinese virus, but the disease of radical opposition to public safety. Ben Frazier, the liberal head of an organization of unknown size called the Northside Coalition, is starting a “defund the...
Local TV station continues producing editorials in the guise of news stories
Once again, News4Jax is spouting left-wing propaganda. This time it concerns teacher salaries. Previously it was attacks on the police. How much teachers are paid is a favorite topic of the left, especially the rich, powerful teacher union bosses who raise tons of...
Even Jacksonville has had noose nonsense like the case that blew up auto racing this week
This week the NASCAR organization made a complete fool out of itself, collectively, over a noose hoax. The auto racing organization claimed a noose was found in a garage used by the only black race car driver in NASCAR. With warp speed, liberals were on the airwaves...
Local TV station torches Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office again
Channel 4 is at it again. Having already embraced the concept of police brutality, the local TV station now is after “disparity,” another favorite topic of the Far Left. With stories that border on being editorials, it is out to show that local police are racist and...
Will Jacksonville city leaders support being tough on crime?
The tearing down and defacing of monuments seems to be a daily news item. And it appears those tearing them down or defacing them are out of control youth who have no fear of the law. Recently our mayor took down a statue in the middle of Jacksonville -- in the middle...
Tax watchers again unearth nuggets wily politicians hide in the state’s budget
Jacksonville taxpayers can take some pride in the local legislative delegation. Based on this year’s Turkey Report from Florida Tax Watch, Duval County members of the Florida Legislature were among the least voracious at raiding the state treasury. Turkey Report from...
Will changing names on schools change the problem?
In this special Guest post by School Board Member District 6, Charlotte Austin Joyce shares her thoughts about changing the names of some selected schools in Duval County. We thought her comments were worthy to be posted and applaud her factual take on the matter. The...
