Two local conservatives are running for the Florida Senate
Stalwart conservative Jason Fischer, a state representative from Jacksonville, has filed for the seat in the Florida Senate that will be left vacant by the departure of Sen. Aaron Bean, pitting him against Rep. Clay Yaborough, who filed earlier. Jason Fisher Clay...
How violent Jacksonville is may be open to question
Many Jacksonville residents were jolted when they saw a graphic suggesting Jacksonville is a dangerous place to live. Compiled by the liberal Washington Post and also published on Fox News, the graphic shows “cities with the most violent crime” and Jacksonville is...
Sonny B: MLK didn’t die so you can BLM
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was a man who truly cared about black lives and had a dream for all lives to join hands together in unity and love. I believe he would turn over in his grave if he saw the state of our nation today, especially the state of the black race....
Another battle over gun rights is due in the Florida Legislature
Emboldened by the Far Left’s success in Washington, D.C., Florida liberals are going all out for gun grabbing in the upcoming legislative session. This mirrors what the Democrats have promised in Congress – the most serious attempt in years to nullify the Second...
Florida political leaders are not bowing to Big Tech bullies
Big Tech is stifling conservative speech and conservative politicians in Florida are fighting back. Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet have been asked to divest the state’s pension funds of high tech stock companies that are squelching conservative speech. Presumably...
Fernandina Beach Marina – Who’s responsible for being on the hook for millions?
For the last four years since hurricanes Mathew and Irma, the City of Fernandina Beach has been repairing and upgrading the city owned marina, at the direction of City Manager, Dale Martin, with the promise that FEMA would reimburse 75 percent of the cost. FEMA...
No sales pitch, no deal, and the mayor is to blame
“Hurry” Curry is pouting over the defeat of the Lot J deal but if he wants to find someone to blame all he has to do is look in the mirror. At no time did Mayor Lenny Curry try to present the people of Jacksonville with reasons to support the largest public investment...
Mayor Curry censors President George Washington over Lot J comment
Lot J did not pass tonight. Mayor Curry tweeted after the vote... "A majority of the Council voted in support of Lot J. However, the rules on this vote required a super majority of 13 votes. The vote was 12 in favor and 7 against. The legislative body spoke and...
Taxpayers may be ‘business partners,’ whether they want to or not
It appears that Mayor Lenny “In a Hurry” Curry will get his deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and will not be bothered with having to make a case to support the proposal. It takes 13 votes to pass. Only four members of the 19-member City Council voted against the...
Accounts of Washington violence by local Trump supporters differ from the wild media reports
Jacksonville supporters of President Trump who were at the Capitol when violence took place Wednesday said the matter has been exaggerated by the media and they suspect those who participated in the violence were paid agitators. Three busloads of people from...
JEA report from City Council highlighted the mayor’s problem with communicating
In its highly detailed report on the aborted sale of the city’s electric and water utility, JEA, the City Council did not discover a smoking gun. However, it did enumerate factors behind the process that have been noticeable almost from the start of Mayor Lenny...
Sunday night twitter storm with three local “leaders” proves we have a lot of growing up to do
It wasn't a quiet Sunday night on this first Sunday of 2021. Our hopes of a better year with politicians in DC and locally were thwarted when our Mayor decided to respond to a mean-spirited tweet about his wife. Instead of leaving it alone, Mayor Curry responded with...
Rep. John Rutherford will object to electors on January 6th due to election fraud
Rep. John Rutherford Eye on Jacksonville sends a WINK to Rep. John Rutherford for standing against election fraud. It has become more and more apparent that election fraud was huge in many states and highly tainted the true results of the Presidential election. For...
It is time for Curry to be heard on Lot J
Mayor Lenny Curry doesn’t seem to like the fact that there is widespread opposition to his Lot J proposal. Why doesn’t he do something about it? Fresh on the heels of his disastrous attempt to sell the JEA, Curry brokered a deal with the owner of the Jacksonville...
Mayor Curry tapped for “bi-partisan” training institute with George Soros’ tie
We noticed a statement from the City of Jacksonville noting that Mayor Curry had been selected by the Aspen Institute to participate in the class of 2020 Rodel Fellows in Public Leadership program. The press release from the Aspen Institute stated, "The 24 “rising...
Ann Coulter: Hooray for Confederate School Names
Lost money, lost history, lost tradition. Those would be the unintended consequences of changing nine Duval County school names, according to conservative commentator Ann Coulter. She is a popular lecturer, a syndicated columnist, an author of 13 bestsellers, and a...
Student bullied by Joe Biden taught herself a lot afterward
Earlier this year, a young college student had a face-to-face experience with Joe Biden that changed her world view and prompted her to write a book. Madison Moore described her personal experience with Biden to Eye on Jacksonville. It resulted from a class assignment...
Business owners Grinched by local and national government “leaders”
Local business owners are flipping mad at the hypocrisy of governmental "leaders" in Jacksonville and in DC. Eye was contacted by a couple of business owners who wanted to express their anger AND wanted to remain anonymous. Anonymous because they are fully aware if...
Rutherford defends the virus relief bill passed by Congress
Rep. John Rutherford U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, who represents the Jacksonville area, is defending the relief package Congress approved despite getting roundly criticized on social media by conservatives. He issued this statement: “Tonight, Congress passed a package...
Not all companies are treated as well as a local football team
Why aren’t taxpayers lavishing money on Amazon, the online mega-company that arguably has done as much or more for the city than the Jacksonville Jaguars? Since 2017, according to the Daily Record, Amazon has opened, announced or is identified on plans for: • Three...
Eye hands out Winks in the middle of Stink, Stank, Stunk on the west side
Eye received numerous calls from west side residents about a construction/demolition project at 5470 & 5505 Timuquana Road. The callers were upset over the demolition of numerous 100 year old oak trees and they had information the developer was working...
Sonny B’s take on Mayor Curry’s threat about Lot J & the Jags
I am a proud black American citizen of this great country. I along with others are doing our very best to keep it great. I am writing this post in response to an article published by WJXT on December 1, 2020, titled,” Jacksonville Mayor: If Lot J deal doesn’t go...
Grand jury blasts school practices Eye has examined and critiqued for years
Eye on Jacksonville has commented several times about incidents of crime and violence in the local government schools. Now a grand jury has opined on the subject, hitting the local school system hard. It concerns School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR)...
More criticism of liberal local newspaper coverage is being heard
Readers – what few are left -- continue to bemoan the lame, liberal news and opinion offered by a shrinking local daily newspaper. While full coverage of the news, with little opinion, is offered by the Daily Record and Jacksonville Business Journal the only other...
Can the media be held accountable for suppressing information?
Big news came out yesterday regarding Hunter Biden, the son of Joe Biden. It appears Hunter was heavily involved in a deal with China and has been under investigation with the FBI for some time now. Some time meaning...prior to the election. The friendly media and big...
Finally, a much-needed pause in the Lot J proposal
Putting off a vote on the controversial Lot J project was a smart move by City Council President Tommy Hazouri. There are those who suspect Hazouri, a Democrat, favors the proposal being pushed by Republican Mayor Lenny Curry and that he simply did not have the votes...
Sonny B: Mayor’s Mask Mandate doesn’t jive with Governor’s ruling
I am a proud black American citizen of this great country. I am a father of (6) six wonderful children with my lovely and beautiful wife of 22 years. This letter is to Mayor Lenny Curry and the whole city council, in regards to the mask mandate. ----- Governor Ron...
Nearly crunch time for the Lot J proposal, yet many questions remain
Current and former members of the City Council are skeptical of the proposed mega-development around the city’s football stadium, and with good reason. Mayor Lenny Curry, on the other hand, is pushing for a quick resolution that would put the taxpayers on the hook for...
Jacksonville needs a Mayor who will clean up “fifedoms”
On October 15, 2020, Eye reached out to Lori Boyer, CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority. We were wondering how the Lot J deal with the Jags bypassed the DIA. We had other questions too and to Ms. Boyer's credit, she answered all of them. Here are our questions...
Another step toward oblivion for a local liberal newspaper
About the only thing still worth reading in the Florida Times-Union is the obituary page. Oddly enough, its own obit may soon be written. The daily newspaper continues to shrink, with its parent company lopping off another four heads – probably chosen because of their...
Work on the Jacksonville Landing site resumes, but in a troubling direction
City officials finally are making progress on replacing the Jacksonville Landing but the initial moves don’t look promising. The Downtown Investment Authority apparently intends to leave the expanse of grass known as Lenny’s Lawn mostly intact. It is asking developers...
City Council member tweets are out of character for a community leader seeking truth
Eye noticed a tweet discussion between city council woman, Brenda Priestley Jackson and a Jacksonville native/military veteran, Emily Nunez. The tweet discussion was unnerving because Eye has watched Councilwoman Jackson during her time on the special committee for...
Pausing the Lot J proposal’s progress is in order
There is no particular reason to rush the proposed mega-development proposed by Jaguars owner Shad Khan through the City Council. Letting it rest over the holidays might give council members more time to reflect upon the details. It’s an important step. The $466...
Nassau County Taxpayers buying conservation land at a premium
Is the city of Fernandina Beach seriously offering (With NFLT) $675k to buy property that the owner purchased for $475k just a year ago (July 2019)? This is a 42% premium. I’m being told that there was an appraisal and all is good. Property...
Coalition of haters cost Trump votes in Jacksonville
Donald Trump lost the Jacksonville vote to Joe Biden, in a stunning reversal of fortune. Although he won the state of Florida, and did far better than pollsters predicted, Trump may have lost the election. At this point it is still in doubt but the odds are against a...
Eye on Jacksonville follower calls out local newspaper on propaganda tactics
To the Florida Times Union: The existence of “fake news” isn’t fake — and you are propagators of it. Worse, you are doing so at a time when our country is in the midst of a Constitutional crisis, one that may well result in violence … which you (at least...
Lot J: Losing money is not a winning proposal
After a devastating review of the Lot J proposal found that the city actually would lose money on its “investment” in the project, the City Council should halt further progress until it is revised. Council Auditor Kim Taylor did a meticulous examination of the...
Local TV station is doing a bit of last-minute politicking for the Democrat Party
One of Jacksonville’s liberal media outlets is on a crusade to convince Jacksonville residents that they are racists. First Coast News is running a series of editorials disguised as “news stories” that allege systemic racism. It is a preposterous charge. It is nothing...
Jacksonville taxpayers should not be in the development business without good reason
Projections of fabulous riches accruing to taxpayers from the latest handout to the Jacksonville Jaguars are impressive. If you believe them. Unfortunately, it requires more than one grain of salt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfXQvr4QsJg&feature=emb_logo The...
Investigation under way into teacher’s political lectures
Local school officials have confirmed there is an investigation into complaints about a high school teacher who allegedly lectured his students on how to vote in the presidential election. Sandalwood High School’s principal is trying to determine whether the teacher...
