by Lloyd Brown | Mar 24, 2020 |
Over-reacting to a problem can be as bad, or worse, than under-reacting. Yes, “err on the side of caution” is good advice. But politicians in some parts of the country are erring badly in addressing the pandemic. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry raised a few eyebrows...
by Lloyd Brown | Mar 23, 2020 |
Eye on Jacksonville has been limiting posts because the nature of the worldwide health crisis makes most other news, especially local news, pale by comparison. But we wanted to give a quick review of events to date. Officials at the state and local levels, meanwhile,...
by Lloyd Brown | Mar 10, 2020 |
Advice to top management at JEA: When you are in a hole, stop digging. Under investigation by local government and the feds for its botched attempt to sell the utility, JEA brass are suspected of stonewalling on releasing public records. City Council’s special...
by Lloyd Brown | Mar 8, 2020 |
Frustration is at a high level among those who operate Florida’s largest school choice organization – and it should be. An incredible bit of media malpractice is taking place in this state. Two recent events provide strong evidence that school choice is beneficial to...
by Lloyd Brown | Mar 6, 2020 |
There is a bill pending in the Florida Legislature that could help residents compare their local government against others in the Sunshine State. Called the Local Government Report Card act and sponsored by Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, it has passed the House...
by Lloyd Brown | Mar 5, 2020 |
With a socialist who praises communism running for president of the United States, it is worth noting that government schools in Florida once taught students about communism – thanks to a Jacksonville legislator. In 1961, Rep. George B. Stallings, R-Jacksonville, got...
by Lloyd Brown | Feb 29, 2020 |
One local politician has come up with an idea that is so bad it deserves to be shouted down before it goes anywhere. Elizabeth Andersen, a member of the School Board, thinks kids in the government schools should get a day off so they can go out in the streets and...
by Lloyd Brown | Feb 27, 2020 |
Taxpayers should be outraged that the plans of First Baptist Church to continue improving downtown Jacksonville were thwarted, at least temporarily, by the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission. By a 5-2 vote to deny a necessary permit, the church’s plans to...
by Lloyd Brown | Feb 26, 2020 |
There is more to the “food deserts” story than meets the Eye on Jacksonville. Eye addressed this alleged problem recently, questioning whether it made sense for the city to hand $850,000 to Winn-Dixie to replace a Publix in Gateway Shopping Center. We subsequently...
by Lloyd Brown | Feb 24, 2020 |
Jacksonville politicians want to go along with the crowd. Because almost every other county in the state has jumped on the bandwagon, the City Council now is considering a bill to create a “resiliency” office, at an initial cost of $300,000 a year. The new “tide czar”...
