May we brag a bit?
“Jacksonville is booming!” proud politicians in City Hall proclaimed in a press release. The reason for the exuberance was that the Gateway City had been ranked No. 7 overall among America’s biggest “boomtowns” in a report covering the 50 largest metros. This of course merely reflected decisions made in the private sector about where to […]
Clay County Takes Aim at Guardianship Abuse — And This Could Be a Model for Florida
Something significant just happened next door in Clay County. And anyone who has followed Eye on Jacksonville’s investigation into Florida’s guardianship and probate system should pay attention. On September 8, Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook and Clerk of Court and Comptroller Tara Green announced the creation of a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional Guardianship Task Force designed to […]
REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
John Keane is a guest writer for Eye and is the board chairman of First Coast Crime Stoppers, a nonprofit that pays cash rewards for anonymous tips leading to the arrest of criminal suspects. Keane is a former deputy sheriff, firefighter, public safety governmental affairs officer and executive director of the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund. […]
Don’t let school library book reviews bog down
Efforts to remove pornography from the government schools continue but viewpoints on how the process is working vary. At least one Duval County School Board member is pleased, citing as one reason that media specialists are identifying bad books even before they are challenged. But an effort to review school library books by recruiting people […]
What Happened to the Federal Government’s Original Job?
Here is a number that should make Americans stop and think: Major federal healthcare programs now consume about 25 cents of every dollar Washington spends. National defense gets about 5½ cents. In other words, Washington spends roughly four-and-a-half times as much on major healthcare programs as it does defending the nation. That is quite a […]
Billionaires Are Giving Billions to America’s Kids. Why Isn’t This Big News?
Relying on corporate media for news is getting more expensive for progressives. I found zero reports about this massive story on any major platform, even though it’s now in its third day, growing and causing a social media storm. So trad media readers have no idea and are missing out on billionaires giving back, which […]
Move under way to have a museum in City Hall
An idea to put a museum inside City Hall has some merit. Council Member Matt Carlucci is leading the effort. He says it is an idea he and Teresa Eichner, public information officer for the council, have been working on for a while. It would utilize a small vacant room on the first floor of […]
JTA Needs More Than a New CEO. It Needs Divine Intervention.
We have a new pope! Just kidding. But we do have a new-ish interim CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. JTA’s board of directors unanimously decided Cleveland Ferguson III, JTA’s current chief administrative officer, is the best man for the job. Ferguson began his career with JTA back in 2015 as the VP of administration, […]
When Propaganda Shows Up in Your Mailbox, Ask Who Sent It
A Georgia resident recently opened his mailbox and found what looked like a local newspaper: The Georgia Independent. He hadn’t subscribed to it, requested it, or even heard of it. Yet there it was, complete with Georgia stories, recipes, a crossword puzzle and all the familiar trappings of a hometown paper. But it wasn’t really […]
Thank You, Vickie Cavey: A Career of Service Deserves a Better Ending
After more than three decades of service to JEA and the Jacksonville community, Vickie Cavey has submitted her resignation as JEA’s CEO and managing director, effective September 25. At Eye on Jacksonville, we want to say something that may get lost amid all the headlines, investigations and political maneuvering: Thank you, Vickie. Cavey didn’t arrive […]