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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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FBI Warning: A New Phishing Scam That Doesn’t Need Your Password
Just when you thought you had phishing scams figured out, the bad guys found another way in. The FBI issued a warning this week about a growing cyber scam called “consent phishing.” That name sounds complicated. The scam really isn’t. Instead of tricking you into giving away your password, criminals trick you into giving them…
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Move under way to have a museum in City Hall
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Data Centers: Golden Goose or Godzilla?
Bookending the Flock camera debate is the equally loud war on data centers. Yesterday, the President declared a side. Like clockwork, the sharklike editors at the Washington Post smelled blood in the water and gleefully reported, “Trump says voters who oppose data centers will ‘kill the Golden Goose.’” Polls show Americans from both political parties…
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Florida Tells Flock Cameras to Get the Flock Out
Flock camera haters enjoyed a massive win yesterday. NBC reported, “Florida bans Flock and other license plate readers from state highways as backlash grows.” The subheadline added, “The state said it was ordering cameras removed from the right-of-way of state highways ‘to preserve Floridians’ sovereignty and quality of life.’” Yesterday, Florida’s Department of Transportation published…
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Have you been to the Post Office lately? Disgusting!
I have a question: What is going on with the U.S. Postal Service? In recent months, I have had several pieces of mail returned to me — birthday cards and handwritten thank-you notes — stamped with those yellow “Unable to Deliver” stickers. The problem? The addresses were correct. So yesterday I decided to go to…
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Congressmen don’t need elaborate pensions
Gov. Ron DeSantis has been calling for the elimination of congressional pensions for years and recently renewed his stance in a Facebook post. It is an excellent idea. DeSantis is a former congressman and he doesn’t just talk. He declined to accept a pension. Furthermore, he sponsored bills in 2015 and 2017 to end defined-benefit…
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WaPo Wanted an Anti-Deportation Story. The Data Had Other Ideas.
Two days ago, the Washington Post ran a profoundly illogical immigration story that I wish every black-piller would read. Here’s the headline as it appears, because it is such wonderful news: WaPo’s entire argument can be summed up in one stupid logical fallacy that it was too chicken to say out loud: illegals who haven’t…