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Pensacola City Council, 12.11.08

Tonight’s City Council was not the marathon of excitement the last one was, but it had its moments.
Absent were Mayor John Fogg, Councilman Mike DeSorbo, and for most of the meeting, Councilman Sam Hall.  Mayor Fogg had a death in the family, and Councilman DeSorbo is recovering from surgery. Councilman Hall was present at the [...]

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Johnson crushes Donovan

Larry B. Johnson has handily defeated 7-year Councilman Marty Donovan to take the District 4 seat on the Pensacola City Council.
With all precincts reporting, Johnson holds 61% of the vote to Donovan’s 39%, a margin of more than 450 votes.
In the other race of the evening, three-term councilman Ronald Townsend prevailed over challenger Jacci Shumaker, [...]

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Help our Council members retire

We have a few members of Council who have put in years of service, have reached that retirement age, but they just keep on going.
I can only assume they are workaholics and they need our help to retire.
Let’s help these Council members out:
Mike DeSorbo, District 3
Age: 71
Years of service on Council: 20
Ronald Townsend, District 7
Age: [...]

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Endorsement: Robbie Andrews

Progressive Pensacola endorses Robbie Andrews for Pensacola City Council, District 7.
We’ll be frank — we don’t agree with Andrews on a number of key issues, particularly the CMP issue. Andrews seems to favour abolishing the project and trying to attract a cruise ship or amusement park. Apparently he has been drinking some of [...]

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Overview: Pensacola City Council, District 7

Heading up to the general election on November 4, we’ll be featuring a brief look at the various races. Some races we’ll cover more extensively than others, because some races are more important or more competitive than others. Today, we’ll look at the race for Pensacola City Council, District 7.
The Office
Races for seats [...]

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Who do the realtors want in office?

This year, the Realtors PAC of Florida has given $7,000 to candidates for local office, comprised of $500 donations to 14 different candidates. Who do they like? Who likes their money?

Joe Buehler
for Pensacola City Council, At-Large 8
Megan Benson Pratt
for Pensacola City Council, At-Large 9
Malcolm Thomas
for Escambia Superintendent of Schools
LuTimothy May
for Escambia County School [...]

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