In huge news for Orlando’s “Saving Tinker Field” effort, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit organization of more than 1600 members and a statewide partner with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, named Tinker Field on its 2014 11 Most Endangered Historic Sites at their 36th Annual Statewide Preservation Conference in Tampa. This designation… [read more]
UPDATE: Cronyism in Orlando: WFTV News Investigates Hiring of Dyer’s Unqualified Staffer The cronyism scandal involving Craig Borkon, Mayor Dyer’s former campaign staffer who received a nearly $70,000/year position with no college degree and no minimum required experience, is getting worse as more of Borkon’s file becomes public. It appears Buddy… [read more]
It should be no surprise that there are conflicts of interest with Mayor Buddy Dyer’s Downtown Orlando Task Force based on the track-record of this City Hall. However, there is one major media conflict surrounding Allyson Meyers’ role on the “Project DTO” Task Force and it demands that Meyers resign immediately… [read more]
While nepotism in politics is sadly nothing new, most agree that it’s time to stop rewarding the children of politicians. But nepotism becomes far more serious when there is an obvious quid pro quo involved. Newly uncovered information related to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer’s son’s employment and the City of Orlando deal with the… [read more]
There’s another scandal brewing in Orlando’s City Hall. Mayor Buddy Dyer’s former campaign staffer Craig Borkon, who only moved to Orlando during Dyer’s campaign, has been given a sweetheart salary through his connections at City Hall, making a whopping $69,014/year in his new position as an assistant with the City… [read more]
Last week’s Orlando Sentinel coverage of SunRail’s opening showed the latest example of corporate influence over Orlando’s only daily print newspaper. It wasn’t major, but it was telling. Edits happened just 17 minutes after publishing their original article detailing SunRail’s opening day under the negative headline “SunRail delays persist on the… [read more]
WMFE 90.7 News reported on the Parramore contamination in downtown Orlando this week, announcing the kickoff to a new community awareness campaign launched by the Fight Back Coalition, the Central Florida Democratic Environmental Caucus, FAMU Environmental Law Society and members of the local Sierra Club chapter. WMFE is a non-profit, member-supported,… [read more]
Issuing an Earth Day warning about widespread contamination in Parramore, the Fight Back Coalition, the Central Florida Democratic Environmental Caucus and members of the local Sierra Club chapter launched a new community awareness campaign calling for more transparency, public outreach and direct action to help residents. The group also revealed… [read more]
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer flew out of the country just before the Easter holiday weekend with no announcement. And our Mayor will not fly back into the city until the end of the month. Maybe Dyer thought nobody would notice. Do you know where your mayor is? If you guessed… [read more]
The controversy surrounding the Church Street renovation continues to grow as more public records are uncovered, including the original federal grant application letter. This issue really began when Mayor Dyer’s destruction of Parramore continued with the grand theft of the historic Church Street bricks. Since then, City Hall has been… [read more]