Orlando City Clerk Alana Brenner has found herself in the middle of another controversy that questions the integrity of her office. WFTV Channel 9 Investigates uncovered big news about a possible civil rights violation by City Clerk Brenner. This is just the latest controversial action by the City Clerk, who is… [read more]
As opposition continues building in counties down the Florida coast between Orlando and Miami, the controversial All Aboard Florida proposal is also getting more scrutiny from media. WFTV Channel 9 Investigates exposed more details about the “casino express” high-speed train project. The excellent report connects a lot of dots and further illustrates… [read more]
Mayor Teresa Jacobs delivered her “State of the County” address last Friday focusing on her “year of transformation” without addressing many realities facing our community and families around Orange County. In fact, this is nothing more than the “year of gentrification” and debt explosion, thanks directly to Mayor Jacobs’ rubber… [read more]
Even as All Aboard Florida got mentioned by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs in today’s “State of the County” address, the billion dollar high-speed rail line continues to face major community opposition which could threaten the whole project. Just this week, the St. Lucie County Commission approved a plan for crafting a… [read more]
The redistricting lawsuit against the Orange County Commission represented by Latino Justice has been dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Anne Conway. After only six days of testimony, Judge Conway ruled the plaintiffs failed to meet the burden of proof in their challenge. The ruling is seemingly a big relief… [read more]
Earlier this morning, Val Demings shocked Orange County by ending her campaign for Orange County Mayor against incumbent Teresa Jacobs. The move seemed to catch most by surprise, including local Democratic Party leadership and Demings’ closest supporters. West Orlando News broke the story first locally, where you can see Demings’… [read more]
The controversy surrounding Tinker Field and Orlando’s disappearing history is well-known throughout the community as Mayor Buddy Dyer’s destruction of all things historic rages on. Since the Mayor’s decision to bulldoze Tinker Field and “move” the historic site across the street to pave way for a new parking lot became public knowledge, many… [read more]
Following up from his original April 22 memo slamming the MLS for “fraudulent statements,” Orange County Commissioner Ted Edwards is now requesting more information related to the Citrus Bowl renovations and controversial Major League Soccer stadium for the Orlando City Soccer club in his latest memo to Orange County Mayor… [read more]
Some big Florida political news came out of Washington DC last week when Nathan Gonzales, Deputy Editor of the Rothenberg Political Report, was quoted after a conference saying, “Everybody in DC assumes Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running for Florida Senate in 2016.” Nathan L. Gonzales is political editor of The… [read more]
Orange County Commissioner Ted Edwards has re-ignited the soccer stadium controversy with a harsh memo to Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, where the Commissioner ended saying: “I am concerned about the league’s apparent double standard on stadium requirements and am worried that they may have conducted stadium negotiations with us… [read more]