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Broward County Commission

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    FIND Passes Resolution to Protect Hillsboro Lighthouse From Danger That's Probably Fictional

    ​Today, in turtle-wonkery:We told you last week about the big fight to keep Hillsboro Lighthouse from being turned out by sea-turtle activists, even though the sea-turtle activists say they love the lighthouse and don't want it turned out at all.The advocates even sent the Coast Guard a list of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Broward Inspector General Reports "Gross Mismanagement" at County Economic Agency

    ​A copy of Broward Inspector General John Scott's report on the county's Office of Economic and Small Business Development went out today, and it ain't pretty.The report claims "gross mismanagement" within the office, which Scott says has been going on since 2007, and continues to the present ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Broward Denies Lauderdale Lakes Bailout After City Manager's "Governmental Ponzi Scheme"

    kathyhyatt.comThis sign will probably be replaced with a "for sale" sign​Apparently having negative money isn't ideal for running city like Lauderdale Lakes -- but the Broward County Commission isn't quite ready to help.Lauderdale Lakes commissioners place a lot of the blame on former City Man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Newspaper Report: Sylvia Poiter Is Being Charged With Five Misdemeanors

    UPDATED: Sylvia Poitier, the controversial former Broward County commissioner who is now an elected official in Deerfield Beach, has been charged with five misdemeanors related to her family's involvement in a city-sponsored housing organization, according to the South Florida Times. Poitier​ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Did Political Operative Bev Stracher Pass On Scott Rothstein Campaign Cash?

    Art Seitz Wild Art: "Super moon" rising this weekend off Fort Lauderdale beach (by Art Seitz) ​           Political operative and Broward County Commission aide Beverly Stracher has deep connections to the state's corruption investigation, but did she also& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    The Incredible Mr. Rand

    There is no bigger believer in the power of activists in Broward County than the Pulp. When watchdogs in the media fail (which happens more frequently than you can imagine), their hard work and perseverance have helped to bring one scandal after another to light. Russell Rand speaks at a recent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    UPDATED: Charges Brought In Ynot Case

    ​ ​ Ynot with son Max just days prior to his death​ UPDATED: The SAO just announced that it has filed charges in the case of graffiti artist Jonathan "Ynot" Corso. The release: The Broward State Attorney's Office has charged Reynaldo Rodriguez, 32, with vehicular homicide in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Ilene Lieberman, The Shadow Commissioner

    I would say that Ilene Lieberman has left the building, but she never came in. This really is Lieberman's Facebook avatar -- it's misspelled with two R's​Lieberman missed today's Broward County Commission meeting again this week. She also missed last week's meeting. And one before that. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Dirty Developers Sue City; Ritter on Diplomat Tab: "I Don't Remember"

    Bruce and Shawn Chait paid off a who's who of Broward County public officials to get government approvals for their controversial housing development on two golf courses in Tamarac. ​The father-and-son team bought since-imprisoned Broward County Commissioner Joe Eggelletion a golf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    State Finds Apparently Bogus Ritter Campaign Donations

    ​When disposing of all the campaign cash she and her husband didn't spend on dinners, family phone bills, and other luxuries, Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter decided to do the Florida Democratic Party a favor: As seen above, she contributed $5,000 to party coffers. â ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    UPDATED: The Three Queens of Broward

    In a tearful farewell yesterday for outgoing Broward Mayor Ken Keechl, Stacy Ritter spoke of how she, Keechl, and fellow Commissioner Ilene Lieberman were the "three queens" of the Broward County Commission.  Before the mayor's fall, Ritter, Lieberman, and Keechl basked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Will Chris Chiari, Chip LaMarca Split the Vote Against Ken Keechl?

    Flickr: Chris Chiari CampaignChiari says that voters know enough about Keechl to know they don't like him.​Tuesday's election returns proved that there's strong anti-incumbent sentiment toward the Broward County Commission, especially as regards the leader of the scandal-plagued dais, Mayor Ken Ke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Pompano City Manager Making Changes Following Corruption Charge Against City Official

    Photo: City of Pompano BeachDennis Beach​Dennis Beach, city manager of Pompano Beach, wants to put prospective volunteers through a more rigorous training course before allowing them to volunteer on city committees. He hopes that it will help to prevent arrests like the one that occurred Monday, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Will Eggelletion Bring Down Another Broward Politician?

    FlickrJoe Eggelletion, star witness?​The Broward State Attorney's Office made a generous accommodation of disgraced former County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion, allowing his prison sentence in the state case to run concurrently with the one in the federal case. But those kinds of favors don't ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2010

    Lyrikill.com Bumrushes South Florida TV Reporters

    FlickrJoe Eggelletion, star witness?​The Broward State Attorney's Office made a generous accommodation of disgraced former County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion, allowing his prison sentence in the state case to run concurrently with the one in the federal case. But those kinds of favors don't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Morning Juice: Stage Fright at Sun Life; Broward Commissioners Give Voters No Choice on Courthouse

    ​As the weather slowly warms for the big game, let's see what the local headlines have to say:Sun Life Stadium had a mighty scare last night when a stage collapsed during a Super Bowl rehearsal, injuring four people. Not exactly the publicity that the folks at Sun Life had in mind when they ponied ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Morning Juice: Deerfield Beach Burn Victim Talks; Governor Does Not

    ​Here's the view of the front page this Tuesday in Broward and Palm Beach:Charlie Crist came to Fort Lauderdale to drum up support from local Republicans and to duck questions about Marco Rubio. Check out the video -- Crist reacts to the Rubio name the way Captain Hook reacts to the ticking clock ... More >>

  • News

    August 13, 2009

    Crooked Courthouse

    The Broward Commission will build a courthouse, even if voters don't want it and there's no good way to pay for it.

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2009

    Is a Crooked Company in Broward Still Soaking Up Public Money?

    Cliff Berry Inc. is a Fort Lauderdale-based environmental services company that in December was convicted on two counts of grand theft and two counts of fraud for bribing folks who could help it steal jet fuel from Miami International Airport. But since a company can't do jail time, its punishment i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Steve Geller, You Dog

    Former state Sen. Steven Geller is currently running for a seat on the Broward County Commission against incumbent Sue Gunzburger.           I just want to tell him to save his breath. He should quietly exit local politics stage left. Now. If he doesn't, the count ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Con Man's Lobbying Dream Team Included Will McKinley

    With his fraudulent viatical company Mutual Benefits coming under fire from state regulators, convicted felon Joel Steinger decided he needed to buy the influence of the state legislature. To do that he first purchased the people who had their ears -- the lobbyists. McKinley: A Man For Sale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Seiler Wants to Revive Light Rail Plan

    jackseiler.comSeilerIt looks like Fort Lauderdale Mayor Elect Jack Seiler is enjoying his honeymoon. Five days after routing three other candidates in the municipal elections, he paid a Sunday morning visit to This Week in South Florida on WPLG Local 10. An unpugnacious and downright avuncular Micha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Jim Lewis Responds To The Pulp

    So Fort Lauderdale lawyer Jim Lewis, who is running commission, contacted the Pulp about the post below wherein I criticize him for his role in the Gina Marie Marks saga. "A lot of people read this and man, it's like you're trying to kill my campaign," he said. "I'm one of the good guy ... More >>

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    Mutual Benefits may have collapsed, but the fallout for South Florida politicians is still coming.

    So Fort Lauderdale lawyer Jim Lewis, who is running commission, contacted the Pulp about the post below wherein I criticize him for his role in the Gina Marie Marks saga. "A lot of people read this and man, it's like you're trying to kill my campaign," he said. "I'm one of the good guy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2008

    Attack Ads Appalling -- And Impressive!

    So Fort Lauderdale lawyer Jim Lewis, who is running commission, contacted the Pulp about the post below wherein I criticize him for his role in the Gina Marie Marks saga. "A lot of people read this and man, it's like you're trying to kill my campaign," he said. "I'm one of the good guy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2008

    Congratulations Commissioner Moore

    So Fort Lauderdale lawyer Jim Lewis, who is running commission, contacted the Pulp about the post below wherein I criticize him for his role in the Gina Marie Marks saga. "A lot of people read this and man, it's like you're trying to kill my campaign," he said. "I'm one of the good guy ... More >>

  • News

    June 26, 2008

    The Ink-Stained Unemployed

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2008

    Free John Rodstrom!

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • News

    December 6, 2007

    Rambo and the Phantom

    Investigating a gun-slinging city commissioner and the mayor who hides in the bathroom

  • News

    September 6, 2007

    Letters for September 6-12, 2007

    Investigating a gun-slinging city commissioner and the mayor who hides in the bathroom

  • News

    August 9, 2007

    Family Ties

    Broward Commission, lobbyists ooze coziness

  • News

    February 1, 2007

    Cheap Super Bowl Tix!

    When There's This Much Money Involved, Feel Free to Scam

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2006

    Poitier's Divine Tragedy

    When There's This Much Money Involved, Feel Free to Scam

  • News

    June 30, 2005

    Cor Values

    A Broward dealmaker (and ex-con) strikes up a friendship with a county commissioner's husband.

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005

    Best Political Comeback

    Sylvia Poitier

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    Tailpipe

    Davie Squeeze

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Scripps Script

    When it comes to the huge biotech project, the Sentinel's editorial license should be revoked

  • News

    July 22, 2004

    Bustin' a Lung

    A guide to fine dining and internal barbecue

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    No Fare

    A crusading cabbie, an ambiguous law, capitalism at work

  • Calendar

    May 22, 2003

    This Week's Day by Day Picks

    A crusading cabbie, an ambiguous law, capitalism at work

  • News

    March 7, 2002

    Gimme Shelter

    Allen Reesor's friends-and-family program has other homeless-services professionals crying foul

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    Annexation Vexation

    The plan to bring Broward County's poor areas into the fold is full of holes

  • News

    May 24, 2001

    Hailing Taxis

    A major miscalculation cost Broward County's taxi czar his monopoly

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Keith Clayborne in Black and White

    A lesson in becoming a black power broker by doing business with the white media elite, courtesy of the controversial editor of The Broward Times

  • News

    June 29, 2000

    Brother, Can You Spare a Can?

    A new program intended to solve the scourge of panhandling replaces spare change with a "Can of Help." Sort of.

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for April 6, 2000

  • News

    January 13, 2000

    Hollywood's True Colors

    Districting in Hollywood was supposed to ensure at least one minority candidate on the commission. Think again.

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Undercurrents

    Districting in Hollywood was supposed to ensure at least one minority candidate on the commission. Think again.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    The Reeducation of Ms. Kristin Jacobs

    Broward's leading reform candidate discovers that money really is the root of all influence

  • News

    June 18, 1998

    Undercurrents

    Broward's leading reform candidate discovers that money really is the root of all influence

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