Jesse Gaddis

With Lot Back to Bid, Riverside Market Sees a Brighter Fate

The saga of Riverside Market continues. Last night, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission decided that the parking lot that had been awarded to taxi czar Jesse Gaddis would go back up for bid.Riverside Market owner Julian Siegel is pleased, albeit guarded. "The only way the ruling is in my favor is th ... More >>

Riverside Market Retains Parking Lot, for Now

At last night's City Commission meeting, the bid was reconsidered on the city-owned land adjacent to the Riverside Market that was awarded to taxi czar Jesse Gaddis for $15,500.Without access to the land or an amendment to the city's parking requirements, owner Julian Siegel argued in his state ... More >>

Support Riverside Market at Tomorrow's Commission Meeting

​Riverside Market needs your support. Owner Julian Siegel has asked for fans of the restaurant to attend Tuesday's hearing, during which he will speak in front of the city commission regarding the city-owned plot of land he currently uses as a parking lot for his restaurant at 608 SW 12th Ave. La ... More >>

Riverside Market Fights For Adjacent City-Owned Land

​Riverside Market owner Julian Siegel will speak in front of the city commission on Tuesday at 6 p.m. regarding the city-owned plot of land he currently uses as a parking lot for his restaurant at 608 SW 12th Street. Last week, the land was awarded to winning bidder, taxi czar Jesse Gaddis. On Tue ... More >>

Morning Juice: West Palm Cop Earns Modest Legal Victory; Boyfriend a Suspect in Disappearance of Boynton Woman

​A look at what's news this morning in South Florida:Doctors tried to bring 15-year-old beating victim Josie Lou Ratley out of coma Monday but had to abandon the effort as the girl developed a fever. [Sun-Sentinel]Former West Palm Beach Police Officer William McCray won a bittersweet victory in hi ... More >>

Breaking: Taxi Mogul Jesse Gaddis' Airport Empire Taking Hit

Yellow Cab czar Jesse Gaddis has been running the taxi dispatch system at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for decades. But now the dispatch contract is being put out for bid -- and Broward County staff has effectively disqualified Gaddis from the job. In a request for ... More >>

Jenne Can Blame Bag Man Bill

Yellow Cab czar Jesse Gaddis has been running the taxi dispatch system at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for decades. But now the dispatch contract is being put out for bid -- and Broward County staff has effectively disqualified Gaddis from the job. In a request for ... More >>

Will Feds Investigate Michael Satz, Too?

Yellow Cab czar Jesse Gaddis has been running the taxi dispatch system at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for decades. But now the dispatch contract is being put out for bid -- and Broward County staff has effectively disqualified Gaddis from the job. In a request for ... More >>

Hailing Taxis

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

One Man, One Vote

Haitian immigrants like Gerlyn Cadet know in their marrow that a ballot is a precious thing. But this election leaves them feeling robbed.

Missing Moore

Broward County commission candidate Carlton Moore has done less for some concerned citizens

Feud For Thought

Real estate squabble puts Broward school board member in a snit

Raising Kane

How Jim Kane transformed himself from a special-interest lobbyist into a lobbyist who's also Florida's best-known political pollster

How Jim Kane transformed himself from a special-interest lobbyist into a lobbyist who's also Florida's best-known political pollster

Undercurrents

How Jim Kane transformed himself from a special-interest lobbyist into a lobbyist who's also Florida's best-known political pollster

Capitol Offenses

The trial of former Florida House Speaker Bo Johnson reveals the unseemly roles of Broward's taxi mogul Jesse Gaddis and lobbyist Tom Panza.

The Reeducation of Ms. Kristin Jacobs

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

The Sheriff's Criminal Association

If Ken Jenne were like most cops, he'd be investigated for being friends with felons who give him money