Nilon: Change the date to boost turnout
Reprinted from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune In a year of striking differences and arguments on social media, we have an amazing movement occurring in the city of Sarasota that was built… Read more »
Tag: City of Sarasota
Castle In The Sky Or Just Another Missed Opportunity?
Update: Arbor Village will proceed as planned and provide low-income housing to the City of Sarasota residents. A 3-2 vote to allow it to go forward on Monday night at… Read more »
Money to Burn and the Cost of the Homeless
Reprinted from SRQ Daily, Nov. 5, 2016 PBS – A report on the Homeless It was a year ago this week that PBS came to Sarasota to report on the… Read more »
The Human Condition
On December 21, during the Longest Night, the Salvation Army honored our homeless citizens that died this past year. That list numbered 57 people—the largest number of deaths on record… Read more »
When a Bench is Much More than a Bench
In August of 2011, the city of Sarasota removed the five park benches in Selby Five Points Park. It was the beginning of a long effort to rid the city… Read more »
It’s Not Just About Michael Barfield
Before my parents, Father Jim and Nikki Nilon, donated the Bidwell House and the Crocker Church to the City of Sarasota, they housed their homeless mission in the buildings on Florida… Read more »
What You Missed Last Week in Politics
In case you were busy, here is what you might have missed in local politics last week: “The Grand Bargain” – Vice Mayor Suzanne Atwell Showing leadership, Vice Mayor Suzanne… Read more »
The Young Faces of the Sarasota Democratic Party
In an effort that we haven’t seen before with the latest city commission races, we have to be wondering what is the difference. Who are the young faces on the… Read more »
And The Winner is: The Sarasota Democratic Party
Tuesday, May 12, for the city of Sarasota, history was made. The Sarasota City voters created a commission that is made up of a majority of women, two commissioners are… Read more »
The Year of the Woman
One thing that the City of Sarasota can be proud of is the amazing amount of female candidates that it yields every election. There are now three women at the… Read more »
Normile’s Robo Call Ask Outsiders To Stay Out.
Normile’s Robo Call Monday night, city voters received a robo call from a North Port phone number. It was Candidate Eileen Normile telling voters that she did not condone the… Read more »
Dark Money hitting hard again in Sarasota
With all of the hullabaloo that we have heard from the members of Council of City Neighborhoods Association (CCNA) about the Democratic Party staying out the city races, one has… Read more »
Democrats are calling out one of their own
Emails and conversations have been meandering about the Sarasota City Elections that stemmed from an interview that I did with Sarasota Democrat Party Chair Christine Jennings and Treasurer and former… Read more »
Nonpartisan Doesn’t Mean Non-Biased
I wrote about non-partisan elections last month and the value of political parties in the effort to help get a candidate elected. Since then, members of Coalition of City Neighborhood… Read more »
Nonpartisan Races Not What You Think
Nonpartisan races—what should unite us with its core intent—continue to divide us in ways that one would never have thought. Established to control partisanship amongst candidates, the rules dictate no… Read more »