You have to wonder if the fact that there is no competitive race in Mayor DeLoach’s home district will depress interest and turnout where he needs it most, and paradoxically keep him from a second term.
Van Johnson
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Editor’s Note: Savannah enters the gun control debate
While acknowledging that City governments can do little to enact meaningful gun law reform, the consensus was that it would so some good to send the resolution to some people who can, such as our two Senators and our House delegation.
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Editor’s Note: Smoke and mirrors of another election year
The truth is that this election year “tax cut” will actually result in a higher tax rate than the City had just a year ago!
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‘Black Media Only’ event garners criticism, roils mayoral campaign
A controversial decision to bar white media from an African American political meeting has garnered negative national media attention for Savannah, and thrown a new twist into what was already […]
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Editor’s Note: The 20 percent solution
Almost completely left out of the discussion was the fact that the only reason this came up at all was because of enormous citizen opposition to demolishing the Seaboard entirely, including a petition that had nearly 4,000 signatures.
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Alderman Van Johnson announces run for Mayor of Savannah
This morning, Savannah City Alderman Van R. Johnson announced he will run for Mayor in this year’s election. He broke the news on WRUU 107.5 FM community radio on “Savannah […]
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Editor’s Note: Looking ahead to a hot political year locally
One of the frustrating things about local politics now is the bizarre insistence by many people that there are only two choices: Stick with what we have, or go back in time four years to the previous administration.
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Editor’s Note: How To Do Business in Savannah 101
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. But not one Council member broke in to question why Somesso’s political contributions were relevant to her alcohol license.
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Editor’s Note: Oops! Arena may not have been approved by voters twice
A look at the actual ballot language from 2006 and 2013 contains a few interesting things folks may have forgotten about.
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Arena Construction Manager contract delayed after $3.9 million error causes controversy
A key City Council vote to award the “Construction Manager At Risk” contract for the Savannah Arena was delayed two weeks due to chaos caused by a so-called “scrivener’s error.” […]
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Editor’s Note: The Stage on Bay’s cautionary tale
But in the end, The Stage on Bay’s main problem was probably the same issue that critics of the Arena point out: Its location off the beaten path.
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Editor’s Note: Arena project bogging down before it starts?
‘If you amend the policy and decide on a new policy, then that means we will mostly likely have to reject all the bids and go back out, and you’re looking at another six-month delay on the Arena,’ Hernandez explained, adding that ‘it taints the contract award process if we change it midstream.’