Mike Clark

In Duval County, the property appraiser estimates that 25% of all single-family homes are owned by investors.

About 147,000 Jacksonville households are on a wait list for affordable housing. That would fill EverBank Stadium twice.

For every $100 available for affordable housing, the Florida Legislature took $46. But recent reforms offer hope.

The U.S. government created ghettoes.  Government action produced racially segregated communities in the U.S., including in Jacksonville. This was no accident. It was a policy enforced by rules and a complicit justice system. The effects are still being felt. Therefore, those of us who have benefited — mostly innocently — need to help remedy this injustice.  Richard Rothstein broke through

Even with proven, successful ways to provide affordable housing, funding at the state and local levels is not nearly strong enough to meet the need. 

Mike Clark reacts to progress in school administration and also what doesn’t make sense to him about this time of year at City Hall. 

Money talks. So what does $76 million over 30 years say? If that’s not a blank check, it’s mighty close. That’s what it would take to float bonds for $1 billion, the city of Jacksonville’s 50% share of an upgraded football stadium and entertainment district. And this comes after Forbes reported that the Jaguars rank No. 8 of 32 NFL

Besides choosing good people, Donna Deegan found people who can co-exist with a Democratic mayor and Republican City Council.

Jacksonville residents should be asking these four questions as we evaluate the Jaguars’ proposal to split the cost of stadium upgrades.

Jacksonville, an underdog, needs something bold and creative to win public buy-in for stadium financing. Here is one idea that has an NFL precedent.