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Clinging to a Sinking Ship: Fort Lauderdale’s $344 Million City Hall and the City Manager Fallout

Clinging to a Sinking Ship: Fort Lauderdale’s $344 Million City Hall and the City Manager Fallout

by FTL Politics Editorial Board | Feb 3, 2026 | City Hall, Government Accountability, Public-Private Partnerships

The public reaction to Fort Lauderdale’s proposed new City Hall was immediate and overwhelmingly negative. Some residents joked that it looked like a sinking ship or a Dyson fan. Others were far less charitable. But the reaction itself was the story. It was visceral,...
Why Fort Lauderdale Residents Should Be Outraged Over the One Stop Shop Fiasco

Why Fort Lauderdale Residents Should Be Outraged Over the One Stop Shop Fiasco

by FTL Politics Editorial Board | Sep 15, 2025 | Giveaways

On May 6, 2025, the City Commission finally had enough. After years of empty promises and a fenced-off city owned 3.3-acre lot in the heart of Fort Lauderdale, they declared the One Stop Shop developer in default. The reason? Failure to prove financing. Three days...
One Stop FTL: Fort Lauderdale’s $35 Million Public Land Deal Just Went from Bad to Worse

One Stop FTL: Fort Lauderdale’s $35 Million Public Land Deal Just Went from Bad to Worse

by FTL Politics Editorial Board | Jun 20, 2025 | Giveaways, The Bloc

Enjoy our editorials? Check out our new podcast above! For more than three years, a fenced-off 3.3-acre lot in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale has sat dormant. Once the city’s permitting office and long envisioned as a public park, it is now the subject of...
Enough Excuses: It’s Time to Save Our Waterways

Enough Excuses: It’s Time to Save Our Waterways

by FTL Politics Editorial Board | May 12, 2025 | Water & Waterways

I recently saw residents calling on the City to take action on something that might seem small — yard clippings. But it matters. Fort Lauderdale loves to call itself the “Venice of America.” But if we’re honest, that title is hanging by a thread. Fort Lauderdale’s...
May 6th Conference Recap: One Stop Chaos, Lobbyist Loopholes, and the Toothaker Show

May 6th Conference Recap: One Stop Chaos, Lobbyist Loopholes, and the Toothaker Show

by FTL Politics Editorial Board | May 7, 2025 | The Bloc

Enjoy our editorials? Check out our new podcast above! Tuesday’s Commission conference meeting was supposed to be a routine update on city business. What it turned into was something else entirely — a chaotic and revealing look at how Fort Lauderdale’s most powerful...
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