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...
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...
by FTL Politics Editorial Board | May 4, 2025 | Giveaways, The Bloc
On Tuesday May 6, 2025, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission will be reviewing the status of the infamous One Stop Shop project as part of their conference agenda. Let’s be blunt: it’s time to kill this deal. Over three years ago, on March 15, 2022, the Commission...
by FTL Politics Editorial Board | May 1, 2025 | John Rodstrom III
Now that I’ve decided to formally step forward, I want to be crystal clear: I was never hiding. I started this editorial site because I was frustrated — angry at the direction of our city and the blatant disregard for our residents that emanates from some of our City...
by FTL Politics Editorial Board | Apr 29, 2025 | Giveaways
On January 9, 2024, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission did what they do best: give away another piece of our city. In a vote that centered around the conveyance of “air rights” for the Bahia Mar project — air rights, mind you, above public land — the...
