“The City considers ‘established presence in the local community of Pompano Beach’ as an individual or religious organization that has a physical or active presence in Pompano Beach… …including participation in local city events, i.e. memorial ceremonies.” That language is not mine. It comes straight out of the City’s records. And it doesn’t appear anywhere in the City’s published Invocation …
TL;DR Deerfield Beach is evaluating its multi-million dollar contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO). Sheriff Gregory Tony has proposed a two-year extension, sparking debate over city independence and public safety budgets. Oh, Deerfield Beach, you salty slice of paradise wedged between the Atlantic and a swamp of bureaucratic bullshit. Here we go again, folks—Sheriff Frank Drebin Gregory Tony, that …
TL;DR At the Jan 2026 Deerfield Beach Commission meeting, BSO officials proposed funding a new fire-rescue study in exchange for a two-year contract extension—a move critics call a ‘delay tactic’ to avoid municipal independence. I’ve been around Deerfield Beach politics long enough to know when a room gets nervous. Not loud. Not chaotic. Nervous. That was the vibe at the …
