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First Coast Connect

Homicides, homelessness and health care; safe holiday shopping; Going Green; a good read for the holiday

A homeless camp in downtown Jacksonville in late 2020.
Bob Self
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Florida Times-Union
A homeless camp in downtown Jacksonville in late 2020.

Jacksonville could soon take steps to address homelessness, a lack of affordable housing and inequitable access to health care. That’s after the City Council this week will receive a 57-page report from its Special Committee on Critical Quality of Life Issues.

At the same time, the endless drumbeat of gun violence continues in Duval. That’s a major quality of life issue.

Guests:

Safe holiday shopping

As you finish up all that holiday shopping, a word to the wise: Be extra careful to make sure your data doesn’t get stolen. December is National Identity Theft and Protection Awareness Month. Here's how to keep your identity and bank account safe.

Guest: Madison Pellicer, branch manager at Jax Federal Credit Union.

Going Green

Groundwork Jacksonville has just been awarded $5.8 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Coastal Resilience Fund. The grant will complete the design and permitting for the ecological restoration of Hogans Creek. It’s today’s Going Green.

Guest: Kay Ehas, CEO of Groundwork Jacksonville.

A good read for the holiday

Looking for a good book to read on your holiday break? Our book club leader Stacey Goldring has an under-the-radar suggestion.

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Randy comes to Jacksonville from the South Florida Sun Sentinel, where, as metro editor, he led investigative coverage of the Parkland school shooting that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for public service. He has spent more than 40 years in reporting and editing positions in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Florida. You can reach Randy at rroguski@wjct.org or on Twitter, @rroguski.