On our First Coast Week in Review, our roundtable guests discuss the biggest headlines. Among our topics:
- An increase in garbage fees may be long overdue, but that doesn’t mean it won't be controversial. We ask Jacksonville City Council member Matt Carlucci why he believes the hike is necessary.
- A lawsuit calls conditions at a local ICE detention facility inhumane, and a congressman wants the Baker County Detention Center shut down.
- A new school board takes over Duval County schools with a push to the right, and a new report says Superintendent Chris Bernier isn’t racist — just an unlikable boss.
- Cumberland Island horses on the brink of starvation get no relief from a citizen lawsuit, after a judge dismisses a case.
- A three-day tire fire fouls the air for some North Jacksonville residents but creates no lasting air quality problem.
Guests:
- Matt Carlucci, Jacksonville City Council member.
- Tricia Booker, author and journalism professor at the University of North Florida.
- Riley Phillips, reporter and weekend anchor at First Coast News.
- Nate Monroe, statewide columnist for the USA Today Network in Florida.
- Will Brown, race and education reporter at Jacksonville Today.
Then, an annual Turkey Day 5K is more than just a holiday tradition in Atlantic Beach. This year it reaches a 10-year milestone of spotlighting traumatic brain injuries and supporting related fundraising efforts.
Guests:
- Dr. Ramon Bautista, professor and chair of neurology at UF Health Jacksonville.
- Ashton Kroner, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and associate director of development at UF Health.
