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2023 Uniform Municipal Election Boca Raton Precinct-Level Vote Summary

March 18, 2023

10 Better Ways to Waste $250K of Taxpayer Money

March 16, 2023

Boca’s Gold Plated 2023 Election

March 5, 2023

The end of an era.

March 5, 2023

We’ve Been Played

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Previous Posts

  • Boca Viewpoint

    Keep the Bronx out of Boca

    by Judith Teller Kaye February 27, 2023
    by Judith Teller Kaye February 27, 2023

    Reading time: 2 mins MARCH 2 UPDATE: In her usual down to earth manner, Dolly Parton famously tweeted “If…

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  • Boca Viewpoint

    Why Vote No?

    by Les Wilson February 14, 2023
    by Les Wilson February 14, 2023

    Reading time: 4 mins Extending term lengths erodes what little power residents have against the well funded lobbyists.

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  • The Watchdog

    What are Bike Boxes?

    by Jim Wood February 13, 2023
    by Jim Wood February 13, 2023

    Reading time: 3 mins Boca Raton recently implemented bike boxes on NE and NW 2nd Streets in the downtown as part of the changes to these streets to accommodate the Brightline station.

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  • The Watchdog

    Boca Raton Awarded a $300,000 Grant from U.S. DOT for Vision Zero

    by Jim Wood February 9, 2023
    by Jim Wood February 9, 2023

    Reading time: < 1 min US Department of Transportation announced that Boca Raton was selected to receive a $300,000 grant for the purpose of creating a Vision Zero action plan.

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  • The Watchdog

    City Embarks on Ambitious Vision Zero – BocaFirst is there

    by BocaFirst January 31, 2023
    by BocaFirst January 31, 2023

    Reading time: 3 mins In keeping with our mission to give voice to quality of life issues in City Hall, we have launched the “BocaFirst Vision Zero Project”.

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  • Boca Viewpoint

    The Wizards of Boca

    by Alan Neibauer January 30, 2023
    by Alan Neibauer January 30, 2023

    Reading time: 2 mins “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain” the Wizard told Dorothy. Lest they find out there are hidden hands pulling the strings. 

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  • Boca Viewpoint

    Visitors Beware Boca’s Pedestrian and Bike Infrastructure

    by Les Wilson December 12, 2022
    by Les Wilson December 12, 2022

    Reading time: 4 mins You might expect a welcoming beautiful introduction to the beach with wonderful pedestrian and bike infrastructure. But you would be wrong.

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  • Boca Viewpoint

    “New Dixie Boca” Initiative : Aim, Fire, Miss

    by Les Wilson December 8, 2022
    by Les Wilson December 8, 2022

    Reading time: 6 mins Enough has to be enough. They chip away at our single-family districts, small steps at a time, until they won’t exist. New Dixie Boca failed.

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  • Boca Viewpoint

    Spineless in Boca

    by Alan Neibauer December 5, 2022
    by Alan Neibauer December 5, 2022

    Reading time: 6 mins The vision of a Boca spine with pedestrian walkway with shops and restaurants linking Royal Palm Place with Mizner Park is dead.

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  • Boca Viewpoint

    Mayor Singer: You’ve got to be kidding.

    by Joe Graubart December 4, 2022
    by Joe Graubart December 4, 2022

    Reading time: 2 mins This is ‘politics’ pure and simple. There was and is plenty of time to reinstall the horse in front of the cart

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