Reading time: 3 mins Boca’s municipal elections are on March 9th, with two seats to be filled for three-year terms. The winners will determine the balance of power on the Council
John Gore

John Gore
John Gore is an 18 year resident of Boca Raton, the publisher of "Washington Overview" at jcgore.com and frequent contributor to bocafirst.org. He founded Boca Beautiful in 2015 to fight against runaway development in Boca. He is Chairman and CEO of Political Solutions International LLC, a consulting firm that advises a wide range of clients on government relations organization, competence, issue management and strategy. He publishes a widely read monthly analysis of US politics and policy, John Gore’s Washington Overview, which is available at jcgore.com. Prior to his chairing Political Solutions International, Mr. Gore served from 1996-2002 as Group Vice President, Worldwide Government and Public Affairs, for BP. He is a 1970 graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and attended Georgetown University Law School. He is married to the former Antonia Stepovich of Fairbanks, Alaska. His outside interests include golf, creative writing and the arts.
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Reading time: 2 mins 2020 was rough, but it could have been a lot rougher. Turned out that Boca Raton, Florida was a good place to be in a very bad time. If you are fortunate or cautious enough not to have fallen ill, at least in Boca you have had the opportunity to enjoy life (almost) to the fullest.
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Reading time: 3 mins it is encouraging to report that life in Boca at the time of COVID-19 is still pretty good. One hopes our government officials are looking at ways to make it better.
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Reading time: 2 mins It’s been a while since the last “Downtown” Boca development skirmish, so it seems an opportune time to step back and take stock.
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Reading time: 3 mins We have seen this play before. No wonder development in Boca seems to proceed in fits and starts. And no wonder such development gives our residents starts and fits.
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Reading time: 5 mins Elections too often turn on such false dilemma fallacies. When it comes to development in Boca Raton, we have other options. We need “Good Development”.
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Reading time: 3 mins It’s not very often a common sense, win-win opportunity is laid in the laps of elected officials. But what if an opportunity presented itself that would allow preservation of Boca’s beachfront and a provide a way to fund a world-class municipal golf course? Who could oppose such a trade?