JEA

But I think it's one that Curry seems to have cultivated and one he seems to sometimes embrace.

And I don't think it's just all about JEA.

You and I battled for a good wild Lot J.

And that Lot J deal was one of the most... corrupt things that I've seen in government.

I don't think it all has to do with JEA, but I don't think, no, that's not a legacy you want to wear.

You bring up an interesting point, and that is, what then are the issues going to be for the city elections? If it's JEA, I don't think it's on the top of people's minds today.

Certainly, Lot J was eons ago.

So what are the big issues that an opponent to the present mayor will bring up? Where is she vulnerable, if anywhere?

Journeyman REA Division, Middle Tennessee Electric, Adam Montgomery, Nolan Farms, and Jack Alexander.

Journeyman Muni Division, JEA, Caleb Macabitas, Cody Stokes, and David Hicken.

Journeyman Seniors Division, Duke Energy, Jay Tipton, Keith Griffin, and Sandy Barnhill.

Journeyman Military Division, 249th Engineer Battalion, Patrick Miller, Evan Miller, and Eric Elder.

David seems to be everywhere in the city of Jacksonville, from the mayor's office down to city council.

Actually, it's across the room, across the hallway on the fourth floor, as well as the boardrooms of JEA, JTA, and other Jacksonville area authorities.

The City Council's Finance Committee is currently reviewing Mayor Deegan's $2.02 billion budget for the next fiscal year.

And we wanted to ask David about what's going on in not only in front of the cameras, but what's going on behind the scenes, those closed doors.

You've got to change your name or something.

Before we get into the budget, I want to ask about something else that's getting some attention right now.

I watched the June 22 meeting of the council's JEA committee questioning JEA CEO Vicki Cavey, who was under subpoena to testify.

At the time, it really seemed to me like Ron Salem and Roy Diamond were doing a rerun of the Salem Witch Trials, and no pun intended.

So with the news that the Lakers were sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger a week ago for $12.5 billion, Mark Walter deciding, "Hey, after nine months, I just, I'm done running the team." Put a pin in Mark Walter for a few minutes, 'cause don't worry, we'll come back to him.

Uh, it was then assumed that Jeanie Buss was going to continue to in, continue on in her role as governor of the Lakers.

That was part of what was built, and she was still gonna be there for however long it was going to go.

Earlier today, the Lakers Buss family put out a statement saying they had voted to sell their remaining shares to Kushner and Bob Iger, meaning that Jeanie Buss could no longer stay on as governor, and the Buss family was gonna be out of the Lakers business.

They would be out, they're done.

Soon as the sale went through, Jeanie Buss would be gone.

Okay.

Except now Jeanie Buss is contesting her siblings' vote to sell the family's remaining 17.8% share of the Lakers.