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Panhandling: How the City of Boca Raton Does It

Update: At bottom we’ve posted a federal case that upheld Pembroke Pines’ ordinance against panhandling and similar behavior. In our recent article on panhandlers, a lot of readers have asked why we don’t see them in the city of Boca Raton. The city adopted specific ordinances to deal with the problem, and not just panhandlers….

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West Boca News Endorses Adrian Wyllie for Governor

After months of negative commercials and now the Fangate debacle, we are fed up with both Rick Scott and Charlie Crist. Rolling Stone Magazine shows both are even worse than the negatives ads suggest. The best choice is Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian Party candidate. We agree with Wyllie on most issues, and appreciate that he…

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Big Crowd at Olympic Heights for School District Forum

An estimated 400 people showed up to the school district’s event at Olympic Heights High School on Lyons Road north of Glades. The meeting was for discussing the school board’s Resolution on Accountability. Slides from the presentation are at the bottom of this article. The resolution has mysteriously disappeared from the school district website, and…

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Biden & Crist Jam Traffic In West Boca

We heard from many readers today complaining about horrendous traffic and an overwhelming police presence. This was apparently caused by Vice President Biden’s visit to Century Village on Lyons Road. Readers reported that Yamato Road was blocked westbound from Jog. Other readers reported problems all the way from I-95 to Lyons. We also saw a…