All Episodes

This Week in Palm Bay: Emerald Lakes Approved, Early Voting Opens, and the Anchor the Podium Didn't Name

1,000 Jobs Approved. The Fire Station Is Still a Pitch.

This Week in Palm Bay: 251 Acres to the Oct 15 Hearing, 652 Apartments in the Pipeline, and a $57.5M Brightline Grant

Emerald Lakes East Phase I Goes to Council With Fire Mitigation Unresolved and Parkway Extension Optional

P&Z Recap: Board Recommends Emerald Lakes East Phase 1, Wawa Third Sign After 2-2 Tie

The Development Map Is Live: Palm Bay's Active Permits, Plotted Nightly

This Week in Palm Bay: A $1.56M Consent Test, 251 Acres on the Parkway, and Registration Day

Pipe Emergency Leads a Short Night: Palm Bay Council Recap, October 1

Palm Bay's 251-Acre Bet: 21,845 Trips a Day, and Fire Rescue Can't Get There in Time

Pineapple Cove Pitches New Charter Campus at Emerald Lakes

This Week in Palm Bay: Fiscal 2027 Opens Under Strain, County Breaks Charter Cap, Permitting Surges

The $1.55 Million Utility Consent Squeeze: Retroactive Sewer Invoices and Redacted SCADA Overhauls Lead Palm Bay Docket

Brevard Commission Adopts $2.425B Budget, Sets Aggregate Millage 6.12% Above Rolled-Back Rate as Jail and 'Sick Building' Crises Collide

Palm Bay Adopts $457.3M Budget as Administration Retreats on Fees and Water Reality Hits

Beyond Amendment 3: What Florida Lawmakers Slipped Onto Your 2026 Ballot

Beyond Palm Bay: Brevard County's $87 Million Amendment 3 Deficit

This Week in Palm Bay: Budget Finality, 911 Dispatch Showdown, and Surveillance Grid Dismantled

Palm Bay Faces Final Budget Vote with Dead Utility Hikes Still Baked into Spending Plan

Palm Bay Council Recap: 3-2 Coalition Directs 911 Dispatch Handover to BCSO by 2027, Denies Ascot Gas Station, and Retreats on Zoning Overhaul

Brevard School Board Previews $100M Borrowing to Bridge $84M Cash Trough, Citing Charter School Cash Pressures

Palm Bay Surrenders to Tolls: City Calls $400M Expressway Authority Takeover "Our Only Hope"

The 911 Consolidation Ledger: Auditing What Palm Bay Buys and What It Surrenders

Submarine Acoustic Vet, HVAC Expert Sound Alarm as Palm Bay Sustainability Board Debates AI Data Center Restrictions

Palm Bay 911 Dispatch Consolidation: The Forensic Claims Audit

This Week in Palm Bay (Episode 23): Budget Millage Rollback, $15.4M Building Fund Audit, and a 148-Page Federal Surveillance Lawsuit

Palm Bay Council Preview: No Vote on 911 Dispatch, $1.13M Western Parkway Widening, and an Appointed Board Power Shift

Council Defunds Flock Surveillance in 4-1 Vote and Approves Emerald Lakes Phase II

Palm Bay P&Z Board Approves Historic Variance Power Shift in Split Vote, Backs Third Gas Station at Emerson Intersection

Palm Bay Suspends Flock Grid: Medina Defiant Ahead of Thursday Council Debate

The New Hampshire Standard: What DeSantis Actually Means for Florida's Roadways

Palm Bay Agenda Lock: Council Set to Vote on Terminating Flock Surveillance Contract

DeSantis Awards $3.5 Million Job Growth Grant for Palm Bay Phoenix Business Park Infrastructure

This Week in Palm Bay (Episode 21): Emerald Lakes Logistics Pivot, Crosswalk Hit-and-Run Investigation & 3-Tier Variance Overhaul

Emerald Lakes Logistics Pivot and Wingham Propane Withdrawal Headline Palm Bay Council Docket

Palm Bay P&Z Board to Weigh Major Variance Power Shift and Third Gas Station at Emerson Intersection

Palm Bay's Rocket Economy Problem: Who Really Benefits from the North Brevard Aerospace Boom?

Palm Bay Unhoods Flock Surveillance Network: Inside the Dragnet, the Leaked Codebase, and the Dais Showdown

This Week in Palm Bay (Episode 20): Primary Election Sweep, Fire Rescue Shakeup & Space Coast Boomtown Momentum

Palm Bay City Council Approves Eminent Domain for Parkway Extension, Backs $230M Health First Hospital Expansion

Palm Bay 2026 Primary Election Results: Johnson and Jaffe Win Outright, Avoiding November Runoffs

Palm Bay City Council to Consider Eminent Domain for St. Johns Heritage Parkway Connection in Developer-Funded Deal

Palm Bay City Council to Consider Eminent Domain for St. Johns Heritage Parkway Connection in Developer-Funded Deal

Palm Bay: 13-Year-Old Arrested After FBI Traces TikTok Mass Casualty Threat

Palm Bay 2026 Candidate Readiness Assessment: Charter Knowledge, Budget Crossroads, and the Flock Camera Split

This Week in Palm Bay: City Hoods FLOCK Cameras Over Permitting Audit, Council Drops Millage to 6.6015

Palm Bay Suspends Citywide Flock ALPR Network Over Roadside Crash Safety Hazards

Palm Bay Council Counters $10M Demand for Majors Golf Course, Moves to Eminent Domain

Palm Bay P&Z Recap: $230M Hospital, Propane Plant Denied & Carport Approved (August 5, 2026)

Palm Bay Adopts FY2027 Rollback Rate With 18.3% Spending Cut, Aquatic Center Closure

JTD Land Company Acquires Sun Terra Lakes for $53 Million

This Week In Palm Bay: Episode 17

Palm Bay Faces 66% Property Tax Revenue Loss Under Proposed Amendment 3

Palm Bay Council Preview: Charter Vacancy Referendum, Parkway Design Contract, and Floodplain Update on August 6

Palm Bay P&Z Preview: $167.6M Hospital Expansion, Propane Plant Opposition, and Height Relief

This Week in Palm Bay | July 27 - August 2, 2026

The Brevard Exemption: Why Japanese Capital Just Bought Palm Bay's Original Homebuilder

This Week in Palm Bay | July 20 - 26, 2026

Palm Bay Academy Defaults on $14.8M Debt, Senior Bondholders Settle at 77 Cents as Subordinates Wiped Out

Palm Bay Sets Maximum Tax Cap, Restores Public Comment, and Sends Vacancy Referendum to Voters

This Week in Palm Bay | July 13 - 19, 2026

Tax TRIM Seeding, Charter Referendum, and $3.4 Million Water Projects Top Palm Bay Agenda

Palm Bay's $15 Million Cut Target Survives the Revenue Test. Now Comes the Hard Part.

This Week in Palm Bay | July 6 - 12, 2026

Palm Bay Council Approves Majors Golf Course Range, Everlands West PUD, and Board Reforms

Palm Bay City Council Candidates Issued Governance Readiness Exam

DeSantis's State Budget Vetoes Cut $3.88 Million Across Five Palm Bay Projects

This Week in Palm Bay | June 29 - July 5, 2026

Palm Bay Water Report Reveals Unreported December E. Coli Violation and High PFAS Levels

Sewer Plant Recovery, Bayside Lakes Acquisition, and Parkway Expansion Dominate Palm Bay Agenda

Upcoming Palm Bay Planning Meeting to Address Treeland Townhome Rezoning and Emerald Lakes Expansion

Qualifying Closes for 2026 Palm Bay City Council Seats 4 and 5 Races

Palm Bay Announces Aerial Shows, Sponsors, and Fireworks for Independence Day Celebration

This Week in Palm Bay | June 22 - 29, 2026

This Week in Palm Bay | June 15 - 21, 2026

Qualifying Closes for 2026 Palm Bay City Council Seats 4 and 5 Races

Former Deputy Chief Sues Palm Bay, Alleging Discrimination and Whistleblower Retaliation

Palm Bay Council Tackles Private Road Standoff and Wastewater Plant Default

This Week in Palm Bay | June 8 - 14, 2026

Road Collapse Isolates Seniors, Reignites Palm Bay Infrastructure Dispute

This Week in Palm Bay | June 1 - 7, 2026

This Week in Palm Bay | May 25 - 31, 2026

Surveillance, Safety, and Special Interests: Inside Palm Bay's Five-Hour Policy Meltdown

Malabar Annex Training Exercise Advisory

Council Asked to Overrule Unanimous P&Z Denial on Fuel Station; Dispensary Ban Heads to Final Vote

This Week in Palm Bay | May 18 - 24, 2026

Palm Bay Sets Sights on $15 Million Budget Cut, DOGE Drives FY27 Workshop

This Week in Palm Bay | May 11 - 17, 2026

Palm Bay Council Approves Cannabis Ban, Clears 1,200-Acre Everlands Development on Split Votes

Planning Board Kills NW Gas Station 7-0, Sends Cannabis Ban to Council on 5-2 Vote

Palm Bay Sets August 18 Primary for Council Seats 4 and 5

This Week in Palm Bay | May 4 - 10, 2026

Cannabis Ban, Centerpointe Settlement, Everlands West, and a Lobbying Contract Land at Palm Bay Council May 7

Palm Bay Planning Board to Take Up Dispensary Ban, Gas Station CU, and Public Safety LOS Standards May 6

Palm Bay Man Charged With Defrauding a Dead Man While Under House Arrest

This Week in Palm Bay | April 27 - May 3, 2026

Fortune 500 Takes Over Palm Bay's Harley-Davidson Dealership

Palm Bay Cuts Its Last Quarterly Utility Bill Today. Three Rounds of Change Are Coming.

Health First Files 120-Bed Palm Bay Hospital Expansion, Reimagined From 2023 Pullback

This Week in Palm Bay: April 20-26, 2026

Palm Bay Council Authorizes $2.4M Emergency Wastewater Procurement After Permit Violation Admission