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SOURCES: Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Warren Sturman Wants To Fire City Manager Over Polite E-Mails To Former Commissioner

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Warren Sturman, left, and Judy Stern holding wee Stevie Bousquet

This cannot be real.

Multiple sources telling REDBROWARD that Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Warren Sturman (D-Whiny Baby) will make a motion to fire City Manager Greg Chavarria at tonight’s meeting.

Why does Sturman want to out Chavarria?

Sturman is mad Chavarria sent polite emails in response to an inquiry from a former city commissioner.

Sturman, a cardiologist, is so childish that he wants to fire a professional city manager for his courteous response to a former elected official?

Surely, Sturman’s petulant maneuvering has nothing to do with his close ties to lobbyist Judy Stern.

Last month, a Sun-Sentinel reporter revealed Stern arranged a meeting between Sturman and parties greatly interested in the building of a train bridge/tunnel over the Instracoastal Waterway. Sturman gave a laughable rationale for using a lobbyist to schedule his meetings.

As REDBROWARD previously reported, as chair of the Fort Lauderdale Charter Review Board, Stern urged new residency requirements for city managers. Fort Lauderdale insiders believe Stern is desperate to oust Chavarria from his post.

If Sturman makes the motion, will Stern allies John Herbst and Pamela Beasley Pittman go along with this costly and childish move?

Sun-Sentinel Thinks Letter From Republican-Hating Biden Voter Is Proof Of Ron DeSantis “Buyer’s Remorse”

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In its latest attack on the Florida Governor, the Sun-Sentinel opinion editors ask “Do DeSantis voters have buyer’s remorse?” The question is based on a letter to the editor by Richard Goetz, a Delray Beach resident. Goetz writes “I have to guess that many Florida voters deeply regret voting for Ron DeSantis.”

Goetz goes on to list the usual Democrat talking points attacking Ron DeSantis. But Goetz is right about one thing—his opinion appears to be a total “guess.”

Demographically speaking, it is highly unlikely that Richard Goetz, an 80 year-old Palm Beach Democrat, voted for DeSantis.

But no need to guess about Goetz’s view of Republican politicians. Letters to the Editor penned by the Delray Beach resident appeared sixteen times in the Sun-Sentinel.

Let that sink in. Since 2019, 16 letters written by Richard Goetz were published by the Sun-Sentinel.

In 2019, Goetz wrote two letters attacking former President Donald Trump and one letter calling for more gun control laws.

In 2020, the Sun Sentinel published two letters by Goetz—one attacking Trump and one demanding senior citizens get a COVID-19 vaccination before others.

In 2021, Goetz had five letters published by the Sun-Sentinel. Goetz complained about Donald Trump four times while one letter called on U.S. Senators to abolish the filibuster.

Goetz had two letters published in 2022. Goetz wrote once about Trump while the other letter praised President Joe Biden.

So far this year, the Sun-Sentinel published Goetz four times. In May, Goetz wrote about FAU basketball in the Final Four. In June, Goetz penned a letter lauding Biden. In July, Goetz bashed former BSO deputy Scot Peterson.

How did Sun-Sentinel opinion editor Steve Bousquet think Richard Goetz was an example of Ron DeSantis “buyer’s remorse?” Surely even Bousquet, a Tallahassee resident, is aware of South Florida demographics?

A simple Google search reveals Goetz is not a typical DeSantis voter by any stretch of the imagination.

In a note following Goetz’s letter, Bousquet and his team wrote:

“If you were one of the 4.6 million people who voted for Gov. Ron DeSantis last November, did you make the right choice, or do you now regret it? Either way, we want to hear from you. Send your thoughts to letters@sunsentinel.com.”

Is Bousquet using a letter from an obvious Democrat reader to push a DeSantis “buyer’s remorse” narrative?