the Street Detective

Once Bitten Twice Shy and There Is No Place Like Home […]

The Detective is wondering why Republican Senator  Mitch McConnell from the great state of Kentucky is holding on to a seat that he has been the senior US senator from Kentucky for almost 40 years. Ol Pete refuses to make this partisan. Democrat Senator Diane Feinstein is completing a sixth term as the senior Senator for the great state of California. Both Feinstein and McConnell have done great work for their parties but are both battling serious health issues and refusing to step down from their seats. Pete watched from the television as McConnell twice was frozen and couldn’t speak. He is suffering some medical ailment. […]

If you’re doing the same old thing you’re gonna get the same old thing […]

     The sand trails are light and Ol’ Pete is gliding through with ease. Pete has been keeping an ear to the ground trying to learn about candidates who may be entering upcoming races. The Detective has been vocal that no political seat should go unchallenged; however, it is not the brightest idea to run a seat with five or six challengers, either […]

     Ol Pete reviewed the list of three candidates who qualified and interviewed for the job. The pickings were slim.  Not a single applicant had the breadth of experience that one would want for a school district of this size.  With the constant turmoil around this position, The Detective doubts running the ad for longer would have made much difference. The Broward school district hasn’t had a Chief Facilities Officer in more than two years and the ones they had, had all sorts of problems. Ol Pete recalls Leo Bobadillo and Derrick Messier.  What a mess!!! […]

     Ol’ Pete wants New Pete to know that we are observing and taking notes. ALL means ALL. And when he says ALL children, that includes Black, Brown, Muslim, Jewish, LGBTQIA+, and poor children. […]

  Ol’ Pete has been sifting through rubble trying to make heads or tails of the complexities of construction projects within Broward schools.  In reviewing the most recent Grand Jury report, The Detective learned that while there is an effort to make the $900 million bond project and its construction seem insurmountable, there are dozens of other large school districts that have taken on similar bond projects involving even more money.  […]

      Ol Pete has been gliding through a maze of trails looking for dirt and it would seem that summertime would be a slow time for the tunnels. But Ol Pete is learning that there are plenty things that go bump in the night, especially when those doing the bumping think everyone else is sleeping. […]

      Pete’s Namesake is going to be just fine. As long as he remembers the promises he made and moves methodically in the sand.  New Pete has to remember that he has nine bosses, but he is the boss of literally the tens of thousands who work for Broward Schools. As long as he draws those lines in the sand and keeps everyone on the straight, narrow and clear path, he will be fine. […]