T. Chaz Stevens
Chaz Stevens is a Deerfield Beach resident and founder of REVOLT Training. He uses public records to expose government misconduct and teaches others to do the same. He also runs JoeSnitch, a Florida filing service that files municipal code complaints as the named complainant of record. His work challenges censorship and religious favoritism. At Deerfield News, he covers local government with sharp humor and plain talk. His rule: public officials work for you, and you deserve clear, honest answers.
Sheriff Tony Says Crime Is Down 23%. Compared to What?
TL:DR; FBI agency tables show property-crime count declines between 2019 and 2025 of 58.5% in Hillsborough, 48.9% in Pinellas, 48.2% in Polk, 46.2% in...
Deerfield bought a Maverick on steelies. The Sheriff bought a lift...
If you want to know how a government thinks about your money, don’t read the budget. Look at the tires.
This is Deerfield Beach Fire...
Broward’s Sheriff Skipped a Meeting. Florida Law Says That’s Fine.
Yesterday, Broward handed over a big ole stack of PDFs to a state prosecutor who had subpoenaed every commissioner, the administrator, and, as far...
The City Left One Sentence Out of the Ballot. It’s on...
"Any period of extended service resulting from the transition adjustments provided in (i) and (ii) above shall not be counted toward the term limits...
The City Did It. With a Computer. Again.
Toula Amanna’s hacker story has a Facebook problem and a federal court problem.
Toula Amanna, soon-to-be-failure-of-a-candidate for Davie Town Council, posted a three-step plan for...
The Only Thing Worse Then Talking About Me… Is Not Talking...
Read the latest about Toula's Hot Mess.
On a serious note, Dan Herz laughs about my concern. Two days after Poitier's arrest, my labrador...
A local candidate once threatened to sue me for $1 billion...
We're pleased to announce the Original Save Our Beach From the Original Save Our Beachers.
Years ago a guy named Ron ran for city commission,...
The Night I Almost Shot a Kid Over Eggs
Before he passed a couple of years ago, everybody in this town knew my father. Jim Stevens. Jimbo. Ask around City Hall. Ask Andy...
“Pick Up Guns and Storm City Hall” Is Not Just Political...
I've spent years learning what happens when civic conflict stops being civic, and gets downright ugly. Violence has found its way to my family,...
Pick Up Your Guns: A Message, A Moniker, and a Complaint...
Pick Up Your Guns: A Message, A Moniker, and a Complaint Filed With Captain Hofstein
Someone sent a message earlier this evening. Not to me...