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Judge blocks Pembroke Park from voting to oust mayor, says only court can decide eligibility

A Broward County judge has ruled that Pembroke Park commissioners cannot move forward with a vote to remove Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs from office, finding the body does not have the legal authority to decide whether he is eligible to remain in his seat.

Judge to decide whether Pembroke Park commission can vote to oust mayor

Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs appeared in Broward County court Wednesday as part of a legal fight with the very town he leads, attempting to stop fellow commissioners from moving forward with a vote that could remove him from office.

Pembroke Park mayor lashes out at town manager he once pushed to hire: ‘He’s a charlatan’

Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs is now publicly attacking the same town manager he once helped hire.

Pembroke Park mayor’s legislative aide misses deadline, NOW suspended without pay

Sources tell Local 10 News the legislative aide to Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs has now been suspended without pay after missing a deadline to respond to questions in an internal investigation.

Pembroke Park mayor responds to Local 10 investigations by mocking reporter’s weight

After a series of recent Local 10 News investigations raised questions about his residency, tax exemptions, conduct and business dealings, Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs responded by publicly mocking a reporter’s weight.

‘What the hell?’: Angry speaker confronts Pembroke Park mayor about residency controversy

Anger erupted at a special town commission meeting Tuesday as resident Howard Clark III confronted Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs over questions about the mayor’s residency.

Pembroke Park commissioner seeks to halt most public sessions amid mayor residency dispute

A new and highly unusual proposal is set to take center stage in Pembroke Park.

Pembroke Park legislative assistant placed on paid leave amid town investigation

Less than 24 hours after Local 10 News began asking questions about her role, Ashley Sikora, the legislative assistant to Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs, was placed on administrative leave with pay, effective Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

Pembroke Park mayor faces mounting questions over judgment and leadership

For nearly two years, the Maryland-based Middle Class United Cooperative (MCUC) was marketed as a “middle-class hedge fund” that promised economic empowerment through real estate investment.

Pembroke Park codifies 1988 residency requirement amid questions over where mayor lives

Pembroke Park commissioners moved to formally add a residency requirement for elected officials into the town charter — a rule voters already approved back in 1988.

Mayor loses massive tax exemption after Local 10 News investigation

A massive $535,000 disability tax exemption once attached to a Fort Pierce home owned by Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs and his wife is no longer listed in St. Lucie County property records, a change that comes after a Local 10 News investigation into the mayor’s residency.

Judge blocks emergency vote to remove Pembroke Park mayor amid residency dispute

A Broward County judge has temporarily blocked Pembroke Park from holding a special town commission meeting that could have resulted in the removal of Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs.

Pembroke Park mayor files emergency lawsuit as attorney claims town manager is staging ‘illegal coup’

Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs has filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to block a special town commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon that could result in his removal from office, as his attorney publicly accuses the town manager of orchestrating what he describes as an illegal political coup.

Pembroke Park mayor faces possible ouster over residency questions

A Local 10 News investigation is now triggering formal action that could remove Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs from office.

Pembroke Park town manager says he fears for his life after alleged call with mayor: Police

Pembroke Park Town Manager David Lynch told police that he fears for his life following an alleged phone call with Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs, according to a police report obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday.

Pembroke Park mayor’s Fort Pierce property sparks residency questions, fraud probe

Serious questions are being raised about where the mayor of Pembroke Park lives, as a homestead fraud investigation is now underway in St. Lucie County.

Pembroke Park mayor unleashes profanity-laced tirade at commissioners, calls vice mayor ‘cupcake’

A Pembroke Park town workshop meeting on Jan. 7 spiraled into a profanity laced confrontation after Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs, participating by phone from Alaska, launched into an extended tirade against fellow commissioners, repeatedly cursing, insulting them personally, and accusing them of incompetence and inaction.

Outspoken Geoffrey Jacobs is once again mayor of Pembroke Park: ‘The town is hanging by a thread’

In a surprising turn of events, outspoken Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs has been reinstated as mayor of Pembroke Park, despite a history marked by legal challenges, internal disputes and allegations of misconduct.

Outspoken Pembroke Park commissioner wants to be mayor again ― but scolds colleagues first

Geoffrey Jacobs wants his old job back.

Pembroke Park town clerk quits, citing controversial commissioner who is currently suing mayor

There is new drama in Pembroke Park Town Hall as the town clerk has quit under duress, blaming it on one particular commissioner.

Watchdog: Pembroke Park commissioner, as mayor, ‘unlawfully’ chartered yacht with town money

In a report released Thursday, Broward County’s watchdog agency concluded that Pembroke Park Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs, while serving as mayor, engaged in “misconduct” when he “unlawfully” spent more than $10,000 in taxpayer money on a yacht charter for town officials and employees. His attorney is blasting the report as “petty and stupid.”