>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Now, a new internal city email discovered through our reporting shows a connection involving tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars and a company repeatedly appearing in our investigation: Bold City Media.<\/p>\n Bold City Media: A constant in the investigation<\/b><\/p>\n Action News Jax has previously revealed concerns about whether Arias has used his public office to steer funds toward Bold City Media — a company tied to his past and registered to the same address as his family\u2019s restaurant, Mambos on Beach Boulevard.<\/p>\n Past reporting found:<\/p>\n Now, a newly uncovered email is raising additional concerns.<\/p>\n The Bill: $80,000 for three chambers of commerce<\/b><\/p>\n During last Tuesday\u2019s City Council Finance Committee meeting, Arias championed legislation to allocate a total of $80,000 to three chambers of commerce:<\/p>\n Each group would receive approximately $26,666. The money would come from the Municipal Dues & Affiliation Contingency Account, which Arias stated was already included in the city\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n Not all council members were supportive. Councilman Rory Diamond opposed the measure, saying:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a no on this. I was a no on this during budget.\u201d<\/p>\n The committee ultimately passed the bill in a 7\u20131 vote.<\/p>\n The Email: \u2018I have been asked to make the connection to Bold City Media\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n Five months before the committee vote, an internal city email from July Action News Jax uncovered, shows Arias\u2019 Chief of Staff contacting Tina Pham, CEO of the Asian Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n The email discussed funding and explicitly referenced Bold City Media.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n It reads in part:<\/p>\n \u201cAs we prepare for budget I wanted to start getting the ball rolling on funding.\u201d \u201cI have been asked to make the connection to Bold City Media\u2019s President and CEO\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n The email also showed a response from Bold City Media expressing its openness to working together. <\/p>\n Email sent to Asian Chamber of Commerce Email sent to Asian Chamber of Commerce <\/p>\n This raises critical questions:<\/p>\n Action News Jax emailed Councilman Arias with these questions. He did not respond.<\/p>\n Asian Chamber responds<\/b><\/p>\n Pham told Action News Jax in an email:<\/p>\n \u201cCurrently the Asian Chamber is getting quotes from various vendors\/contractors and is not working with Bold City \u2026 Councilman Arias didn\u2019t insist we use anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n Other Chambers questioned about Bold City Media<\/b><\/p>\n Action News Jax also reached out to the other chambers slated to receive funding.<\/p>\n A spokesperson with the Jacksonville Black Chamber of Commerce said it has not worked with Bold City Media.<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: <\/b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a>] <\/b><\/p>\n \u201cCEO Shannon Denson has never been introduced to anyone with Bold City Media by Councilman Arias or his assistant. Neither she nor the Chamber are currently working with Bold City Media, nor have they worked with the company in the past. Their only awareness of Bold City Media and its connection to Raul Arias comes from local news coverage, including your reporting. At no point have Councilman Arias or his assistant suggested, recommended, or insisted that the Chamber use Bold City Media.\u201d<\/p>\n The First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Bold City Media.<\/p>\n Council vote set for Tuesday<\/b><\/p>\n The full City Council is scheduled to vote on the funding bill on Tuesday. 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