If people thought Miami-Dade Commissioner Lynda Bell was in trouble before, they are really hearing the bells toll now. Daniella Levine Cava, the longtime social worker and Democratic Party darling that was recruited to run against Bell, has raised almost $145,000 (counting in-kind) in the four short weeks since she started to raise campaign funds, […]
It’s no surprise that former Republican State Rep. Ana Rivas Logan is switching colors and registering as a Democrat today. What may be surprising is how the longtime GOP member is already campaigning for Democrat gubernatorial candidate and fellow turncoat Charlie Crist, for whom some suggest Rivas Logan makes a good potential lieutenant governor nominee. […]
Miami-Dade Democrats are going all out for one of their party candidates, hundreds of miles away, with a phone bank Saturday and a big to-do fundraiser next week starring none other than VP Joe Biden. Like they did with newly elected State Rep. Amanda Murphy‘s campaign last year — who eventually won the seat vacated […]
When Miami-Dade Commissioner Juan “El Zorro” Zapata foiled the mayor’s plans and voted to override his veto of a majority decision of the restoration of employees’ pay, he didn’t just end a prolonged impasse with 11 of the county unions. In one moment, the arguably low-key commissioner, whose office sends out fewer self-promotional press releases […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Bruno Barreiro was facing a sorta soft recall movement — but that was before Thursday, when a Daily Business Review story sort of put a flame under that kindling. According to the DBR, Barreiro’s district office in Little Havana — suite 130 at 1454 SW 1st Street — is in a building owned by his parents, […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Juan Zapata had the “leader moment” Ladra hoped for and became the hero for public employees Tuesday — and a hero for democracy everywhere. But that may not have been his intention when Zapata became the swing vote that gave the county commission the super majority it needed to override Mayor Carlos “Not […]
It should be resolved today — the 5% deduction taken from county employees since 2009 will most likely be returned to them in a piecemeal way. It will likely be fashioned after the agreement reached with the two unions at Jackson Health System, which happened without Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, who keeps saying it is […]
After a week hiatus, Political Cortadito Pics of the Week is back. There were more parades last month for Martin Luther King Day — one in Homestead and one in Liberty City. There were luncheons and networking nights. Politicos went on radio and TV and commented on stuff, even, on the Justin Bieber DUI thing. […]
Former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi — who was suspended in August after he was arrested on federal bribery and extortion charges — seems to think he’s still the town’s fearless leader. He’s been sending emails to his virtual constituents for months — one this week included a link to a fairly positive Miami […]
The question still hangs in the air like a thick fog? Where is Michael Kesti? And who exactly is Michael Kesti? The South Dade lobbyist and paid FBI informant is really the only reason why former Sweetwater Mayor Manny “Maraña” Maroño is facing three and a quarter years in the slammer for bribery and extortion […]