Recently suspended $2.5 billion bond is still an issue
A political action committee supporting Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid in his bid to become the next Miami-Dade Mayor has launched two new web videos blasting Daniella Levine Cava‘s track record and baptizing her with a new nickname.
“Disastrous Daniella passed Miami-Dade County’s largest budget and raised your taxes,” the man’s robotic voice says on the first video. “Then, she wanted 2.5 billion more of your tax dollars.
“And what have we gotten from Disastrous Daniella?”
The videos use headlines and news video footage to remind viewers of La Alcadesa’s biggest failures and disappointments, including traffic congestion, “disastrous changes to public transportation,” a “dysfunctional airport,” a “troubled solid waste department,” and a practically useless Animal Services division.
“Even our pets are suffering,” the voice-over states before video of Rita Schwartz from the Pets’ Trust protesting outside the Medley shelter last year when it was overrun with too many dogs living in deplorable conditions.
“She’s overpaid county employees,” the narrator says, listing her sins. “Daniella took trips to Qatar and Japan. Daniella tried to overpay for a building by millions of dollars and lost millions in a gas tax snafu.”
The second and third video paid for by the People’s Choice, the PAC pushing Cid’s attempt to unseat Levine Cava, these ads will likely soon be on a social media feed near you. Or in text messages. Like the first video posted in February about the $2.5 billion bomb, er, bond.
Read related: Manny Cid PAC hits Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on $2.5 billion bond
The big new thing is the nickname. Ladra loves alliteration. Oh, and the fact that she has backpedalled the $2.5 billion bond initiative she sprung on everybody at the State of the County Address earlier this year, saying she will save it for later and ask for even more in November, 2026.
“Over the course of the last 60 days, my team and I have had productive and thoughtful conversations on getting the job done with a commitment to a highly accountable and fiscally responsible plan,” she says in a video posted last week on the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Through these conversations with county commissioners, business leaders and residents, the need to put forward a transit plan was clear.”
Well, duh!
Translation: “My team and I saw the poll numbers and we definitely do not want to be on the same ballot with this unpopular new $2.5 billion tax proposal. Especially if there’s no Metrorail in it!”
She wants to get reelected and then raise everybody’s taxes with “an even bigger bond in 2026,” as the PAC video says, with the mayor’s own words warped to sound demonic when she says “expanded future ready 305 bond” — you know, like a vinyl record playing backwards — and the image of her with an arguably sinister smile turns from color to black and white.
Anyone can see that this promised bond referendum, even two years away, will continue to be campaign fodder in this mayoral race.
“We can’t afford ‘Disastrous Daniella’s’ tax increases and incompetent administration,” one of the videos ends.
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Daniela Cava is the best mayor for MDC. The comments made by her opponent reminds me of banana Republic politics. Take the high road, Daniela!
Mira esto que cosa , looks like developers devouring Mami is not new .
Que Pasa USA: Episodio 38 (Save The Park)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkUXy0wrtBY
What a negative tone, Ladra. I don’t know what Levine Cava ever did to you, but you’ve never reported positively on her or given her the benefit of the doubt. Unlike Suarez or Penelas, who you have given grace to. Manny Cid is part of the same old “Cuban Mafia”, the old buys club. Another Gimenez type which is what we don’t need (her Admin spent their entire first year backlogged with stuff Carlos either didn’t do or had rubber stamped by Jennifer Moon, who was pretty much running the County while he was running for Congress). Don’t even get me started on that Trumpista, unserious Otaola grifter. At least Levine Cava has tried to expand transit and combat housing affordability in this County. Like it or not, we simply need more supply of multi-family housing to bring prices down. She’s tried to expand transit with Metrorail to the Hard Rock, the proposed Metromover to the Design District, and the Metromover to South Beach that’s been in the news. It’s not her fault that other Commissioners and Condo Boards are holding many things up. Same with the Miami International Airport. Gimenez kicked the can down the road. There are things she wasn’t privy to as a Commissioner. Now that she’s Mayor in a time of corporate greed and global inflation, the costs of these fixes are exacerbated. Do I agree with everything? No. I believe the budget is big enough for the County to get a hold of its finances. I do believe that there may be too many Middle Management bureaucrats and things need to be run more efficiently. However, I won’t begrudge her for trying and will happily vote for her over any of the alternative grifters and twice on Sunday. I don’t understand this position that she’s been bribed by people— she was a high net worth individual waaaaaay before she got into politics. I’d much rather have her at the helm. Someone who’s compassionate with a background in social services (Catalyst Miami is a GREAT organization) and law (she was instrumental in the running of the Guardian Ad Litem program in Miami-Dade County many years ago). If you want things to get better? Look at the Commissioners that are in it for themselves. Not her. She’s the best Mayor we’ve had in a while, and if you don’t see that and are happy going back to another old guys club/“Cuban Mafia” style grifter, then I don’t know what to tell you.
She should consider changing Consultants, though! There are plenty of other people that can help steer her ship. I wonder how she’d look under an Amandi and not an Ulvert.
Hialeah Milly ,
I enjoyed your post because you do not give anyone a free pass you called it like you see it .
My neighbor is Venezuelan and he read it last night and loved it .
I have no idea what goes on in Hialeah as far as developers but as you know lots of Venezuelans here in Miami say that lots of Chavez now Maduro money is used here in developments , etc regardless of what these flunky sell out Miami politicians say.
I suspect same thing many years ago with Castro’s .
Otaolaformayor2023
Mayor Levine Cava started off well, and hats off to her on how she handled the Surfside incident. Since then, she has slowly demonstrated to be more on the side of special interests and not much different than Hialeah Mayor, Steve Bovo (with the difference that she can be more graceful). Sadly, I would now put them both in the same crockpot. Mayor Levine Cava is openly and aggressively supporting transit oriented and other types of massive development projects that are negatively impacting or destroying many of our neighborhoods. She supports selling or giving public lands to developers, building apartments on school grounds, and is pushing this global, metropolis agenda we do not subscribe to. Top this off with Trump’s opportunity zones, Biden’s plans to eliminate single family zoning, the state with it’s Live Local Act preempting local government and citizens on land use and zoning items, the county’s own new policies where you can disrespectfully take over single family neighborhoods, and city elected officials doing their own zoning crapolas. So, it is obvious, why so many of us are worried about our own neighborhoods, with privacy, safety and quality of life on our minds. We are just frustrated with government at all levels, from the federal and state to the county and municipal – it is utterly disgusting. I would want to see more politicians steer away from dirty campaigns and focus on actual debates where the contenders can passionately argue with each other on what they disagree on and present to the public how they would do things differently. Unfortunately, I am one of those citizens who supported Levine Cava and know loyal Trump red hats here in Hialeah who voted for her, but we don’t feel the same anymore with what we see happening, plus we are paying higher taxes and she proposed that bond for what? To give even more money to these greedy developers who are funding her campaign? Bovo in Hialeah doesn’t get off easy, either, because he is also heavily funded by developers, raised taxes and water fees, wants to go after people living in their RV’s without any plans or solutions in place on how to eliminate this problem to help the people who need it, but he is okay celebrating with the Venezuelan auto-man turned developer who came here a decade ago with all “that” mula and all of a sudden here is this wealthy, famous celebrity of sorts out of Coral Gables into Hialeah, destroying an entire East Hialeah neighborhood like this is supposed to be a good thing. The FBI should look into this. They are also destroying Hialeah Park & Race Track aided by Prestige Builders (former Mayor Julio Robaina – roba y nah). I have not seen Mayor Levine Cava speak up to defend this historic place; it being the most historic site in all of South Florida, and among one of the most historic sites in the whole state of Florida. We are not against fixing, improving or investing in responsible developments, but that is not what’s going on. Nope, what’s going on is the work of a devilish bunch. They are selling away the soul of Miami, Hialeah, Coral Gables, and so forth, using words like workforce, affordable, resiliency, wanting to eliminate cars, controlling everything, like coming out of a communist country. It needs to stop. So, back to Manny Cid. He might not win this one, but we really never know. He could win with enough protest votes. Someone recently told me, “he’s with them but not really with them,” referring to Bovo teamsters. Another person today told me not to trust him, he’s with “them” (you know them). Well, I say that I want to find out for myself. At least it is worth giving him an ear and trying to get to know him. I would want him to drive by Hialeah Park and come up to East 25th Street and 10th Avenue to see the Venezuelan disaster that is taking place here. An entire neighborhood getting wiped out and the problems that this will bring are unreal. No one knows Hialeah like people who have lived here. Cid is visiting some older neighborhoods and advocating for preservation, and indirectly – maybe some respect, too. He just needs to stay away from Bovo and not accept monies from developers. That would speak volumes! <> Thank you for allowing the opportunity to share my thoughts here and vent. Uff…
That video sucks almost as much as Cava does. Cheesy.
I am disgusted by this item. Why not emphasize the achievements (if any) of her opponent?
I would be hesitant to vote for someone whose campaign is based on nasty videos about his opponent rather than positive statements about the good things he would do if elected.
I will not be voting for Levine Cava. She has only made things worse for our County. Specifically, MDAS is a disaster. She appointed an inept director that had to be removed, and animals were not being taken in. After coming clean, and admitting this was happening, she then has animals housed in horrific conditions in an outdoor shelter in Medley where the animals are suffering. The latest disaster is that now the animals are being taken in at the Doral shelter, but it’s so overcrowded that the animals are getting sick and then they are being put down.
It is obvious she doesn’t have a clue how to go about fixing the issues we have at MDAS or in our entire County for that matter.
So the options are a trumper and disastrous Daniella? No wonder we can’t have nice things, or a functioning airport, or expanded Metrorail, or streets that don’t flood…
I am unable to vote for Cava due to the situation at MDAS. The situation is frustrating, disheartening, and lacks transparency. The operating budget is oxygenated every year but the situation worsens. There are alternatives to fixing the cat and dog population problem without the need of euthanasia, spay neuter, provide tax breaks to condos to promote rental units for pet owners, educate to adopt (pets are not products), ban puppy mills, ban illegal breeders, provide affordable veterinary care. People cannot afford their homes let alone their pets. So is management at MDAS inept or they simply do not care, which one is it because some shelters are operating and doing much better with less money.
Daniella Levine Cava does not deserve my vote for re-election as mayor. When campaigning, she pledged to implement The Pets’ Trust, which never took place. She betrayed the residents and animals of Miami Dade County, which has left the situation even more dire than before. We deserve better. Cava has turned her back on the animals. As we are the voice of those animals who have none, we now need to send a message to Cava, at the ballot box, and turn our back on her.
Mike Pryslak,
When I moved to Doral the in vogue breed was the allergy free ‘doodle’ mix and now many have disappeared and replaced by French bulldogs until next in vogue breed comes around .
For a substantial percentage of the population in Miami a dog is an item look at Hialeah with all the illegal Pitbulls , a dog is taken by the city and they get another one .
There is an entitlement mentality in Miami which I have never seen . So many get dogs on a whim without thinking it out .
Leaders are often faced with tough choices and pressure from opposing sides. But I’m not aware of any recent County issue that has had more support from the electorate than the 2012 Pets’ Trust Plan, where about two-thirds of voters — 500,000 people — clearly said, “YES”. The Commission and Mayors back then, and since, rejected the plan. Candidate Cava promised her support, but never gave it, not as a Commissioner and not as a Mayor. About a third of the way down on the webpage https://petstrustmiami.com/ is a video of Cava pledging her support. She never honored that pledge. I’ll vote for someone else.
Levine is gon. We need a reliable Candidate, who take action to solve big big problems in Dade, Daniela,s heritage
She was elected even though the conspiracy bunch rather not see it because the majority of us did not want Bovo another do nothng Cuban politico flunky so WE voted for her and thank God for that .
”Hialeah councilman sues Bovo alleging systematic ‘abuse of power’ in the mayor’s office”
‘ Hialeah is charging Calvo $6,769 for public records related to the operation of the 911 call center, which he requested after el Nuevo Herald revealed deficiencies in the city’s emergency service.
The mayor later ruled out launching an investigation into the 911 call center despite acknowledging that Hialeah’s emergency service is below the national standard’
https://news.yahoo.com/hialeah-councilman-sues-bovo-alleging-203738725.html
Finally, someone is coming out informing us residents of the excesses of Levine Cava as a mayor of our county.
I hope that we get a decent candidate to replace her, at the next election. (Bovo, please stay home).
It is time to stop wasting tax payer resources. It is time to cut spending. It is time to shut down highly promising country agencies (eg: Beacon Council) with zero impact and no real outcomes produced.
And definitely, it is time to reduce the debt of the county, and instead of ncreasing it with further bonds issues.
I have turned against Daniela Levine Cava, and I support Manny Cid for Mayor, for precisely the reasons he articulates.
Her astonishing election as Mayor, and great appointments — Rachael Johnson and Loren Parra — masked her incredible fiscal incompetence. DANIELA LITERALLY DOESN’T KNOW WHAT SHE IS DOING!
Methinks she got elected playing Santa Claus to County Unions, and all the charitable organizations she used to be a part of, while BANKRUPTING THE COUNTY AND TAXPAYERS!
BANKRUPT DETROIT, YOU WILL SOON HAVE COMPANY IF DISASTROUS DANIELA IS RE-ELECTED.
I will personally never vote for anyone who voted to kill the Miami Seaquarium.
For once, a PAC ad is actually telling the TRUTH!
TAXPAYERS BEWARE!
I am really disappointed in the tone of this item. I would be hesitant to vote for someone whose campaign is based on nasty videos about his opponent rather than positive statements about the good things he would do if elected.
Love the new Name ” Disautrous ” and Fit’s After allowing the use of the 1/2 Cent fr their Friends at TA and SFL and Companies and Allowing Them To OPerate as TNC ‘s Like Uber Costing The DTPW Hundreds of Thousand $ ? FOLLOW THE MONEY !
In this county where corruption, nepotism, and chaos run amok, the fact that there’s been very little in Cava’s tenure, is good enough for this Republican to support her.
Daniella Cava is a disaster. She has allowed Property Taxes and Fees to keep going up. The main reason is pay and benefit packages for County employees is at AN ALL TIME HIGH. Pay and benefits for public sector employees often GREATLY exceed pay and benefits for actual taxpayers. This is a crime and it means taxes and fees will KEEP GOING UP under Cava and Keon Hardemon and the other criminals.
Yes that disastrous grandmotherly looking witch disguised in sheep’s clothing needs to be removed but good luck. She has way too many people in her pocket due to the secrets she knows and her ability to use her authority to make something happen to those that disagree with or go against her. It’s amazing to me when I have spoken to citizens of Miami-Dade County they all say they never voted for her and how did she get in to that office. I wonder myself.
I pray that Manny Cid beats her in the polls by such a large number it’ll show that she the truth of how unpopular she really is.to the people of Miami-Dade County. Hopefully Manny can expose a lot of her lies and deceptions to prove how unfit she is to not only not have been placed there but to even continue so she can bleed the residents dry of MIami-Dade County. Just look into the large staff she has under her and many of them do absolutely nothing with these grotesquely huge salaries.
I made my mind last year about not voting for Levine-Caba after she refused to reduce property taxes for at least 3% and instead raised county budget by 20%.
I would have to vote for trumpist Cid because at least he has said he will reduce property taxes.