¿Ya pa’ que? For the third time in two years, the Miami-Dade Commission voted on Monday to institute and fund an Independent Civilian Panel to review police abuse and complaints. But it’s a much watered-down version with no real teeth to investigate anything. Too little and too late — because the panel becomes nothing more […]
Shocker! Monique Nicole Barley, who came in fifth in the race for Miami-Dade mayor last week — but third in a number of predominantly black precincts — endorsed Commissioner Esteban Bovo on Thursday instead of her fellow Democrat, Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava. What’s more is she’s likely leaving the Democratic Party and turning — gasp […]
State Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez — who is in a race against a well-spoken, attractive, handpicked Republican challenger (and, no, it’s not a rematch with former Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla) — launched his first TV ad Thursday as part of an eventual six-figure ad buy. He’s about a week late. Latinas for Trump […]
Some of the Miami voters who signed the petition to recall Commissioner Joe Carollo have reported getting visits in the last week or so from young women who ask them to sign another form that, while it’s not clear right away, would recant their earlier pledge, according to several sources. That means that, even as […]
In the race to become the next mayor of Miami-Dade, Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava is accumulating endorsements like nobody’s business. Even before round 1 on Aug. 18, it seemed like Levine Cava was in a war with former Mayor Alex Penelas over how many endorsements each could get. She has almost every progressive group (if […]
UPDATED: There will be a press conference at the Miami-Dade Elections Department at 4 p.m. Wednesday to demand that the Supervisor of Elections count these ballots and request they “address valid voter suppression and ballot collection concerns” in time for the Nov. 3 election. Among those who will be present: P.U.L.S.E., South Florida National Action […]
The appearance of Miami’s Max Alvarez, owner of Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, at the Republican National Convention Monday was praised by many as one of the most compelling speeches of the night, a striking testimonial from a successful businessman reflective of the Cuban-American success story. But one important local Republican has called Alvarez a fan and […]
Nobody would say who is going to endorse Miami-Dade Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava in her run for mayor on Tuesday, but it seems the big mystery is meant to look like it’s one of the other mayoral hopefuls who got cut out of the race last week. It’s not. Both former mayor Alex Penelas, the […]
The video ad about the shady deals that have benefited Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez‘s family — principally his two lobbyist sons — has been updated with more precise information after an attorney for Grimenez complained of inaccuracies, threatening legal action. The first video came out the night of the primary, where Gimenez won with 59% […]
The Miami-Dade School Board election results Tuesday were full of surprises. The only candidate to win outright on Tuesday was not Miami-Dade Commissioner Dennis Moss, who is termed out and running to replace Larry Feldman in District 9 because he doesn’t know what else to do. It was District 7’s Luby Navarro, the only school […]