Corrupt Carlos Gimenez is caught by ethics commission covering his tracks

Corrupt Carlos Gimenez is caught by ethics commission covering his tracks

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and other top county officials used burner cell phones — yes, the kind used by drug dealers and money launderers — during their 2018 China trip so we wouldn’t know they met with representatives from Genting, which later became part of a group with an “unsolicited proposal” to build a monorail to […]

Kendall activist Michael Rosenberg files for District 7 county commission race

Kendall activist Michael Rosenberg files for District 7 county commission race

A longtime activist, and president of the Kendall Federation of Homeowners, has filed to run for county commission in District 7, to replace the termed-out Xavier Suarez, who is running for county mayor. Michael Rosenberg, best known as co-founder of the Pets’ Trust, filed paperwork for the race on Wednesday. He joins an already crowded and […]

Renier Diaz de la Portilla files to run against Eileen Higgins in Miami-Dade

Renier Diaz de la Portilla files to run against Eileen Higgins in Miami-Dade

Updated: Following in his brother’s footsteps — again — former Miami-Dade School Board Member and State Rep. Renier Diaz de la Portilla filed to run against Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins this week. If this isn’t another sign of the apocalypse, Ladra doesn’t know what is. Diaz de la Portilla is the youngest brother of the DLP […]

David Rivera’s ‘Maduro money’ spread to Esteban Bovo, Alex Diaz de la Portilla

David Rivera’s ‘Maduro money’ spread to Esteban Bovo, Alex Diaz de la Portilla

After years of quiet, behind-the-scenes absence — with just a few recent Tallahassee and Miami sightings — former Congressman David Rivera is in the news again — sued by a U.S. subsidiary of the Venezuelan regime-owned petroleum enterprise for breach of contract on $50 million deal to purportedly grease the wheels for the company (read: government) […]

Daniella Levine Cava resigns to run for mayor on heels of happy internal poll

Daniella Levine Cava resigns to run for mayor on heels of happy internal poll

Miami-Dade Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava is all in. The 64-year-old who wants to make history as the county’s first female mayor made it official Friday when she submitted her resignation letter to the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, as required by Florida’s “resign to run” law. This also means that her seat officially opens up, and […]

Omar Blanco reminds CD26 voters that Carlos Gimenez voted Hillary Clinton

Omar Blanco reminds CD26 voters that Carlos Gimenez voted Hillary Clinton

Updated: The Republican congressional primary in congressional district 26 is on and first out the gate with an attack piece is Omar Blanco, the firefighter competing with Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez for the chance to go up against Democrat U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in November. “Donald Trump needs to step down,” Gimenez told Jim Defede on […]