Larkin Hospital chairman says 50% of Miami-Dade has or will get COVID19

Larkin Hospital chairman says 50% of Miami-Dade has or will get COVID19

The shit is getting real. The threat of coronavirus and community spread of COVID19 is getting more dire every day as 58 more people in Miami-Dade tested positive by Sunday night for a total of 227 — and 50 of those cases were reported between the Florida Health Department’s morning and its evening briefing. At least 37 […]

Carlos Gimenez can’t get it right on COVID-19 orders, endangers us all

Carlos Gimenez can’t get it right on COVID-19 orders, endangers us all

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez had to walk back his fourth executive order to curb the coronavirus community spread on Saturday, reversing gears from Thursday, when he closed pawn shops as one of the non-essential businesses. Pawn shops was in the middle of a long list of businesses that were ordered closed in a press release and in […]

Miami Lakes and Zoom can help governments meet virtually publicly

Miami Lakes and Zoom can help governments meet virtually publicly

The town of Miami Lakes may have become the first municipality in the country last year to allow residents to not just watch, but appear and speak at public meetings from anywhere in the world. They use Zoom, a video communication platform companies have been using as a conferencing solution for years, that transports residents to a flat […]

Day 5 of COVID-19 in Miami-Dade: more closures, masks and tests coming

Day 5 of COVID-19 in Miami-Dade: more closures, masks and tests coming

Updated: And from the better late than never category: The Seminole Tribe of Florida finally closed its casinos to help curb the community spread of COVID-19, Miami Beach hotels are shutting down and Miami-Dade transit finally cut bus and Metrorail service on Friday — Day 5 of the all voluntary #StayHome movement — but only after […]

COVID-19 vs Florida Sunshine laws as Ron DeSantis approves virtual meetings

COVID-19 vs Florida Sunshine laws as Ron DeSantis approves virtual meetings

Updated: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an emergency order on Friday that suspends the Florida statutes that require a quorum be present in person for government meetings and that they be conducted in a specific public place. This means that the Miami city commission, which had been pushing for the approval, might be able to meet […]

Three lobbyists appointed to Miami 21 task force draw scrutiny, complaints

Three lobbyists appointed to Miami 21 task force draw scrutiny, complaints

Three lobbyists appointed last month to the Miami 21 Ad Hoc Task Force, which is to make recommendations to change the city’s 10-year-old zoning master plan, have raised eyebrows because they represent dozens of development clients before the city — and some of the biggest and most controversial projects or proposals. Vicky Leiva of Bilzin Sumberg — ex […]

Day 3 of COVID-19 lock down: more closures, scooter ban, virtual meetings

Day 3 of COVID-19 lock down: more closures, scooter ban, virtual meetings

Updated: Another day of the coronavirus outbreak, another day of more closings. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered the closures of all non-essential retail stores, malls and casinos Wednesday, adding them to the list of businesses that are not allowed to open their doors to more than eight people at a time. And it was announced late […]

Miami Commissioner tries Tallahassee pull to get virtual meetings approved

Miami Commissioner tries Tallahassee pull to get virtual meetings approved

Developing story: Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, a former State Rep and Senator, is using his muscle with his pals in Tallahassee to get Gov. Ron DeSantis to approve “virtual meetings” so the city commission can discuss emergency measures to deal with the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. “Just [for] closings, shelter in place and […]