Don’t think the bromance between Miami City Commissioners Joe Carollo and Alex Diaz de la Portilla is over just yet or just because The Dean flew to Paris, of all places, with Mayor Francis Suarez, Carollo’s number one nemesis — or number two after Daddy Commissioner Xavier Suarez (more on that later). It was kind […]
The “Cafecito con Elizabeth Warren” Saturday is really with Elizabeth Warren’s people, which now includes State Rep. Cindy Polo, who is facing a challenge of her own after her freshman term. Polo, who joined a group of female lawmakers that endorsed Warren last month, will be the keynote speaker at the Wynwood event at Gramp’s. […]
The ordinance passed Monday by the Miami City Commission to limit recall efforts to once a year per elected is legally flawed and dishonestly presented. In passing it on first reading, the Three Amigos who voted in favor, said it was not about the recall of Joe Carollo and that it was only to stem abuse of the […]
Moments after his appointment was announced by Mayor Francis Suarez, new Miami City Manager Art Noriega immediately did what he was hired to do — he brought a broken city commission together with a unanimous confirmation vote. That is, after all, why Noriega was picked in the first place: Because of his relationship with commissioners […]
Everybody knows that South Miami is the solar energy capital of Miami-Dade. The city has made it mandatory for newly constructed homes to have solar panels. Any existing home that gets repairs or renovations to 75% or more of house is also mandated to be fitted with solar panels. The city also makes it easier for people to […]
Even without the big “secret” city manager appointment, the meeting of Miami city commissioners Monday promises to be another battle between Commissioner Joe Carollo and his main target, Mayor Francis Suarez. Carollo is likely to denounce the way Suarez announced his manager selection — he hates being left out — and his hiring of a stand-in […]
It’s the worst kept secret in local politics: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is expected to name Miami Parking Authority Chief Executive Officer Arthur “Art” Noriega as the new city manager Monday — as Ladra first predicted more than a month ago — but probably for an interim period as they launch a national search for a […]
Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo is certainly taking advantage of the unfortunate incident that landed the mayor’s spokesman and city’s communication director in jail on charges of transmitting pornography to aminor. But he’s also throwing rocks from a glass house. Boulders. Because while he’s going around saying that the mayor let Rene Pedrosa amend his application […]
If you haven’t seen it yet, the new Joe Carollo show is a must! The Miami commissioner’s new crisis management media tour on Spanish language TV and radio started last week and has been escalating every day a little more. From Pedro Sevcec to Actualidad Radio to Caracol. But Ladra doesn’t know how it can […]
Newly-elected South Miami Mayor Sally Philips held court in her first meeting Tuesday — albeit with a lot of help from City Manager Stephen Alexander and the city clerk — and proceeded to nail the coffin in the city’s CRA, which gets more than half its $3.5 annual budget from Miami-Dade County to provide programs and […]