Transparency for thee, but not for me? Remember the thunder? The livestreams? The dramatic promises to boot Daniella Levine-Cava out of office? Well, the recall caravan led by failed mayoral candidate and YouTube flamethrower Alexander Otaola — which was sidelined by typos after the petition was first submitted — just hit another snag. And not […]
Remember the shopping spree that had taxpayers footing the bill for Gucci and espresso machines? Well, the credit card just came due. Former Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Lubby Navarro has officially pleaded guilty — and will now trade retail therapy for prison time. Fourteen months behind bars. Three years of probation. More than $101,000 […]
Almost every candidate is self-funding their campaign Both primaries in the Florida House District 113 race are master classes in self-financing, where the biggest donor might be staring back at at the candidate in the mirror. The Democratic contest is shaping up to be a tale of two piggy banks. Candidate Gloria Romero Roses is […]
Florida’s top cop says nobody cares about where $10 million in taxpayer money earmarked for the neediest went. Nobody cares that a grand jury report is being kept secret. Nobody cares — except, apparently, the “liberal media.” That was the message last week from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who came to Miami Thursday and […]
If you thought the Underground Railroad from Miami-Dade to the city of Miami was slowing down, think again. With Police Chief Manuel Morales announcing he’ll retire in October — or sooner, depending on how the winds blow (more on that later) — all eyes turn to the man now holding the keys to City Hall: […]
Remember when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis decided rainbow crosswalks were suddenly a public safety menace? Not potholes. Not flooding. Not insurance rates. Rainbows. Back in 2023, the state flexed its muscle and forced the removal of rainbow crosswalks across Florida, including Miami Beach’s iconic Pride crosswalk on Ocean Drive — the one that had quietly […]
Miami Commissioner Damian Pardo showed just how transparent thin skin can be Thursday — and it happened after one of his own neighbors walked up to the podium with slides, facts, and a raised hand. Literally. At issue was PZ-1, the latest zoning tweak of the carefully crafted Miami 21 code making its way through […]
Publicity checks point to political patronage Just when you thought the drama around the Miami Downtown Development Authority couldn’t look more, um, interesting, along comes a paper trail. And not just any paper trail. The kind that makes you stop, tilt your head, and ask: “And we’re supposed to pretend this is normal?” According to […]
And now Annette Taddeo may want it, too Like a cat leaping off a sinking canoe and landing in a speedboat — that’s how fast the race for Florida Senate District 38 just woke up. Or maybe it’s more like musical chairs, Miami-style: The music changed, a bigger player walked into the room, and suddenly […]
In the tiny city of West Miami, there is a quiet yet heated election in two weeks. The incumbent, Mayor Eric Diaz-Padron, is facing the city’s longtime former city manager, Yolanda Aguilar, who has the blessing of the city’s godmother, former mayor and Miami-Dade Commissioner Rebeca Sosa. Less than a square mile in size, surrounded […]