There are still a couple of months to qualify, but so far there are no challengers to Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli and Commissioner Mike Mena in the April election. That’s too bad, because neither of them deserve an easy slide without a challenge. There are three candidates — including former Commissioner Ralph Cabrera and […]
After three tough and tumble years at the City Beautiful, Coral Gables Assistant City Manager Frank Fernandez is finally on his way out — four months from now. Fernandez will keep getting his $188,000 annual salary and keep reaping his benefits through April, getting paid to basically sit at home and look for a new job. It […]
The Miami Lakes council caved Tuesday to the strong arm tactics of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and ignored the recommendation of a citizen selection committee, hiring Gimenez pal Ed Pidermann as the new town manager instead. The committee, which met more than a dozen times over nine months to review 60 applicants, had recommended former […]
The Miami Lakes Town Council may choose its next town manager at Tuesday’s meeting. And Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has his pick. Gimenez sent an email to Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid and the council members urging them to support veteran firefighter Ed Pidermann, a former city of Miami Deputy Fire Chief and one-time fire union […]
The legal bills are coming in from Commissioner Joe Carollo‘s ill-fated, frivolous lawsuit to try to stop the strong mayor referendum that was doomed to fail anyway. And so far, the city is liable for almost $120,000 in legal fees. That means you, dear taxpayer. The biggest bill is from McDonald Hopkins, whose attorney Raquel […]
It is nothing more than political retaliation. The Miami-Dade County Attorney’s office is trying to remove an outspoken, critical member of the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust who has been a thorn in the mayor’s side, saying that he can’t be on the oversight committee because he is involved in legal action against the county. Attorney Paul […]
Want to meet with Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez? Got $15,000? Apparently that’s the price for a half-hour meeting with the county’s strong mayor, the one in charge of all the purse strings and who would be instrumental in getting your retail/residential development all the green lights. According to his calendar, Gimenez met from noon to […]
Now, this is a victory. Sen. Annette Taddeo showed on Tuesday that she is truly a viable candidate who can win more than just special elections against racist apologists when she solidly defeated a challenge by Republican superwoman Marili Cancio, who was handpicked by the GOP for this specific race and moved from Key Biscayne […]
In a resounding defeat to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, voters solidly rejected the strong mayor initiative by 65% of the vote Tuesday — a signal that the new mayor doesn’t exactly have the mandate he thought he had. Is Francis the Future suddenly the Prince of the Past? Maybe it wasn’t a complete loss. Voters […]
It started good at the top of the ticket. Then, ouch. Was former Sen. Bill Nelson and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum actually winning with absentee ballots? Because early results had them just over 50. Even Jeffrey “Doc” Solomon had 525 votes over newly-elected State Rep. Vance Aloupis, right, who ended up winning by 591 votes. […]