Don’t our elected officials ever learn? Here’s some free advice to them: Do not threaten city employees — especially when you are up for re-election. Apparently, and according to emails published by Stephanie Kienzle (who could be called the Ladra of the north), North Miami Beach Councilman Frantz Pierre and his wife came outside “aggressively approach” […]
Miami Lakes Mayor Wayne Slaton has thrown in the towel and former Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi is now, officially, really, the mayor. Slaton announced at a press conference Monday that he would not appeal the most recentcourt ruling in favor of Pizzi, who is likely heading for Town Hall to take his place behind his desk […]
South Miami Commissioner “Bicycle Bob” Welsh is at it again — but this time, he’s passing out flyers from his two-wheeled throne more than a few miles away in the city of Sweetwater. Welsh is supporting activist Deborah Centeno, who hopes to become the city’s first Nicaraguan-American mayor. He says he has distributed more than […]
Former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi — who was arrested on federal public corruption charges in 2013 and acquitted last year — has one more notch on his victory belt. After getting his acquittal on the bribery charges and the court to force Gov. Rick Scott to rescind his suspension from office and another […]
President Barack Obama was in Everglades National Park Wednesday to talk about climate change on Earth Day. Ladra does not think that it is a coincidence that this is the first time he visits the Everglades as POTUS — the year that two South Florida Republicans, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio, are […]
Former Miami-Dade Police Det. Fred Suco lost his bid to unseat Miami Springs Mayor Zavier Garcia earlier this month by 341 votes. Garcia won-re-election with 56% of the vote. Or did he? Suco and his attorneys say that Garcia never qualified or was qualified illegally for the April 7 election because all but one of […]
Absentee ballots for Sweetwater’s May 12 election were supposed to land in mailboxes this week. But they will be delayed at least a week after a judge ruled Monday that Sweetwater Mayor Jose Diaz cannot be on the ballot. An appeal has been filed and the court has granted an emergency stay of the ABs […]
A judge ruled on Monday that Sweetwater Mayor Jose Diaz cannot run for mayor because he did not officially resign from his commission seat, as required by Florida’s “resign to run” law. Miami-Dade Civicl Court Judge Barbara Areces said Diaz — who was appointed mayor after former Mayor Manny Marana Marono was arrested on bribery […]
On Tuesday, Miami-Dade commissioners will get a report from Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos “Mr. Giveaway” Gimenez on efforts to relocate the Dade County Youth Fair to make room for Florida International University’s expansion. In it, he identifies four potential relocation sites — really two, since two are old sites already rejected — as if progress has been made. But […]
Advocates for body cameras on police officers say they reduce citizen complaints and use of force incidents. They say that it’s natural for police officers to be on their best behavior if big brother is watching. But who is really watching? Not me and not you. The Florida Senate is considering a bill that would […]