Angelica Pacheco starts ‘Dime Hialeah’ YouTube series In advance of a state amendment on the ballot that could legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida, Hialeah Councilwoman Angelica Pacheco — who says the skunky scent of pot already permeates the City of Progress — wants to outlaw marijuana smoking in the city’s public places. But Mayor […]
After a somewhat ugly tussle between the Village of Palmetto Bay and the residents who live adjacent to a 2.5-acre parcel that each wanted to buy from Miami-Dade County, there seems to be the possibility of a compromise. “Have you had a conversation about splitting the baby,” asked Commissioner Raquel Regalado at a committee meeting […]
A forum for the candidates is scheduled Wednesday Two of the 17 candidates for Miami-Dade sheriff — who have all been invited to a forum on Wednesday — have out-fundraised the rest by leaps and bounds, and they are exactly who everyone expected to lead the money race, which is likely to be in the […]
State Rep. Alina Garcia, a Republican abandoning her seat to run for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, has raised the most of five candidates in the race — and more than both Democrats combined, according to finance reports filed this week for the first quarter of the year. Garcia reported collecting $125,647 in her campaign account, […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and the seven incumbent commissioners up for re-election raised more than $1.7 million between them in the first quarter of the year, according to finance reports filed this week. This includes the $635,185 raised between them in their respective campaign accounts and another $1 million plus in political action committee […]
Mayor uses city email to campaign in his defense Coral Gables activists Maria Cruz on Friday submitted 1,719 signed petitions to recall Mayor Vince Lago with the city clerk, taking the first step to remove him from office. Her group needs 1,649 signatures, or 5% of the 33,000 registered voters as of the last election […]
In a rare joint statement, the leadership of both the Coral Gables Fraternal Order of Police and the city’s firefighters’ union called Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago a liar and raised concerns about his side gigs and ties to developer Rishi Kapoor, who is under investigation for bribing the mayor of Miami. The labor groups […]
What are you doing this weekend? Doral Mayor Christi Fraga and a bunch of legislators are going to chat about the repercussions of new condo laws and issues on Saturday. Florida State State Reps. David Borrero and Juan Carlos Porras and Miami-Dade State Attorney Assistant State Attorney John Perikles, division chief of the economic crimes […]
Miami City Manager Art Noriega got a pass Thursday after he explained, to use the word loosely, his wife’s business dealings with the city, while City Attorney Victoria Mendez was removed of her position at the commission meeting on the spot. After commissioners voted 4-1 for Mendez to step down — she will still stay […]
Alian Collazo has major support from a state senator In the Florida House 115 Republican primary to replace State Rep. Alina Garcia, who is running for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, the Tampa transplant put in the race by a state senator is leading in fundraising over Miami-Dade Fire Capt. Omar Blanco, according to the campaign […]