Even without knowing whether or not the state legislature will give the needed green light, the owner of the Miami Dolphins and Sun Life Stadium will have to plunk down $4.8 million this week to go to the cost of a referendum vote if they want the public to pay for up to half of the facilitity’s […]
Talk about putting the cart before the horse. Or, rather, putting the field goal before the end zone. Miami-Dade County Commissioners are poised to approve today Mayor Carlos “Not So Golden Boy” Gimenez’s much-ballyhooed “framework” for getting the billionaire that owns the Miami Dolphins up to $200 million in public money to renovate his private stadium, which […]
We keep running into Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez, who has cast his hat in the ring for mayor now against the incumbent, Tomas Regalado in that city’s November election. Saw him earlier this month at a Coral Gables debate, there to support his friend, newly-elected Gables Commissioner Vince Lago. Then saw him Tuesday night at the Lago […]
Well, the results in Coral Gables tonight were not surprising for many. While I don’t know how voters could tell the difference between the two, longtime activist Pat Keon, who lost her first bid for office in 1997, beat out longtime activist Mary Young to replace the termed-out Commissioner Maria Anderson. Oddly enough, that sleeper […]
Voters are still casting ballots and what Ladra calls the electoral Happy Hour — 5 to 7 p.m. — is still in full swing. Everyone is counting on a photo finish between Pat Keon and Mary Young in one of the commission races, but the other one is pretty much a done deal already, despite […]
Because I am not yet rich or lucky enough to live in the beautiful, tree-lined Coral Gables, Ladra wants to ask her friends and supporters there to vote for us and cast their ballots for Ralph Cabrera for mayor. Yeah, I know. Everybody tells me this is a losing battle. That is why I thought […]
Now we all know why Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos “Not So Golden Boy” Gimenez missed Dade Days in Tallahassee: He was hammering out the “framework” for the Dolphins Stadium deal that three quarters of his constituents do not want. Ladra and a bunch of Miami-Dade electeds — including Miami-Dade Commission Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa, Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz, […]
While Ladra has not always supported Coral Gables Commissioner Ralph Cabrera’s political allies and that has led some to question my support for his run for mayor in this Tuesday’s election, I am not the only one who thinks that despite any past disagreements, he is the right man for the job. Commissioner Maria Anderson, […]
First in a series. Ladra likes Tallahassee. Sure, the air might smell something that can only be described as a mix between cigar smoke and bullshit, but the sense of urgency and the presence of historic importance — past, present and future — is almost palpable. And the pace! The rapid fire pace that everyone keeps makes me […]
Ladra’s walk is taking a little longer than usual — that’s because we are Tallahassee-bound for Dade Days to see what all the hoopla is about. The annual municipal melee is the week in which Miami-Dade legislators and elected officials from the county and its 34 cities, towns and villages get together to eat, drink, dance, […]