Four months after he got sworn in as Coral Gables’ newest commissioner, Richard Lara is finally bringing his first resolution to the dais. You’d think it might be some bold policy idea to set the tone for his term. Maybe something on development, zoning, traffic — or even trees. Nope. Item F-17 on Tuesday’s agenda […]
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago has a new political target in his crosshairs — the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center Association, the decades-old civic group that safeguards the land where the city’s youth center now stands. But it’s only because former Commissioner “Coach Kirk” Menendez, who had the guts to challenge him in the […]
County commissioner wants to qualify by petition For everyone still whispering that Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins might blink at giving up three safe years on the county dais for a risky run at Miami’s top job — stop. It’s done. There’s no room for doubts now. Higgins submitted her resignation letter as a county elected, […]
Well, vecinos, it looks like the Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago has finally found a way to get rid of Planning & Zoning Board member Sue Kawalerski — the only member who regularly sides with residents over developers. All it takes is three votes of the commission on Tuesday in what could be an unprecedented […]
In her efforts to close a budget shortfall she says is caused by the sudden loss of COVID dollars and the five constitutional offices separating from the county, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava might be compromising public safety. Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosanna “Rosie” Cordero-Stutz all but waved a big red siren this week, warning commissioners that […]
And county commissioners look for scapegoats As if she was reaching between the couch cushions, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava just magically found $66 million to soften the sting of her doom-and-gloom $13 million budget. After floating layoffs and slashing nonprofits last month, proposing increased fees all over to stop a $402 million hole from growing, the […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins might be serious about her bid to run for Miami Mayor this November, after all, which could be why she went out of her way to get former Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, another candidate in the crowded race, basically fired from his day job as the lobbyist for the Sierra Club’s […]
It looks like Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago is backpedaling on his decision to move the city’s election from odd- to even-numbered years just because he wants to and is now suddenly saying that the public should vote on it after all. What a concept! At their next meeting Tuesday, city commissioners will again discuss […]
Miami’s political consultants are going to be de luto. President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he’s drafting an executive order — all by himself, of course — to ban absentee ballots and mail-in ballots before the 2026 midterms. Because, claro, nothing screams democracy like one guy deciding how 150 million people should vote. […]
The Republican Party of Florida just got a lesson in trademark law — and maybe in taste, too. Over the weekend, the RPOF quietly yanked a line of deportation-themed merch from its website after someone apparently realized that ripping off The Home Depot’s iconic orange logo might not be the best idea. The shirts, hats, […]