A group of elected officials flew to Panama City last week for the U.S. Embassy’s Fourth of July celebration, at the invitation of Ambassador Kevin Cabrera, a former Miami-Dade County Commissioner and Republican Party committeeman who was tapped for the overseas job by Donald Trump early in his new administration. But almost all of them […]
County commissioner endorses Jackie Garcia-Roves Surprise, surprise. Not. Miami-Dade Commissioner René García officially pulled the plug last month on his not-so-convincing bid for Hialeah mayor, confirming what just about everyone in political circles and their abuelas already knew: He was never really in it to win it. The District 13 commissioner — whose turf includes […]
The Miami Commission is moving forward with a plan to kill off the Bayfront Park Management Trust — which is currently being investigated and audited after allegations that Commissioner Joe Carollo misused its funds — because, you know, actually fixing something is way too boring when you can just burn it all down and call […]
In Coral Gables, it’s apparently looked down upon to ask questions. The city commission last week censured Commissioner Melissa Castro for, get this, having the nerve to contact the Florida attorney general for an opinion on a controversial and politically-tainted decision in May to move the city elections from April of odd years to November […]
Commission meeting agenda targets three critics Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago had a very good day Tuesday, when he got to retaliate against all three of his “enemies” in a span of eight hours. Let’s call it the L’Ego trifecta. The city’s commission latest meeting Tuesday turned into another stop on the revenge tour Lago […]
Miami Assistant City Manager Larry Spring, the city’s chief financial officer, has submitted his resignation and will be leaving the city’s employ — for the second time — in about two weeks. “As you know, over the last three years, I have genuinely enjoyed the opportunity to be back with my City of Miami family […]
Former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, who has been campaigning for the mayor’s race for months, has filed a challenge to the city commission’s cancellation of the November election — the first of what could be several lawsuits. City commissioners voted 3-2 last week to change the election date from odd to even years, effectively […]
On the heels of an opinion from the Florida Attorney General about the change in election year approved by city of Miami commissioner, Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro wants to reverse a decision by the City Beautiful to move their municipal elections from April of 2027 to November of 2026, effectively shortening everyone’s terms by […]
Expect lawsuits and challenges to follow term extension Most people think that moving the city elections in Miami from odd to even years, to coincide with the midterm and general election, is a good idea to both save more than $1 million a year and, more importantly, boost turnout from the low two-digits to more […]
Chairman Anthony Rodriguez can claim the chaos In what is one of the most egregious abuses of power that Ladra has witnessed in decades of government reporting, the Miami-Dade Commission sat silently by while a resident who had gone to County Hall to have her voice heard was violently dragged out of Commission Chambers last […]