The owners of the closed Presidential Estates Golf Course in North Miami Beach got the green light Thursday to build 119 homes on the property after Miami-Dade Commission voted to approve the rezoning despite concerns from staff, residents and the district commissioner, Sally Heyman. But it was expected. The commission is so developer friendly that […]
After about six hours of emotional public commentary and discussion among the Miami-Dade School Board members, the decision was made not to recognize October as LGBTQ History Month, as they had in 2021. A non-academic, mostly symbolic item that passed last year 7-1, failed this year 8-1, revealing a seismic shift in policy driven by […]
And has this been cooked so that his replacement does his bidding? Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez was charged with two felonies on Tuesday after a five-year investigation and posted bond. But he hasn’t resigned. Nor has he given any hint that he’s gonna. Will Martinez show up at the commission meeting on Thursday? Some people […]
The next vote on the chairmanship may hang in the balance Two candidates hand-picked by Gov. Ron DeSantis to punish, er, challenge Miami-Dade School Board members that did not toe his line on face masks and other COVID-29 craziness won Tuesday, likely changing the dynamic on that dais and further politicizing a “non-partisan” governing body. […]
In addition to the candidates, there are always other people, groups, institutions that win — or lose — in every single election. Without further ado, here are the most obvious winners and losers from Tuesday’s Miami-Dade primary. Winners: Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez and, by extension, Gov. Ron DeSantis. These two put a lot of muscle […]
Renier Diaz de la Portilla loses second judicial bid, fourth race in a row Whew! We can all breathe easier now that we know Renier Diaz de la Portilla will not be a judge. Even for a day. Despite some very vicious and misleading (and possibly illegal) attacks against incumbent Miami-Dade County Judge Fred Seraphin […]
There is a lot of money going around in the Miami-Dade District 2 racethe clusterbunch race with six candidates. And it’s not all where you’d expect it to be. Sure, North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime is raking it in with real estate investors and developers. He’s got almost $800,000 between his campaign account and his […]
Voters in Miami Beach will have to wait until November to vote for a person in the special election to fill the vacancy left by the sudden death of late Commissioner Mark Samuelian. And the really good questions, like what to do with the historic Deauville Hotel (more on that later) will be taken to […]
If there was any doubt that Monica Colucci was a Republican Party plant in the Miami-Dade School Board race against Marta Perez, there isn’t any now that she’s filed several campaign finance reports. Colucci reported raising $104,362 through July 1– not a bad figure for a newbie. But a closer look at the funding finds […]
It’s not strange that a bunch of Republican candidates for this or that office, even non partisan county seats, were at the Christian Family Coalition’s 2022 Miami-Dade Legislative Victory & Candidates Breakfast last month, pandering for the ultra conservative vote. But a judicial candidate? Incumbent Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Oscar Rodriguez-Fonts took a few minutes to […]