As he defends himself on 14 public corruption charges in criminal court, former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla is going on the offensive in divorce court, filing a counter motion for dissolution of marriage and demanding that his wife not only split the marital assets — like jewelry and designer clothing — but […]
Neon green liquid leaking at airport was A/C fluid What the $%^# was that fluorescent green liquid that dripped from the ceiling at Miami International Airport on the 4th of July? Some A/C coolant leaking from a pipe that Miami-Dade Aviation says is dyed green so they can trace it back to the source. The […]
Miami-Dade Commission chair says it ain’t Along with the Miami-Dade County commission, mayoral and judicial races on the August 20 ballot, after the state legislative and party committee candidates and the new constitutional officers, there will be a ballot question about county mass transit. It’s a non-binding, straw ballot, which means that, really, nothing will […]
The Coral Gables commission on Tuesday will consider putting a question on the ballot to establish an Inspector General in the city. The resolution on the meeting agenda is sponsored by Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson and co-sponsored by Mayor Vince Lago. But wasn’t this already decided? Yes. Last month, the mayor and vice mayor — […]
Citadel founder Ken Griffin, who wants to build a $1 billion tower in Downtown Miami for his company’s new headquarters, gave $500,000 to Our Democracy, the political action committee for incumbent Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who is defending her throne from six challengers. Ladra doesn’t know about you dear readers, but that makes me […]
And, no, they don’t mean Joe Martinez If one thing has become clear as we approach the primary in the historic election for Miami-Dade sheriff, it is that all the Republicans in the race but one share a common theme: Anyone But Joe. No, that’s not about former Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez, who was arrested […]
Whether it’s parades, picnics, concerts or just the fireworks show, it wouldn’t be a Fourth of July event in Miami-Dade if there wasn’t an elected from the county or one of it’s 34 municipalities out celebrating with loved ones, friends and constituents. Wannabe electeds must go out and campaignwith their very visible t-shirts and hats. […]
Incumbent Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has topped the $5 million mark in her campaign fundraising, according to a statement from her campaign received Wednesday. Levine Cava raised $650,000 in June, according to the press release. The next campaign finance reports are not due until Friday, but the DLC camp felt they had something to […]
Focus is on public service, conservative family values A Miami-Dade firefighter who is running for state representative in District 115, released his first campaign video ad Wednesday titled “Ready to Protect.” Capt. Omar Blanco‘s 30-second spot focuses on the candidate’s service as a firefighter and his conservative Republican credentials. “As a firefighter, I’ve always been […]
Giving yet another indication that he is not a serious candidate for the Miami-Dade mayor’s seat, Alex Otaola, an activist, actor and podcaster with a penchant for the outrageous and a large Cuban-American following, chickened out of a meet-and-greet forum Monday that he had previously agreed to. Otaola told the president of the Kendall Federation […]