After his arrest on public corruption charges in the giveaway of a public park to a private school for more than $300,000 in campaigns contributions and gifts — vacations, accommodations, food, booze — disgraced Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was suspended from office. Then, officials found even more graft. As chairman of the […]
The possibility that Miami-Dade Aviation Director Ralph Cutié would become the next city manager in Coral Gables was very short-lived. On Tuesday, Cutié — who oversees operations at the beleaguered Miami International Airport — was named as a potential (preferred?) replacement for City Manager Peter Iglesias, whose third vote for termination from Commissioner Kirk Menendez […]
‘Mafia-like thuggery’ is tied to vote on city manager The three Coral Gables commissioners who voted to fire City Manager Peter Iglesias on Tuesday said they had been threatened or followed in recent days and felt genuine concern not just for their safety but for the safety of their families. Threats reportedly made against Commissioners […]
Assistant City Manager Alberto Parjus is in charge meanwhile This story has been updated from its original. Surprise, surprise. A discussion on the succession plan for the Coral Gables City Manager turned into a new potential role for Miami-Dade’s Aviation Department Director Ralph Cutié, a 32-year veteran of the county government — who oversees operations […]
The campaign for the re-election of Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava responded quickly and harshly to the 30-second web video ad launched Sunday by Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid, who is challenging La Alcaldesa this year, attacking her $2.5 billion bond initiative. And the gist is that Cid himself has pushed for tax increases. “It’s […]
Here’s a commercial you didn’t see during the Super Bowl. The first and anticipated video attacking Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava for her $2.5 billion bomb, er, bond initiative, revealed last month at the State of the County address, is out. It’s not on TV. It will probably be on a smart phone near you […]
Former Miami Commissioner Sabina Covo, who ran on a platform of fighting corruption, is currently under investigation for “remuneration by candidate for services, support, etc. and bribery.” Remuneration? Yeah, that means promises of money or jobs by a candidate for support of her candidacy and it is illegal under Florida Statute 104.071. Remember that in […]
Plaintiffs seek to remove Loco Pollo Carollo from office You can run, but you can’t hide from the courts. The lawsuit to remove Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo from office was filed in January, but the elected has been dodging the serving of papers every which way since. Coward. So he was served with the summons […]
Miami City Commissioners will get another chance this week to take back a public park and reverse a vote that was basically bought through public corruption and led to the September arrest of former Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla on bribery and money laundering charges. In April of 2022, Diaz de la Portilla convinced […]
He may be under arrest on bribery and money laundering charges. He may have lost an election. He may have lost his house to foreclosure. He may be served with divorce papers by his new wife. But former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla sure knows how to party. People in Tallahassee for the […]