Commissioner Elect vows to fire city attorney It’s interesting that the name Miguel translates to Michael in English — because on Tuesday, Allapattah auto parts dealer Miguel Gabela became the archangel who drove the devil out of Miami. Gabela, who has run three times prior to this, beat former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la […]
Voters in Miami’s District 2 rejected 9-month Commissioner Sabina Covo, choosing financial advisor and human rights activist Damian Pardo, who was hit with a flurry of negative attacks in the last week by a political action committee funded with dark money. Interestingly, it may have backfired. Because while Covo won in the mail-in ballots, Pardo […]
Several mailers and text messages have gone out in Miami this week to try to tie District 2 commission candidate Damian Pardo to Commissioner Joe Carollo, who is that toxic. The weak connections are the financial consultant and human rights activist, who is in the runoff against incumbent Commissioner Sabina Covo, was Carollo’s appointment to […]
Look out for special interests behind the candidates After the runoffs in Miami and Miami Beach next week, the focus of political consultants, observers and watchdogs will be on the 2024 ballot. And in Miami-Dade, that means the historic vote to elect the first county sheriff since 1966. It seems as if every other day […]
And wouldn’t that make her just like ADLP? In the race for endorsements in the Miami District 2 race, there’s a rumor that attorney Eddy Leal, the former counsel to the city’s mayor, has endorsed incumbent Commissioner Sabina Covo in the runoff against banker and activist Damian Pardo. Leal came in third on Nov. 7, […]
The Miami Beach mayor’s runoff is not what most political observers expected to see. Former Commissioner Michael Góngora will face Commissioner Steven Meiner on the Nov. 21 ballot. Many, including Ladra, expected the runoff to be between the two Mikes — Góngora and former commissioner and former State Rep. Mike Grieco, who really should have […]
City costs are estimated at $23.6 million In his fight for the annexation of Little Gables, which looks more difficult after Tuesday’s meeting than before, Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago wants to keep his own city’s residents from voicing their opinion. He must know they don’t like the idea. Lago actually said Tuesday that it […]
It’s a done deal. The Hialeah City Council will consider a street naming Tuesday, but it’s all but on the map. That’s because the street that is to be named is to be named for former president Donald Trump, who is defending himself against 91 criminal charges spread across four states and federal indictments. He […]
Sabina Covo and Damian Pardo to answer questions A debate between the two commission candidates in Miami’s District 2 — incumbent Sabina Covo and banker and activist Damian Pardo — has been rescheduled from Tuesday to Friday, which is when the three-day early voting period begins. Covo, who won her seat over 12 others in […]
It was a big surprise for many in Hialeah when nurse Angelica Pacheco beat longtime Councilwoman Vivian Casáls-Muñoz with 52% of the vote despite a negative campaign that called her, of all things, a child abuser. The upset is also seen by some as a referendum on Mayor Esteban “Stevie” Bovo, who heavily backed Casáls-Muñoz, […]