It may seem unbelievable, but 1,571 people in Miami voted for a man who stands accused of public corruption charges like bribery and money laundering and unlawful compensation from abusing the very position they want to put him back into. What are these people smoking? Former commissioner (because he was suspended by the governor after […]
There are live elections today in four of Miami-Dade’s biggest cities: Miami, Hialeah, Miami Beach and Homestead. Some offer a little more drama than others. In Miami, there are two seats up for grabs. Commissioner Manolo Reyes is also on the ballot but he is pretty much in like Flint. No muss, no fuss. But […]
In the Miami District 1 race, candidate Mercedes “Merci” Labrada Rodriguez is fighting for a runoff spot against auto parts dealer Miguel Gabela, who four years ago forced a runoff with suspended Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, who was arrested in September on public corruption charges. Though he will likely be suspended by the […]
There are eight candidates vying for the Miami Commission seat in District 2 — which covers the shoreline from Coconut Grove up through Brickell and downtown to Morningside — in what may be a testament to the vulnerability of short term incumbent Sabina Covo, who was elected in a special election last February to replace […]
As the Miami election deadline approaches Tuesday, there is one thing that is practically certain: It won’t end there. We won’t have winners in two of the three districts on the ballot. Sure, Commissioner Manolo Reyes will win easy peasy over whoever that guy is that threw his hat in at the last minute and […]
Looks like former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla — suspended by the governor after his September arrest on public corruption charges like money laundering and bribery — knows he’s not going to win re-election in District 1. That’s why he’s wasting money on a campaign against the Broward State Attorney who is prosecuting […]
Video ties Regalado to recently tainted politicos For months there have been rumors that former Pinecrest Mayor and State Rep. Cindy Lerner would run for Miami-Dade commission in District 7 again. But Thursday, the rematch with Commissioner Raquel Regalado became official when Lerner filed bank account paperwork for the 2024 county election. Lerner and/or her […]
Just when you thought the D1 race in the city of Miami couldn’t get seedier. Or more dangerous. Former Miami Police Officer turned private eye Frank Pichel, now a candidate in the city’s district 1 race, was arrested Sunday afternoon after he pulled a gun on another campaign team in Allapattah. According to the arrest […]
It was bound to happen. Voters in Miami’s District 1 got a mailer last week reminding them that suspended Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla had been arrested on public corruption charges, including money laundering and bribery, in a case mostly about campaign contributions. It writes itself. And when you see it, it looks like […]
Two of the three candidates in the special election for Florida House seat 118 to replace State Rep. Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin — appointed Miami-Dade Clerk and Comptroller by Gov. Ron DeSantis in June — will meet and greet Kendall voters Thursday night. But the Republican is sitting it out. Mike Redondo, the frontrunner and best […]