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 […]
Campaign contributions show same ol’ special interests There is a safety hazard on U.S. 1 at 37th Avenue and Ladra can’t believe it hasn’t caused any accidents yet. It’s a billboard for the re-election campaign of Miami Commissioner Sabina Covo, who won a special election in February to replace Ken Russell, who resigned to run […]
The campaign finance reports filed last week by Coral Gables Vince Lago are pretty boring. He hasn’t raised any money either in his 2025 campaign account or in his political action committee in months, according to the most recent campaign finance records. Not that he needs to. He has more than $656,000 in the PAC […]
The “incumbent” in the Miami District 1 race was suspended by the governor after he was arrested on public corruption charges that include money laundering, bribery and criminal conspiracy. Alex Diaz de la Portilla is accused of abusing his power and selling his vote to give away a public park in exchange for more than […]
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago had another bad day at City Hall Tuesday. Not only did he lack the votes to reject the proposed salary increase for himself and vice mayor — a grandstanding move that would have locked in future mayors and vice mayors — and is apparently losing the effort to annex High […]
A third name in a week was added to the long list of candidates who could run for Miami-Dade sheriff in 2024: Former and longtime PBA President John Rivera. His announcement came on the heels of two other big hitters: former Maj. Ignacio “Iggy” Alvarez filed papers last week and former FHP Trooper and Miami […]
But nobody cared that ADLP lived out of the district Earlier this month, a judge ruled that Miami auto parts dealer Miguel Gabela — who moved into a second property after his first home was drawn out of District 1 during redistricting — could remain on the Nov. 7 ballot and that votes for him […]