Their first official meeting is Tuesday, but two new Miami-Dade Commissioners — elected in districts 7 and 13 last month in the recall wake — tried out the dais Monday morning when they were sworn in at county hall before a bevy of elected officials and politicians, almost every single county department head, their extended […]
A mayoral forum for the two candidates in the runoff will be a little one-sided tonight since one of the guys in the June 28 runoff ain’t showing. Guess who? Former county commissioner Carlos Gimenez has confirmed his attendance at the forum presented by the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations, which starts at 7 p.m. […]
Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Carlos Gimenez got the endorsement Thursday from the SAVE Dade political action committee and all Ladra could do was yawn. Like, duh. Gimenez “has a close family member who is lesbian and understands the difficulties that people who are LGBT face on a regular basis,” the SAVE Dade press release says, adding […]
A lavish goodbye party for outgoing Coral Gables Mayor Don Slesnick is being planned by his wife, two current and one former commissioner and a slew of supporters — including a few city employees who are reportedly working on details from City Hall. According to a couple of those planners, Coral Gables City Manager Patrick […]
The Third District Court of Appeal has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the county for violating public notice rights on the District 7 race that one would-be candidate said makes it almost impossible for outsiders to enter the political arena. The three-judge panel does not say why in it’s two page ruling. But, from the […]
Well, this just in. Former Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez won the District 7 race, with 53 percent of the vote. But only 214 people more voted for him on Election Day. As expected, Suarez led the absentee ballot race by a whopping 1,200 votes. Hmmmm…Former State Rep. Julio Robaina, who led by a nose in […]
The District 7 commissioner will be known shortly. Or at least the one for now. The Third District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the county could and should release the results of the vote count in that election, which has been suppressed since Tuesday folowing the ruling of a trial judge earlier this week. […]
District 7 voters may get to know on Thursday, finally, who they collectively chose as new commissioner Tuesday to replace Carlos Gimenez, who resigned to run for mayor. Or they may still be in the dark if the Third District Court of Appeal upholds a decision by a Miami Dade Circuit Court judge to temporarily […]
Some might think former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina came out on top in Tuesday’s Miami-Dade mayoral race, getting the most votes of all 11 candidates. But, trust Ladra, it’s a huge political loss and Robaina is shaking his big, cheeky babyface today. Robaina, who enjoyed a 29-point lead four weeks ago, spent more than $1 […]
Both candidates for county commissioner in District 7 were in court Monday — but not in body. Former State Rep. Julio Robaina and former Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez were each called on the telephone — and put on speaker — by Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge William Thomas in the middle of a hearing for a […]