Almost three months after it happened, the investigation into the alleged aggravated assault by Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago against City Manager Amos Rojas at City Hall has been closed — and sources say, no evidence wad found that there were any real threats of violence. According to people on both sides of the June […]
Two Miami-Dade commission incumbents won last week with little oppositional pressure and/or much fanfare. Commissioner Keon Hardemon fought back an attempt by former Commissioner Audrey Edmonson to grab her District 3 seat back, winning 61% of the vote. And Commissioner Roberto “Rob” Gonzalez — appointed by the governor to replace suspended Joe Martinez after his […]
‘Sept. 11 is not a national holiday,’ mayor says That fancy clock for Miracle Mile that Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago said last year would not cost the city a cent, is now a “donation” from his family, Lago says, because he paid the $32,000 installation and hook-up fees himself. This has apparently made him […]
Mayor Vince Lago takes another loss at City Hall The Coral Gables Commission on Tuesday ended the city’s annexation efforts for the Little Gables neighborhood, choosing to respect the wishes of the majority of voters who rejected the annexation in a non-binding straw ballot question last week. Well, everyone but Mayor Vince Lago, who voted […]
Republican primary loser backs Democrat James Reyes In breathless fashion, the campaign for James Reyes for Miami-Dade Sheriff announced last week that one of the Republican candidates who lost the primary last Tuesday had endorsed him: Miami-Dade Police Maj. Jose Aragu, who came in sixth out of 11 candidates with 9.11% of the vote. But remember, […]
Everybody who follows politics knows that there are winners and losers beyond those on the ballot. And in every election, it’s good to reflect on who those victors and has-beens are — and, maybe, why. So, without further ado, a nod to the other winners of the Aug. 20 election — and a nudge to […]
Nothing is going to change in the Debbie Mucarsel-Powell campaign. Since Day 1, the former congresswoman, who handily beat three others in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, has concentrated on the real enemy: U.S. Sen. Rick Scott. She’s been hitting him consistently. Press release after press release focus on Scott’s track record. “Debbie Mucarsel-Powell slams Rick Scott […]
But gap between Dem and GOP voters was small Democrats in Miami-Dade had a good day on Tuesday, and not just because Mayor Daniella Levine Cava won re-election outright in the first round with a solid 58%. The blue party, which dominated the absentee ballot game, also enjoyed a number of other victories. “Democrats in […]
And also Daniella Levine Cava vs Carlos Gimenez In what’s going to be a historic race for Miami-Dade Sheriff, a position that was eliminated in 1957, voters will get to choose between a political appointee who has spent most of his life in the Broward County jails and a veteran Miami-Dade Police assistant director who […]
In what can arguably be seen as a referendum on Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago, voters in the City Beautiful clearly and soundly rejected the proposed annexation of Little Gables in a non-binding question on Tuesday’s ballot that is meant to take the citizens’ pulse on the issue. And the citizens’ pulse indicates that the […]