If you can’t beat them at the polls, draw them out of your district. That’s what’s happening in the city of Miami at today’s special meeting to redraw the new district maps that were tossed out by a court after several organizations and residents sued over gerrymandering (more on that later). The new map proposed […]
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed State Rep. Juan Alfonso Fernandez Barquin (R-District 118) as the new Miami-Dade County Clerk — to replace longtime clerk Harvey Ruvin, who died five months ago — he also called him comptroller, a financial role the clerk officially serves but which Ruvin had always de facto conceded to whoever […]
Ordered by a court to go back to the literal drawing board to define new commission districts for the city, Miami Commissioners will have a special meeting Wednesday to discuss which direction to take — including the possibility of abolishing districts completely. But commissioners don’t want to hear from the public. The original redistricting meetings […]
Plus a few other interesting issues that will be raised Newly elected Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro is getting her stride. She has two items on the agenda for Tuesday’s city commission meeting and both should be passed unanimously — although Ladra has a feeling Mayor Vince Lago will come up with some excuse to […]
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago has been a busy boy. Lago told the media that he is a businessman earlier this month after it was exposed that he was renting retail space to a developer of a luxury high-rise who has done other projects in the City Beautiful. And he ain’t kidding. In addition to […]
Banker and longtime community activist Damian Pardo, LGBTQ+ champion and founder of SAVE, announced his candidacy last week for city of Miami commissioner in District 2. As a first time candidate, Pardo said he wants to “shake things up” and return to prioritizing residents. ¡Ya tu sabes! With more than 35 years of campaign and […]
The scandal about a pay-to-play secret job with a developer seeking permits in the city hasn’t really slowed Miami Mayor Francis Suarez down or changed his mind about seeking even a higher power to abuse. Baby X could announce his long-rumored and delusional run for president next week. Five of his staffers have taken unpaid […]
In the past few years, the city of Miami Commission has taken several steps to crack down on homelessness in what many believe are inhumane ways — including banning food distributions and sweeps that separate homeless individuals from the few belongings they have. Ideas that have been floated include turning historic Virginia Key into a […]
Commissioner should at least be removed from Bayfront Board Trust A group of Miami business owners, community leaders, concerned residents and, perhaps, some former elected officials will descend on Miami City Hall at 9 a.m. Tuesday to demand the resignation of City Commissioner Joe Carollo, who was found last week to have violated the First […]
The city of Miami can stop paying Commissioner Joe Carollo‘s legal bills right now. Let him pay for his own appeal with the funds from his political action committee. Carollo, who has spent more than $2 million of the taxpayers’ money defending himself from a federal lawsuit he lost Thursday, has a neat $1,380,295 sitting […]