The first Coral Gables city budget hearing was in full swing Thursday when Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago ducked out for the unveiling of his fancy clock on Miracle Mile. Quietly. He sort of sneaked out after public comment, during the staff presentation, like he was going to the bathroom. But he never came back. […]
The first city of Miami budget hearing on Saturday was dominated by a plea from the community to increase police patrols, especially in the Downtown Miami area and marine officers on the Miami River. But the discussion on the dais was dominated by the growing tension between District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo and commissioners Miguel […]
Residents continue lawsuit to block amendment Voters in the city of Miami voted yes down the line to three referendums on the Aug. 20 ballot. The first two questions will replace the city’s auditor general with a new office of inspector general, which has broader investigative powers. More on how that office will work later. […]
Miami-Dade Chief of Public Safety James Reyes, who is running for the county sheriff’s post established by voters across the state in 2018, announced on Tuesday that he had accepted an invitation to debate Miami-Dade Assistant Police Director Rosanna “Rosie” Cordero-Stutz, who won the Republican primary last month to advance to the November election. The […]
Hialeah’s Angelica Pacheco gets a spot, too Miami has always been the city of second chances. And third and fourth chances when those don’t stick. Last week, the Miami-Dade’s Republican voters gave three politicians facing criminal trials a new opportunity to serve on the local GOP committee, which aims to promote the party — its […]
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, […]