There are seven candidates on the ballot for Miami-Dade Mayor. But really, there are only two. Eddy Rojas, who owns a valet parking company, is way out of his league here. Alex Otaola, a Cuban-American actor, comedian and podcaster who doesn’t speak English, is out of his mind. Unfortunately, so are the hundreds who will […]
Richard Praschnik has a homestead in Lee County Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado has been challenged in her re-election this year by two candidates — former Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner, who wants a rematch after coming thisclose in 2020, and Richard Praschnik, an officer with the Miami-Dade School Board Police who may be yet another ghost […]
Let’s thank the Miami Foundation for having and recording a series of forums this month with candidates for several races on the August 20 ballot — and posting them on their website for all voters to see. We are lucky that they think it’s important. It is part of the Vote Miami awareness initiative to […]
Deberíamos haberlo sospechado. Parece que Frank Artiles está detrás del trasplante de Tampa que han plantado en la contienda para el Distrito 115 de la Cámara de Representantes de la Florida contra el veterano capitán de bomberos y ex presidente del sindicato de los bomberos de Miami-Dade, Omar Blanco. Pero, por supuesto. Artiles, si todos […]
Because six campaign offices are apparently not enough, the campaign to re-elect Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will open a seventh regional office this weekend. This one is in North Miami. The campaign has previously opened a headquarters in Little Havana with five other offices in Miami Beach, Liberty City, South Miami, Miami Gardens and […]
This is Round 2 on who controls development UPDATE: This meeting has been cancelled. The city of Miami is fighting the county’s rapid transit zone expansion, calling it harmful to the city residents, and has is ready to file a lawsuit seeking to keep control of zoning regulations within Miami city limits. Next week, the […]
As the primary for the constitutional offices nears its closing, former State Rep. JC Planas, an attorney running for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, has gotten the endorsement of four mayors from Miami-Dade municipalities. The Planas campaign announced this week endorsements from South Miami Mayor Javier Fernandez, Bay Harbor Mayor Joshua Fuller, North Bay Village Mayor […]
After she was elected, Miami Commissioner Christine King resigned from her longtime position as president and chief executive officer of the non-profit Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, founded to advocate for and assist investments in Liberty City and surrounding areas. But she is still very close to the organization. And giving back. Last year, […]
And Jose Aragu gets a $300K gift from Ken Griffin A new poll among more than 500 Republican voters shows that former Miami Commissioner Joe Sanchez, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman, and Rosanna “Rosie” Cordero-Stutz, an assistant director at the Miami-Dade Police Department, are the No. 1 and No. 2 favorites for Miami-Dade sheriff in […]
There is still time to request an absentee/mail-in ballot Monday was the last day to register to vote for the August 20 primary election, which is also the county election for a lot of races that could be decided by a 50% plus one vote. According to the Miami-Dade Elections Department, there are almost 1.5 […]