The code enforcement officer who caught Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla “creating jobs” at an illegal nightclub in February was fired on Wednesday — just as she and her lawyers had predicted. Suzanne Nicholson was terminated, purportedly, for not cooperating with the city’s alleged “investigation” into the incident in which she said Diaz […]
It may be two years away, but newly-minted Coral Gables Vice Mayor Mike Mena just lost any chance he had to be re-elected in 2023. No, it’s not just because of the condescending matter in which he dismissed resident-driven ideas from newly-elected Commissioner Rhonda Anderson, who proposed amending the zoning code to require approval and […]
Newly-elected Coral Gables Commissioner Rhonda Anderson is already delivering on her campaign promises, proposing sweeping changes to the zoning code at her first commission meeting Tuesday. Anderson sent Mayor Vince Lago and her colleagues a memo on May 4, just over a week after winning the April 27 runoff, detailing a bunch of suggestions that […]
Terse memo gives her a direct order to make an official statement A city of Miami code compliance supervisor who accused City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla of poking her at an illegal nightclub and causing her injury, then defaming her when the incident became known, said Thursday that she is afraid of losing […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava backpedalled and ditched her old recommendation to reject all the bids for a $50 million airport contract — where a selection committee of staff had already ranked the top two firms — and start the process over. After Political Cortadito exposed what looks like illegal lobbying by former Transportation Director […]
Former Miami-Dade Transportation and Public Works Director Alice Bravo was back at County Hall this month, visiting Commission Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz April 15 with a group of lobbyists who are pushing for a totally clean and “flawless” bidding process to be tossed out and started anew. Was she just hanging out? Was she on […]
Checkered past raises eyebrows on the appointment, doubts on ‘search’ Updated: The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department has a new director, another refugee from Miami Beach government. And critics say former Miami Beach Public Works Director Roy Coley is not ready for prime time. Coley was appointed as the new WASA director Tuesday by Miami-Dade […]
La Alcaldesa steps into second procurement mess in as many weeks Two weeks after she withdrew her recommendation for an airport construction supervision contract due to the meddling of a politically connected family and their lobbyists, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava apparently wants to throw out another perfectly good bid process and start over — […]
Lawsuit indicates a cover up attempt at City Hall The city of Miami code compliance supervisor who was confronted and allegedly poked and pushed by Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla at an illegal nightclub in February has sued the lawmaker for libel and is seeking more than $100,000 in damages. In the complaint, the […]
Surprise! Big development interests poured money into both campaigns Riding an anti-development wave, Rhonda Anderson cruised into the Coral Gables Commission Tuesday, winning the runoff with a whopping 74% over Jose Valdes-Fauli, who just couldn’t shake the shadow of his big, bad brother. Valdes-Fauli pulled almost the same 26% he got in the first round, […]