The photogenic highlight of the week has to be the emotional installation ceremony where Miami-Dade Commissioner Jean Monestime was installed chairman. But there were other things going on this week, too. A ground-breaking, a ribbon-cutting and even a couple of parades. The first of two parades was last weekend as politicos pressed the flesh with […]
The union impasse meeting droned on and on and on. But after the brilliant and funny and engaging in-your-face-liars speech by union lawyer extraordinaire Mark Richards, the second best moment for Ladra was when Commissioner Barbara Jordan brought up one of my guilty pleasures: The ABC show Scandal, which is, of course, about political intrigue, […]
In addition to the District 11 county commission seat left by Chairman Joe Martinez to run for mayor, there are six other commission seats up for re-election this year. But so far, only two of the incumbents have drawn opposition — and the challenges are weak. Commissioner Bruno Barreiro was the first to draw 0pponents […]