Cindy Lerner gets rematch runoff vs Raquel Regalado in Miami-Dade D7

Cindy Lerner gets rematch runoff vs Raquel Regalado in Miami-Dade D7

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 […]

Mailer drops in Miami-Dade District 7 race — a hit on Cindy Lerner’s temper

Mailer drops in Miami-Dade District 7 race — a hit on Cindy Lerner’s temper

Voters in Miami-Dade District 7 were reminded Wednesday about former Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner‘s sometimes stormy disposition. Lerner, who is running again for county commissioner against incumbent Raquel Regalado, has famously lashed out at residents — losing her temper, shouting, cursing, banging her gavel, rolling her eyes and walking out of the village meetings in […]

New KFHA candidate forums: Miami-Dade District 7, school board, clerk

New KFHA candidate forums: Miami-Dade District 7, school board, clerk

Round 2 mayoral group has incumbent Daniella Levine Cava confirmed Absent from the first mayoral forum presented by the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations last week, incumbent Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has confirmed that she will speak at a follow-up event next week. So will Alex Otaola, the actor and podcaster who is running […]

Cindy Lerner makes it official vs Raquel Regalado in 2024 Miami-Dade race

Cindy Lerner makes it official vs Raquel Regalado in 2024 Miami-Dade race

Video ties Regalado to recently tainted politicos For months there have been rumors that former Pinecrest Mayor and State Rep. Cindy Lerner would run for Miami-Dade commission in District 7 again. But Thursday, the rematch with Commissioner Raquel Regalado became official when Lerner filed bank account paperwork for the 2024 county election. Lerner and/or her […]

Miami-Dade candidate Cindy Lerner lies with competing campaign messages

Miami-Dade candidate Cindy Lerner lies with competing campaign messages

Cindy Lerner will say anything to get elected Miami-Dade Commissioner. The former Pinecrest mayor has gone so far as to have two completely opposite campaign messages, depending on who she’s talking to — and in what language. In English, former School Board Member Raquel Regalado is the super Republican with an agenda as extreme as […]

Few surprises and four runoffs in Miami-Dade commission contests

Few surprises and four runoffs in Miami-Dade commission contests

The only unexpected thing about the results from Tuesday’s Miami-Dade commission races is, perhaps, that Keon Hardemon didn’t win outright, meaning we will have four runoffs in November, not three, while three other races have been decided. As of 11 p.m., and with only two precincts still out in District 3, Hardemon — a Miami […]

Kendall activist Michael Rosenberg files for District 7 county commission race

Kendall activist Michael Rosenberg files for District 7 county commission race

A longtime activist, and president of the Kendall Federation of Homeowners, has filed to run for county commission in District 7, to replace the termed-out Xavier Suarez, who is running for county mayor. Michael Rosenberg, best known as co-founder of the Pets’ Trust, filed paperwork for the race on Wednesday. He joins an already crowded and […]