One of the questions asked at the forum for the Miami-Dade sheriff candidates Monday was whether or not our community would be safer if we each went out and bought a gun, obviously getting the training or whatever needed to use one. And, almost like an echo chamber, the candidates said they believed in the […]
UPDATE: After the publication of this post, Joe Martinez confirmed that he would also attend. Fourteen of the 15 candidates for Miami-Dade Sheriff have confirmed attending a forum Monday night on Zoom hosted by the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations. They will each get an uninterrupted five minutes to talk before having another five minutes […]
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar wants everyone to know what she’s doing in District 27. She says she is working to reduce the cost of living for families, support small business owners, create new jobs, make affordable housing more accessible and cut unnecessary government expenses. Well, not all unnecessary government expenses. Because the four mailers that […]
Important post oversees DMV, auto tag offices Hialeah Councilman Bryan Calvo, who is running for Miami-Dade Tax Collector, crashed a press conference given by Mayor Esteban “Steve” Bovo Monday morning to announce the endorsement of Dariel Fernandez for the new constitutional position. That’s gotta make for some awkward council meetings. “It’s a personal vendetta,” Calvo […]
Nod in sheriff’s race causes dueling GOP videos One would think that former President Donald Trump is busy enough, what with the hush money trial in full swing, the first of four criminal trials he is facing for more than 90 felony charges. One would think he’d also lie low, particularly in micro local elections […]
Between them, the 12 candidates for the four Miami-Dade constitutional offices on the ballot — minus the sheriff’s race — have raised more than $1 million, according to the most recent campaign finance reports. Half of that is thanks to former State Rep and former Miami Beach Commissioner David Richardson, who loaned himself $250,000 for […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and the seven incumbent commissioners up for re-election raised more than $1.7 million between them in the first quarter of the year, according to finance reports filed this week. This includes the $635,185 raised between them in their respective campaign accounts and another $1 million plus in political action committee […]
Alian Collazo has major support from a state senator In the Florida House 115 Republican primary to replace State Rep. Alina Garcia, who is running for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, the Tampa transplant put in the race by a state senator is leading in fundraising over Miami-Dade Fire Capt. Omar Blanco, according to the campaign […]
Alian Alejandro Collazo doesn’t seem like a likely candidate for Florida House District 115, which serves the Kendall area. The 29-year-old grew up in the Tampa/St. Pete area, where he claims to own a business. He graduated from a Pinellas County high school. His cell phone still has the 727 area code. And up until […]
She also has the backing of most municipal mayors Almost eight months until the November elections and incumbent Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has already sealed up the support from basically every labor union. Like that was even in question? On Tuesday, United Teachers of Dade – Florida’s largest teachers union and the fourth-largest nationally, representing […]