Mayra Joli, who came in fifth two months ago in the Coral Gables City Commission election, wants to throw her hat in the ring again. Only it’s a different ring. Joli has presented paperwork to run for city of Miami mayor. It will be interesting to see how she proves that she’s been a city […]
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla flew to Las Vegas this week to visit Elon Musk and tour the Boring Company which has proposed building a $30 million tunnel under the Miami River connecting Brickell to the downtown. Talk about gambling with money and lives. First, nobody believes that Musk […]
And it floats a new half-penny tax to save Biscayne Bay The rumor has been out there for months, but on Saturday, some Miami residents got a mobile poll that pits Mayor Francis Suarez against the former Mayor Tomas Regalado in this year’s election. It also asks if Miami voters would support a new half-penny […]
Going against the incumbent, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has apparently endorsed former Miami-Dade School Board Member Renier Diaz de la Portilla in the Miami-Dade Commission District 5 race. Oh, and it has nothing to do with the fact that it’s the boss’s baby brother. Naaaahhh. Suarez, who is now officially the new whipping boy for […]
The candidates are not the only ones who won and/or lost in Tuesday’s elections for county, school board, judicial and state offices. There are other victors and losers, also. People who will ride the winners’ coattails or who depended on the losers. Without further ado, here are Ladra’s winners and losers from the Miami-Dade elections: […]
The brewing battle between Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and some city mayors over the COVID-19 pandemic response has become a food fight over $474 million in CARES federal funding for governments to help cover coronavirus-related costs — and Grimenez is getting grabby. On Monday, the county decided that all the cities would have to share […]
If you could get past the Beetlejuice outfit worn by Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert, the unified message that five mayors sent at a press conference about the Miami-Dade COVID-19 response Thursday morning was increasingly critical of county Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez — who has been at odds with Gimenez over COVID […]
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is one of the most popular politicians in Florida right now. He may have been on the ropes just a few months ago, but due to his response to the COVID19 pandemic — and, no doubt, darling media role as Patient Zero — his approval ratings are through the roof, according […]
Former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, who resigned after Commissioner Joe Carollo tried to fire him and ordered an investigation into the permit for his backyard deck, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust. When Carollo failed to get the votes he needed to fire Gonzalez in December […]
By the county’s own measure, at least 165,000 people countywide have been exposed to the coronavirus causing COVID19 — but it’s still time to start opening the parks and boat ramps and golf courses. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez — who just last week was asking people to “stay safer at home” — went ahead and opened […]