3 Coral Gables commissioners want a raise, car allowance, more benefits

3 Coral Gables commissioners want a raise, car allowance, more benefits

So, it was apparently Coral Gables Commissioner Kirk Menendez who came up with the plan to give himself and his colleagues some pretty big raises in salaries, more wiggle room in their expense accounts and brand new car allowances where there were none. Newly-elected Commissioners Melissa Castro and Ariel Fernandez apparently agreed, according to City […]

Endorsements fly in Coral Gables runoff election, as VBM ballots arrive

Endorsements fly in Coral Gables runoff election, as VBM ballots arrive

The endorsements are multiplying in the Coral Gables election, which ends next Tuesday. And just in time, too — as the vote-by-mail or absentee ballots are mailed to voters. Three Group 2 candidates who didn’t make the runoff in the April 13 vote, Tania Cruz-Gimenez, Alexander Luis Haq and Claudia Miro, each endorsed Rhonda Anderson […]

Two Coral Gables commission races head into runoffs in two weeks

Two Coral Gables commission races head into runoffs in two weeks

They may have a new mayor already, but Coral Gables voters aren’t done picking the two commissioners who will serve alongside Vince Lago. Both commission races will have runoffs, as expected, on April 27. The Group 2 race looks more lopsided and Jose Valdes-Fauli, brother of the current mayor, Raul Valdes-Fauli has a lot of […]