Last week, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber and Commissioners Ricky Arriola and David Richardson came to their senses (read: were shamed into it) and switched sides, voting to actually have a special election within the November ballot to fill the vacancy left by the sudden death of late Commissioner Mark Samuelian, instead of appointing a […]
Old names resurface as possible fill-ins for the late Mark Samuelian Publicly, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber says it’s too soon to talk about a replacement process for the seat vacated by the sudden death of Commissioner Mark Samuelian last week. Privately, he and some Beach leaders have already started recruiting possible sit-ins. Las malas […]
Most people were shocked when they learned that Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian died Wednesday. Mayor Dan Gelber announced the death late in the commission meeting, one of several recent meetings that Samuelian had missed, right before they took a 30 minute recess. “Mark was a brilliant and thoughtful man who cared deeply for our […]
Congratulations are in order for Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian. The city election is not until Nov. 2, but Samuelian won re-election to his seat last week when a judge ruled that his challenger be removed from the ballot because he was not qualified to run. Fabian Basabe, a New York City transplant socialite and […]
Records show Fabian Basabe voted in Bay Harbor Islands last year Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian may just coast into his seat for a second term without a challenge. Sure, someone has challenged him. But it seems that person doesn’t meet the residency requirement to run. Fabian Basabe, a New York socialite and reality TV […]
And a slew of electeds supporting him After what is arguably a successful first term, Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian is getting ready to run for re-election this year. Samuelian filed his first paperwork on Monday and kicks-off the campaign next week with a virtual political powwow of elected leaders, current and former. The other […]
Miami Beach Police and city officials are trying to clamp down on violent crime that has spiked in the city in recent weeks. “We have too many people not doing the right thing,” said Commissioner Mark Samuelian, who had a virtual town hall meeting last week with Police Chief Richard Clements, city staff and residents. […]
UPDATED: Miami Beach City Manager Jimmy Morales got a three to four year extension on his contract at a secret meeting Tuesday in his own conference room. Commissioners also voted 6-1 to have the finance chair Commissioner Ricky Arriola negotiate a raise to bring back to them. The only dissenting vote was Commissioner Michael Góngora, who […]
There were no surprises in the Miami Beach elections, which ended Tuesday with Mayor Dan Gelber getting 82% of the vote against three nobodies who each got single digits and former Commissioner Michael Gongora coming back to the dais, as largely expected, with 65% over restauranteur Adrian Gonzalez, who got 35%. In the other race, Mark Samuelian, who […]
While it is not the only reason they are the frontrunners in the November election, it helps that former Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Gongora and comeback candidate Mark Samuelian have each raised more than $170,000, leading the pack in their respective commission races, according to the latest campaign reports filed last week. And leading by […]