Coral Gables Commissioner Jorge Fors, who is in a heated runoff for the Miami-Dade Commission seat in District 6, has filed a lawsuit against opponent, lobbyist and political operative Kevin Marino Cabrera and his campaign team over what lies and “doctored images” of Fors in political advertising. The “defamatory hit pieces” call Fors a criminal […]
Two more district contests are headed to runoffs in November Three Miami-Dade Commissioners were elected outright and two more seats will head to runoffs after almost 19% of the registered voters in the state’s most populous county cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary. Doral Mayor J.C. Bermudez and State Rep. Anthony Rodriguez will join Commissioner Danielle […]
One would think that with five open Miami-Dade commission seats this year, due to term limits finally kicking in, we would have better candidates trying to seize the opportunity. But when you really look at it, this batch of wannabes is one of the least promising. It was amazing — and it sucks — that […]
It’s not just Miami-Dade District 6 where former President Donald Trump has a friend running. One of the candidates challenging Miami-Dade Commissioner Danielle Cohen-Higgins is also a Trumpster. She doesn’t have his endorsement like Kevin Marino Cabrera has, but that’s probably only because Karen Baez Wallis, who resigned as director of Jackson South’s emergency services […]
There is a lot of money going around in the Miami-Dade District 2 racethe clusterbunch race with six candidates. And it’s not all where you’d expect it to be. Sure, North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime is raking it in with real estate investors and developers. He’s got almost $800,000 between his campaign account and his […]
All six candidates in the Miami-Dade District 2 race are experienced public servants or civic leaders and any one of them would make a good county commissioner. But two candidates stood out for the right reasons Thursday in The Miami Foundation’s forum: Wallace Aristide and Joe Celestin. These two — a former principal of Miami […]
When did we decide that forums were better than debates? And why? Spoiler: They’re not. The first commission candidate forum put on by The Miami Foundation was boring enough that Ladra recommends a recording, if they have one, but only for anyone having trouble getting to sleep. Yawn. None of the candidates — Kevin Marino […]
Get those calendars out. There will be at least one virtual forum for each of the five Miami-Dade County Commission races on the August ballot thanks to The Miami Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to bring the philanthropic, leadership and civic communities of Miami together. The forums won’t start until after absentee or mail-in […]
At noon Tuesday, former Miami Beach Commissioner Micky Steinberg became a Miami-Dade county commissioner after nobody qualified to run against her in District 4, where Sally Heyman is termed out. It is the only county commission race that is uncontested — maybe the $400K she raised scared would-bes away — as 19 other candidates qualified […]
The four Miami-Dade Commission races provide voters with the first opportunity in decades to redefine the dynamics on the board with at least three newcomers. And, hopefully, not all four. As folks get ready for early voting to start on Monday — filling out absentee ballots over the weekend to take with us — Ladra […]