Ladra’s recommendations are mostly true believers

Ladra’s recommendations are mostly true believers

Everybody knows already that I am voting for Raquel Regalado for mayor of Miami-Dade. I’ve listed my reasons for years, because it’s really a referendum on Carlos Gimenez and the lousy job he has been doing and the climate of pay-to-play politics he has created, all documented here. Just do a search on Carlos Gimenez. […]

Why Carlos Gimenez should not have four more years

Why Carlos Gimenez should not have four more years

Carlos Gimenez is not the man I voted for in 2011. The man we once considered an outsider on the dais, the voice of the people, has turned into the consummate inside deal broker, a man so entrenched in special interests and corrupt that his best friend and campaign finance chair has a $200-an-hour county […]

Carlos Gimenez lies and cheats to keep control of billions

Carlos Gimenez lies and cheats to keep control of billions

Three times in one week, Miami-Dade Carlos Gimenez‘s secret non-profit has paid for robocalls to tens of thousands of voters saying that Raquel Regalado committed fraud. It’s a lie. So is the robocall saying she’s had to pay some elections violation fine. So is the mailer saying the Miami-Dade School Board member has been absent […]

Carlos Gimenez submits late night campaign check (10:20 pm)

Carlos Gimenez submits late night campaign check (10:20 pm)

For all his exaggerated experience as a manager and fiscal expert, it’s ironic (and somewhat funny) that Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez would pay his re-election qualifying fee with a bad check. That’s right. His original check was no good; it was back dated more than a year. The mayor was allowed to correct this with […]

Regalado wants to debate issues; Gimenez? To create issues

Regalado wants to debate issues; Gimenez? To create issues

As the election gets closer, Carlos Gimenez and those friends and family who benefit from his elected office have gotten more desperate in their attempt to hang on to power and the goose that lays the golden egg. First, they say that she was against police body cameras. False. Regalado simply said that there needed […]

Who does Carlos Gimenez spokesman really represent?

Who does Carlos Gimenez spokesman really represent?

Did you hear the one about the mayor’s campaign consultant working a side gig for a casino giant? No, there’s no punchline. Because it’s no joke. Up until just a few months ago, Jesse Manzano-Plaza – Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez‘s political strategist, campaign spokesman and chief apologist — had been working for Resorts World and Genting, the […]

Gimenez ducks debates — and questions about pal’s deal

Gimenez ducks debates — and questions about pal’s deal

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez continues to dodge debates with any of his challengers and is expected to be a no-show to the debate Wednesday hosted by a coalition of women’s groups — the first real public debate in such an important election. A member and former vice president of the League of Women Voters of […]

Awkward! Annette Taddeo, Joe Garcia face off with polite jabs

Awkward! Annette Taddeo, Joe Garcia face off with polite jabs

You could cut the tension in the room with a knife Tuesday night, when the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations had their first candidate’s forum and former friends Joe Garcia and Annette Taddeo faced off for what could be the first time in this election cycle — or ever. They are so used to working […]

It’s official: Ladra is all in with Team Raquel for mayor

It’s official: Ladra is all in with Team Raquel for mayor

There comes a time when it’s no longer enough to sit on the sidelines and just report what you know and hope people see the wizard behind the curtain for the failed traveling salesman he is. There comes a time when you have to put your blood and sweat and guts where your big mouth […]

Jean Monestime stays put, tells Dems: ‘no mayoral run’

Jean Monestime stays put, tells Dems: ‘no mayoral run’

Thanks, but no thanks. That’s what a smart Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Jean Monestime told a group of Democrats at a fundraiser Thursday night after weeks of pressure to have him run for the mayoral seat against incumbent Mayor Carlos Gimenez. He told them he was “greatly honored” by the consideration and blah blah blah, but […]

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