Pets’ Trust goes PAC to influence 2016 elections

Pets’ Trust goes PAC to influence 2016 elections

The Pets’ Trust people are tired of talking to a brick wall and so they have taken a different route to communicate with the elected officials who ignore them — and more importantly their voters: They formed a political action committee. Now, that’s speaking their own language! The Animal Power Party PAC was formed earlier […]

Raquel Regalado’s drops 1st mailer — a family holiday hello

Raquel Regalado’s drops 1st mailer — a family holiday hello

Coming this week to some mailboxes near you: A holiday greeting from Miami-Dade School Board Member Raquel Regalado. But you can bet that it won’t be sent to just the voters in her school district as this becomes the first 2016 mayoral mailer in Regalado’s bid to unseat incumbent Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Sure, there […]

Carlos Gimenez camp pushes, begs to show big money

Carlos Gimenez camp pushes, begs to show big money

We’re drawing a close on the first month of campaign finance reporting for Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and the camp is really pressing to show a big start. Don’t know why. He already has raised $1.6 million in his Miami-Dade Residents First PAC (and spent $300K of that), and we don’t even know how many […]

King Petty Carlos Gimenez gets goofy over soccer stadium

King Petty Carlos Gimenez gets goofy over soccer stadium

So there is finally a doable plan to build a stadium and bring a David Beckham‘s dream Major League Soccer team to Miami and everyone can celebrate. Well, almost everyone. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez aka “King Petty” isn’t as excited as the rest of us. In fact, he’s pissed off. You might be, too, if after […]

Xavier Suarez: Still ‘not a candidate’ at Saturday’s big shindig

Xavier Suarez: Still ‘not a candidate’ at Saturday’s big shindig

Somehow, the rumor got started that Miami-Dade Commissioner Xavier Suarez would make an announcement at his big annual fundraiser Saturday about whether or not he will run for mayor. Maybe it was the message sent to journalists on Friday by lobbyist Christopher Norwood that said Suarez was “seeking Re-Election to his County Commission Seat, but […]

Carlos Gimenez opens second warchest for re-election

Carlos Gimenez opens second warchest for re-election

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez filed to run for re-election Thursday and it was treated like news. Didn’t everybody know this was coming? He’s been running for mayor practically since he was elected mayor in 2011 after the recall of Carlos Alvarez. For at least two months, the campaign has stepped it up with ads paid […]

PBA paints Carlos Gimenez as ‘Pinocchio style’ liar

PBA paints Carlos Gimenez as ‘Pinocchio style’ liar

The new August issue of the PBA’s Heat newspaper — published by the Miami-Dade Police Benevolent Association — takes aim at an old target right out front and center. On the cover is Carlos “Cry Wolf” Gimenez, primping in the mirror as he “readies for the budget.” Looking back at him is his face — with […]

Carlos Gimenez starts early street campaign — in Miami

Carlos Gimenez starts early street campaign — in Miami

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez may be leading in polls and exuding an outward confidence that he will be re-elected in 2016, but it seems he is secretly sweating the challenge from Miami-Dade School Board Member Raquel Regalado. Why? Well, because a whole 13 months from the election, there is a canvassing team going door to […]

Poll results are nothing for Carlos Gimenez to brag about

Poll results are nothing for Carlos Gimenez to brag about

The latest poll results on the 2016 Miami-Dade mayoral race may not be good news for School Board Member Raquel Regalado, whose numbers slipped from poll markers released six months ago. But it’s even worse news for Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Sure, he’s got a 23-point lead of his sole declared challenger, a lead you will […]

Miami-Dade: Carlos Gimenez saves us — from himself

Miami-Dade: Carlos Gimenez saves us — from himself

Everyone in Miami-Dade County can sigh a breath of relief! Mayor Carlos “Cry Wolf” Gimenez has saved the day! There will be no further cuts to services and personnel, no more “sacrifices” asked of our loyal county employees, no more library closings. In fact, 10 of the 20-some libraries closed two days a week will […]

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