In Coral Gables money race, unchallenged incumbent is leading

In Coral Gables money race, unchallenged incumbent is leading

With less than two weeks before qualifying ends, Coral Gables Commissioner Mike Mena still has no opposition in his group in April’s upcoming election. And chances are it will stay that way because of his war chest. Mena has amassed $111,650 in contributions since last April, according to the last campaign reports filed this week. […]

Incumbents safe so far in Coral Gables, as three fight for open seat

Incumbents safe so far in Coral Gables, as three fight for open seat

There are still a couple of months to qualify, but so far there are no challengers to Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli and Commissioner Mike Mena in the April election. That’s too bad, because neither of them deserve an easy slide without a challenge. There are three candidates — including former Commissioner Ralph Cabrera and […]

Frank Fernandez and Peter Iglesias stay in Coral Gables, for now

Frank Fernandez and Peter Iglesias stay in Coral Gables, for now

It’s been two weeks since Cathy Swanson Rivenbark, officially and reluctantly resigned as city manager in Coral Gables in the light of major commission resistance to her battle with the police chief and insistence that her No. 2 keep his status as the highest ranking cop in the city. In an ironic twist, Assistant City […]

Coral Gables mayor, commissioners to defy state with assault weapons ban

Coral Gables mayor, commissioners to defy state with assault weapons ban

  The Coral Gables City Commission is poised to approve a mostly symbolic ban on the sale of assault weapons — there are no gun stores in the City Beautiful — even though state law prohibits cities from enacting gun restrictions and they could be removed from office. Let’s keep our trigger fingers crossed. Mayor […]

Raul Valdes-Fauli wins seat back in close Coral Gables race

Raul Valdes-Fauli wins seat back in close Coral Gables race

Former Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes Fauli will have that word “former” removed from his identification after he is sworn in as the new mayor again. Valdes-Fauli beat Commissioner Jeannett Slesnick in the mayoral race Tuesday, 51 to 49, after Mayor Jim Cason said he would not run for a fourth term. As expected, it […]

Coral Gables candidates will spend more than $1 million

Coral Gables candidates will spend more than $1 million

By the time the Coral Gables mayoral race is over on Tuesday evening, the two candidates will have spent at least a half a million dollars, maybe more. Ladra is not sure but is willing to bet that’s a record. The six candidates in the two commission seat races raised almost exactly the same amount […]

Your Cortadito Calendar for Coral Gables election week

Your Cortadito Calendar for Coral Gables election week

The Coral Gables election Tuesday is the most important event this week. But it’s not the only thing happening. The Cortadito Calendar for the second week of April has a protest, a council meeting, horses and trees. And, of course, something or two about transportation. Don’t we always have something on transportation? It would have […]

Mucho mailers mean to mislead in Coral Gables election

Mucho mailers mean to mislead in Coral Gables election

With little more than a week to go before the Coral Gables election, voters are getting a mailbboxful of promises and endorsements and attacks. The mailers in Coral Gables are almost always something to talk about — and this year is no exception. From the endorsement of a former governor to the image of a university […]