Lawsuit asks court to stop Joe Carollo from voting on Miami redistricting

Lawsuit asks court to stop  Joe Carollo from voting on Miami redistricting

Attorney says it’s gerrymandering to protect his house from seizure The owner of Ball and Chain and several Little Havana properties — who with his real estate partner sued Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo for violating their free speech — has filed another lawsuit asking a judge to stop the commissioner from voting Friday or […]

Busy week for Miami, with Baywalk Greenway, Melreese and redistricting

Busy week for Miami, with Baywalk Greenway, Melreese and redistricting

Readers of Political Cortadito are going to get sick of the city of Miami this week. That’s because the commission has four back-to-back meetings over three days — including the much-anticipated no-bid, 99-year deal for development of the Melreese golf course. The dates on the dais begin Wednesday with a special meeting to establish the […]

Coconut Grove residents are ignored as Miami carves up D2 in redistricting

Coconut Grove residents are ignored as Miami carves up D2 in redistricting

But community meetings this week aim to seek resident input? Really? One by one, nearly 100 speakers lined up and practically begged Miami city commissioners not to cut Coconut Grove into three pieces in the redistricting process. Of the 96 people who spoke against new maps that adjust district boundaries to accommodate population growth, 91 […]

Miami redistricting cuts Coconut Grove into three rather than add districts

Miami redistricting cuts Coconut Grove into three rather than add districts

And city Commissioner Joe Carollo’s house is drawn into his district The latest redistricting map for the city of Miami cuts Coconut Grove into three districts, rather than one, which residents are vehemently against. It also takes great pains to put Commissioner Joe Carollo‘s house — the one he swears he doesn’t live in — […]

Miami-Dade Commission approved changes to barely new district lines

Miami-Dade Commission approved changes to barely new district lines

The process for redistricting is still going on in Miami and at the state level (more on that later), but Miami-Dade County is done. Finito. Commissioners approved new boundaries last week after a few last minute amendments. And there was zero opposition. Zero lawsuits threatened. Zero drama. Probably because there were no huge changes and […]

Miami-Dade meets on redistricting, private/public deals, MIA contracts

Miami-Dade meets on redistricting, private/public deals, MIA contracts

Holy moly! Wednesday’s Miami-Dade Commission meeting is going to be a doozy. According to the agenda, the last meeting of the year is heavy-loaded with several big ticket items. According to some County Hall insiders, any one of them could turn into a thing. There’s going to be some discussion (read: complaints) on the county’s […]

Miami could give law firm carte blanche in ‘conflicts of interests’ in redistricting

Miami could give law firm carte blanche in ‘conflicts of interests’ in redistricting

City commissioners in Miami could officially give the redistricting consulting contract to Miguel de Grandy on Thursday. That’s expected. The contract was taken from former State Sen. Bill Galvano, a pal of Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, last month and De Grandy was already spoken of as the chosen replacement. What’s not expected or […]