Miami city attorneys have been working to stop or challenge the recall petition against Commissioner Joe Carollo for more than a month — before the first petition was signed — and even created a “cheat sheet” with their research and findings. Actually, two “cheat sheets.” The original — which agreed with the recall attorneys on the timeline for submission of […]
Updated: The Take Back Our City group that wants to recall Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo submitted more than 1,900 signed petitions to the city clerk just before midnight Saturday after they were informed by the city on Friday that Saturday was the deadline. “We emailed them a drop box link then told them we would take […]
The ordinance passed Monday by the Miami City Commission to limit recall efforts to once a year per elected is legally flawed and dishonestly presented. In passing it on first reading, the Three Amigos who voted in favor, said it was not about the recall of Joe Carollo and that it was only to stem abuse of the […]
Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell was not able to get even a second on his motion to fire City Attorney Victoria Mendez Thursday. Russell had made the move to terminate Mendez because he said she intentionally withheld emails that he had asked her for. He said the 26 emails not provided to him painted a different […]
Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell lost his first political battle Thursday when he failed to get any support whatsoever on his move to terminate City Attorney Victoria Mendez after she failed to provide all the emails he asked her for about a certain Coconut Grove lot split and development. He didn’t even get a second to his […]
Today’s City of Miami Commission meeting is expected to get heated when Commissioner Ken Russell asks for City Attorney Victoria Mendez to be fired for intentionally withholding documents he requested regarding the rezoning of a fast-tracked residential development in Coconut Grove. And there’s likely to be some push back, specifically from members of the Cuban American […]