Coral Gables commission beefs up security at first post ‘assault’ meeting

Coral Gables commission beefs up security at first post ‘assault’ meeting

Police union contract could finally be passed After a short but dramatic impasse, the contract for Coral Gables Police — who have been without a contract since October — will be discussed and, possibly, approved at the city commission meeting Tuesday. But the additional police presence will not be there for that. Sources told Political […]

Coral Gables candidate Richard Lara campaigns in public comments — again

Coral Gables candidate Richard Lara campaigns in public comments — again

Attorney Richard Lara, who announced his candidacy for Coral Gables commissioner in February during public comments at a commission meeting, used another commission meeting Tuesday to attack Commissioner Kirk Menendez, who he is presumably challenging next year at the behest of the mayor’s cadre of establishment supporters. Is this going to be a habit? This […]

Coral Gables group submits petitions for referendum on electeds’ salaries

Coral Gables group submits petitions for referendum on electeds’ salaries

A political action committee collecting signatures to get three referendums on the ballot in Coral Gables submitted the first batch of petitions Friday for two of the measures. Gables City Clerk Billy Urquia said he received 2,078 signed petitions for a charter amendment to require a voter referendum approval before elected officials can raise their […]

Vince Lago tries to sneak election date change into strategic plan via committee

Vince Lago tries to sneak election date change into strategic plan via committee

Mayor uses advisory council to push personal agenda Coral Gables commissioners recently got two different versions of Mayor Vince Lago‘s 2023-2025 “strategic priorities plan” within weeks of each other, with one glaring difference: The second one did not have changing the date of the city’s elections from April to November, something that has already been […]

More commission conflict in Coral Gables on heels of mayoral recall effort

More commission conflict in Coral Gables on heels of mayoral recall effort

The first Coral Gables commission meeting Tuesday after the required recall petitions for Mayor Vince Lago were submitted last week was long and a bit awkward for everybody. Ladra cringed a few times. Lago said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was investigating the recall effort and accused the new three amigos — Commissioners Melissa […]