Mayor Vince Lago takes another loss at City Hall The Coral Gables Commission on Tuesday ended the city’s annexation efforts for the Little Gables neighborhood, choosing to respect the wishes of the majority of voters who rejected the annexation in a non-binding straw ballot question last week. Well, everyone but Mayor Vince Lago, who voted […]
Everybody who follows politics knows that there are winners and losers beyond those on the ballot. And in every election, it’s good to reflect on who those victors and has-beens are — and, maybe, why. So, without further ado, a nod to the other winners of the Aug. 20 election — and a nudge to […]
In what can arguably be seen as a referendum on Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago, voters in the City Beautiful clearly and soundly rejected the proposed annexation of Little Gables in a non-binding question on Tuesday’s ballot that is meant to take the citizens’ pulse on the issue. And the citizens’ pulse indicates that the […]
A county judge last week dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed by Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago against Actualidad Media Group for a Spanish-language morning radio broadcast where veteran journalist Roberto Rodriguez Tejera mentioned an investigation by the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust into the mayor’s lack of truthfulness regarding his conflict of interests […]
La votación primaria de este mes para los votantes de Coral Gables incluye una pregunta sobre la anexión propuesta desde hace tiempo de anexar al vecindario de Little Gables a la ciudad, y la votación podría detener el proceso o ayudar a que avance. Probablemente detenga el proceso. El avance o el retroceso depende de […]
The primary ballot this month for Coral Gables voters includes a non-binding question about the long proposed annexation of neighboring Little Gables into the city — and the vote could halt the process or help move it forward. It’s probably going to halt the process. The up or down all depends on who comes out […]
The city of Coral Gables commission is playing chicken with the budget. At stake: Millions of taxpayer dollars. A standoff became clear during the second budget workshop Wednesday and it doesn’t look like it’s going to end well — with a potential $10 million cut in services (and taxes) if commissioners can’t make up their […]
The Coral Gables commission on Tuesday will consider putting a question on the ballot to establish an Inspector General in the city. The resolution on the meeting agenda is sponsored by Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson and co-sponsored by Mayor Vince Lago. But wasn’t this already decided? Yes. Last month, the mayor and vice mayor — […]
(This is a translation of this story published days ago.) El Departamento de Elecciones de Miami-Dade ha rechazado cerca de 13.000 peticiones (o una abrumadora mayoría de ellas) recopiladas por el grupo Accountable Coral Gables para incluir tres preguntas en la boleta electoral en Coral Gables este noviembre. Y huele mal. El comité de acción […]
Updated: The Miami-Dade Elections Department has rejected close to 13,000 petitions — or an overwhelming majority of signatures — collected by the Accountable Coral Gables group to put three questions on the November ballot. And something smells fishy. The political action committee, chaired by Mayor Vince Lago‘s ally and former candidate Alex Bucelo, turned in […]