Gables Neighbors United, the political arm of the largest group of active and engaged Coral Gables residents, has endorsed political newcomer Melissa Castro for the commission seat in Group 4. Gables United already endorsed activist Ariel Fernandez, publisher of Gables Insider, in the Group 5 race against attorney Alex Bucelo, who has the backing of […]
Two city commissioners will face challenges in May election Without a challenger, former Miami-Dade Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz became mayor of Sweetwater again last week — and secured his third retirement check on the public trough. Qualifying ended Friday and Diaz, mayor there from 1999 to 2003, was the only one who wanted to lead […]
A group of active and engaged — and fed-up — residents of Coral Gables has sent out an email blast endorsing Ariel Fernandez in the city election, calling his opponent the “developer’s insider.” Attorney Alex Bucelo, who lost a bid two years ago to Commissioner Kirk Menendez, has the development and real estate investment money […]
Police are still investigating the burglary at Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes‘ office at City Hall last week. Monday, someone tried to break into one of the commissioner’s Community Response Team trucks (he has two). Most don’t think the two crimes are related. The commissioner’s office was ransacked, but nothing seems to have been stolen. The […]
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the highest bench, will be coming home this week to South Miami-Dade, where her parents still live, for a street naming ceremony in her honor. Brown Jackson, who graduated from Palmetto Senior High, class of 1988, will have a portion of Eureka Drive, […]
And why she’ll need to recuse herself from some votes Newly-elected Miami Commissioner Sabina Covo, who will be sworn in on Saturday, won the special election Monday, getting nearly 30% of the vote in a crowded field, eight points over the No. 2 finisher. The journalist-turned-PR-pro has never held any kind of public office before. […]
Tanya Katzoff Bhatt is an activist, past president of Miami Beach United The big ticket in the Miami Beach city election is going to be the mayoral race between former Commissioner Michael Góngora and former commissioner and State Rep. Michael Grieco, whose first run for the seat was interrupted by an investigation into illegal campaign […]
Former Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Nikki Fried, who lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary last year, announced Monday that she wants to try “something new” — and is running to be the next chair of the Florida Democratic Party. That pits her against former Sen. Annette Taddeo, who lost her bid for congress last year, […]
A new law wipes out standing AB requests every two years There are city of Miami voters who are waiting for absentee or mail-in ballots in the special election this month to fill the vacancy in District 2. Only they won’t get it if they don’t ask. Only a third of the typical number of […]
And floats $1 billion bond referendum for housing projects Jeanette Nuñez for Miami-Dade Mayor? Rebeca Sosa for Elections Supervisor? David Richardson or Carlos Lopez Cantera for tax collector? Frank Artiles for county sheriff? Frank Artiles?!? These are actual scenarios put forth by a digital text poll that went out to some county voters this week. […]