The Miami Herald got it right for once Wednesday in their endorsement of Kristen Rosen Gonzalez for Miami Beach Commissioner. The Miami-Dade College professor is headed to a runoff Tuesday as the last hope to get an independent voice on the commission after the two other open seats went to cronies of Mayor Philip Levine. […]
As the crowd thins, it’s almost harder to recognize the clear winners and losers in the debate among those who want to represent the Republican Party in next year’s presidential election. But Ladra’s gonna try anyway. It’s late and it was long, so some of these observations may be fuzzy, but here are Ladra’s knee […]
Miami-Dade County Commissioners have raised close to $1 million between them so far for next November’selection, according to the latest campaign reports filed this week. The fat cat among los gatos locos at the 111 building is Audrey Edmonson, who has raised $320,000 since starting in March. It includes $16,500 raised in October, even though […]
As expected, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez raised a boatload of money in October, his first month of fundraising — almost $800,000 since he officially opened his re-election account last month. But the curious thing isn’t that huge $781,771 figure collected. After all, Gimenez is a strong mayor incumbent with deep ties to special interests and […]
Hey, Jeb? Are we having fun yet? The Right to Rise political action committee for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who said he would run a “joyful” campaign, is set to mount a multi-million dollar attack blitz on Sen. Marco Rubio, who is performing better in the race to become the GOP presidential nominee, accusing […]
Lobbyist David Custin is having a fundraiser for Miami Beach Commission candidate Betsy Perez. Oh, it doesn’t say that on the invitation. The invitation is from Mayor Philip Levine and four of the sitting commissioners: Michael Grieco, Joy Malakoff and newly-elected Ricky Arriola and John Aleman. All five of them had Custin as their campaign […]
In a shocking turn of events, even for 305 standards, the one-time presumed front-runner in a city of Miami race has conceded two weeks before the runoff — robbing us of a tenacious showdown in which she would have lost. Let’s face it. This sorta proves that Teresa Sarnoff never really wanted to serve the […]
Recent attacks on Marco Rubio’s voting record, personal finances and perspiration have only really underlined one thing very clearly: Most voters have more in common with the Florida senator than any other wannabe for the presidential nomination — in the GOP or the Democratic field. Credit card debt and issues? Been there. Penalties for cashing […]
In the wake of Tuesday night’s surprising upset in the city of Miami elections — where a relatively unknown park activist beat the tar out of the well-financed wife of a well-known sitting commissioner — everyone wants to know who Ken Russell really is. The good looking young man, former professional Yo Yo player, father […]
In one of the few times in politics where money apparently didn’t make the edge, a grass roots activists on Tuesday won their battle against a ballot measure that would have permitted upzoning on Ocean Terrace for a certain developer to build a high rise tower in a historic district with two- and three-story buildings. […]