Hialeah Carlos Hernandez lies again — under oath this time

Hialeah Carlos Hernandez lies again — under oath this time

It’s always the cover up that gets ’em. We all know that Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez is a big, fat liar. It’s documented. He was caught when he testified in the tax evasion trial of former Mayor Julio Robaina admitting that he charged 36% interest on a personal loan, something he had repeatedly denied publicly […]

Miami Lakes voters say ‘yes’ 10 times, and cut mayor’s power

Miami Lakes voters say ‘yes’ 10 times, and cut mayor’s power

Miami Lakes voters were in a giving mood this week, saying yes to and overwhelmingly passing every single one of the 10 charter amendments proposed to them — most of which take powers away from the mayor, making it a mostly ceremonial position. They also made Mayor Michael Pizzi‘s re-election pretty much a pipe dream. […]

Miami Lakes charter changes aim at mayoral power

Miami Lakes charter changes aim at mayoral power

Close to 19,000 voters in Miami Lakes will get a ballot in the mail in the next couple of days that could change the way the city governs for years to come. Ten charter amendments — not one, not two, but 10 — are on the ballot that are due back by May 17. It almost […]

Miami Lakes: Manny Cid becomes #3 to file for mayor

Miami Lakes: Manny Cid becomes #3 to file for mayor

Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi can’t step left or right at City Hall without running into a challenger. Last month, Town Councilman Ceasar Mestre filed to run for the mayor’s seat now held by his one-time friend and ally. On Monday, Manny Cid became the second council member to file paperwork to run in what […]

Wayne Slaton, Ceasar Mestre go for Miami Lakes mayor

Wayne Slaton, Ceasar Mestre go for Miami Lakes mayor

Miami Lakes Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi may have gotten his seat back after a protracted court battle. But he’s going to have to campaign hard to keep it. Pizzi, who is widely expected to file for re-election, already has two challengers — former Mayor Wayne Slaton, who was removed from office after Pizzi was acquitted […]

Miami Lakes asks FDLE to investigate Michael Pizzi crash

Miami Lakes asks FDLE to investigate Michael Pizzi crash

Miami Lakes Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi played the class clown in council chambers for about an hour Wednesday night at a special call meeting where the council later asked for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the mayor’s very own hit-and-run crash last month. “I ask God to protect all the council members and help […]

Ceasar Mestre drops from Miami Lakes mayoral race

Ceasar Mestre drops from Miami Lakes mayoral race

Miami Lakes Interim Mayor Ceasar Mestre — who was vice mayor until the arrest last week of Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi on bribery and extortion charges after an FBI sting operation — has dropped out of the race to replace Pizzi permanently. In a text message to his friends and other council members, Mestre said […]