Michael Grieco best choice in House 113 race — because the others are worse

Michael Grieco best choice in House 113 race — because the others are worse

There seems to be another funky, mysterious political action committee working in Miami Beach for the state elections — but this one is against Michael Grieco, not for him. Grieco, the popular populist former city commissioner, was forced to resign and drop out of the mayor’s race last year after he got into trouble with […]

Shady Miami Beach PAC blunders on bashing Deede video

Shady Miami Beach PAC blunders on bashing Deede video

Relentless for Progress has $1.4 million to spend on propaganda to push the agenda for Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and Commissioner Jonah Wolfson, who want to elect a slate of pocket commissioners to do their bidding. But they can’t afford a proofreader? A video posted on the web Tuesday by the political action committee […]

Ethics Commission looks into Miami Beach shakedown PAC

Ethics Commission looks into Miami Beach shakedown PAC

Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and Commissioner Jonah “Pottymouth” Wolfson tried hard to quash a motion by Commissioner Deede Weithorn to have the Ethics Commission look into their brazen shakedown of vendors and developers who want to do business, or continue doing business, with the city. And they may have won at the dais, after the motion […]

Miami Beach $500K+ PAC tied to vendors, city contracts

Miami Beach $500K+ PAC tied to vendors, city contracts

A new Miami Beach political action committee formed by Commissioner Jonah “Pottymouth” Wolfson, who is termed out in November, collected more than half a million dollars last month alone — some of it from vendors or entities doing business or wanting to do business with the city. And that has raised some eyebrows. Commissioner Deede […]

Miami Beach Mayor Levine takes over finance committee

Miami Beach Mayor Levine takes over finance committee

Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine has restructured the city’s finance committee, booting Commissioner Deede Weithorn, the longtime chair, and appointing himself and two cronies just as they get ready to tackle next year’s budget. The move — ten months before Weithorn is termed out — has everyone wondering just what he’s up to. Ladra will […]

Miami Beach paves way for electeds to become employees

Miami Beach paves way for electeds to become employees

Attention anyone who wants a high paying job with all the government perks at the city of Miami Beach: Just run for office. That’s basically the message that the city commission sent when it unanimously approved a request by Commissioner Ed Tobin to apply to the police department without waiting the two-year period required of […]

Mayor Philip Levine has control issues with committees

Mayor Philip Levine has control issues with committees

You could tell right away that newly elected Miami Beach Mayor Philip “Fix It Phil” Levine got a little high on his sudden rush to power. He was quick to tell Commissioner Ed Tobin that it was his turn to control the meeting right after he was sworn in last week and actually got giddy […]

Miami Beach: A tale of two aides, Fired and Hired

Miami Beach: A tale of two aides, Fired and Hired

As expected, Alex Fernandez, the aide to Miami Beach Vice Mayor Deede Weithorn, was fired from his city job by the newly-elected mayor Tuesday for endorsing the opponent in the recent mayoral election. The city will defend its action by saying that Fernandez was an at-will employee. But everybody knows that it was because he […]