Homestead Mayor Steve Losner slimly wins re-election vs Elvis Maldonado

Homestead Mayor Steve Losner slimly wins re-election vs Elvis Maldonado

Homestead Mayor Steve Losner hung on to his seat, winning re-election Tuesday by a small margin against former Councilman Elvis Maldonado, who had bounced back from a lost county commission race. Final score: 51 to 49%. The difference was a scant 69 votes. Turnout was abysmal. Just under 10 percent of the 35,408 registered voters […]

Steve Losner and Elvis Maldonado head into Homestead mayoral runoff

Steve Losner and Elvis Maldonado head into Homestead mayoral runoff

Former Homestead Mayor Jeff Porter lost the mayoral three-way primary in Homestead Tuesday, proving, finally, that an honest guy can’t get elected in Miami-Dade. Incumbent Mayor Steve Losner, who got almost 47% of the vote, heads comfortably into a runoff with former Councilman Elvis Maldonado, who left office to run for an open county seat […]

Political Pics of the Week: Chairs, turkeys and holiday cheer

Political Pics of the Week: Chairs, turkeys and holiday cheer

It was a week marked by the installation or swearings and the choosing of electeds to lead governing bodies. But it was also a week marked by the first of what is surely to be multiple holiday bribes — you know, the frozen turkeys and bags of accompanying Thanksgiving feast items given away to grateful […]

Another Bell, the vice chair’s hubby, opts for public office

Another Bell, the vice chair’s hubby, opts for public office

The husband of Miami-Dade Commissioner Lynda Bell announced Tuesday (out loud) that he wants his wife’s old job as mayor of Homestead. Mark Bell, owner of the historic Hotel Redland, made public what many had been whispering in private — that he would make a run for office — on the heels of (read: capitalizing […]