What is possibly the nastiest race ever in the city of Coral Gables ended Tuesday with the election of a lawbreaking newcomer who used a shadow Trojan political action committee to attack his opponent with lies. Attorney Jorge Fors beat former Commissioner Ralph Cabrera, 51% to 49% with a 173-vote lead, which is not a […]
When it comes down to it — and there are less than 24 hours to vote — we can’t trust Jorge Fors with the future of Coral Gables. This is a man who cheats on his property taxes for eight or nine years in a row — filling out a bogus homestead exemption on a […]
The commission seat runoff in Coral Gables has gotten nasty with back-to-back hit mailers attacking former Commissioner Ralph Cabrera with lies and innuendo. They come from the same Jensen Beach political action committee that sent three anti-Cabrera pieces in the first round — so we know now they are on behalf of candidate Jorge Fors. […]
In what looks like yet another desperate attempt to gain votes through fear and misinformation, Coral Gables candidate Jorge Fors sent an email blast Wednesday vowing to fight annexation. But Jorgie-Come-Lately — who apparently hasn’t been to a single town hall meeting on the annexations — got a few things wrong. “The reality of annexation […]
Add yet another big endorsement to Ralph Cabrera‘s bid to return to the Coral Gables city commission: Former Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas endorsed the former commissioner in a web video released Wednesday. “As mayor of Miami-Dade County, I had the pleasure of working side by side with Ralph and I always found him to be a forward-thinking […]
On the one side, you have a liar and an empty suit and a one-term commissioner abandoning his seat. On the other, you have two sitting commissioners, a former 16-year public servant who served as both commissioner and the mayor, the police, the firefighters and, for good measure, SAVE. “Ralph Cabrera and I have many […]
In another close race mirroring the 2017 contest, Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli was barely able to hold on to his seat against former Commissioner Jeannett Slesnick. Now, we can’t say Valdes-Fauli won by a scant 187 votes anymore. Now, it’s a flimsy 123! Not really a mandate, is it? The margin is even narrower than […]
Even before 7 a.m. Tuesday, 4,287 voters had cast absentee ballots in the Coral Gables election. That’s almost 55% of the 7,835 ABs that were sent out. That’s the highest number of mail-in ballots returned in the City Beautiful in at least 10 years, maybe all of history. And more may arrive Tuesday. But while […]
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is looking into three mystery mailers attacking former Coral Gables Commissioner Ralph Cabrera in Coral Gables and attributed to a political action committee that has said it isn’t involved. Attorney and activist Jack Thompson sent the SAO an email with a link to an earlier Political Cortadito post about the […]
There is likely to be a runoff in the Coral Gables commission race after Tuesday, where none of the four candidates are likely to pull away with more than 50% of the vote. And when former Commissioner Ralph Cabrera is headed for round 2, as expected, he may be better prepared than whoever the other […]