When Miami Mayor Francis Suarez finally spoke Tuesday about the firing of Police Chief Art Acevedo — who he personally brought from Houston in April — he wasn’t using his own words. Suarez was reading from talking points provided to him by Miami spokeswoman Soledad Cedro. Suarez’s little speech, in its entirety, was emailed by […]
After a long and conspicuous absence throughout the battle between city commissioners and Police Chief Art Acevedo, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez finally spoke Tuesday about his hand-picked top cop — and he supported the city manager’s decision to fire him. “While it is clear that Chief Acevedo has the qualifications and the experience to be an […]
He’s out! Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo was booted Monday from the job he’s had for only six months, in the wake of serious accusations he made against three commissioners and resistance to reform measures he tried to initiate within the police department. This was expected and has been in the works for weeks. Noriega […]
Miami Beach voters have a familiar straw ballot question to answer before Nov. 2: Do they want to ban alcohol sales in South Beach after 2 AM? It’s the same question voters solidly rejected in 2017, by a very comfortable 65% of the vote. Sort of a mandate. So why’s it coming back? That’s a […]
Former Miami Police Commander Nerly Papier, fired recently for the cover-up of an accident April 2 in her city-issued SUV, didn’t only hit the curb and blow both right side tires, causing some other damage. She also almost hit two pedestrians while speeding. Where’s a cop when you need one? A video of the incident, […]
It may have been a day late, but Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo responded to the city manager’s request for an action plan that included steps to kiss and make up with city commissioners he has accused of misconduct. Like that’s going to happen. It was less than two weeks ago that Acevedo — plucked […]
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who boasted about bringing the city the “Michael Jordan” of police chiefs when he recruited Art Acevedo for the job, has been conspicuously missing in action as the commission attacks his prized pick. Brilla por su ausencia. Acevedo’s clash with the commission is a problem Baby X created. Not only because […]
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 […]
Controversial Rickenbacker RFP scheduled for 3 p.m. time certain The polemic push to privatize and redevelop the Rickenbacker Causeway will be discussed again Tuesday at the Miami-Dade Commission meeting. The board will probably drop the Venetian Causeway from the request for proposals, as Commissioner Sally Heyman requested, because it’s really all about the Rickenbacker anyway. […]
Almost 100,000 absentee ballots will be mailed Tuesday to voters in three of the bigger cities of Miami-Dade: Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah. Election Day is Nov. 2 but local races have seen a growing number of vote-by-mail ballots every year and these have become crucial to all campaigns. Increasingly, the race is over by […]