Organizers of the recall of Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo already have at least $100,000 to advertise their cause and a contingent of supporters who could become candidates in a replacement election. Volunteers already collected more than 200 signatures last weekend on the first Saturday, said Juan Cuba, photographed here talking to the first group that fanned […]
The South Miami mayoral race has become, basically, a blood fight between current Mayor Phillip Stoddard — who is not running but has a puppet candidate in the race — and his arch nemesis, former Mayor Horace Feliu, who wants his old job back. It’s a five-way race but while the other three candidates knock […]
Not only did Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez take a free ticket to the Super Bowl from a political benefactor, he scored a sweet deal on a clubhouse ticket for his wife and then he got to bully Miami Gardens residents protesting future plans for Formula 1 races at Hard Rock Stadium with his personal police force. […]
While Miami Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez was busy scoring free tickets to Super Bowl LIV from a billionaire that gets millions in county subsidies, one of his opponents in the Republican congressional primary celebrated the beginning of the end of impeachment with a close, personal friend of the POTUS. “It was great talking to President Donald J. […]
Before he got the freebie Super Bowl LIV tickets from Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium owner Stephen Ross, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez may have used his influence or his position to score more tix to an exclusive host committee reception Thursday night. According to the daily schedule that his office sends out to the […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, king of the pay-to-play game, got two free tickets to Super Bowl LIV this Sunday as a gift from Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium owner Stephen Ross, a longtime ally and campaign donor who (1) got a sweet deal in 2014 where the county pays him up to $5 million […]
About 100 people — give or take a few dozen political operatives and candidate relatives — showed up Thursday for the fifth and possibly final candidate forum for the South Miami Feb. 11 election. And Ladra wants to thank South Miami Neighbors and the South Miami Elks not only for hosting the event, but also […]
The One Miami-Dade political action committee chaired by Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon‘s lobbyist aunt collected another $88,700 in December — and more than half of that came from Jorge Mas who wants to build a $1 billion mega mall and hotel complex disguised as a soccer stadium on the Melreese Golf Course. At least $52,200 […]
UPDATED: It’s really happening. The recall effort against Miami Commissioner Loco Joe Carollo is gaining steam with the first canvassing for signatures on Saturday. And organizers are forming a formal political action committee this week. Volunteers have been told to meet by 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Domino Park, from which they will fan out into District […]
South Miami is the City of Pleasant Living. Until election time. This week, voters got an attack mailer that targets three of the five candidates: Horace Feliu, Mark Lago and Lina Sierra. Is it just a coincidence that all three are Hispanic? They don’t think so. Was it a veiled message to keep Hispanics out […]