Well, well, well. It appears that there is no huge, life-endangering emergency at the downtown Miami-Dade Civil Courthouse after all. You know… the health and safety hazards like mold and crumbling columns that lawyers and judges told us were killing them slowly day by day or quickly any day now. They lied. The county’s assessment […]
She’s in. Taking a cue from Hillary Clinton at the national level, Teresa Sarnoff officially filed paperwork Tuesday designating a bank account for her bid for Miami city commissioner in the seat to be vacated by her termed-out husband, Commissioner Marc Sarnoff. It’s been rumored and expected for months. Maybe the recent rash of candidates […]
It’s on! Mano a mano. Or shall we say mayor a mayor? The Miami Lakes Town Council voted unanimously Friday to hire an attorney to defend the town and Mayor Wayne Slaton from the litigation filed by former, suspended, acquitted mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi, who says the seat is rightfully his and is suing to […]
Looks like the overpaid Miami-Dade County attorneys are going to have to do some actual work. The county filed a motion Monday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the United Teachers of Dade against Mayor Carlos “Cry Wolf” Gimenez, blaming him for shortfalls in hundreds of millions in taxes that the Miami-Dade School Board was […]
It didn’t take long for Coral Gables Mayor Jim Cason to answer Ladra’s question of why someone so disinterested in the city and the concerns of its residents would run for a third term as mayor. And, in fact, his response proves my point: He’s running because nobody else did. Or, rather, because someone else […]
In the escalating war between the two men who think they are each mayor of Miami Lakes, today’s meeting promises to be fun, if nothing else. “Urgent citizen action required to stop Slaton,” reads an email sent out Thursday to who knows how many addresses and by New Era Communications Corporations. But everyone knows that […]
Former, suspended, acquitted Miami Lakes Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi — who was arrested in 2013 on bribery charges in a federal bogus grant scheme — says his not guilty verdict entitles him to serve the remainder of the four year term he was elected to in 2012. “I don’t care if you think I’m the […]
Former, suspended, acquitted Miami Lakes Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi really, really, really wants to be mayor again and is going to court one more time to try to get back into his office at City Hall. You know, the one with that closet he likes so much. Pizzi was suspended by Gov. Rick Scott in […]
Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Jean Monestime and Vice Chair Esteban Bovo will take over the helm of the ship after the official, public installation ceremony and swearing-in Jan. 16 with their families standing proud and loved ones/lobbyists gushing and TV cameras rolling. But they apparently can’t wait or want to start planning their rule in advance. […]
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson called for a “State of Emergency” meeting last week about a spike in recent shootings in her District 3 — at least 18 people shot in 21 drive-bys, including a 14-year-old boy who was killed — and what can be done to stop the violence. About 200 people attended, including […]