In a rare joint statement, the leadership of both the Coral Gables Fraternal Order of Police and the city’s firefighters’ union called Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago a liar and raised concerns about his side gigs and ties to developer Rishi Kapoor, who is under investigation for bribing the mayor of Miami. The labor groups […]
What are you doing this weekend? Doral Mayor Christi Fraga and a bunch of legislators are going to chat about the repercussions of new condo laws and issues on Saturday. Florida State State Reps. David Borrero and Juan Carlos Porras and Miami-Dade State Attorney Assistant State Attorney John Perikles, division chief of the economic crimes […]
Miami City Manager Art Noriega got a pass Thursday after he explained, to use the word loosely, his wife’s business dealings with the city, while City Attorney Victoria Mendez was removed of her position at the commission meeting on the spot. After commissioners voted 4-1 for Mendez to step down — she will still stay […]
Alian Collazo has major support from a state senator In the Florida House 115 Republican primary to replace State Rep. Alina Garcia, who is running for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, the Tampa transplant put in the race by a state senator is leading in fundraising over Miami-Dade Fire Capt. Omar Blanco, according to the campaign […]
Vince Lago PAC has much more interest money The campaign to recall Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago is not really a grassroots effort. And it’s not very transparent. In its first campaign report filed this week, the End The Corruption political action committee chaired by longtime activist and perennial gadfly Maria Cruz reported collecting a […]
Finally, after an embarrassing misstep last month with a report that was short on numbers and remorse, Miami City Manager Art Noriega has submitted a new report about the way the city handled furniture purchases from his wife’s company since he was appointed — and it sounds a lot like the old report. It’s also […]
City attorney’s future, manager’s excuses on agenda Grab a tub of popcorn. Don’t forget your extra large cortadito. The Miami City Commission this week promises to be a doozy. Let’s hope Pastor Eric Doss of Liberty City Church of Christ gives a really good invocation. City Manager Art Noriega is expected on Thursday to give […]
Union releases web video critical of administration The Coral Gables Police Department is supposed to be a force 204 strong. But there are currently 37 vacancies as dozens of officers scatter to other departments for better wages and working conditions — creating a 20% shortage. In just the patrol division, the number shortage is 40%, […]
In the Miami-Dade District 11 race, campaign finance reports filed this week show that incumbent Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez — appointed in November of 2022 to fill the vacancy created by the arrest of Joe Martinez on public corruption charges — has raised more than 16 times as much as his only opponent so far, a […]
Recently suspended $2.5 billion bond is still an issue A political action committee supporting Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid in his bid to become the next Miami-Dade Mayor has launched two new web videos blasting Daniella Levine Cava‘s track record and baptizing her with a new nickname. “Disastrous Daniella passed Miami-Dade County’s largest budget and […]