And a slew of electeds supporting him After what is arguably a successful first term, Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian is getting ready to run for re-election this year. Samuelian filed his first paperwork on Monday and kicks-off the campaign next week with a virtual political powwow of elected leaders, current and former. The other […]
He wants to revisit light and heavy rail as an option True to his word, Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee will ask his colleagues to pull the brakes on the $368 million rapid bus transit project along U.S. 1 to Homestead and park it another 60 days to examine other options — such as light and […]
Coral Gables Vice Mayor Vince Lago raised more money for his campaign in January than any other month since he began fundraising a year ago. With a reported additional $69,440, that brings his total to more than $228,000. His only opponent so far — qualification is at the end of the month — is Commissioner […]
It’s never too early to start thinking about the 2022 race for Miami-Dade Commission, where there will be five open seats due to term limits and an opportunity for voters in District 8 to elect their commissioner, finally. There are already five candidates each in the District 2 race to replace Commissioner Jean Monestime and […]
Look out, Group 3. Here comes Alex Bucelo. The sleeper candidate who jumped into the race to replace Coral Gables Commissioner Pat Keon — who is running for mayor — may be a 28-year-old newbie whose Papi is greasing the wheels. But he’s made an impression on people who are betting on him. Bucelo, who […]
Add Zoning Director Joe Ruiz and Human Services Director Milton Vickers to the high-ranking employees who have left the City of Miami’s employ in the last year, or, basically, since the city commission pressured former City Manager Emilio Gonzalez to resign. Vickers’ exit seems to be a direct result of the abusive treatment from commissioners […]
Vice Mayor Vince Lago had his second best month of fundraising for his mayoral campaign in December, collecting a total of $42,000 — more than twice the $17K that Commissioner Pat Keon, his only opponent so far, got from her rich Coral Gables and Key Biscayne friends. This brings their totals to $158,628 for Lago, […]
The two newest candidates in the Coral Gables April election came out strong last week with their first month’s campaign finance reports, which were eerily close, and start off their respective bids with a bang. Tania Cruz-Gimenez, the daughter in law of the former mayor and current Congressman Carlos Gimenez, reported a total of $38,350 […]
The county torch will be passed again this week and Miami-Dade Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz will become the chairman of the board for the next two years, his final two years on the dais before he goes back to Sweetwater to run for mayor, a position he was first elected to in 1999. He gets […]
The current COVID-19 vaccination distribution process in Miami-Dade is apparently not for everyone — at least not for those without Internet access. Registration for the new life-saving vaccine is only online. So, Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee has opened his office for constituents without WiFi or internet access to register there. “I want to make sure […]