People are talking and Democrats are dreaming For years now, Democrats have searched — sometimes desperately — for someone who could seriously threaten U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar in a district that stubbornly refuses to behave the way they want. They may have just found him. Newly retired CBS Miami anchor Eliott Rodriguez, one of […]
Mayor Eileen Higgins has been in office just long enough to learn where the bathrooms are at City Hall — and already she’s making one thing clear: This administration would very much like to be taken seriously. Last week, Higgins rolled out her senior leadership team, a ritual that in most cities barely registers as […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins — one of the county’s most polished, disciplined and politically savvy Democrats — may finally have something she hasn’t faced in a while: A real race. Enter Martha Hero. Yes, Ladra hears you asking already: Who? Hero filed Monday to challenge Cohen Higgins in District 8, and while she’s not […]
Some politicians ease into office. Bryan Calvo walked into Hialeah City Hall last week, raised his right hand, said “So help me God,” and immediately started unplugging things. At 28 years old — now officially the youngest mayor in Hialeah’s hundred-year history — Calvo didn’t waste his first afternoon taking ceremonial photos or handing out […]
In Miami-Dade government, nothing really changes — it just gets reassigned And so it was this week, as Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced yet another strategic personnel realignment just in time for what she herself describes as a “critical and challenging” budget year. Translation: brace yourselves. Out goes longtime budget chief David Clodfelter, the […]
If Miami’s new Mayor Eileen Higgins thought her first gavel strike would come with a ceremonial smile and a welcome bouquet, City Hall disabused her of that notion quickly. Very quickly. After the ceremonial but legally required acknowledgment of the Dec. 9 runoff results at Thursday’s commission meeting, things really start to roll. Applause. Smiles. […]
If you thought the 2025 Miami Beach election season was all settled after Nov. 4, think again. Because there’s still one seat up in the air — one commissioner’s seat, one citywide vote, and two women each claiming they’ll save the soul of the Beach. Monica Matteo‑Salinas , a longtime city staffer who worked for […]
Rolando Escalona, who got into the runoff for the Miami District 3 seat with former Commissioner Frank Carollo, didn’t just get two new endorsements this week. He got two full-throated “por favor, anyone but a Carollo” testimonials wrapped in veteran creds and political déjà vu. Both Rob Piper and Oscar Elio Alejandro — the two […]
Well that didn’t take long. Not even an hour after State Rep. Vicki Lopez was appointed to the Miami-Dade County Commission to replace Eileen Higgins — who is in the runoff for Miami mayor — Anthony “Tony” Tony J. Diaz, one of the five who applied for the position, rushed to file for her now-vacant […]
Well, it looks like Eileen Higgins just added a very shiny feather to her hat — and you know Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has plenty to choose from. The beloved bedazzled-hat-wearing congresswoman, who represents much of the city in Washington, officially endorsed Higgins for Miami mayor Monday, calling her “a proven leader who delivers real results.” […]