Chalk another loss up for Annette Taddeo. The former chair of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party, who has lost four elections for public office, lost a fifth race Tuesday night when former North Miami Beach Assistant City Attorney Dotie Joseph was elected vice-chairwoman of the same body by about 200 local Democrats after three hours of hand-wringing in what […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez was elected the commission chairman Tuesday. Sure, the board chose Commissioner Esteban Bovo, Jr. over Xavier Suarez. But the victory belongs to the mayor, who now has a compliant chairman and control of the commission agenda. You could see the satisfaction on his face when the two embraced after the vote. […]
County Hall is abuzz with speculation about who will become the chair of the Miami-Dade Commission for the next two years. But the only thing that is certain right now is that it won’t be unanimous, like it was in 2014 when the commission showed a unified body behind today’s Chairman Jean Monestime. In a very […]
This is a new feature that debuts today on Political Cortadito. The Cortadito Calendar: A weekly calendar of political powwows, events with electeds and meaningful or not so meaningful meetings. Now you know what’s going on. You have no excuses. MONDAY — Dec. 5 7 p.m. — The New Administration and Prospects For Peace present New York […]
Miami-Dade has a big todo on Sunday when it opens its newest library branch in Bay Harbor Islands. Mayor Carlos Gimenez is expected to be there. So is Commissioner Sally Heyman, Bay Harbor Islands Mayor Jordan Leonard and several, if not all the council members. The 50th branch in the county, this library features a “diverse […]
The Florida Public Service Commission should change its name. Because it is of absolutely no service to the public. This week, the PSC approved an $811-million robbery, er, we mean rate increase for poor, old Florida Power & Light over the next three years. The utility giant was looking at a measly $1.6 billion in […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez will meet Wednesday afternoon with Meg Daly and Parker Thomson, founder and president and the director, respectively, of the Friends of the Underline, a group of activists who want to transform the stretch of land underneath the MetroRail tracks into a 10-mile linear park and bike/walk trail from Brickell to Dadeland. […]
He beat a bribery rap in federal court. Then he won several judicial rulings to get back into his elected office to finish out his term. He even beat a possible DUI investigation when he hit a tree on the side of a road and ran away from the accident on foot. It took voters […]
Miami-Dade is going to own Tallahassee this year. Half of the leadership positions in the Florida House — the most powerful half — have gone to 305 legislators, giving the Miami-Dade delegation a louder voice in how priorities are sought and funded in the Sunshine State. It starts at the top with State Reps. Jeanette […]
No matter how they feel about the presidential results of last week’s election, the victory over the proposed and misleading solar choice amendment, which was soundly defeated, and the 72% turnout in Miami-Dade will be celebrated Wednesday when the League of Women Voters of Miami-Dade County gets together for a post-election gathering. “I know that […]