Almost everyone in the political 305 has the same basic theory about the very public and nasty breakup between consultant/lobbyist David Custin and campaign attorney JC Planas — that it has to do with newly-elected Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine. Oh, and money, of course. A couple of sources close Beach government have suggested that […]
On the same day, in the same meeting, in the same room where the Miami-Dade Commission voted Tuesday to keep taking 5% from 25,000 or so county employees contributing to a group healthcare subsidy fund that they were promised would end in January, the county gave $3 million away to NCL Cruise Lines. All while Miami-Dade Mayor […]
Three months ago, when the Miami-Dade Commission restored a 5% concession to the county airport and sanitation employees, Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa repeatedly said that she could not give to one group and not the others when their time came. She even used the analogy of her children, saying she couldn’t give one milk and deny […]
It seems that campaign consultant David Custin can’t keep a long-term relationship with anybody. Word is that Custin and his attorney pal JC Planas, who share a multitude of political clients and most recently conspired, er, I mean worked together to elect Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, are at odds with each other. Is it […]
For months, we’ve been hearing so many Hispanic names floated for a possible stint as the No. 2 to Florida Gov. Rick Scott that many of us just assumed one would be picked. But we didn’t even make it to the shortlist. Locals Latinos in the mix were Sen. Anitere Flores, Miami-Dade School Board Member […]
Some have wondered if the effort to recall Miami-Dade Commissioner Bruno Barreiro is real. But one of the organizers says that the only reason we haven’t seen petitions yet is that the targetted elected has to be in office for a year first, by state law. Barreiro was sworn in last January and the effort is […]
Maybe it’s the holiday spirit. Among the attendees Thursday night at the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce’s fourth annual LGBT Holigay Celebration and Toy Drive to benefit the Miami-Beach Police Department’s Toy Drive were newly elected Mayor Philip Levine and his campaign adversary, former Commissioner Michael Gongora, who lost the race last month […]
Calling himself the “new kid on the block,” Marco Antonio Valdes officially kicked off his campaign for Miami-Dade commission in District 10 on Wednesday with a happy hour at 94th Aerosquadron. Valdes calls himself a “muchacho” at 45. But that’s just because he is running against the county’s “golden oldie.” Valdes filed papers weeks ago […]
As expected, the Homestead City Council on Tuesday killed the deal between the city and Dade Medical College to redevelop 19 properties in the downtown and make it a vibrant, bustling commercial center. Well, almost. The college still has until January to get the site plans approved under the current agreement — for which an […]
No matter whose side you stood on during the Miami Beach elections, everyone agreed that the controversial redevelopment plans for the Convention Center and area surrounding it — including the potential for using other nearby public properties — was a driving force that swayed many of the voters against the incumbents, all of whom lost. […]