Maybe Deisy Cabrera, the Hialeah boletera, did get an anniversary present from Mayor Carlos “Not So Golden Boy” Gimenez after all. It appears that at least 16 of the investigators from the public corruption unit have been transferred to other divisions, like the economic crimes bureau, homicide, narcotics, the warrants bureau and even the marine […]
Qualifying for the city of Hialeah elections — which was moved up two months — is over today. And we have two new candidates in the mayoral and council elections. Mayor Carlos “Castro” Hernandez is going to go up against two other opponents: Activist Juan Santana, who doesn’t stand a chance, and former Mayor Julio […]
A former Hialeah mayor is running for his old seat again, challenging Mayor Carlos Hernandez in this November’s coming election. But it’s the other Martinez. Julio Martinez, who ran for council in 2011 and lost to Councilman Jose Caragol, told Ladra he was driving to City Hall late Monday morning to qualify for the race. […]
Former Hialeah Police Officer Ricky Garcia was excited about running for council in the city where he had lived and worked for nearly three decades. But but before he could qualify Monday morning, Garcia died of a massive heart attack. Julio Rodriguez, who qualified to run against Council Vice President Luis Gonzalez and had hoped to […]
The residents of Miami Lakes had no local fire rescue service Monday. The single unit station was out of service due to the rolling “brownouts” of fire trucks and rescue units — blamed on a $15 million shortfall that might or might not be real (more on that later) — and residents who called 911 […]
Happy Anniversary Deisy Cabrera. Today marks one year from the day that the Hialeah boletera was detained and questioned by Miami-Dade Police after she was followed for two days and videotaped while she went in and out of the post office, the Hialeah district office for Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo — who was later implicated […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez was re-elected last year in a primary with 54 percent and a 24 point lead over number two, former Miami-Dade Commissioner Chairman Joe Martinez. He doesn’t reasonably have to campaign again for another year at least, according to local standards. Or so one might think (more on that later). But his […]
Could this year’s mayoral election in Hialeah turn out to be a rematch? Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez — who lost a bitter race against Mayor Carlos “Castro” Hernandez in 2011 — walked into City Hall Wednesday morning and walked out with a candidate package. He said he didn’t mean to. Martinez, who has remained […]
She may not be running for the seat, but Cutler Bay Mayor Ed MacDougall — who has announced his intent to run for Congress in District 26 in 2014 — seems to be campaigning against Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. And vice versa. MacDougall has asked Florida Gov. Rick Scott to appoint a special […]
If the Homestead mayoral election this November reflects the race for cash in campaign reports, it’s going to be a two-man face off between Mayor Steve Bateman and hotelier Mark Bell, who just happens to be the husband of the former mayor, current Miami-Dade Commissioner Lynda Bell. That’s because the third horse, Joseph Sewell, has […]