How do you say “Welcome, Big Brother” in budgetese? Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez put out a press release Wednesday doing his best impression of a grateful hotel concierge, all but fluffing pillows for the DeSantis-appointed DOGE squad as they announce plans to parachute into County Hall with flashlights and subpoenas. In a glowing statement […]
Here come the political pooper scoopers. Just as Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is trying to close a massive $402 million budget hole without jacking up property taxes, Gov. Ron DeSantis has sent in his Florida DOGE squad — yes, that’s really what they’re calling it — to root around the county books like it’s […]
Eenie, meenie, miny, moe. A recent poll suggests Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava could just edge out Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in 2026. But wait, isn’t she going to run for governor? Levine Cava, who is termed out in 2028, hasn’t said a peep about either, but people keep imagining her into these races because […]
There are four public budget town halls this week It’s budget season, and you know what that means: the spin cycle is on high. Facing a gaping $402 million hole in the county coffers, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is out here trying to sell her $12.9 billion budget for 2025-26 as “fair and balanced.” […]
Opinion By Michael Rosenberg, co-founder of the Pets’ Trust I went to the Miami-Dade animal shelter in Medley Sunday, to observe the protest, not to participate. I wanted to see what the message was, what it is the protesters wanted. The animal shelter at Medley holds a special place for me. As a human, I […]
It shouldn’t take a dead dog to get someone to pay attention to the horrible conditions at the Miami-Dade animal shelter. But that’s what happened. A growing pack of protestors gathered again for the second Sunday in a row outside Miami-Dade Animal Services’ overflow facility to demand answers — and justice — for the animals […]
Photos were posted on social media over the weekend of several ambulances taking people to the hospital from Alligator Alcatraz, that makeshift prison built in eight days with no oversight and even less compassion on an abandoned air strip in a flood prone area in the middle of the Everglades just last month. One was […]
Because of course she is. Kristen Rosen Gonzalez — Miami Beach’s drama queen of dais debates, email blasts and adult novelty props — announced in April that she is running for mayor. Even before she filed paperwork, Commissioner Rosen Gonzalez had told many friends and supporters she planned to unseat Mayor Steven Meiner — most […]
The city of Miami has its first inspector general in former Miami Police Maj. Antonio “Tony” Diaz, who retired from the department after 33 years in June. This is who the commissioners have chosen to be their independent watchdog. ¡Pero por supuesto! Did you think they were really going to tie their own hands? Diaz […]
When elected officials want to make it easier to sell off public land, it’s usually not about efficiency. It’s about opportunity — for someone. And it’s usually not the public. The Miami City Commission last month voted to put a referendum on the November ballot so that the sale or lease of city-owned land can […]