A judge ruled on Monday that Sweetwater Mayor Jose Diaz cannot run for mayor because he did not officially resign from his commission seat, as required by Florida’s “resign to run” law. Miami-Dade Civicl Court Judge Barbara Areces said Diaz — who was appointed mayor after former Mayor Manny Marana Marono was arrested on bribery […]
It was a busy week, photographically, for our Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Monday, he launched the Employ Miami-Dade initiative and then he hosted his annual toy drive at the Biltmore Hotel Tuesday. Wednesday he became embroiled in the U.S. policy Cuba blunder and was busy responding to multiple media requests on that. But by Friday, […]
Pete Cabrera’s move to fire the city clerk will hinge on one vote — Mayor Luigi Boria’s. But the two men have one thing in common: Campaign consultant Sasha Tirador. The war between newly elected Doral Councilman Pete Cabrera and City Clerk Barbara Herrera has escalated pretty quickly, even for Doral’s standards. Cabrera, who won […]
Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos “Crybaby” Curbelo, who was hand-picked by the GOP establishment to pit against Congressman Joe Garcia in November, won by a near mandate 47% of the vote in the five-way District 26 Republican primary Tuesday. He only with a huge absentee ballot margin in Miami Dade and yet, more people voted […]
It’s been difficult to jump on the Miami-Dade School Board races because it’s a territory that Ladra doesn’t walk often, and we’ve been busy with a congressional and county races as well as a recall and funky county budget. There is likely good reason to replace both incumbents who were challenged. But Ladra thinks its […]
Homestead absentee ballot man and convicted felon Tim Milton is back in the shady election business with a slate card that looks like an authentic endorsement from an actual group. But it’s all fake and is likely campaign propaganda disguised as “third party validation” vís-a-vís a PAC called People’s Choice for Florida and Milton, who […]
With one hand, Sweetwater Mayor Jose Diaz fired a bunch of people to “clean house” and get rid of the cronies left over from the administration of former and disgraced Mayor Manny “Maraña” Maroño, who is now serving three years in the pen on federal public corruption charges. With the other, Diaz hired Alexis Martinez, […]
Monday was a great day for both Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo and former Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe Martinez, who are competing for a chance to unseat Congressman Joe Garcia in District 26, as the two other Republicans in the primary imploded. First former Congressman David Rivera is cited with ethics violations related to double-dipping for […]
Three of the six city employees let go by Sweetwater Mayor Jose Diaz last month in what he called a “clean sweep” were re-instated by the commission on Monday. Former Human Resources Director Joanna Rubio was the only department head to be rehired by the minimum required 5-2 margin. But I hope she doesn’t get […]
Closing arguments begin today in the trial against former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and his wife on federal tax evasion and fraud charges. Then the jury will begin deliberations and we could have a verdict as early as Wednesday. But has Robaina already been judged by his peers? Because there has been very little if […]