Did anybody else see that knife fight between Miami Commissioners Joe Carollo and Alex Diaz de la Portilla at the commission meeting last month? Ladra sure hopes someone in law enforcement was watching. Sources say there is already an investigation into possible abuse of power and quid pro quo in the negotiations for a juicy […]
Campaign contributions marked by many special interest bundles Between his campaign account and his political action committee, Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo has raised more than three quarters of a million dollars for his re-election this year in just two months, according to the most recent campaign reports filed last week. April was better than May, […]
The code enforcement officer who caught Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla “creating jobs” at an illegal nightclub in February was fired on Wednesday — just as she and her lawyers had predicted. Suzanne Nicholson was terminated, purportedly, for not cooperating with the city’s alleged “investigation” into the incident in which she said Diaz […]
Terse memo gives her a direct order to make an official statement A city of Miami code compliance supervisor who accused City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla of poking her at an illegal nightclub and causing her injury, then defaming her when the incident became known, said Thursday that she is afraid of losing […]
Lawsuit indicates a cover up attempt at City Hall The city of Miami code compliance supervisor who was confronted and allegedly poked and pushed by Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla at an illegal nightclub in February has sued the lawmaker for libel and is seeking more than $100,000 in damages. In the complaint, the […]
He’s still got two years on his term, but an anonymous flyer denouncing Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla and warning residents about him is circulating in District 1. In Spanish, it says Diaz de la Portilla is a career politician they can’t trust. “For more than 35 years, he has been elected to […]
Now that he’s won the mayoral race in Coral Gables, we are going to have to keep a watchful eye over Vince Lago. Ladra supported Lago over Commissioner Pat Keon because he has worked harder and represented the residents better, especially when it comes to overdevelopment, where he has been the consistent sole nay. But […]
The rain Sunday didn’t dampen the early voting crowd in Coral Gables as much as Ladra thought it would. There were almost as many voters as on Saturday, for a total of 1,554 ballots cast at the Coral Gables library. Another 540 vote-by-mail or absentee ballots were stuffed into the drop box — 254 on […]
He really should know better. Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla had an attorney send an email to Ladra and several other journalists who reported on the illegal nightclub he was caught at in February, demanding a retraction and that we cease and desist with any follow-up coverage. Good luck with that. The […]
Officer says he pushed her and caused a hip injury Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla used his position and power to shoo a code compliance inspector away from an illegal nightclub in Allapattah that was cited for several code violations. Suzann Nicholson, a night supervisor for the city, has accused the commissioner of […]