Miami commissioners want to fire former Sen. President Bill Galvano, who has been consulting on redistricting for $10,000 a month, because they can’t fire Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla. The official line from Commissioner Jeffrey Watson, who made the move to terminate Galvano’s contract on a surprise pocket item at last week’s meeting, is […]
The bromance is over. Miami Commissioners Joe Carollo and Alex Diaz de la Portilla — the power duo that’s been wreaking havoc on the city — are just not getting along like they used to. Carollo is acting like a jilted lover. And while we don’t know what happens behind closed doors, Diaz de la […]
Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla‘s Tallahassee BFF is planning the redrawing of city districts and is reportedly making $10,000 a month. And you just know that District 1 is going to turn out just like he wants. Sen. Bill Galvano‘s law firm was paid $10,265 last week, representing his first monthly fee plus […]
The Miami city commission appointed a temporary District 5 commissioner to finish out the term vacated by Keon Hardemon, who was termed out and is now the county commissioner in Miami-Dade District 3. It wasn’t who everyone expected. But some suspect a fix anyway. And it looks like Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla doesn’t […]
The back-to-back resignations Monday of three key city of Miami administrators is part of what several sources call a “purge” of officials to make room for political lackeys who will answer to Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla. Daniel Rotenberg, Director of the Department of Real Estate and Asset Management — better known as DREAM […]
Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla is expected to return Sunday from a trip to Sarasota where he reportedly stayed at a $400-a-night golf resort and met with with Florida Senate President Bill Galvano at his family’s annual golf tournament to talk about Miami’s redistricting plan. Sources told Ladra that DLP left Thursday in […]
For more than four decades, the Dade Heritage Trust — with a mission to protect what little historic resources there is in Miami-Dade — has been housed in a cute little cottage by the bay in the Brickell area that was the 1905 clinic and office of Dr. James Jackson, Miami’s first physician, for which […]
The appearance of Miami’s Max Alvarez, owner of Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, at the Republican National Convention Monday was praised by many as one of the most compelling speeches of the night, a striking testimonial from a successful businessman reflective of the Cuban-American success story. But one important local Republican has called Alvarez a fan and […]
The smart money is on a November runoff in Miami-Dade District 5 between incumbent Commissioner Eileen Higgins and retread has-been Renier Diaz de la Portilla, thanks to Miguel Soliman. While Soliman filed before Diaz de la Portilla, the youngest brother of the political dynasty has enviable name recognition and is expected to beat Soliman handily, […]
Miami City Commissioners want their county counterparts on Tuesday to reconsider their paltry offering from the $474 million federal CARES cash pie they got — $30 million to be shared between all 34 municipalities in Miami-Dade — to aid in the COVID-19 crisis recovery and resuscitate the economy. Or else they could take the county […]