Coral Gables does not have a new city manager pick. As reported first by Political Cortadito, the man chosen by commissioners last week to replace former City Manager Pat Salerno will not be running the city in October, after all. James Beard will stay in Atlanta, where he is chief financial officer, after he withdrew […]
Does Coral Gables have a new city manager? Maybe. Maybe not. City Commissioners chose a new top administrator last week, but a routine background check turned up a 2011 child abuse charge that may give them a cause to take another look. James Beard said that the “bogus charge” was dismissed and that he had already explained […]
Coral Gables Police Chief Lackey Dennis Weiner resigned late Wednesday, under pressure for allegedly fudging the numbers on crime statistics to make the city look safer during what some claim is a crime wave. He leaves a $165,000 job he has had for four years and will get a $50,000 severance package and $16,500 of […]
Coral Gables Police Chief Dennis Weiner is expected to resign today, under pressure from commissioners who were ready to fire him at Thursday’s meeting anyway. In fact, Ladra is told the votes were there to fire him at the last meeting. Retired Maj. Scott Massington and Maj. Ed Hudak are both being considered as temporary replacements. Word […]
Official numbers say crime is down in Coral Gables. But people are questioning that after a spate of robberies and burglaries in the City Beautiful that hit the news this week. And at Thursday’s commission meeting, Gables Police Chief Dennis Weiner could become the second top administrator in the city fired for fudging the numbers. […]
Coral Gables could name a new city manager very soon, and while there are five finalists, sources tell Ladra there is only one that has the inside track. My money is on Former Doral and South Miami City Manager Yvonne Soler-McKinley, who, sources say,was among the very first names floated to Ladra when Pat Salerno […]