Ladra predicts State Rep. Vicki Lopez gets appointed Ah, Miami-Dade County… where the candidates start lining up before the seat is even officially vacant. With Commissioner Eileen Higgins heading into the mayoral runoff and leaving her District 5 seat, the race to see who replaces her has gone from sideline chatter to full-blown arena. And […]
If you thought Miami’s political telenovela might take a break after Election Day, think again. The show goes on — and this next act could be the one that finally rewrites the script at City Hall. Commissioner Eileen Higgins came out of Tuesday’s first round not just ahead — but way ahead — in the […]
The day after Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins got into the runoff for Miami mayor Tuesday, the race to fill her county District 5 seat really began in earnest. First, Antonio “Tony” Diaz, who withdrew from the special election in Miami’s District 4 last June, filed his intention to run for the seat, which isn’t officially […]
Miami voters didn’t give anyone the keys to City Hall Tuesday night, but they did serve up a spicy little runoff, as expected, between Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins and former City Manager Emilio González — two candidates who couldn’t be more different, except for the fact that they both promise to end chaos in a […]
PACs are where the big money is at The third quarter campaign finance reports for the Miami mayoral candidates seem to indicate a slow growth in economic means for the candidates. Political action committees are another matter, however, for those lucky enough to have them. Miami-Dade Commmissioner Eileen Higgins, for example, got only $67,670 for […]
Here comes another candidate forum in the crowded Miami mayor’s race. But this time, only the Democrats need apply. That means nine of the 13 candidates are excluded from the “Democratic Candidate Mayoral Forum,” hosted by The Coconut Grove Democratic Club and the Miami-Dade Democratic Party. The moderator will be Don Finefrock, of the Coconut […]
With the Miami mayoral elections just weeks away, thoughts are turning to who would replace Miami-Dade Eileen Higgins, who resigned her District 5 seat to run in the city. The resignation takes effect after the Nov. 4 election, whether she wins or not. And everybody is betting that the commission is going to appoint someone. […]
We all knew it was coming, but Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava made it official Wednesday, wading into the Miami mayoral election, backing her political BFF, County Commissioner Eileen Higgins among the 13 candidates. Nobody is surprised. But the timing might be key: It comes 12 hours after a less-than-lackluster performance by Higgins at a […]
Miami’s mayoral circus came to the Hyatt Regency Monday night, where six of the 13 hopefuls — which already felt like too many — crammed onto a stage for a debate that was more cafecito-fueled food fight than civic forum. Traffic, flooding, homelessness, affordable housing, legal fees, corruption — they were all on the agenda. […]
Six of the 13 candidates in the Nov. 4 Miami mayoral race will face off on stage at the Hyatt Regency downtown for a real, bonafide debate starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. They are: Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo, former Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla, former City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, former […]