Absentee ballots fly in hurried, special District 5 county commission race

Absentee ballots fly in hurried, special District 5 county commission race

If ever there was a race where absentee ballots was going to make the deciding factor, it is the special shotgun wedding election in Miami-Dade’s County District 5. Four candidates are vying to replace Bruno Barreiro, who resigned last month so he could run for Congress: His wife, Zoraida Barreiro, former Sen. Alex Diaz de […]

Zoraida Barreiro leads Miami-Dade commission cash race to replace Bruno

Zoraida Barreiro leads Miami-Dade commission cash race to replace Bruno

Nothing like a little fire under your, er, feet to get those contributions coming in, eh? Candidates in the special election for Miami-Dade Commission District 5 have less time than probably anyone in the history of special commission races to raise funds. The election is May 22. So, basically, they’ve had little more than a […]

Special Miami-Dade commission race has us entre un rock y un hard place

Special Miami-Dade commission race has us entre un rock y un hard place

Talk about being stuck between an evil rock and an evil hard place. Voters in Miami-Dade commission district five have a short time to come to terms with the limited and poor choices they have to replace former Commissioner Bruno Barreiro, who abruptly resigned last month to run for Congress — with the intent to open […]