First Coral Gables candidate face-off is ‘positive’ Chamber forum

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First Coral Gables candidate face-off is ‘positive’ Chamber forum

The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce will host the first candidate forum Thursday evening on the University of Miami campus. Four city commission candidates hoping to replace retiring Commissioner Frank Quesada will go first. They are: Ralph Cabrera, Jorge. L. Fors, Jackson “Rip” Holmes and Carmen Olazabal. They get a little more than an hour starting […]

In Coral Gables money race, unchallenged incumbent is leading

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In Coral Gables money race, unchallenged incumbent is leading

With less than two weeks before qualifying ends, Coral Gables Commissioner Mike Mena still has no opposition in his group in April’s upcoming election. And chances are it will stay that way because of his war chest. Mena has amassed $111,650 in contributions since last April, according to the last campaign reports filed this week. […]