Sources say city could settle an old pension lawsuit Just when Miami thought it had finally shut off the spigot for millions of dollars that former City Commissioner Joe Carollo cost taxpayers in legal fees, here comes another bill. Last week, during one of those conveniently opaque City Hall “shade sessions” where commissioners get briefed […]
It’s that time again, when Ladra separates the winners from the whiners, the power players from the posers, and the ones still pretending they didn’t lose from the ones already measuring the drapes at City Hall. No, not the candidates, silly. We’re talking about the hangers on. The consultants, activists and/or special interests that also […]
Is it our birthday? Did Christmas come early? What did we do to deserve this gift from God? After four decades of drama, lawsuits, late-night stalking and public tirades that made Miami politics look like a telenovela written by Kafka, City Commissioner Joe Carollo, who just placed fourth in the mayoral race Tuesday and missed […]
There’s a Miami mayoral debate Thursday night, but the biggest news isn’t who’s talking. It’s who’s not going. The Biscayne Neighborhoods Association, which is hosting the debate along with Griffin Catalyst, the philanthropic arm of billionaire Ken Griffin, decided to only invite the candidates who polled above 10% in a survey Griffin’s group commissioned. Their […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s officially a circus — with 13 clowns crowded under the tent. Both Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo and former Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, once allies but now estranged, finally entered the Miami mayoral election Saturday, making good on their threats. They will definitely stand out among the 11 other egos vying for that […]
Updated: He did it! Ending months of speculation, Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo filed paperwork indicating that he is going to run for mayor in the November race in 45 days, after all. He didn’t qualify — yet. But he has until 6 p.m. Saturday to do so. Carollo said on his morning radio show Friday […]
It looks like former Miami City Manager Emilio González has found his campaign sweet spot: the law-and-order vote. Six former police chiefs — count ’em, six — have lined up to bless the retired Army colonel’s run for Miami mayor. This not the endorsement from the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, who have not yet […]
Fellow commissioner estimates tab is $30 million Remember when Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo got slapped with a $63.5 million jury verdict for abusing his office by “weaponizing” city departments to go after someone who had supported his opponent? Well it’s still costing taxpayers every day — and Commissioner Miguel Gabela estimates it at between $27 […]