What the hell happened? People are still asking themselves that after last week’s special meeting in Miami to give final approval to the redistricting. It looked like the residents who had begged to keep Coconut Grove together in the new map had won. It seemed, from the meeting before last week’s, that they got their […]
District 2 could be kept whole under new Miami redistricting map Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes did the right thing Friday when he told the city’s consultant on redistricting to put the part of Coconut Grove moved to District 4 back into District 2, where it belongs. Maybe it was for the wrong reasons, but it […]
The redistricting process in the city of Miami has turned into a land grab. A battle erupted Friday between Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla in District 1 and Chairwoman Christine King in District 5 over who would get the Wharf Miami, site of a proposed $185-million mixed use project with a 165-room hotel. It […]
Attorney says it’s gerrymandering to protect his house from seizure The owner of Ball and Chain and several Little Havana properties — who with his real estate partner sued Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo for violating their free speech — has filed another lawsuit asking a judge to stop the commissioner from voting Friday or […]
Readers of Political Cortadito are going to get sick of the city of Miami this week. That’s because the commission has four back-to-back meetings over three days — including the much-anticipated no-bid, 99-year deal for development of the Melreese golf course. The dates on the dais begin Wednesday with a special meeting to establish the […]
It appears that Ladra has hit a nerve. In a community meeting last week about the redistricting process, Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo lashed out against this blogger for exposing that his Coconut Grove house on Morris Lane has been drawn into his district so he can move back in and protect it from seizure when […]
But community meetings this week aim to seek resident input? Really? One by one, nearly 100 speakers lined up and practically begged Miami city commissioners not to cut Coconut Grove into three pieces in the redistricting process. Of the 96 people who spoke against new maps that adjust district boundaries to accommodate population growth, 91 […]
Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo can move back into his fancy, posh Coconut Grove house if the city gives final approval to the redistricting maps as they have been drawn, which divides the Grove into three separate districts. The Morris Lane house Carollo reportedly moved out of just to run for office in 2017 has been […]
And city Commissioner Joe Carollo’s house is drawn into his district The latest redistricting map for the city of Miami cuts Coconut Grove into three districts, rather than one, which residents are vehemently against. It also takes great pains to put Commissioner Joe Carollo‘s house — the one he swears he doesn’t live in — […]
The process for redistricting is still going on in Miami and at the state level (more on that later), but Miami-Dade County is done. Finito. Commissioners approved new boundaries last week after a few last minute amendments. And there was zero opposition. Zero lawsuits threatened. Zero drama. Probably because there were no huge changes and […]