Former Miami Commissioner Sabina Covo, who ran on a platform of fighting corruption, is currently under investigation for “remuneration by candidate for services, support, etc. and bribery.” Remuneration? Yeah, that means promises of money or jobs by a candidate for support of her candidacy and it is illegal under Florida Statute 104.071. Remember that in […]
Voters in Miami’s District 2 rejected 9-month Commissioner Sabina Covo, choosing financial advisor and human rights activist Damian Pardo, who was hit with a flurry of negative attacks in the last week by a political action committee funded with dark money. Interestingly, it may have backfired. Because while Covo won in the mail-in ballots, Pardo […]
Several mailers and text messages have gone out in Miami this week to try to tie District 2 commission candidate Damian Pardo to Commissioner Joe Carollo, who is that toxic. The weak connections are the financial consultant and human rights activist, who is in the runoff against incumbent Commissioner Sabina Covo, was Carollo’s appointment to […]
And wouldn’t that make her just like ADLP? In the race for endorsements in the Miami District 2 race, there’s a rumor that attorney Eddy Leal, the former counsel to the city’s mayor, has endorsed incumbent Commissioner Sabina Covo in the runoff against banker and activist Damian Pardo. Leal came in third on Nov. 7, […]
Sabina Covo and Damian Pardo to answer questions A debate between the two commission candidates in Miami’s District 2 — incumbent Sabina Covo and banker and activist Damian Pardo — has been rescheduled from Tuesday to Friday, which is when the three-day early voting period begins. Covo, who won her seat over 12 others in […]
It may seem unbelievable, but 1,571 people in Miami voted for a man who stands accused of public corruption charges like bribery and money laundering and unlawful compensation from abusing the very position they want to put him back into. What are these people smoking? Former commissioner (because he was suspended by the governor after […]
There are eight candidates vying for the Miami Commission seat in District 2 — which covers the shoreline from Coconut Grove up through Brickell and downtown to Morningside — in what may be a testament to the vulnerability of short term incumbent Sabina Covo, who was elected in a special election last February to replace […]
Campaign contributions show same ol’ special interests There is a safety hazard on U.S. 1 at 37th Avenue and Ladra can’t believe it hasn’t caused any accidents yet. It’s a billboard for the re-election campaign of Miami Commissioner Sabina Covo, who won a special election in February to replace Ken Russell, who resigned to run […]
We already missed one candidate forum in the Nov. 7 Miami elections. Who knew? But there are at least three more scheduled for voters to get to know the people running for office in Districts 1, 2 and 4. One Grove, the group of Coconut Grove residents and stakeholders who organized during the city’s flawed […]
If you’re following the District 2 race in Miami, you’ve likely seen incumbent Commissioner Sabina Covo‘s ads on TV. This week, Downtown Neighbors Alliance President James Torres, who has a much smaller warchest and can’t afford a lot of network time, posted his first video web ad, a fast-paced 30-second spot that calls for new […]