Joe Carollo goes off the reservation, naming names in Doral

Joe Carollo goes off the reservation, naming names in Doral

Doral City Manager Joe Carollo might want to get a bodyguard or some protective custody from the FBI, maybe. That’s because he went on a verbal rampage Tuesday night and threw everybody under the bus in an effort to defend himself against allegations of acting unprofessionally with a business associate and friend of Mayor Luigi […]

ABs drop today in four cities and for countywide Jackson bond

ABs drop today in four cities and for countywide Jackson bond

More than 190,000 absentee ballots will be mailed today to voters in Miami-Dade County for the Nov. 5 question on the public financing of Jackson Health System’s modernization, which is being pushed by the same team of campaign consultants, more or less, who got Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez re-elected and got last year’s school bond […]

Fraud alert: ABs drop in Homestead, Miami Lakes

Fraud alert: ABs drop in Homestead, Miami Lakes

While all eyes are on the Miami-Dade County Commission and its budget hearing today, there will be phones ringing off the hook at the homes of voters in Miami Lakes and Homestead, where there are city elections Oct. 1. That is because absentee ballots drop for voters in both cities Tuesday and Wednesday. Miami-Dade Elections […]

Wannabes line up to replace arrested Mayor Michael Pizzi

Wannabes line up to replace arrested Mayor Michael Pizzi

What some people might see como una desgracia, otros los ven como una oportunidad. The handcuff marks on his wrists were probably still itching him when wannabes started talking about running to replace Miami Lakes Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi, who was arrested Tuesday on federal bribery and extortion charges. One obvious hopeful is Vice Mayor […]

AB Queen Sasha Tirador returns from her long silence

AB Queen Sasha Tirador returns from her long silence

She’s baaaaaack. After a long and strange absence (read: maternity leave) during all these AB fraud arrests and shenanigans in the past year, Absentee Ballot Queen Sasha Tirador has re-entered the political atmosphere — as a political pundit and AB expert. And, possibly, as campaign manager again for Hialeah Mayor Carlos “Castro” Hernandez, which may that she […]

Hialeah political machine behind judicial hopeful

Hialeah political machine behind judicial hopeful

She threatened to get involved in the county’s judicial races and now Absentee Ballot Queen Sasha Tirador has made good on that. But she is not the only piece of the Hialeah political machine driving the candidacy of former Hialeah cop John “Johnny” Rodriguez, who is Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Cesar Mestre‘s law partner. Standing […]

Political rematch for campaign pros in Doral mayoral race

Political rematch for campaign pros in Doral mayoral race

The sleepy little suburban bliss that is Doral is about to get a muddy political makeover. Even in this year’s cornucopia of campaigns, the Doral city elections are worth watching. Not just because every seat on the council save one is up for grabs (more on that later). Not because the candidates are that engaging […]

Martinez vs. Gimenez headline busy year

Martinez vs. Gimenez headline busy year

Ladra’s been asleep at her leash a little too long, but we were resting to catch our breath and strengthen up for the busy and exciting year ahead. That doesn’t mean I’ve been totally absent. A good watchdog always keeps one eye open and it’s been tracking people and reading campaign reports. I had lunch […]