Could it be because of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein? There are campaign mistakes. And then there are campaign mistakes where you accidentally remind voters that one of your listed supporters was friends with Jeffrey Epstein. Welcome to the latest installment of Miami Beach political damage control. Miami-Dade Commissioner Vicki Lopez — the former state […]
If there is one group absolutely thrilled with newly-appointed Miami-Dade County Commissioner Vicki Lopez these days, it’s the people who sell the product. The Miami Association of Realtors has named Lopez, a state rep for District 113 until November, its 2025 Housing Advocate of the Year, praising her for championing condominium reform, pushing accessory dwelling […]
Well that didn’t take long. Not even an hour after State Rep. Vicki Lopez was appointed to the Miami-Dade County Commission to replace Eileen Higgins — who is in the runoff for Miami mayor — Anthony “Tony” Tony J. Diaz, one of the five who applied for the position, rushed to file for her now-vacant […]
The fix was always in for Vicki Lopez Well, District 5 will not get to vote, after all, to replace its outgoing Miami-Dade commissioner. Instead, Miami-Dade commissioners did what they’ve now done twice in five years: they chose for the people. Because nothing says “democracy” like elected officials refusing to let residents elect anyone. In […]
Even Joe Sanchez now says “Let the people vote” Well, well, well… look who suddenly found religion in democracy. On the eve of Tuesday’s big Miami-Dade Commission showdown over how to fill the District 5 seat vacated by Commissioner Eileen Higgins, who is in the runoff for Miami mayor, the winds have shifted so hard […]