Incumbent Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago talks a lot about transparency, but the guy is anything but. He thinks that having open office hours for photo ops with foreign visitors and town halls attended mostly by city staff snd his lackeys means transparency. Or he thinks that Gables voters are stupid and will believe that’s being […]
Well, here we go again. Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago has once more threatened to sue Ladra and Political Cortadito. This time, it’s over a post a few days ago that exposes his unprofessional relationship with his “Chief of Staff to None” Chelsea Granell and how that is not only evidence of Lago’s duplicity and […]
It doesn’t seem that Coral Gables City Manger Alberto Parjus, who took over in February from the assistant position when Amos Rojas announced he was leaving, has had a lot of time to communicate with residents via email. But Parjus made the time Thursday to send his first email message meant to assuage any fears […]
Incident is the latest in pattern of political harassment Coral Gables Police have confirmed that Commissioner Ariel Fernandez was being followed Tuesday, while taking his son to school, by a private investigator who was a city police officer until 2014. A statement from the chief said that police don’t know why the PI was following the commissioner […]
Almost one week before the end of the Coral Gables city elections for mayor and two commissioners April 8, and each of the races is looking more like a tight, nail-biting contest that could go either way. The smart money is on runoffs for all three. Even if fat chance mayoral candidate Michael Abbott, who […]
Bringing political campaigns to an all new low — or is it a new high? — a Coral Gables supporter or supporters of Mayor Vince Lago posted a photo on social media earlier this month that morphed the face of Commissioner Kirk Menendez, who is running against the incumbent for mayor, with an image of Jesus […]
For years, the rumors have persisted about the emotional and physical affair between Mayor Vince Lago and his now Chief of Staff of One Chelsea Granell, who used to be Chelsea Granell Lindsey before her divorce. Ladra has ignored these rumors despite the fact that Granell has seemingly benefitted from the relationship with promotions and significant […]
If you live in Coral Gables and you have gotten a code violation notice in the last three years, you might want to ask where it came from before you cast your vote in the April 8 election. That’s because Mayor Vince Lago, who acts more and more like Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo every day, […]
Remember when Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago ditched a city commission budget hearing early last year so he could dedicate a FP Journe clock on Miracle Mile? Remember what he said about not having his own timepiece from the watch company? “I don’t own one of their watches. I wish I did,” Lago said at […]
In the race for Coral Gables mayor, the campaign financing is super lopsided. Incumbent Mayor Vince Lago has out-fundraised Commissioner Kirk Menendez, who has challenged him — more than 16 to 1. After coming in with a negative total in his December report, Lago’s campaign finance reports show he has raised $263,825 just since January, with $108,750 […]