Florida State Rep. Nicholas Duran (D-112-Miami) said on Friday that he would not be seeking re-election next year and that this upcoming legislative session would be his last.
But, he said in an email blast, he was not finished with public service. “Far from it.” And las malas lenguas say he’s already got sights on another seat: Miami Commission District 2 to replace Commissioner Ken Russell, who is running for U.S. Senate against Marco Rubio.
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Property owners would have to make it up with increased taxes
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Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo is gone, but his shadow is still hanging out in City Hall.
Acevedo was fired Thursday after a 5-hour hearing in front of the city commission who tried real hard, with the help of the city manager, to make it look like it was because of eight specific job issues, which include failure to report damage to his car, gaffes with members of the public, taking time off without reporting it and accusing three commissioners of misconduct.
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Hearing sets city up for lawsuit on police chief’s wrongful termination
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Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is one her way home, arriving Thursday evening — after a brief layover at JFK Airport in Queens — from a weeklong jaunt to Italy. It is her first international trade mission as mayor.
La Alcaldesa left last Thursday with Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz to promote bilateral trade, economic development, culture and tourism. Also on the trip: PortMiami Director Juan Kuryla, Maria Dreyfus-Ulvert, interim president of the International Trade Consortium, and Veronica Pizzorni Rossi, the mayor’s operations manager (and maybe translator?).
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