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Jose Pepe Diaz to turn to city of Sweetwater to prolong political power
Former Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz, who was termed out and was replaced with former Doral Mayor JC Bermudez last week, hinted on NBC6 with Jackie Nespral that he could run for mayor of Sweetwater next.
But who does he think he’s kidding? Everybody knows this has been his plan all along. What? Was he going to get a real job? Hahaha. He’s never had one of those in his life.
Jose Pepe Diaz to turn to city of Sweetwater to prolong political power
Former Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz, who was termed out and was replaced with former Doral Mayor JC Bermudez last week, hinted on NBC6 with Jackie Nespral that he could run for mayor of Sweetwater next.
But who does he think he’s kidding? Everybody knows this has been his plan all along. What? Was he going to get a real job? Hahaha. He’s never had one of those in his life.
Failed House candidate Rob Gonzalez is tapped for Miami-Dade District 11 seat
He replaces Joe Martinez after public corruption arrest in August
5 newly-elected Miami-Dade county commissioners get sworn in, get to work
All five new county commissioners were sworn in at separate ceremonies Tuesday after winning their elections Nov. 8 or in the August primary.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Anthony Rodriguez didn’t have to go to a runoff after getting 56% against three other candidates in the District 10 race to replace termed-out Javier Souto. The former state rep (Republican, District 118, Westchester) had State Rep. and future Speaker Daniel Perez (Republican, District 116, Kendall) swear him in.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Danny Espino to Miami-Dade School Board
While a Miami-Dade Commission seat has sat vacant for two months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wasted no time in naming former Miami Springs Councilman Daniel “Danny” Espino to the county school board Monday to replace Christi Fraga, who resigned to run for mayor of Doral and has a runoff in December.
Court nixes zoning change on Calusa, and proven rookery must be preserved
Developers of 550 homes on the former golf course must make changes
Miami Commission cuts Ken Russell’s last meeting; he threatens to quit early
In an ugly, backstabbing move, Miami Commissioners Alex Diaz de la Portilla and Joe Carollo, at the very last minute last week, snatched the last commission meeting from outgoing Commissioner Ken Russell by postponing the Dec. 8 agenda to January.
This would be after Russell’s resignation is effective on Jan. 3.
In Doral, two council seats and the mayor’s race head to Dec. 13 runoff
Doral Councilwoman Digna Cabral was reelected last week with 59% of the vote, but two other council contests and the heated mayoral race head into runoffs after nobody got 50% plus one.
For mayor, Christi Fraga, who has served as a Doral councilwoman and a Miami-Dade School Board member, came out on top of a four-way race with 41% of the vote. Doral Councilwoman Claudia Mariaca, who is endorsed by outgoing Mayor J.C. Bermudez, got 30%.
Memo: ‘Relationships’ would help pass UDB expansion vote at Miami-Dade
A confidential offering memorandum distributed to potential investors last year, shows that the developers of the South Dade Logistics and Technology District — the complex of warehouses they want to build across the Urban Development Boundary — were counting on the “relationships” they had to make it happen.
This is important because the developers had five bites at the apple before the commission finally approved an adjusted application Nov. 1 to develop 311 acres of farmland into an industrial park. While the professional staff and every state and federal agency and environmental group — even Sen. Marco Rubio — urged the commission to vote against the application, many commissioners went out of their way to defend the developers’ position and make their case for them.
La Alcaldesa vetoes vote to move the UDB for industrial park, says ‘no need’
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava vetoed on Thursday the Nov. 1 vote to move the Urban Development Boundary for a controversial 311-acre industrial park to be developed on flood-prone agricultural land.
After four deferrals gave the developers time to iron out details and make it more palatable to the commission, they were finally able to tweak it enough to convince a super majority, which is what was needed to move the UDB.
