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In Miami-Dade judicial jousts, it isn’t about a Hispanic name anymore
Renier Diaz de la Portilla loses second judicial bid, fourth race in a row
No surprises in Miami-Dade commission races as 3 hopefuls win
Two more district contests are headed to runoffs in November
Push poll in CD27 shows Maria Elvira Salazar fears Annette Taddeo in general
Voters in congressional District 27 got a call this week from “a national public opinion firm” that was obviously seeking to turn people against Sen. Annette Taddeo, who is running in the primary for the chance to challenge Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar.
Ken Russell who? The Miami Commissioner, also running in the Democratic primary, was not mentioned once.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ first TV ad is lazy; we want to hear real letters (hate mail)
Parody ad shows what guv’s mail might really sound like
Ladra’s Miami-Dade School Board picks
Two, maybe three Miami-Dade School Board races this year have been seized by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as part of a statewide effort to unseat more than two dozen local school board members who didn’t back the guv’s hardline stance against masks mandates in schools.
Perla Tabares Hantman, Marta Perez and Mari Tere Rojas are just not Republican enough, it seems.
For a brand new Miami-Dade County Commission, Ladra prefers these people
One would think that with five open Miami-Dade commission seats this year, due to term limits finally kicking in, we would have better candidates trying to seize the opportunity. But when you really look at it, this batch of wannabes is one of the least promising.
It was amazing — and it sucks — that former Miami Beach Commissioner Micky Steinberg was able to take the District 4 seat without having to convince one voter. There was no debate. No discourse. And that’s not good for democracy. Steinberg doesn’t really have to be accountable to anyone.
Ladra makes 2022 judicial picks public
It’s time for Ladra to make her recommendations for this Aug. 23 ballot. There’s nothing any of the candidates can do at this point to change my mind and early voting has already started.
Hell, more than 100,000 people have voted already (more on that later).
Diaz de la Portillas double down on lies with new hit pieces vs Haitian judge
Haitian leaders have denounced attack mailers attacking longtime Miami-Dade Judge Fred Seraphin, the first Haitian-American judge to be appointed in Miami-Dade, for spreading lies to mislead voters about his false arrest as a teenager. And attorney J.C. Planas filed a bar complaint against former School Board member and judicial candidate Renier Diaz de la Portilla, whose brother designed and paid for the hit pieces that wrongfully call Seraphin a criminal.
Seraphin has repeatedly told everyone that he was racially profiled when he was picked up by New York City Police in 1982, his senior year in college. Charges were never brought against him, but the incident caused him to become a public defender and, later, pursue the bench. He talks about the false arrest at every candidates’ forum and every chance he gets.
KFHA holds first post-COVID forum for candidates in Aug. 23 contests
The last time the Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations met with its members and residents was in March of 2020. Ladra remembers it well, because she was the guest speaker. It was so much fun.
COVID-19 was already coming, but nobody knew that would be the last meeting for more than two years as the pandemic shut down society and changed us forever.
Miami Cuban Dems bring a bunch of 2022 candidates together in one night
Anybody who wants to meet the Democratic candidates running for office in this month’s primary can find a bunch of them at Beat Culture Brewery Friday night at an event organized by Miami Cuban Dems.
Among the confirmed candidates are two who want to reclaim congressional seats lost in 2020: Sen. Annette Taddeo, who is running to unseat Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27, and former State Rep. Robert Asencio, who is running to unseat Carlos Gimenez in District 28.
