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State legislators, Doral Mayor to have conference on new condo laws, issues
What are you doing this weekend? Doral Mayor Christi Fraga and a bunch of legislators are going to chat about the repercussions of new condo laws and issues on Saturday.
Florida State State Reps. David Borrero and Juan Carlos Porras and Miami-Dade State Attorney Assistant State Attorney John Perikles, division chief of the economic crimes unit, and Sgt. Carlos Luffi of the Miami-Dade Police economic crimes will participate in a day-long “information session” at the Doral Cultural Arts Center.
Miami commissioners give city manager a pass, but city attorney gets the boot
Miami City Manager Art Noriega got a pass Thursday after he explained, to use the word loosely, his wife’s business dealings with the city, while City Attorney Victoria Mendez was removed of her position at the commission meeting on the spot. After commissioners voted 4-1 for Mendez to step down — she will still stay on in “a transitionary role” through June — the new Acting City Attorney George Wysong moved into her seat. Only Commissioner Joe Carollo voted against the change.
“I was born in Allapattah, raised in Flagami and lived in Flagami for 44 years,” Mendez said, thanking God, her family and her colleagues — and choking back what some say were crocodile tears.
Tampa transplant is winning the money race in state House District 115 contest
Alian Collazo has major support from a state senator
Coral Gables mayoral recall PAC has dark money funding from web of PACs
Vince Lago PAC has much more interest money
New report on furniture buys by Miami Manager Art Noriega is still 90K short
Finally, after an embarrassing misstep last month with a report that was short on numbers and remorse, Miami City Manager Art Noriega has submitted a new report about the way the city handled furniture purchases from his wife’s company since he was appointed — and it sounds a lot like the old report.
It’s also still about $90,000 off the mark.
Drink lots of coffee for this next doozy of a Miami City Commission meeting
City attorney’s future, manager’s excuses on agenda
Coral Gables FOP blasts police chief, mayor about 37 vacancies, low morale
Union releases web video critical of administration
Miami-Dade District 11 candidates have vast contrast in campaign contributions
In the Miami-Dade District 11 race, campaign finance reports filed this week show that incumbent Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez — appointed in November of 2022 to fill the vacancy created by the arrest of Joe Martinez on public corruption charges — has raised more than 16 times as much as his only opponent so far, a schoolteacher who announced he would run for the seat in late February.
But that’s only if you count his campaign account. When you bring his political action committee into it, Gonzalez has raised more than three quarter of a million dollars since January — so it’s 117 times what’s been collected by Bryan Paz-Hernandez, who has only been campaigning for five weeks.
PAC launches new video ad attack on ‘Disastrous Daniella’ Levine Cava
Recently suspended $2.5 billion bond is still an issue
A political action committee supporting Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid in his bid to become the next Miami-Dade Mayor has launched two new web videos blasting Daniella Levine Cava‘s track record and baptizing her with a new nickname.
Kendall residents worry re 5G towers that pop up suddenly by their homes
The KFHA will host a community meeting Tuesday
