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Miami-Dade School Board bring back Jose Dotres as new superintendent
Miami-Dade School Board members on Monday chose longtime administrator José Dotres to be the new superintendent after the abrupt departure of Alberto Carvalho to the Los Angeles, California, school district.
Coral Gables Country Club grab deal is dead as Rodney Barreto group backs out
A controversial takeover of the Coral Gables Country Club by a politically-connected businessman and lobbyist could be dead in the water after Rodney Barreto sent the city a letter Saturday saying that he gives up on what he called a “painful process.”
Controversial Palmetto Bay Village Center plan could get staff approval
Proposal calls for 480 residential units, a grocery store and more
Calusa developers try to scare away wildlife before county mandated study
Neighbors sue to stop mowing, spraying and cutting of trees
Broward gets Miami city corruption case after Miami-Dade SAO finds conflict
Who is the brother?
That’s the question everyone was asking on Tuesday after it was revealed that Miami-Dade State Attorney Kathy Fernandez-Rundle recused herself in the case of accusations against Miami’s Three Amigos by former Police Chief Art Acevedo before he was fired.
Florida legislative session started — here’s what local lawmakers are up to
Condo reform, critical race theory, abortion and more
Miami Police staff fired by former chief are welcomed back with song and dance
The husband and wife team at Miami Police who were fired by former Police Chief Art Acevedo after they allegedly attempted to cover up her car accident in a city SUV are back on the job.
So is Luis Camacho, a sergeant at arms who was fired after he was accused of helping to leak photos or the address of Mayor Francis Suarez and family on vacation in the Keys, and the former head of internal affairs, as well as three other officers. In total, seven officers were reinstated to their jobs or previous positions by the new police chief.
Always a bridesmaid, GOP staple Alina Garcia opens PAC for 2022 Senate bid
She’s worked for different electeds at all levels — federal, state, county and city. So now, veteran GOP operative Alina Garcia — most recently the “senior political advisor” for Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo — wants to be elected herself. To the Florida Senate.
Garcia is waiting for the redistricting to shake out and will run in either District 37 or District 40 — which is vacated by Sen. Annette Taddeo‘s run for governor — wherever incumbent Sen. Ileana Garcia doesn’t run. She is going to wait for the other Garcia’s cue, but she already opened a political action committee called Florida Always First. In November.
Miami’s Alex Diaz de la Portilla may have tried to cover-up car accident
And now the commission may reward the driver with a new job
Coral Gables attorneys back off WaWa lawsuit defense to seek other solutions
But a $2.2 million mortgage on the property could complicate things
