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Miami-Dade Commission approves La Alcaldesa’s first tax and water fee hike
COVID-19 relief funds plugged the hole in the budget but what about 2022?
Miami Police Chief under political fire for selfies, ‘Cuban mafia’ comment
Art Acevedo’s brash style choca con los comisionados, days are numbered
Miami-Dade Commission gives UDB expansion plan its first green light
What Urban Development Boundary?
Despite many concerns and more questions than answers about the eventual project, Miami-Dade Commissioners voted 9-3 Thursday to move along an application to expand the UDB and convert 800 acres of farmland into the South Dade Logistics and Technology District.
Alice Bravo fined by Miami-Dade ethics board for lobbying on airport contract
Former Miami-Dade Transit Director Alice Bravo pleaded no contest on Wednesday to an accusation that she violated the county’s ethics code by lobbying two months after leaving her $250,000-a-year county job — rules require a minimum of two years — and she was basically slapped on the wrist by the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust.
The commission found probable cause that Bravo violated the county’s ethics code when she met with Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz in April at the same time as other and registered lobbyists who wanted him to kick out a $50 million contract recommendation for design and engineering services at Miami International Airport — which went to the top two ranked bidders — and start the bidding process over.
Sans challenge, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez aims for the White House
Looks like Miami Mayor Francis Suarez won’t have any real challenge in this year’s election. So, fueled by his hashtag-friendly banter and bend on technology and the national media spotlight, he can daydream about higher office.
Everybody’s been buzzing about it for months, speculating mostly that Suarez was setting himself up as a potential VP. That’s why, las malas lenguas say, the celebrity mayor met with United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in April.
Rickenbacker RFP looks like a done deal set-up for no-bid Plan Z proposal
Despite a “listening” session for stakeholders to raise concerns, the request for proposals on the Rickenbacker Causeway overhaul (and privatization) went out exactly as it was first expected to: As a near total replica of the unsolicited Plan Z proposal that looks like a done deal.
Guess nobody listened.
Another Coral Gables project reaches for the sky despite new zoning limits
Here we go again. Again.
Another developer wants to push beyond the limits of zoning and land use in the Crafts Section, less than six months after the city approved a controversial upzoning that just doesn’t seem like enough.
Homestead mayoral race may be a brutal ‘bloodbath’ redux with runoff
Jeff Porter and Elvis Maldonado have challenged incumbent Steve Losner
Charlie Crist seizes on epic school mask failure issue vs Ron DeSantis in new ad
¡Pero por supuesto!
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had to know that his stance against mask mandates in public schools — and his threat to defund schools and take away the salaries of school officials who defy him — would become campaign fodder for the 2022 election. He didn’t have to wait long.
‘Slam dunk’ denial of Coral Gables massive high-rise at planning board
Lobbyist hints at a bait and switch for a smaller project
