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Coral Gables pissing match on taxes continues Friday at budget workshop
Melissa Castro hosts community town hall first
Miami-Dade voters deserve a real race, runoff, debate for county mayor’s job
There are seven candidates on the ballot for Miami-Dade Mayor. But really, there are only two.
Eddy Rojas, who owns a valet parking company, is way out of his league here. Alex Otaola, a Cuban-American actor, comedian and podcaster who doesn’t speak English, is out of his mind. Unfortunately, so are the hundreds who will vote for him because of his ridiculous anti-communist platform. Carlos Garín, a TV personality, is a fish out of water. And while Ladra really likes Miguel “El Skipper” Quintero, the trapeze artist who is running just to bring attention to what he says is a double standard in code enforcement, we all know he’s out on a limb.
Third candidate in Miami-Dade District 7 race could be another ghost plantidate
Richard Praschnik has a homestead in Lee County
Miami Foundation forums give voters brief view of Miami-Dade candidates
Let’s thank the Miami Foundation for having and recording a series of forums this month with candidates for several races on the August 20 ballot — and posting them on their website for all voters to see. We are lucky that they think it’s important. It is part of the Vote Miami awareness initiative to increase voter participation, after a 47% turnout in the 2022 election.
They stressed that the forums, which are about an hour long each, were not debates — which is too bad. Ladra misses real debates. But we have to applaud the use of the mute button when the candidates’ time was up. Wish we could do that to sitting electeds.
El ex Senador Frank Artiles apoya a otro candidato fantasma — Alian Collazo
Deberíamos haberlo sospechado.
Parece que Frank Artiles está detrás del trasplante de Tampa que han plantado en la contienda para el Distrito 115 de la Cámara de Representantes de la Florida contra el veterano capitán de bomberos y ex presidente del sindicato de los bomberos de Miami-Dade, Omar Blanco.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to open 7th campaign office
Because six campaign offices are apparently not enough, the campaign to re-elect Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will open a seventh regional office this weekend. This one is in North Miami.
The campaign has previously opened a headquarters in Little Havana with five other offices in Miami Beach, Liberty City, South Miami, Miami Gardens and Homestead.
Rapid Transit Zone standoff between Miami, Miami-Dade goes to mediation
This is Round 2 on who controls development
JC Planas scores 4 mayoral nods in race for Miami-Dade elections supervisor
As the primary for the constitutional offices nears its closing, former State Rep. JC Planas, an attorney running for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, has gotten the endorsement of four mayors from Miami-Dade municipalities.
The Planas campaign announced this week endorsements from South Miami Mayor Javier Fernandez, Bay Harbor Mayor Joshua Fuller, North Bay Village Mayor Brent Latham and Aventura Mayor Howard Weinberg, who each cited Planas’ experience as an elections attorney and his commitment to ensure election integrity as the main reasons for their support.
Christine King to give half million of Miami public $$$ to her old non-profit
After she was elected, Miami Commissioner Christine King resigned from her longtime position as president and chief executive officer of the non-profit Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, founded to advocate for and assist investments in Liberty City and surrounding areas.
But she is still very close to the organization. And giving back.
New poll: Miami-Dade sheriff GOP race has Sanchez, Cordero-Stutz on top
And Jose Aragu gets a $300K gift from Ken Griffin
