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In Coral Gables runoff, establishment lobbyist faces grass roots resident
The runoff for the commission seat in Coral Gables is really a contest between a well-connected, super funded lobbyist with a semi-famous last name, and a relatively unknown business woman with no money and an unfortunate last name.
Guess who the establishment has chosen.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez offers cell phone number, but will he answer?
In New Hampshire this week to drum up support for his promised presidential run, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez offered up his personal cellphone number — and everyone ate it up.
“I’m going to do something radical,” Suarez said, speaking at an event at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, NH. “I did this in Iowa and people kind of freaked out. The cameras are on, so it may be broadcast, so it’s even more radical. But I’m going to give you my personal cellphone number.”
Negative attack texts in Coral Gables now focus on candidate Melissa Castro
It’s like they haven’t learned a thing.
The dark money forces that attacked Coral Gables Commissioner Elect Ariel Fernandez before last week’s election have turned their focus to Melissa Castro, a mental health worker and permit expediter who made the runoff in the Group 4 race with text messages that say she’ll raise income tax and gas and grocery prices.
Frank Quesada lends $3.5 mil to three Coral Gables political pals in one year
Mayor Vince Lago, Brian Goldmeier, Anthony De Yurre all have loans
Residents win in Coral Gables with Ariel Fernandez commission victory
Group 4 race heads to runoff between Ivette Arango and Melissa Castro
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava aims for reelection via petition
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has already announced her re-election campaign and could legit raise enough money to pay her qualification fee tenfold — and buy everyone else a round of qualifications. But the social worker at heart wants to go grassroots.
La Alcaldesa aims to get on the 2024 ballot via petition — again.
Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak calls, pressures voters in commission race
People can’t believe it. They don’t want to believe it.
Ladra has had several people cast doubt on Maria Cruz, who said the police chief called her and urged her not to vote for commission candidate Ariel Fernandez in Group 5. Some suggested that because she supports Fernandez, she would lie for him.
Miami employees, ex employees fill witness list for Joe Carollo federal trial
Miami City Manager Art Noriega. Former city managers Emilio Gonzalez and Daniel Alfonso. Former Police Chiefs Art Acevedo and Jorge Colina. The current and former code enforcement directors.
The majority of the witnesses listed for the first amendment trial against Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo are current or former city employees. Carollo was sued in 2018 by Bill Fuller and Martin Pinilla, owners of Ball & Chain Lounge and other Little Havana properties they lease to other businesses. They accuse Carollo of harassing them and weaponizing the city’s police force and code enforcement office to shut their businesses down because they supported his opponent in the 2017 election.
Proposed questions to potential jurors in $2.5 mil federal lawsuit vs Joe Carollo
Have you, any member of your immediate family or close personal friend ever worked for a politician? Have you ever owned a business? How do you get the news? Do you follow Billy Corben? Do you follow Political Cortadito?
Ladra is almost proud to have her work featured among the questions that might be asked of jurors in the federal $2.5 million first amendment lawsuit against Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo by his defense attorneys. Last week, they submitted 75 proposed voir dire questions — inquiries lawyers make to exclude a certain number of jurors — to U.S. Southern District Judge Rodney Smith, who will preside over the trial, set to begin Tuesday.
Ex Palmetto Bay councilman compares controversial duck removal to Holocaust
Former Palmetto Bay Councilman David Singer has likely gone too far in his war against the village council and mayor comparing them to Adolf Hitler in a Facebook post Thursday and likening the removal and euthanizing of about 20 “aggressive” Muscovy ducks from Coral Reef Park to the extermination of six million Jews in the Holocaust.
On the eve of Passover.
