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Protest ‘chicken’ arrested at Miami park opening for dogs, cats and Joe Carollo
Did the commissioner abuse his power again to violate someone’s rights?
Why nobody wants Martin Zilber to be the Miami commissioner in District 2
ABZ. Anyone but Zilber.
That’s the refrain heard on social media and at private gatherings in Coconut Grove and Brickell when people talk about the special election in Miami’s District 2.
Miami District 2 race gets heated with attacks and smears on lead candidates
In the city of Miami special election, if we are to believe the text messages that voters are getting, we have a child molester, a communist sympathizer and an unethical attorney running for the seat vacated in District 2.
Of course, none of that is necessarily true. It’s just part of Miami elections. The smearing of candidates is something voters in the Magic City have been subjected to for decades.
Martin Zilber gets nod in Miami D2 special election from ADLP’s palanca
Add the International Brother of Electrical Workers Local #349 to the list of individuals and entities who have endorsed former (read: disgraced) Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Martin Zilber for city of Miami commissioner in District 2.
Likely under pressure — as the head of the IBEW is the father of a lobbyist who is pals with Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, who is pushing hard for Zilber.
Wanna vote by mail in Miami special election? Gotta request your ballot
A new law wipes out standing AB requests every two years
Jose “Pepe” Diaz launches his campaign to return to mayor’s seat in Sweetwater
It’s official.
As expected, former Miami-Dade Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz is running for mayor of Sweetwater in the election this May. What else is he going to do?
Miami D2 candidates file first campaign finance reports for special election
The first campaign finance reports for the special election to fill the vacancy in the city of Miami’s District 2 were filed Thursday — three days after absentee or mail-in ballots were sent to voters.
Former Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Martin Zilber, who has been pushed by Commissioners Joe Carollo and Alex Diaz de la Portilla and endorsed by Chairwoman Christine King this week, reported the most in contributions with $88,000. This includes a few bundles from real estate investors: $10,000 from Nir Shoshani, $8,000 from Alfredo Xiques, $5,000 from Jorge Luis Salazar and at least $4,00 from Jeffrey Hoyos.
Endorsements come in for the four front runners in city of Miami District 2 race
As predicted here on Political Cortadito, the Miami Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed former and disgraced judge Martin Zilber in the race to replace Ken Russell in Miami’s District 2. Some police union sources say the vote was cooked, under pressure from commissioners.
Pressure cooked.
Calusa development on hold as appeals court upholds overturn of zoning vote
Miami-Dade Commissioners will have to re-vote on the zoning and land use changes for the abandoned Calusa golf course if developers still want to build 550 homes on the 168 acres. An appeals court on Wednesday upheld an earlier court’s invalidation of the 2021 approval because the county had not provide the required pubic notice.
And it is highly unlikely developers will be able to get the same density now that environmental studies have shown proof that the site is a breeding rookery for Florida’s endangered tri-colored heron — as well as a bunch of other birds — and a foraging site for the endangered bonneted bat.
Two of 15 candidates out of Miami District 2 race as campaigns start
There are now only 13 candidates in the city of Miami special election to replace former Commissioner Ken Russell in District 2.
It’s only only because we started with 15.
