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.

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Mayor Vince Lago, Brian Goldmeier, Anthony De Yurre all have loans

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Group 4 race heads to runoff between Ivette Arango and Melissa Castro

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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.

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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.

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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.

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