Change at Overtown CRA comes with Christine King — and favors her allies

Newly-elected Miami Commissioner Christine King had her first city commission meeting Thursday and was praised and complimented by her colleagues on her solid victory Nov. 2.

“You didn’t win, you got a mandate,” said Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, who had lobbied hard to appoint her last year to fill the seat vacated when Commissioner Keon Hardemon ran for the county seat. DLP said her getting 65% of the vote was a reflection of her service to the community for the past several years as president of the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corp.

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