Nevermind! Daniella Levine Cava steps back from rejection of all airport bids

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava backpedalled and ditched her old recommendation to reject all the bids for a $50 million airport contract — where a selection committee of staff had already ranked the top two firms — and start the process over.

After Political Cortadito exposed what looks like illegal lobbying by former Transportation Director Alice Bravo and political pressuring by Ralph Garcia-Toledo, Jesse Manzano and Alex Heckler — a major Democratic fundraiser with La Alcaldesa on speed dial — the mayor has backed off her shaky position and, instead, move forward with negotiations with two firms who were recommended in January by staff after a third selection process.

Read Full Story