The battle cry is “Joe must go.” The aim is to remove Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo from the Bayfront Park Trust, where he is chair, because of what downtown residents say is an abuse of his power and mismanagement of Maurice Ferre Park, which is also under the trust’s purview.

In the same 24 hours as U.S. Marshalls posted seizure papers on the door at his Coconut Grove home — in connection with the $63.5 million judgement against him for violating the first amendment rights of two Little Havana businessmen (more on that later) — there’s a petition for Carollo’s removal from the Trust, begun by Downtown Neighbors Alliance President James Torres, who ran for commissioner in District 2 but lost. Torres and many other downtown residents — and anybody with a brain and a conscience — think that the new D2 commissioner, Damian Pardo, should chair these important boards that govern public parks in the heart of the district.

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He must have been joking, right?

In his State of the City address Tuesday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez talked about transparency and public trust.

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This is the Freddy Ramirez replacement candidate

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Former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla lost his seat when he was suspended by the governor after an arrest for bribery and money laundering, among other charges. He lost his election when he tried to get back into office in November. He lost his house to a foreclosure auction.

And now he’s going to lose his wife.

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The $2.5 million bond proposal that Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava surprised on everyone at the State of the County address Wednesday has not been well received by everyone — especially some members of the county commission, which would need to approve any ballot measure.

Sen. Rene Garcia issued a statement late Friday that said the mayor is out of touch with residents.

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He should just apologize.

When Miami Mayor Francis Suarez delivers his State of the City address on Tuesday, he should open with a general apology to the residents and business owners who have had to put up with not just the crappy conditions of streets and parks and services, but also the corruption that permeates the dais, the city attorney’s office and even his pay-to-play deals with developers and other business interests.

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