Some residents in Miami started getting emails this week that attempt to pre-empt people from protesting the possible upcoming appointment of a city commissioner to replace Ken Russell, who resigned to run for Congress.
Russell lost in the primary and last week changed his resignation effective date to Dec. 30. That means the commission has to decide how to fill the vacancy within 10 days. So they set a meeting for Saturday, which is the last possible day to decide between an appointment or a special election.
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Funeral Thursday is open to the public at Miami-Dade Auditorium
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Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla sent out cards last week to wish voters a Happy Holidays.
They were not only sent to District 1 voters, however. They also landed in mailboxes in Districts 2, 3 and 4 — it’s unlikely he would campaign in District 5 — in the first real hint that Diaz de la Portilla is considering a run for mayor in 2025.
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Commission could be split between appointment and special election
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Anyone who wonders how corrupt Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo keeps getting re-elected just has to look at last week’s food distribution gimmick.
Over three days, Carollo says he distributed 7,000 bags of food to families in District 3 for the holidays. The bags weighed 50 pounds and were valued at $100. Some included a donated pork pernil for the traditional Cuban Noche Buena meal. His staff went to three different parks to distribute the red bags. A lot of elderly voters got them delivered to their homes.
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Nearly $50 million in federal money will trickle down to South Florida as part of the 2023 appropriations funding package, says Democrat Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who championed for 15 different projects and programs.
“Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) announced she has secured $49,717,944 in community Project Funding for Florida’s 24th District. The funding is a part of the House spending bills included in the final 2023 appropriations government funding package. These appropriations respond directly to some of the most pressing needs in South Florida,” reads a press release from her office.
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