At noon Tuesday, former Miami Beach Commissioner Micky Steinberg became a Miami-Dade county commissioner after nobody qualified to run against her in District 4, where Sally Heyman is termed out.
It is the only county commission race that is uncontested — maybe the $400K she raised scared would-bes away — as 19 other candidates qualified in the five other districts on this year’s ballot.
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Former elected and three-time loser Renier Diaz de la Portilla has raised $62,700 in little more than a month for his judicial race, according to the latest campaign finance report. And many of the campaign contributions are from real estate developers and special interests in the city of Miami, where his big brother is a sitting commissioner.
In addition to the $3,500 he’s loaned himself, the youngest of the Diaz de la Portilla brothers has collected a few checks and bundles most likely thanks to his brother, Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, who is also the chair of the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency.
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A second member of the Miami Police Department’s Internal Affairs unit has filed a complaint against Chief Manuel Morales, saying that he is corrupt and unethical and has used his position to retaliate against some officers and reward lackeys.
The accusations from Wanda Jean-Baptiste, a 16-year veteran, mirror those made by former IA Commander Brandon Lanier last month.
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Key Biscayne teacher intends to run against incumbent in District 6
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How in the world can Miami-Dade’s first female mayor, a self-proclaimed progressive who fights for equality and champions immigrants, women and the LGBT community visit a country like Qatar for no good reason?
This is a country with an abysmal human rights record, according to Amnesty International. Women and gays are routinely discriminated against and persecuted by law and by society. Homesexuals and journalists routinely “disappear” and are jailed without trials. The government allows the abuse and exploitation of immigrants.
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The first mailer of the Election 2022 season to hit Ladra’s mailbox arrived Saturday. It’s a piece for Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar and, predictably, it touts her as “a freedom fighter” who is keeping socialism out of the United States.
And it comes within days of Sen. Annette Taddeo‘s announcement that she switched races from the governor’s bid to this congressional contest.
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