What does Jenny Nillo have on Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla?
Not only does he give her a job at the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency fresh out of prison, but then — when she is busted as a no-show and he should try to distance himself from her — The Dean provides her with a safety net and a raise.
There could be money laundering involved here
The news that disgraced former Sen. Frank Artiles was arrested last week on charges of campaign finance fraud has Miami’s political underbelly scurrying for cover. Because he was not alone, dear readers. There’s no way.
A real street fight between neighbors erupted earlier this month at an impromptu press conference about the street fight between the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County over the closure of several roads in Silver Bluff.
And it’s all in time for this year’s city elections.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla flew to Las Vegas this week to visit Elon Musk and tour the Boring Company which has proposed building a $30 million tunnel under the Miami River connecting Brickell to the downtown.
Talk about gambling with money and lives.
Political observers knew it was a bad idea to give Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla the chairmanship of the Omni CRA. Now he is under investigation for having hired a longtime lackey as a ghost employee.
Jenny Nillo, a onetime state senate plantidate and longtime campaign and legislative worker for ADLP, is making around $53,000 as a community liaison. She was hired as soon as The Dean made chairman.
It’s not a huge surprise that the Wawa gas station and convenience store planned across the street from G.W. Carver Elementary was the focal point of a Coral Gables candidate forum Thursday night organized by a coalition of parent-teacher associations.
And Ladra imagines that nobody’s answers satisfied the group of concerned parents and residents who have sued to stop the development.
