Category: Miami-Dade Cities
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State Sen. Jason Pizzo temporarily cancels state audit of North Miami Beach amid racial tensions
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Jason Pizzo, the Florida state senator representing portions of North Miami Beach, has backed off his request to have state auditors examine the embattled city’s operations and finances. -
Miami Shores’ plan to rezone Barry U. land to allow commercial development ignites suspicion, vitriol
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
When Miami Shores Vice-Mayor Daniel Marinberg, who is gay, checked his village email inbox on the morning of March 24, he opened a missive with the subject line: “Fagget” (sic). -
Flood of Russia-Ukraine war refugees leads to severe overcrowding at Miami-Dade school
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Overcrowding at a Miami-Dade elementary and middle school is so severe, students are crammed into classrooms and rats roam the cafeteria grounds, parents and teachers say. -
Conservancy rakes in cash at taxpayer-owned Miami Beach Botanical Garden
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A non-profit group turned the Miami Beach Botanical Garden into a cash cow by obtaining federal pandemic aid funds and charging top dollar for hosting booze-filled events. But the Miami Beach Garden Conservancy fattened up its coffers without giving the city its fair share, and without contributing any money for maintenance of the taxpayer-owned flora facility, an internal audit found. -
Miami Shores council member Wagar lands lobbyist job and breaks the law; If she doesn’t act soon, she’ll break another
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Two years ago, when she was Miami Shores mayor, Crystal Wagar led the charge in hiring The Southern Group to lobby Tallahassee legislators and the governor’s office on the village’s behalf. Now a council member, Wagar recently landed a gig with the same firm, violating a state law that bars public officials from accepting jobs with companies doing business with their governments. -
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North Bay Village mayor scored all-expenses-paid trip to London from soccer facility bidder
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
On June 1, North Bay Village Mayor Brent Latham had prime lower bowl seats at London’s Wembley Stadium for the Cup of Champions, a South America versus Europe soccer match between heavyweights Argentina and Italy. The mayor’s VIP ticket came courtesy of the Argentine Football Association, or AFA, which picked up the tab for Latham to spend a week in the United Kingdom’s capital city.
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