Category: Miami-Dade County
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A big trial’s coming to a pandemic hot spot: Miami. Anybody have a spare ballroom?
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A super-sized jury trial about leaky fire sprinklers in a high-rise will start May 3 somewhere in Miami-Dade County — but not in a courthouse. -
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Miami-Dade public housing tenants face eviction threat amid pandemic
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Local, state and federal moratoriums meant to protect renters from facing threats of eviction throughout the pandemic don’t apply to public housing tenants in Miami-Dade County who miss deadlines to submit proof of their indigent status. -
New El Portal mayor’s messy divorce and questions about his qualifying paperwork threaten term
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
El Portal’s newly elected mayor Omarr Nickerson won his race handily after none of the small village’s 2,400 residents ran against him. But his term could be short-lived amid accusations by El Portal officials that Nickerson submitted false, incomplete and inaccurate information in his qualifying paperwork. -
Cheating on Miami Beach police exams? Nothing to see here, move on, says county ethics boss
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A Miami Beach cop’s year-long effort to get county ethics officials to investigate credible allegations of cheating and other irregularities with the city’s exam process for promoting police officers has been snubbed. -
Biscayne Gardens residents prepare for an unwelcome neighbor
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Biscayne Gardens, a bedroom neighborhood in unincorporated Miami-Dade between North Miami and North Miami Beach, is about to experience an apartment development boom thanks to a county mandate aimed at transforming vacant land into workforce and affordable housing projects. Area residents aren’t happy about it. -
Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert won’t be prosecuted despite ‘troubling’ Infiniti QX80 lease using mom’s credit card
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
As Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert III enters the homestretch of his Miami-Dade County Commission race, public corruption prosecutors recently revealed unsavory conduct on his part during his previous campaign for elected office.
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