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  • Miami City Attorney’s Office in another fight – this time with the county ethics commission

    Miami City Attorney’s Office in another fight – this time with the county ethics commission

    By Francisco Alvarado
    FloridaBulldog.org
    A City of Miami senior assistant city attorney is trying to block the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust from reconsidering its decision six months ago to not sanction her for breaking local ethics rules.

  • The Miami fight over right to sue to block controversial development

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    The Miami fight over right to sue to block controversial development

    By Francisco Alvarado
    FloridaBulldog.org
    A proposed amendment to Miami’s charter that would help a series of lawsuits aimed at stopping controversial mega-projects on public waterfront land has drawn fierce opposition from City Attorney Victoria Mendez. Amendment supporters, on the other hand, accuse Mendez of running interference because she fears the lawsuits — if allowed to move forward — would expose her office’s role in violating the city charter, breaking Florida’s public records law and feeding misinformation to city commissioners.

  • Miami developer hires governor’s pal; Scott, Cabinet green light Watson Island project

    Miami developer hires governor’s pal; Scott, Cabinet green light Watson Island project

    By Francisco Alvarado
    BrowardBulldog.org
    In late March, state emails show, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection was poised to pull the plug on a long-delayed, contentious plan to build a resort and mega-yacht marina on Miami’s Watson Island. But developer Flagstone Island Gardens had an ace in the hole. A month earlier, the company hired Fort Lauderdale lobbyist William “Billy” Rubin, a longtime personal friend, business associate and political supporter of Gov. Rick Scott.

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