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Carlos Gimenez

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Other Top Elected Officials Speak at Anti-Gay Group's Breakfast

    Many believe that Carlos Gimenez's endorsement from several gay rights groups in the Miami-Dade County mayoral election helped propel him to a narrow victory over Julio Robaina. So why the hell was he speaking at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Family Coalition, a fringe organization most not ... More >>

  • News

    April 26, 2012

    Reader Mail: Carlos Gimenez Is a Catastrophe

    Many believe that Carlos Gimenez's endorsement from several gay rights groups in the Miami-Dade County mayoral election helped propel him to a narrow victory over Julio Robaina. So why the hell was he speaking at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Family Coalition, a fringe organization most not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Five Cubans Ozzie Guillen Should Praise at His Press Conference Today

    Poor Ozzie Guillen. Baseball season just got started and already the Miami Marlins skipper has inserted his foot in his mouth.The controversial Venezuelan born manager had the audacity to praise Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in an upcoming issue of Time magazine and all hell has broken loose in Miami' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Otis Pitts Jr. Owes Miami-Dade County $10 Million On Failed Project

    ​A prominent African-American builder just got a sweet bailout from Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and the county commission. On March 20, commissioners quietly approved Gimenez's request to pay off $400,000 that Otis Pitts Jr. owes in property taxes on a complex he owns on NW 62nd Street at Seve ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Robert's Drug Store busted for illegal oxycodone at Government Center

    ​A prominent African-American builder just got a sweet bailout from Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and the county commission. On March 20, commissioners quietly approved Gimenez's request to pay off $400,000 that Otis Pitts Jr. owes in property taxes on a complex he owns on NW 62nd Street at Seve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Aiman Aryan, Accused Of Slinging Oxy, Ran Pharmacy In Downtown Government Center

    photo by Daniel Christensen via Wikimedia CommonsCounty Hall, oxy central?​In true South Florida fashion, a pill mill that trafficked thousands of illegal oxycodone tablets was operating right in the heart of Miami-Dade County government, the feds say.Recent charges filed against Robert's Drug Sto ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2011

    Miami-Dade youth boot camp faces closure

    photo by Daniel Christensen via Wikimedia CommonsCounty Hall, oxy central?​In true South Florida fashion, a pill mill that trafficked thousands of illegal oxycodone tablets was operating right in the heart of Miami-Dade County government, the feds say.Recent charges filed against Robert's Drug Sto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    County Commissioner Barbara Jordan Is All Alone On An Iceberg

    ​County Commissioner Barbara Jordan must be feeling really lonely these days. She's not getting any attention from her fellow commissioners, so she's resorting to sending them messages via prepared statements to the media.Jordan is upset with a component of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez's propos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Miami Gay-Bashing Club Calls Gay Activists "Bigoted Extremists"

    Not-so-breaking news: This guy's a hateful prick.​The Miami-based Christian Family Coalition is standing strong in support of Oakland Park Commissioner Jed Shank, who voted against a proclamation last month to recognize Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride & Equality Month because, he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Here Are the 13 Libraries Carlos Gimenez Wants to Close

    Wikimedia Commons user Tony HudsonNo books for you!​Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez yesterday proposed cutting the county's operating budget by $350 million. That includes whacking the library system's $50 million budget to $24.5 million.It seems 13 libraries will be shut down.Riptide co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Marlins Get Last $42 Million From Miami-Dade County

    Based on what happened at yesterday's Miami-Dade County Commission meeting, there is no way the taxpayers are getting their money back. Let's face it folks, the county is not going to sue or cut off the Marlins at this point, which is why county commissioners approved issuing $42 million in bonds to ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2011

    White and Hispanic elites lie

    Based on what happened at yesterday's Miami-Dade County Commission meeting, there is no way the taxpayers are getting their money back. Let's face it folks, the county is not going to sue or cut off the Marlins at this point, which is why county commissioners approved issuing $42 million in bonds to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    The Nonblack Elites Lie Again

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke wages war against Miami's elitist secret society.If you are an African American civic leader in Miami, you're better off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Julio Robaina's Continually Conflicting Statements on Gay Rights is a Sick Sign of Desperation

    ​Up in New York State they've finally passed a bill legalizing same sex marriage. Meanwhile, down in Miami-Dade we've got a mayoral candidate who can't even decided if he's for or against domestic partnership laws and seems to have wildly flip-flopped between stances. Julio Robaina says he bel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Luther Campbell Explains His Endorsement of Julio Robaina

    Luther Campbell ​No surprise, blogs backing Carlos Gimenez attacked Luther Campbell for going with Julio Robaina in the Miami-Dade mayoral run-off on June 28. Even the Miami Herald, which has also endorsed Gimenez, took issue with Campbell's shocking unexpected backing of Robaina, whom he dubbed " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Uncle Luke Endorses Julio Robaina for Miami-Dade Mayor UPDATED

    Jacob KatelRobaina and Campbell at the NAACP debate.Former Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Luther Campbell has endorsed Julio Robaina for the June 28 runoff election.Robaina's campaign called a press conference in Liberty City for 12:30 today. After arriving an hour and a half late, Campbell said he ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Carlos Gimenez Blows It, Lets Julio Robaina Steal Luther Campbell's Endorsement

    Will Julio Robaina live up to his word? History shows he hasn't.​As soon as Luther Campbell made his endorsement of Julio Robaina for mayor official, I received text messages from a couple of Carlos Gimenez supporters asserting Uncle Luke had surely been bought off -- the same accusation our colum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Luther Campbell Mum on Endorsement, Looking Forward to Memorial Day Weekend

    Will he endorse Gimenez or Robaina? Mum's the word for now. With Carlos Gimenez and Julio Robaina duking it out to become the next county mayor, everybody wants to know in whose corner Luther Campbell will stand. His phone has been blowing up with calls from both camps seeking his endorsement, espec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Julio Robaina Spent $900,000 For 60,240 Votes And Other Election Night Numerical Revelations

    Luther Campbell, his wife Kristin, and their son Blake on election day. ​Hey, it sucks to lose, but Luther Campbell has nothing to be ashamed of. With only 45 days to court voters with a $12,000 campaign war chest, the former 2 Live Crew front man and current New Times columnist convinced 20,000 M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Judge Keeps Results Of Commission Race Secret Thanks to Banned Banker Ricardo Corona

    via Mega TVRicardo Corona​Want to know who will replace mayoral candidate Carlos Gimenez on the County Commission? Too bad! The results will be secret thanks to a bizarre ruling last night by a judge who wants more time to decide whether candidates had enough time to file for the race. Even strang ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Heat-Bulls Game 4/Election-Results Live Blog-a-palooza

    ​Big night in Miami tonight. On one side, the Miami Heat hosting the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. On the other, the Miami-Dade elections. What's a good Miamian to do? Watch the game? Check on the election results?Well, don't fret, good citizen. Just stay with us t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Luther Campbell Gets Perfect Marks on Gay Voters Guide, Robaina and Gimenez Don't

    ​It's 2011, and the only candidate running for Miami-Dade mayor who is polling in the double digits to get perfect marks from Equality Florida's voting guide on GLBT issues happens to be former-2 Live Crew leader Luther Campbell. It's odd indeed. The leading candidates Julio Robaina and Carlos Gim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Jacksonville Elects First Democratic Mayor in 20 Years: What Does It Mean for Florida Politics?

    Jacksonville Mayor-elect Alvin Brown​Conservative Republican Mike Hogan was expected to walk away with the Jacksonville Mayoral race. He comes from a family so entrenched in the area, there's several streets that bare the Hogan name. He ran on a campaign promising no new taxes, smaller government, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Uncle Sam Endorses Uncle Luke in New Campaign Commercial

    Jacob KatelHey, don't I know you from somewhere?​If Carlos Gimenez, Roosevelt Bradley, Marcelo Llorente, or Jose "Pepe" Cancio hit the streets of downtown Miami at 2 a.m. and went to a couple of clubs they'd probably get looked at like police, creeps, narcs, drunk lawyers, or weirdos.A real mayor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Special Election 2011: Who's Making Money

    ​Entering the last two weeks of the special election season, we've compiled a list of the folks who are collecting a steady paycheck from the candidates running for mayor and two county commission seats. The usual suspects are again banking on the business of electioneering. Here are political ope ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Oh Great, Xavier Suarez and the Other Julio Robaina are Running for County Commission

    Xavier Suarez​Miami-Dade politics is a complicated beast, and the recall of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez has set off a lot of dominoes. Commissioner Carlos Gimenez's decision to resign from his county commission seat to run for mayor means it's now up for grabs. And guess who's running? Former ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Everyone Running for Miami-Dade Mayor

    ​Candidates running for Miami-Dade Mayor in the special May 24th election to replace recalled Carlos Alvarez had to register by 5:00 pm today. There's very few surprises in the list of candidates (read: no last-minute Alex Penelas filing), but here's a look at who you'll get to chose in a coup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Tape Refutes Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina's Claims He Opposed Marlins Stadium

    Julio Robaina changes positions faster than a Reality Kings porn movie.​Looks like Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina wants to rewrite history when it comes to his support for the Marlins' stadium sweetheart deal. At last week's Latin Builders Association sponsored mayoral debate, Robaina claimed the st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Latin Builders Association's Mayoral Debate Snubs Luther Campbell

    Michael McElroyLuther Campbell wants to debate, so why won't the LBA invite him?​With the Miami-Dade County Commission likely to set a special election for a new mayor today, the Latin Builders Association has already made plans to hold the first debate on March 25 with only a select group of cand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Norman Braman Gets Mayoral Candidates To Promise Charter Reform

    photo by Tim ElfrinkBraman issues his marching orders.​When Norman Braman launched his campaign to oust Mayor Carlos Alvarez, he made it clear that charter reform -- including term limits -- was his real goal. Braman inched a step closer to making that happen today as three of the front-runners to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Hialeah's Julio Robaina In Front For County Mayor, But Scandals Could Derail His Ambition

    City of Hialeah​In this week's metro story, New Times explores Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina's chances to succeed his Miami-Dade County counterpart Carlos Alvarez. Talk about who will follow Alvarez has grown louder with a recall election against the county mayor to take place later this year. Count ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    County Commissioners Admit 'Errors' in Carlos Bertonatti Case; Bikers Protest

    Bart Sherwood passes the grisly photos around the Miami-Dade County Commission chambers.Photo by Tim ElfrinkLycra pants mingled with business suits at the county commission chambers last night.​In the first image, his face is scraped and swollen, his arms are wrapped in plaster, and IVs run into h ... More >>

  • News

    March 26, 2009

    Marlins Stadium Skeptics

    Fish, listen up! Your new neighbors don't trust you.

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Little Havana Doesn't Trust Miami Marlins

    Luis Montealegre poured a café Cubano on Tuesday, paid a delivery guy for croquetas, and peered east a few blocks from his corner cafeteria. There was only blue sky where a $634 million Marlins baseball stadium will soon rise. "This is the poorest part of the city, the one that needs the most h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Glenn Straub: Too little too late

    Hey Glenn Straub. I WANT to watch baseball downtown,. I WANT to TAKE the Metromover to games,But I wish you would just shut up.Straub penned a letter to the public (which you can find on the jump) defending his idea for a downtown stadium. But we've moved too far with the Little Havana stadium and I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Dennis Moss Picks Committee Chairs

    Dennis Moss is done putting together the new make-up of the county commission's committees and I'm impressed with most of his selections. In case you don't know, the commissioners use the committee system to hammer out decisions that ultimately impact our tax dollars, from formulating new ways to ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Dennis the Moderate

    Come January, expect to see a new dynamic take shape on the Miami-Dade County Commission when Dennis Moss becomes chairman. For one, Natacha Seijas will no longer have influence over the selection of committee chairs and assignments. Each of the last three commission chairs, from Barbara Carey-Shul ... More >>

  • News

    July 31, 2008

    Elected Officials Reward Their Campaign Contributors

    Give money, get contracts.

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Give Money, Get Contracts, Part III

    Give money, get contracts.

  • News

    May 22, 2008

    Burn, Baby, Burn

    Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2007

    Lame-O-Zine

    Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2006

    Framing the Fire Fee

    Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

  • News

    August 19, 2004

    Tamper Tantrum

    Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

  • City Life

    May 15, 2003

    BEST BOONDOGGLE

    Miami bus benches

  • News

    August 22, 2002

    Travail to the Chief

    Raul Martinez is a product of Miami's dysfunctional police department, so how can he be expected to transform it?

  • News

    March 14, 2002

    Caution: Flammable Substance

    A county firefighter lights a fuse by accusing his superiors of racially tinged arrogance

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Blues for the Fire Department

    Add Willie Latimore's name to the Opa-locka Three

  • News

    February 15, 2001

    Bean Counter's Paradise

    Miami finally hired an auditor with talent and fortitude. His work thus far will enrich the city and turn your stomach.

  • News

    October 19, 2000

    Why Not Hit 'Em Where It Hurts?

    Slumlords might think twice if their wallets were up for grabs

  • News

    March 4, 1992

    Buddy, Can You Spare a Multimillion-Dollar Fire-Service Contract?

    A pair of firefighters' unions waging a turf war in Key Biscayne and the Port of Miami? Gee, times really are tough.

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