Carlos Gimenez

Miami-Dade County Wants $4.2 Billion in Bonds For Aging Water and Sewer System

Now that the debate about using public funds to fix up Sun-Life Stadium is over, there is an even much bigger public works project that should have Miami-Dade taxpayers especially concerned. For more than a year, officials for the water and sewer department have been working on a $1.5 billion capita ... More >>

NFL Would Contribute $150 Million to Sun Life Stadium Face-Lift

As the county commission meets today to consider a proposed deal to renovate Sun Life Stadium, news comes that the NFL has decided to chip in $150 million of the estimated $480 million it would cost to Flip This House, leaving the county and the Dolphins with $350 million to cover. The deal als ... More >>

Bruno Barreiro, Who Took Thouands From Stephen Ross, Removes Super Bowl L Clause From Sun Life Bill

For weeks, the Miami Dolphins have been promising that the team won't move forward with the $390 million renovation of Sun Life Stadium if the NFL doesn't award the city a Super Bowl in 2015 or 2016. Well, the Dolphins caught a break.A couple of hours ago, during deliberations by the Miami-Dade Coun ... More >>

Florida Still Has No Presidential Winner As Miami Counts Thousands More Absentee Ballots

It shouldn't be this hard. Really! Voters fill in a little bubble showing who they'd like for president. Elections machines tally them up. And whichever guy gets the most votes wins the state. Everywhere else in America, this simple process works just fine.But this is Miami, where two days after the ... More >>

In this Election, Rick Scott and Carlos Gimenez Are Acting Like Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness 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 assesses the election debacle in Florida.On the last Saturday of early voting, my wife and I stood in a line that went around the ... More >>

Convicted Cocaine Trafficker Alexander I. Perez Gets Huge Tax Breaks for a Questionable Sugar Company

Carlos Gimenez, Rebeca Sosa and David Rivera Shower Favors On Ex-Cocaine Trafficker

On July 13, Alexander I. Perez stood underneath a new street sign christening a portion of SE 10th Avenue in front of his Hialeah warehouse as "Banah Sweet Way." A gaggle of local politicos -- including Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, his Hialeah counterpart Carlos Hernandez, and County Commissione ... More >>

Rafael Garcia-Toledo, Mayor Gimenez's Friend, Has Millions in County Construction Contracts

Absentee Ballot Fraud Is Wrecking Democracy in Miami

Carlos Gimenez Dumps Al Lorenzo Amid Absentee Ballot Fraud Scandal

Also read: "Al Lorenzo Wins Elections, but Will His History Hurt the State Attorney's Latest Bid."Late yesterday, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez sacked Al Lorenzo, the campaign consultant who's been by his side since he first ran for elected office eight years ago. The Miami Herald reports Gimenez ... More >>

Miami Marlins and Dolphins Give Big to Political Action Committees

Elect Joe Martinez for Mayor and Keon Hardemon for Commission

Joe Martinez For Miami-Dade Mayor!

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness 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 makes his picks for Miami-Dade mayor and the county's black county commission seats.With the August 14 primary election approachi ... More >>

Julio Robaina Was Unfairly Trashed by the Media

Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina Was Unfairly Trashed By the Media

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness 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 goes to bat for a certain former Hialeah mayor.The Miami-Dade mayoral primary is only two months away, and the election is set fo ... More >>

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 >>

Reader Mail: Carlos Gimenez Is a Catastrophe

Otis Pitts Owes Miami-Dade $10 Million in Failed Liberty City Plan

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 >>

Senate Bill Would Make it Easier to Move Miami's Urban Development Boundary

​Republican State Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff represents Fort Lauderdale, but during this year's legislative session she seems to be really intent on introducing bills that could forever alter Miami-Dade County. First she was behind the now-failed bid to legalize destination casinos in South Florida, ... More >>

Miami-Dade Paying $340,000 To Lobbying Firms Tied To Marlins Debacle, Genting Agenda

The four firms representing Miami-Dade County before the state legislature are mired in potential conflicts of interests and ongoing controversies. Yesterday, county commissioners awarded $120,000 each to law firms Ronald L. Book P.A. and Rutledge, Ecenia & Purnell, as well as $50,000 each for A ... More >>

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

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 >>

Carlos Gimenez, Getting Cash From Genting and Magic City Casino, Tests His Loyalty

Genting Americas President Colin Au and Mayor Carlos Gimenez​Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez could soon be at odds with two major casino operators supporting his re-election run in 2012. That's because a pair of state bills that would pave the way for three destination mega-resorts with full-scale ... More >>

Miami-Dade youth boot camp faces closure

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 >>

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 >>

White and Hispanic elites lie

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 >>

Robaina promises thousands of jobs for Dade residents

Neither Gimenez nor Robaina Has Much Nice to Say About Rick Scott

​No matter who becomes Miami-Dade's next mayor, don't expect him to have the rosiest of relationships with deeply unpopular Florida Gov. Rick Scott. The race is nonpartisan, but both Carlos Gimenez and Julio Robaina are registered Republicans. However, at a debate this morning, both made it clear ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Luther Campbell Starts Meeting Voters And Other Candidates

Michael McElroy​This past Wednesday night, a couple dozen Miami-Dade voters gathered inside a back dining room of Town Kitchen & Bar in South Miami to hear New Times columnist Luther Campbell, county Commissioner Carlos Gimenez, and former state Rep. Marcelo Llorente talk about their platforms ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Elected Officials Reward Their Campaign Contributors

Give money, get contracts.

Lame-O-Zine

"Another Embarrassment for Miami-Dade County"

Framing the Fire Fee

Letters from the Issue of , 2002

Political battles, toppled trees, and downtown denizens

The X Man Returns

Are you sitting down? Ready for this? Try saying it out loud: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Xavier Suarez

Tamper Tantrum

Raul Martinez's Goddaddy

Why was Camilo Padreda so anxious to save the Chief?

Travail to the Chief

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

Caution: Flammable Substance

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

Blues for the Fire Department

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

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.

Why Not Hit 'Em Where It Hurts?

Slumlords might think twice if their wallets were up for grabs