Manny Diaz

Ex-Mayor Manny Diaz's New Book Is Full of Lies

Miami's Five Worst City and County Managers Who Prove Merrett Stierheim Wrong

Over the weekend, Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez revealed he is entertaining the idea of eliminating the city manager's position in favor of the strong mayor form of government. His proposal, which would require voter approval to change the city charter, makes sense because it gives residents one ... More >>

Carlos Gimenez Collects Half-A-Million Bucks In First Round of Fundraising

​Miami-Dade County's new mayor has become quite the rain maker. According to his most recently filed campaign finance report, Carlos Gimenez raised $419,985 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 of last year for his reelection run. His political action committee, Common Sense Now, raked in another $89,750. C ... More >>

Manny Diaz Jr., Not Randy Shannon, Is Probably Texas's New Defensive Coordinator

​Rare is the day when a Miami politician's child gets a big job through ways other than blatant and shady nepotism.Manny Diaz Jr., son of the former mayor of Miami, is apparently the leading candidate to become the Texas Longhorn's defensive coordinator. According to some sports blogs, he's alread ... More >>

Rick Scott and Bill McCollum Are Florida's Grand Wizards

​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 claims Democrats are missing in action in the governor's race.The Democratic Party is out of sight and out of mind in the ... More >>

After Being Ranked One of the Worst, Miami Named 44th Best City for Biking

​Former Mayor Manny Diaz made bicycling a key part of his agenda (so much so that he's now under a weird ethics investigation for accepting a bicycle from his staff as his going-away gift), and now Bicycling magazine has named Miami one of the best cities for bicyclists in America.In 2008, the mag ... More >>

Jeb Bush and Manny Diaz Tapped to Serve on Mayor Bloomberg's Charity Board

​Unfortunately for ex-Florida Gov. Job Bush and former Miami mayor Manny Diaz, they didn't have enough money, clout or the proper political climate to get an exemption to term limits and run a third time. A man who did, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has chosen them to serve on the board o ... More >>

Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz Calls for Greater Broadband Access to All

​As the former president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, ex-mayor of Miami Manny Diaz was able to squeeze himself into national issues in a way few of his predecessors did. Now that he's out of office, he's taken on the role of vice chairman of the Alliance for Digital Equality, which calls for ... More >>

Miami Art Museum in Bicentennial Park: "It'll never happen"

News Roundup: Manny Headed to Harvard; Voters Head to Polls

It's Election Day! All over again! Voters in Districts 1 and 5 will head to the polls to replace Angel Gonzalez and maybe Michelle Spence-Jones. [CBS4]Former Mayor Manny Diaz is headed to Harvard to be a resident fellow at the JFK School of Government. Guess this means his name is complete ... More >>

Do Democrats Finally Have a Florida CFO Candidate?

​Considering the chief financial officer job is the only statewide position up for re-election in 2010 that the Democrats currently hold, they should be eager to keep it. But with CFO Alex Sink running for governor, no big-name Dem has stepped forward to run. In fact, the only one who has reg ... More >>

Miami-Dade Democratic Chairman Booted by State Party

​Just days after sending out a fiery letter calling for the resignation of Florida Democratic Party chair Karen Thurman -- a letter that made liberal use of his word processor's bold and underline features -- Miami-Dade Democratic chairman BJ Chiszar has been given the boot. Chiszar's le ... More >>

Nine City of Miami Workers Earning More Than $100K Get the Boot

A couple months ago, the City of Miami's budget was about as well-balanced as Gary Busey on PCP. ​The Commission, Mayor Manny Diaz and the city's three unions staged a vicious tug-of-war over who would feel the most pain in plugging a $118 million hole.But as Tomas Regalado prepares to take o ... More >>

The Timoney Boot Party Countdown, Day 2

Whitney Roux​ The morning breeze whips John Timoney's rosy cheeks as he settles into his rowboat moored at the Miami Beach Rowing Club. He pushes off the dock and begins paddling up Indian Creek, soaking in the dry, mild November weather, pondering where his next gig will be.Maybe he'll roll throu ... More >>

News Roundup

Manny Diaz on the "breather" citizens apparently wanted by elected Regalado: "We are now competing with the rest of the world. If we take a breather, the rest of the world will pass us by." [CBS4]A Miami native who spent 17 years in jail for stealing Rolexes got out of jail in 2007 and is headi ... More >>

City of Miami Voters: Yes To Name Recognition And Cash! No to Messages!

The handful of City of Miami voters who bothered to roll by the polls yesterday sent an age-old but always cringe-inducing message: Cash and name recognition wins elections.via Tomas Regalado for MayorYour next mayor's real campaign slogan: NO!​Actual plans for the city? Meh. Not so important.In t ... More >>

Next American City: "Miami 21 is an Historic Moment in America's Urban History"

​Next American City is a quarterly magazine that covers the progress and change of cities across the nation, so you'd expect them have something to say about the Miami 21 zoning code that was finally passed earlier this month. In fact they say, "Miami 21 is an historic, and perhaps watershed momen ... More >>

With Only a Week Left in the Mayoral Race, 42 Percent of Voters Are Still Undecided

​With a fragile local economy, tumbling real estate prices, a heated debate over a baseball stadium, and bonkers budget issues, the race to replace term-limited Manny Diaz as Miami's mayor should have been a blockbuster.Instead, with just a little more than a week to go till November 3's election, ... More >>

News Roundup

Manny Diaz sent letters to a hundred Miami Police officers informing them they'd be let go unless the police union agrees to pay cuts. [Herald]Doctors at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine were able to use a portion of a woman's tooth to restore her eyesight. [ABCNews]Yet another Miam ... More >>

News Roundup

17 Year old Andy Rodriguez is being charged with one count of second degree murder after yesterday's fatal school stabbing at Coral Gables High after admitting to the crime. Students will return to school today, many wearing black. [WSVN]The Herald's Myriam Marquez wrote a column that was basically, ... More >>

News Roundup

Some county commissioners want to cut Mayor Alvarez's budget next year after revelations that some staff members make more than President Obama's people. [Herald]In other embattled mayor news, Manny Diaz has scheduled a second vote on Miami 21 for September 4. [SFBJ]A 13-year-old boy in No ... More >>

Miami City Commission Urges Obama To Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell

via Jilly McJillerson's FlickrIn an unanimous vote yesterday, the City of Miami Comission passed a resolution condemning the military's anti-gay "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Introduced by Joe Sanchez, the resolution cited the dismissal of translators, inability to meet recruiting l ... More >>

Scumball Sell-Off

Going once, going twice, get these corrupt politicians cheap.

The Week That Was: We All Really Deserve a Three Day Weekend

We are trying not to give up at 6:00pm on a Friday afternoon, but sorry this is the picture. A bunch of cats are being killed down there in South-Dade, but luckily are own Magic City Kitty has escaped the murder's open legs. John Wall went to Kentucky, while Robert Marve picked purdue.&nbs ... More >>

No Cash in the Coffers

Miami's Mayoral frontrunners struggle to raise money in recession.

Manny Diaz is Deeply Disappointed by Bobby Jindal, Too

via Urban BrownWould Chuck Strouse have better luck selling these in Miami parking lots? Poor Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal can not catch a break. Everyone from freebase-Twitter addict Rick Sanchez to semi-Conservative Columnist David Brooks is criticizing his speech on Tuesday night, in which he ... More >>

This Time Around LULAC Puts No Locals On Their Commerce Wish List

Last time President Obama had a surprise opening for Commerce Secretary The League of United Latin American Citizens sent a him a list of ten possible candidates including Mayor Manny Diaz. Well, here we are again with another opening for Commerce, and LULAC again sent their list. Missing this ... More >>

Will There Be Any Miamians in Obama's Administration?

Not only did Barack Obama pass over Manny Diaz as secretary of HUD, but also he is widely expected to name Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion as head of his newly created Office of Urban Policy, another position Diaz was considered in the running for. But with the nasty habit our most powerful l ... More >>

Letters from the Issue of November 27, 2008

"The article is characteristic of this newspaper's history of petty mockery and character assassination."

MSNBC: Manny Diaz Being Vetted for HUD and Transportation

Chuck Todd of MSNBC just broke news that Mayor Manny Diaz is being vetted for the cabinet positions as head of Housing and Urban Development or the Department of Transportation. The role at HUD is the most likely appointment. Riptide first speculatedlast week on Diaz's chances for the HUD positi ... More >>

Heimlich Maneuvering

Thousands of local schoolkids were taught a faulty lifesaving technique thanks to Manny Diaz.

Bottled Water Gets the Boot

As containers and costs mount, tap water is the rule in eateries.

Bike Blog - Mayors Determine Bikes Rock

A New Day For Bikes In Miami?

Eight Crazy Nights in One

Matey, Ye Be Warned

Mayor “Money” Diaz

He’s green all right, but not quite in the way Vanity Fair sees it

Arriola Resign? Fuhgeddaboutit!

In the wake of Miami's fire fee scandal, the city manager goes nuclear on the Herald, Tomas Regalado, and taxpayers

The Bitch

The Teele Conspiracy

Is the Miami commissioner the target of a wicked plot? Or is he spinning a yarn so complex everyone's now dizzy?

Basshead

Starstruck

Let It Burn

At this year's MTV VMAs, Usher is a major constellation in a universe far removed from ours

Leggy Drive

Trousers needed for homeless men

No Rest for the Weary Agitator

Protest, alleged torture, days in jail, trial victory, quiz the mayor, more

We're Still Number One!

Miami maintains its winning ways: America's Poorest City

BEST DISPLAY OF WEALTH

Joe Arriola

BEST NEW COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

Greater Miami Prosperity Campaign

They're Here, They're Queer, They Vote

Opening shots on September 10th's gay-rights ballot

A Man in Full Fight

Hear why this crusader wants to save you from the evils of gay rights

Riptide

Equal-opportunity aficionado