Marc Sarnoff

Signs of the Times

Marc Sarnoff Lies About His Lineage

Sarnoff's Antics on YouTube

Surprise Pregnancy Stuns EMTs

Kendall girl gives birth after complaining of stomach cramps

One Mortgage Crisis Solution: Scrap That Condo Tower, Build a Park

They gathered in front of a rusty chainlink fence and a graffiti-covered "No Trespassing" sign: Mayor Manny Diaz, Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, and megadeveloper Tibor Hollo.Behind the fence, littered with plastic bottles and crushed Coke cans, stretched two acres of land facing an incredible view: Bis ... More >>

Esto solo pasa en Meeyami

Today, the last day of 2008, Banana Republican highlights his ten favorite news stories of the year, the tales that truly capture life in a sun-drenched, third-world dimension. 10. Marc Sarnoff's Memo to Himself. The Coconut Grove loving city commissioner has a super secret meeting with Joe Arrio ... More >>

Commissioners to Meet on Sex Offenders

It has been almost two years since New Times exposed a disturbing, state-mandated colony of sex offenders living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway. Since then, city commissioners have received dozens of angry letters, international news programs have aired footage, and the amount of banished men under ... More >>

Sarnoff Shmarnoff

Commissioner Marc's claim to a famous bloodline just might be fiction.

Letters from the Issue of February 21, 2008

"If the biggest issue some Grovites have to fight about is a dog park, I suggest they all get a life."

Sarnoff Turns His Back on Blacks

Coconut Grove's other half feels left out.

Ban Those Bags

The plastic shopping bag is a pox on our subtropical house

Sign of Sleaze

While commissioners dither, advertisers get away with (visual) murder

Regalado and Sarnoff Know What's Ethically Good *Cough, Cough* for Miami

​At this Thursday's Miami city commission meeting, Mayor Tomás Regalado and Commission Chairman Marc Sarnoff will sponsor city legislation that would require elected officials and lobbyists to complete an ethics training course. No one is going to argue that ethics reform is long overdue at 3500 ... More >>

Michelle Spence-Jones and Willy Gort Prevail in Special Elections

Today's special election to fill two vacant city commission seats resulted with two familiar names returning to City Hall. Voters in District 1 returned Willy Gort to office. He previously held the seat until 2001 when he made an unsuccesful bid at the Mayor's office. He raplces the man who suc ... More >>

Apparently Marc Sarnoff Does Not Endorse Lethal Drunk Driving After All

Watch out. His lawyer is, like, a total badass.​Commissioner Marc Sarnoff has some very vocal enemies among business-owners in the Coconut Grove parcel of his district, thanks in large part to his unwavering support of a 3 a.m. bar curfew there. Public officials -- especially those with ... More >>

Commissioner Richard Dunn: Natty Dresser, Colorful Orator, Almost Felon

​Three weeks on the Miami City Commission, and already the Rev. Richard Dunn has figured out Miami politics. Contacted Tuesday to comment on a story about his driving record, the newly appointed replacement for Michelle Spence-Jones went on the offensive, attacking District 2's Marc Sarn ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff Met With Jorge Perez, But Mercy Condos Never Came Up

Joe Arriola is an arranger, a fixer of sorts. So when Marc Sarnoff was elected to the Miami Marc Sarnoff wanted to let developers know he was not some Cerberus, Hades' ghastly hound.​City Commission, Arriola thought it was a good idea to arrange a sit-down between his pal of 25 years, prominent de ... More >>

Is the City of Miami About to Go Bankrupt? Marc Sarnoff Seems to Like the Idea

​Since Mayor Tomás Regalado's election, the City of Miami's dismal budget crisis hasn't improved much. The city coffers are still being strained by high salaries for city employees and large pension payouts. Now Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, the second most powerful elected official in the city afte ... More >>

Sarnoff: Coconut Grove Playhouse Uses Taxpayer Money as "Band-Aid for its Failures"

via wikkimediaLiza Minnelli performed there once upon a time.​South Florida needs some help from the Theater Gods. First, the City of Miami let a gorgeous white-pillared building called the Lyric Theater crumble to shit. Then came the curse of the Hollywood Playhouse: There were years of ownership ... More >>

Bad PR: City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff Fails Ethics Test Again

​Wanted: The Community Redevelopment Agency, in charge of revitalizing the blighted downtown and Overtown districts, seeks publicist. Pay: $27,000, including a $2,500 expense account. Only well-connected flacks apply. After that call went out in April, three firms applied for the job with the agen ... More >>

Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff's questionable ethics over hiring Karsh Media Solutions

​Wanted: The Community Redevelopment Agency, in charge of revitalizing the blighted downtown and Overtown districts, seeks publicist. Pay: $27,000, including a $2,500 expense account. Only well-connected flacks apply. After that call went out in April, three firms applied for the job with the agen ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff Slammed by Keith Olbermann for Homeless Feeding Ban

​Marc Sarnoff's plan to make the Magic City's homeless folks feel a bit more like rodents got the big national airing it deserves last night: a prime place on Keith Olbermann's "Worst People in the World" segment. Olbermann slams the City of Miami commissioner's proposed $300 fine for "un ... More >>

Three Dumb Ways the City of Miami Is Trying to Avoid Bankruptcy: Red-Light Cameras, Billboards, and Sarnoff's Little Sacrifice

Sarnoff will work without pay for an entire month​The City of Miami is facing a $100 million budget hole thanks to a 15 percent drop in property values. City hall has vowed not to raise taxes, and while Commission Chairman Marc Sarnoff has talked openly about the possibility of bankruptcy, th ... More >>

Commission Approves Massive Electronic Billboards Downtown, But Are They Legal?

via Miami City Square​After two hours of discussion, the Miami City Commission this afternoon voted 4-1 to grant final approval for two skyscraper-tall digital billboards to be built atop a new parking garage next to the Arsht Center. Only Frank Carollo voted against the plan after express ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff's Office Staff Just Got Smaller

​Bert Gonzalez and David Karsh have left their jobs with Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff to work for the city's community redevelopment agencies. The personnel changes come after Sarnoff and Commissioner Richard Dunn II abandoned a controversial proposal to use $109,000 in taxpayer money meant for ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff rolled back last call, but will he roll back his illegal office?

Call 305-441-5966 and you will reach Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff's private law office, You want to see Marc Sarnoff's permits? Yea well he doesn't have em. ​located at 3000 Shipping Ave., a two-story residence right next door to the property he calls home. Since before he was elected ... More >>

Commissioner Marc Sarnoff cited for violating city code

Is it payback for rolling back last call in Coconut Grove?

Recall Marc Sarnoff

Is it payback for rolling back last call in Coconut Grove?

Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff Deserves a Federal Investigation

Marc Sarnoff crosses his fingers, hopes to die, but never tells lies. Wink, wink.​Wilfredo FerrerUnited States Attorney, Southern District of Florida99 NE Fourth St., Miami, FL 33132Dear Mr. Ferrer,Banana Republican commends you for cracking down on the scoundrels responsible for the rampant mortg ... More >>

For Marc Sarnoff, three houses are home

Marc Sarnoff crosses his fingers, hopes to die, but never tells lies. Wink, wink.​Wilfredo FerrerUnited States Attorney, Southern District of Florida99 NE Fourth St., Miami, FL 33132Dear Mr. Ferrer,Banana Republican commends you for cracking down on the scoundrels responsible for the rampant mortg ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff Is In Love With Micky Arison

Marc Sarnoff hearts Mickey Arison​On a day when he wasn't trying to figure out which one of his Coconut Grove houses he lives in, Miami city Commissioner Marc Sarnoff decided to show his adoration for the Miami Heat's billionaire owner. During the Miami community redevelopment agency's public hear ... More >>

Downtown's No-Panhandling Zone is SB1070 For Miami's Homeless

Marc Sarnoff, the Miami Heat's handy rubber-stamper.​Last week, the Miami City Commission voted unanimously to expand a controversial "no-panhandling zone" surrounding the American Airlines Arena and the Adrienne Arsht Center. "This isn't a homeless issue," Commissioner Marc Sarnoff told Rip ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff Has New Office Digs

​Miami city Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is starting the new year with new office digs. As reported here previously, the Coconut Grove politician had been operating his law firm out of the townhouse he owns at 3000 Shipping Ave. until his enemies reported him to city code enforcers for allegedly runn ... More >>

Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff gets new digs

​Miami city Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is starting the new year with new office digs. As reported here previously, the Coconut Grove politician had been operating his law firm out of the townhouse he owns at 3000 Shipping Ave. until his enemies reported him to city code enforcers for allegedly runn ... More >>

More Evidence Marc Sarnoff Is An Insensitive Buffoon

Marc Sarnoff, the Great Cornholio​Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff sure knows how to alienate people. We've made our case before why this guy should get recalled. The man is unfit for public office. He is absolutely clueless when it comes to dealing with the poor and the disenfranchised.On Feb ... More >>

As Commission Votes On Clear Channel's 14 New LED Billboards, Activists Protest

Sarnoff, the city's biggest billboard backer, has taken thousands from advertising companies.​Raise your hand if this sounds like what Miami needs: fourteen new glowing LED billboards along the highway demanding drivers in hi-def to buy Svedka Vodka, iPods and cut-rate car insurance. Oh, hi th ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff is a Racist Idiot

​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 calls out Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff.Marc Sarnoff kills me. A couple weeks ago, the city commissioner represent ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff is the worst politician in Florida

​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 calls out Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff.Marc Sarnoff kills me. A couple weeks ago, the city commissioner represent ... More >>

County Puts the Brakes on Miami's Bid to Cover Every Vertical Surface With Advertising

Forty-story billboards are still illegal -- at least for now.​If Marc Sarnoff and Tomás Regalado had their way, pretty much any stationary object within 1,000 feet of a major Miami roadway would be plastered with an LED billboard by next Tuesday. (Surely this has nothing to do with the fact that ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff Shares Office Space With Mysterious Campaign Consultant

​There is a new mysterious player in Miami electioneering. According to Miami city Commissioner Marc Sarnoff's most recent quarterly finance report, his releection campaign paid $23,409 between May 11 and June 29 for "promotional materials" to a company called Rodman. The firm lists its address at ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff's Campaign Can't Get Addresses Straight

Last Thursday, we reported on the odd coincidence that a marketing consultant working on Marc Sarnoff's re-election campaign shared the same business address as the private law practice of the Miami city commissioner.Our post prompted Sarnoff's wife Theresa to submit an amendment to his most recent ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff's Propane-Huffing Antagonist

Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff has a new tormentor. He is Reid Welch, a 57-year-old Coconut Grove resident who eradicates Sarnoff campaign signs from the neighborhood when he is not huffing noxious fumes."I inhale propane gas to get high, but I am not the least bit nutty," Welch insists. "I asked S ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff is the Top Rain Maker in Miami

​​Miami city commissioner Marc Sarnoff has collected nearly half a million dollars in his reelection bid, leading all candidates in the money raising front for the upcoming November election. Of the three incumbents on the ballot, Sarnoff faces the stiffest competition with four opponents who ha ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff's Five Biggest Lies: Fake Mortgages, Ignorant Mailers, and Made-Up Grandpas

​With a $417,000 campaign war chest, Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is the top rainmaker of the five candidates running in next week's November 1 election.The incumbent from Coconut Grove is also the guy who tells the biggest whoppers. To honor his preeminent status, Banana Republican has compile ... More >>

Lies Marc Sarnoff told me

​With a $417,000 campaign war chest, Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is the top rainmaker of the five candidates running in next week's November 1 election.The incumbent from Coconut Grove is also the guy who tells the biggest whoppers. To honor his preeminent status, Banana Republican has compile ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff Accused of Assaulting His Propane Huffing Heckler On Video

​This is Miami, so of course just days before the election one of the most powerful and controversial city commissioners is going to get accused of assaulting a propane huffing man in front of his house.Reid Welch says that City of Miami commissioner Marc Sarnoff assaulted him. Sarnoff says he was ... More >>

Dummies Guide To Trashing Taxpayers: Marc Sarnoff's Traffic Circle

​Next week, New Times is publishing a guide on seven of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for.As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide, we're ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff Uses Taxpayer-Funded Lawyer For Personal Battle

Marc Sarnoff gets private legal help from an assistant city attorney.On Dec. 14, Miami Police officers hauled off Reid Welch to jail because he sent his nemesis, Miami city Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, an email. According to his arrest report, Welch violated a temporary restraining order prohibiting h ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff Illegally Shut Down an AA Club to Win Neighbors' Votes, Club Managers Claim

Commissioner Marc SarnoffEarly last November, a city crew backed by an armed SWAT team emptied out a house full of recovering alcoholics and drug addicts in Shorecrest, then quickly erected concrete barriers blocking in the Alcoholic Anonymous club's parking lot. The dramatic crackdown was the lates ... More >>

Julie Bru Sneaks Through Vote To Give Marc Sarnoff A Lawyer on the Taxpayer's Dime

Marc Sarnoff​Miami City Attorney Julie Bru pulled a sneaky maneuver to ensure City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff continues to receive free legal representation from her office. Near the end of last Thursday's city commission meeting, Bru requested approval for a "pocket item" -- so-called because it ... More >>