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Stop Screwing Miami's Inner City; Hire A Black Guy

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court Newscom​stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Up this week: Miami is in trouble again. The town's top bureaucrat -- City Manager Pete Hernandez -- has resigned and the U. ... More >>

Carlos Migoya, Former Wachovia Exec, To Be Named Interim City Manager

via City of Miami Former City Manager Pete Herandez handed in his resignation on Friday. Bank exec Carlos Migoya will be announced as his replacement this afternoon.​Mayor Tomas Regalado will name Carlos Migoya, a former Wachovia Bank president and Autonation executive, as interim city mana ... More >>

News Roundup: Lil Wayne Gets Eight Root Canals

Lil Wayne had his sentencing delayed so he could return to Miami for oral surgery. Well, TMZ said he underwent a marathon session yesterday and got eight -- yes, eight! -- root canals. You'd think that would be punishment enough for his weapon charges, but he'll still likely spend eight months to a ... More >>

Sources Say Miami City Manager Pete Hernandez Has Resigned

via City of Miami Pete Hernandez has handed in his resignation.​Miami City Manager Pete Hernandez has handed in his resignation, two of Riptide's sources at City Hall have confirmed. Herandez's ouster is a major victory for Mayor Tomas Regalado, clearing the way for Regalado to bring in an ... More >>

Commission candidate claims two city workers stumped on the clock for his opponent

via City of Miami Pete Hernandez has handed in his resignation.​Miami City Manager Pete Hernandez has handed in his resignation, two of Riptide's sources at City Hall have confirmed. Herandez's ouster is a major victory for Mayor Tomas Regalado, clearing the way for Regalado to bring in an ... More >>

City Workers Stumping For Willy Gort Accused of Shenanigans

An election in Allapattah means accusations of monkey business abound.Provided by District 1 Candidate Michael SuarezCity of Miami employee Angel Gonzalez allegedly strolling the hallways of an apartment complex stumping for Willy Gort while on the taxpayer's dime.​Mike Suarez, one of nine candida ... More >>

Exposito Announced as New Chief, Promises to Get 'Back to Basics'

If there was any lingering confusion about why Tomás Regalado chose his old friend Miguel Exposito as Miami's new chief of police, the veteran officer quickly cleared it up at his official introduction earlier this afternoon.Photo by Tim ElfrinkNew Police Chief Miguel Exposito stands with (from lef ... 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 >>

Let the John Timoney Boot Party Commence!

Whitney Roux​Well, that didn't take long. WSVN and the Miami Herald report John Timoney is hanging up his Miami Police uniform. He'll be gone by the beginning of the new year. Esquire once dubbed him "America's Best Cop." Miami New Times crowned him the nation's worst cop. But rest assured, T ... More >>

City manager wants fired employee back on the CIP

Whitney Roux​Well, that didn't take long. WSVN and the Miami Herald report John Timoney is hanging up his Miami Police uniform. He'll be gone by the beginning of the new year. Esquire once dubbed him "America's Best Cop." Miami New Times crowned him the nation's worst cop. But rest assured, T ... More >>

City Tells Police Review Panel to Rehire Deadbeat Manager for $85K Amid Huge Budget Cuts

In January, Shirley Richardson got canned as executive director of the Civilian Investigative Panel, the voter-created group that polices the Miami Police Department.​According to panel members, she rarely showed up for work and was a terrible manager when she did. To top it off, Richardson demand ... More >>

Outrage: Police Review Board Screwed Again By City Politicians

Back in the bad old days of 2002,  the City of Miami Police Department had some nasty habits: shooting dozens of people, beating suspects, ripping through the city on dangerous chases.City police averaged 80 shootings every year and killed 15 suspects -- most black and poor. Things got so bad t ... More >>

City Manager Goes to Bat for Bikes

Back in the bad old days of 2002,  the City of Miami Police Department had some nasty habits: shooting dozens of people, beating suspects, ripping through the city on dangerous chases.City police averaged 80 shootings every year and killed 15 suspects -- most black and poor. Things got so bad t ... More >>

Signs of the Times

Back in the bad old days of 2002,  the City of Miami Police Department had some nasty habits: shooting dozens of people, beating suspects, ripping through the city on dangerous chases.City police averaged 80 shootings every year and killed 15 suspects -- most black and poor. Things got so bad t ... More >>

Support Sarnoff, Get Paid

Back in the bad old days of 2002,  the City of Miami Police Department had some nasty habits: shooting dozens of people, beating suspects, ripping through the city on dangerous chases.City police averaged 80 shootings every year and killed 15 suspects -- most black and poor. Things got so bad t ... More >>

Parks Bond Languishes

Miami leaders scared voters into approving a $255-million bond that's gone nowhere.

John Timoney, America’s Worst Cop

He has spent 138 days on the road in just a few years on the job. Who’s minding the Miami Police Department?

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He has spent 138 days on the road in just a few years on the job. Who’s minding the Miami Police Department?

Another Problem for Chief Timoney

He has spent 138 days on the road in just a few years on the job. Who’s minding the Miami Police Department?

Umoja Village Saga Continues (UPDATED)

He has spent 138 days on the road in just a few years on the job. Who’s minding the Miami Police Department?

Blight Fight

Miami’s new economic development director left a dubious trail in the Big Easy

Letters from the Issue of March 14, 2002

University of Miami administrators called for downfield interference

A Public Servant Goes Public

She ran her department like a pro, but she possessed one thing Alex Penelas and Steve Shiver couldn't tolerate: Integrity

Dredge Dirge

Authorities are in a pickle over where to dump the toxic sludge soon to be scraped from the Miami River

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the issue of April 6, 2000

Riptide

Words that harm, words that, um, harm some more