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Second Cop Testifies Police “Were Told That the Subject Had a Toy” Before Charles Kinsey Shooting

By Jerry IannelliApril 7, 2017

Charles Kinsey, an unarmed black man, was simply trying to help Arnaldo Rios Soto — an autistic man holding a toy truck — out of the street last July when North Miami Police Officer Jonathan Aledda shot Kinsey in the leg. Now, yet another officer involved in the case has told investigators that Aledda was warned before he shot that neither Kinsey nor the autistic man had a gun, according to a transcript of his testimony obtained by New Times.

Marco Rubio Is Donald Trump’s Biggest Cheerleader on Syrian Missile Strikes

By Tim ElfrinkApril 7, 2017

Marco Rubio spent most of last year lambasting Donald Trump as a “con artist” with tiny genitals who is totally unfit to lead the nation. But since last night, at least, he’s been the Don’s single best spokesman on cable news and the internet. Rubio has been everywhere to loudly defend the Trump administration’s about-face last night away from keeping war criminal Bashar al-Assad in power to dropping Tomahawk missiles on Syrian airfields.

Racist Rich Man Gets to Rewrite the Florida Constitution Thanks to Rick Scott

By Jerry IannelliApril 7, 2017

Carlos Beruff has virtually no political qualifications. He’s rich, openly racist, and good friends with Florida’s governor. The real-estate developer and major political donor ran for U.S. Senate against Marco Rubio last year and lost. In that time, he called Barack Obama an “animal,” called for a ban on all immigration from the Middle East, and reveled in being dubbed the “Cuban-American Donald Trump.” Voters heavily rejected him.

Miami Beach’s Boards and Committees Are Overwhelmingly White

By Jessica LipscombApril 6, 2017

Miami Beach is 53 percent Hispanic, so you’d be forgiven for assuming its 46 boards and committees would reflect those demographics. But a recent survey shows that’s not the case — as of last month, just 17 percent of those appointed by city commissioners were Hispanic. Black residents are also…

Miami Republicans Vote Down LGBTQ Protections Yet Again

By Tim ElfrinkApril 5, 2017

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Florida for two whole years, yet under state law, employers in the Sunshine State are still well within their rights to fire or refuse to hire people solely because they’re gay. Likewise, landlords can boot tenants or refuse to rent to them based on their sexual orientation.

New Recording Paints Damning Picture of Cops Who Shot Charles Kinsey

By Tim Elfrink and OthersApril 4, 2017

Moments before North Miami Police Officer Jonathan Aledda shot unarmed behavioral technician Charles Kinsey last July 18, another cop on the scene warned there was no gun, only a toy. After the shooting, an assistant chief repeatedly lied to the police chief, and City Manager Larry Spring ignored vital evidence.

Trump Floats New Tourism Crackdown That Could Devastate Miami’s Economy

By Jerry IannelliApril 4, 2017

Thanks to Donald Trump, the nation is already expected to lose $1.6 billion in tourism from Mexican travelers, who are overwhelmingly skipping the States and flying to Canada. On a local level, economic analysts worry that the so-called Trump effect from his xenophobic rhetoric and attempted Muslim bans is also discouraging Latin American tourists from venturing onto U.S. soil.

A Floatopia-Style Party Is Planned at Haulover Beach This Month

By Jerry IannelliApril 3, 2017

Floatopia-style parties — where attendees bring inflatable rafts and get hellaciously drunk on the ocean — would be totally fine if people just cleaned up after themselves. But instead, partygoers have treated the ocean like an open garbage can and left beer cans, food wrappers, loose garbage, and all sorts of marine-life-killing flotsam drifting in the current.

There’s No Affordable Housing in Miami Because Developers Block It, Study Says

By Jerry IannelliApril 3, 2017

Florida lawmakers have, over the past ten years, quietly siphoned $1.3 billion away from a $1.8 billion, statewide fund for affordable housing, the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee Bureau reported Friday. Asked whether this is a problem, Miami Republican state Rep. Carlos Trujillo basically flipped his hometown — which is trapped in an unprecedented affordability crisis — the bird.

Ten Reasons Why Privatizing Your Water Utility Is a Bad Idea

By Jerry IannelliApril 3, 2017

Public utilities never quite work great. They function without (typically) poisoning people, but they’re almost always wrapped in red tape and slathered in layers of needless bureaucracy. But lately, right-leaning politicians have loved to harp that selling off publicly owned water, sewer, or power grids to private companies will somehow cut costs and public waste.