Category: Commission
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Miami-Dade Mayor Levine Cava boosts Republican, torpedoes political ambition of her female Democratic staffer
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Daniella Levine Cava rode to victory in 2020 as the first female elected Miami-Dade County mayor by playing up her bona fides as a progressive Democrat even though it was a non-partisan race. Four years later, Levine Cava is aiming to prove Republican lawmakers can count on her even if it means torpedoing the political ambitions of one of her progressive Democrat female staffers. -
Florida farmworkers brace for more needless tragedy after state fails to protect them and a scorching summer looms
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis made news last week by enshrining climate change denial in state law, just as 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, meaning Floridians can expect a hyperactive hurricane season starting June 1. -
Clash between property rights and higher density rezoning in South Dade causing angst for residents
By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
UPDATE – May 8: Residents of a predominantly single-family east Killian neighborhood got some relief from a years-long struggle opposing construction of a 216-bed assisted living facility in their neighborhood Tuesday when the Miami-Dade County Commission failed to rezone the site to the needed higher density. -
Hundreds of South Dade residents oppose proposed ALF along busway; County commission again fails to act Tuesday
By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
UPDATE: April 16 – For the third time in as many months, the controversial plan to rezone a small parcel along the South Dade busway to allow a 216-bed assisted living facility was deferred Tuesday after Miami-Dade County commissioners again failed to muster enough votes to approve or defeat the proposal. -
Miami-Dade to vote on controversial zoning change in booming South Dade off US 1
By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
UPDATE: Feb. 23 – The controversial rezoning of a small tract adjacent to the Metrorail south busway corridor to permit a 216-bed assisted living facility for the elderly was deferred Thursday by the county commission, vexing speakers for more than 500 residents opposed to the project. Commissioners reset the hearing for March 21. -
Miami-Dade Inspector General: Private transportation company with $64M county contract operated unsafe buses
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A private transportation company with a lucrative Miami-Dade contract to operate more than two dozen public transit routes put unsafe buses on the street, according to a recent memo by a county watchdog.
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