Tag: Stephen Herbits
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Miami City Attorney’s Office in another fight – this time with the county ethics commission
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org A City of Miami senior assistant city attorney is trying to block the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust from reconsidering its decision six months ago to not sanction her for breaking local ethics rules.
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The Miami fight over right to sue to block controversial development
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org A proposed amendment to Miami’s charter that would help a series of lawsuits aimed at stopping controversial mega-projects on public waterfront land has drawn fierce opposition from City Attorney Victoria Mendez. Amendment supporters, on the other hand, accuse Mendez of running interference because she fears the lawsuits — if allowed to…
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Miami developer hires governor’s pal; Scott, Cabinet green light Watson Island project
By Francisco Alvarado BrowardBulldog.org In late March, state emails show, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection was poised to pull the plug on a long-delayed, contentious plan to build a resort and mega-yacht marina on Miami’s Watson Island. But developer Flagstone Island Gardens had an ace in the hole. A month earlier, the company hired Fort…
