Tag: Commissioner Ariel Fernandez
Budget board leans against Coral Gables tax cut, but makes no recommendation
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Even with the possibility of revenues taking major hits in the coming years, and city staff arguing that it will have plenty of challenges in…
Coral Gables advances Crystal Residences zoning, 3-2, over garden objections
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to advance the Crystal Residences project on Phoenetia Avenue, moving a nine-story mixed-use tower and a rebuilt home for…
Coral Gables commission ethics training set for public session Monday
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Members of the Coral Gables City Commission will gather Monday morning for their annual ethics training, a session required by both city code and state…
ANALYSIS: In Coral Gables’ November election, friction is on the ballot
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Control is not the central question in Coral Gables’ first November election. Friction is. The current majority already governs. On almost all votes, Mayor Vince…
Ariel Fernandez will not seek reelection to Coral Gables commission
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables Commissioner Ariel Fernandez announced Monday that he will not seek reelection in November, ending his commission tenure after one shortened term and opening…
Coral Gables pauses Youth Center lawsuit, but reverter clause fight remains unresolved
By Coral Gables Gazette staff After close to a year of increasingly hostile rhetoric, in which the Coral Gables Commission directed the city attorney to move forward with litigation against…
State attorney closes ‘phishing’ inquiry against Fernandez, finding no criminal offense
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Almost 11 months after the Coral Gables Commission directed the city to investigate claims of “phishing” surveys against Commissioner Ariel Fernandez, the Miami-Dade County State…
EDITORIAL: A city commission cannot govern through permanent political warfare
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables has spent a century cultivating an identity rooted in civic quality, architectural beauty, and institutional seriousness. That identity depends not only…
ANALYSIS: Sexual harassment allegation and Sunshine Law claims deepen Coral Gables commission feuds
By Coral Gables Gazette staff At different points during discussion on a single item at the May 19 Coral Gables Commission meeting, there were accusations of sexual harassment, claims of…
Mayor pulls yellow card on World Cup watch parties at Fritz and Franz – for now
By Coral Gables Gazette staff For 24 years, or the last six FIFA World Cups, soccer fans in Coral Gables have flocked to Fritz and Franz Bierhaus on the southeast…
