Tag: Coral Gables elections
Voters approved an inspector general. Now Coral Gables starts deciding how it will work.
Coral Gables voters approved inspector general oversight with subpoena power in April, but left the City Commission to determine how it would work, who would provide the services and what…
Whiting takes cash lead; Menendez spends $36,970 in a week
Nestor Menendez, the Group IV challenger, spent $36,970 in the week ending Oct. 2 while raising $1,750. The Gazette estimates that cut his campaign cash by 43 percent and left…
Experience tops development in Gazette reader poll on Nov. 3 municipal races
Candidate experience and qualifications led a Coral Gables Gazette reader poll on what matters most in the city’s Nov. 3 elections, with about one in three respondents naming it the…
Lago defends his record as Holmes, Cancio make case for change
The three candidates for Coral Gables mayor offered sharply different visions for the city at a candidates forum Wednesday night, with incumbent Mayor Vince Lago highlighting his more than a…
Campaign finance ordinance dies, but PAC donor list fuels debate
A campaign finance ordinance sponsored by Commissioner Melissa Castro died on the Coral Gables Commission floor Sept. 15 without a second, ending, at least for now, her latest attempt to…
Commission candidates stress independence and civility, tout local roots and government experience
Two Coral Gables City Commission seats are up for grabs during its first-ever Nov. 3 general election, and while the results will not necessarily impact the power dynamic of the …
Nine Perez-linked real estate LLCs donate to Lago-linked PAC on same day
Nine limited liability companies linked through a Coral Gables real estate network involving developer Alberto J. Perez made contributions to Coral Gables First on the same day in August, adding…
