Three-panel chart comparing reader-poll responses with estimated campaign cash in Coral Gables' mayoral, Group IV and Group V races. Cancio, Castro and Sanabria received larger shares of reader responses, while Lago, Menendez and Whiting held larger shares of estimated campaign cash.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026 NEWS

Gazette readers favor the candidates with less money, poll finds

Coral Gables Gazette readers who answered an online poll in the closing weeks of the Coral Gables campaign favored Commissioner Melissa Castro over challenger Nestor Menendez by more than 2…

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Black-and-white portrait of real estate developer Alberto J. Perez seated indoors and smiling while looking to his left.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026

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…

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