Tag: government transparency

Illustration of a City Commission agenda with a dark pocket attached to it as papers unexpectedly burst out, representing unannounced “pocket items.”
Posted in OPINION

Coral Gables should stop governing by surprise

 Coral Gables Gazette News Staff  October 7, 2026  1 Comment

Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson read the article over lunch. It had been published shortly after noon on an anonymous blog and raised questions about Commissioner Melissa Castro’s travel expenses for…

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Horizontal bar chart of a Coral Gables Gazette reader poll showing candidate experience and qualifications first at 33 percent, followed by development and growth at 19 percent and property taxes and city spending at 12 percent.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026 NEWS

Experience tops development in Gazette reader poll on Nov. 3 municipal races

 Coral Gables Gazette News Staff  September 28, 2026  Leave a comment

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…

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The seven candidates running for mayor and two Coral Gables Commission seats in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Four responded to a Gazette questionnaire on the Mobility Hub, development, City Hall leadership and other issues facing the city.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026 NEWS

POLL: What one factor is most important in deciding your vote in the Nov. 3 Coral Gables Commission races?

 Coral Gables Gazette News Staff  September 21, 2026  Leave a comment
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