Wide view of a Coral Gables City Commission meeting, with commissioners seated behind black tables and two students in suits standing near a clear lectern at the right.
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Lago, now teaching at FIU, shows students ‘how the sausage is made’ at City Hall

Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago was invited to serve as a Senior Leadership Fellow and teach a noncredit course at his alma mater, Florida International University, as part of the…

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Coral Gables city commissioners sit behind a long black-draped table during an inspector general workshop, with several attendees seated in the foreground and flags behind the dais.
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Two commissioners could block inspector general referrals under Coral Gables proposal

Coral Gables commissioners moved toward requiring four of five votes to refer a matter to the inspector general voters approved in April, a proposed safeguard against politically motivated investigations that…

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Side-by-side word clouds compare Mayor Vince Lago’s 2025 and 2026 State of the City addresses, with 2025 terms shown in green and 2026 terms in orange.
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From reform to growth: How Lago’s State of the City changed in a year

A year ago, Mayor Vince Lago used his State of the City address to talk about how City Hall was governed. He spoke about commissioner salaries, city elections, reserves, the…

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