Coral Gables City Hall, where commissioners voted in May to change the city’s election calendar. A recent court ruling in Miami has cast new legal uncertainty over that decision.
Posted in OPINION

EDITORIAL: Coral Gables must learn to do more with less

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables enters its new budget season with a $308.2 million spending plan that keeps the city’s tax rate unchanged for the 11th…

Continue Reading
Commissioner Melissa Castro speaks to attendees at her town hall while a live feed projects Nicholas Cabrera from the audience asking a question. Cabrera pressed Castro on her proposed phased tax cut.
Posted in TOP NEWS STORY

Commissioner Castro floats four-year tax cut plan at Town Hall

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Commissioner Melissa Castro used her town hall Monday evening to preview a modest property tax cut plan she intends to bring before the Coral Gables…

Continue Reading
Coral Gables proposes $308.2 million budget, keeps tax rate flat for 11th year
Posted in NEWS

In $308 million budget, Coral Gables faces tension over taxes and debt

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables will open its budget season Friday with a $308.2 million plan that keeps property taxes steady but draws heavily on reserves, setting up…

Continue Reading
Coral Gables City Commission seated during the final 2026 budget hearing on September 25, where commissioners approved a $313.6 million budget and debated pet projects and cost-of-living adjustments.
Posted in NEWS

Coral Gables to weigh millions in assessments for fire, trash and neighborhood security

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Before opening debate on the city budget, Coral Gables commissioners will decide Friday whether to reimpose a slate of special assessments that fund core services…

Continue Reading
Headshot of Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago, who wrote a Washington Post op-ed linking GOP success in Florida to environmental reforms.
Posted in NEWS

Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago pens Washington Post op-ed on GOP environmental strategy

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago appeared in the national spotlight on Monday with the publication of an opinion piece in The Washington Post, where he…

Continue Reading
The Coral Gables City Commission will consider the nomination of former commissioner Kirk Menendez to the Planning and Zoning Board on Wednesday, September 10.
Posted in NEWS

Millage rate, Planning Board appointment lead Coral Gables Commission agenda

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission meets Wednesday, September 10, at 9 a.m. at City Hall with a packed agenda that places fiscal policy, board appointments,…

Continue Reading
Belkys Perez, director of the city’s Economic Development Department, told board members that a marketing campaign will soon be launched to highlight the PAP and send a clear message that Coral Gables is committed to being “business friendly.”
Posted in NEWS

Coral Gables to launch marketing campaign to boost Permitting Assistance Program

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Economic Development Board met September 3, receiving updates on the city’s newly formalized Permitting Assistance Program (PAP). Economic Development Director Belkys Perez…

Continue Reading
Photo of Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson, Mayor Vince Lago, and Commissioner Richard Lara.
Posted in OPINION

EDITORIAL: Menendez confirmation an uphill battle

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board The Coral Gables City Commission will take up the nomination of Kirk Menendez to the Planning and Zoning Board at its next meeting….

Continue Reading
An autonomous delivery robot rolls along a Coral Gables sidewalk. Commissioners raised concerns about the machines blocking crosswalks and crowding pedestrians, even as the debate mixed with humor on the dais.
Posted in NEWS

Robots on the sidewalk: Coral Gables weighs rules for delivery devices

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Autonomous delivery robots prompted both policy questions and comic relief at the Coral Gables City Commission meeting on Aug. 26. Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson opened…

Continue Reading
Calendar page for April 2026 with Tuesday, April 21 circled in red to mark the scheduled Coral Gables referendum.
Posted in NEWS

ANALYSIS: April referendum on election shift and governance measures tests cost, trust and identity

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables commission’s decision to schedule a mail-only referendum in April 2026 on whether to move municipal elections from April to November is a…

Continue Reading