Tag: Mayor Vince Lago
EDITORIAL: Hiring success, retention challenge for Coral Gables Police
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board The Coral Gables Police Department’s record-setting pace of hiring this year is cause for both celebration and sober reflection. City officials reported that…
Coral Gables Police on track to hire 37 officers in ‘record-setting effort’
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Police Department is on pace to hire 37 officers this year, a total that would nearly eliminate the agency’s staffing shortfall by…
Coral Gables to put election date change, other measures on conditional 2026 ballot
By Coral Gables Gazette staff After months of insisting they had the authority to move Coral Gables elections from April to November without a public vote, a commission majority voted…
EDITORIAL: A majority vote is not a blank check
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board The Coral Gables Commission’s decision last week to override a colleague’s appointment and remove a sitting board member underscored a broader question about…
Coral Gables commission revives Mobility Hub with ‘Carved by Nature’ design
By Coral Gables Gazette staff After years of delay and redesign, the Coral Gables City Commission voted Tuesday to revive the city’s proposed Mobility Hub, selecting the Carved by Nature…
Coral Gables commission hires outside counsel in Youth Center records dispute
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission voted Tuesday to hire outside counsel to pursue additional records from the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center Association, after…
EDITORIAL: Balancing convenience and community in Coral Gables parking policy
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables is modernizing its parking, but it risks losing public trust in the process. On one side, the city has taken a…
Coral Gables City Manager Peter Iglesias asked planning board member to resign, now wants commission to remove her
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Commission is set to vote Tuesday, August 26 on whether to remove Sue Kawalerski from the city’s Planning and Zoning Board, a…
2026 or 2027? Political foes set stage for special election showdown
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission will convene Tuesday, August 26 with an agenda that places the city’s election calendar back at center stage. Mayor Vince…
Rival memos deepen rift over Coral Gables election date change
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The now long-running political rivalry between Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago and Commissioner Melissa Castro is once again on full display—this time not on the…
