Tag: Richard Lara
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…
Rare commission vote removes board member; former commissioner nominated as successor
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Commission voted 3–1 on August 26 to remove Sue Kawalerski, a vocal critic of large-scale development, from her seat on the Planning…
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…
ANALYSIS: Recast Coral Gables City Commission flips voting script
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The first 100 days of the new Coral Gables City Commission have produced a decisive shift in control. With Richard Lara replacing former Commissioner Kirk…
EDITORIAL: Five seats, one city — The work ahead for the Coral Gables Commission
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board The first 100 days of Coral Gables’ new City Commission have revealed a simple truth: this is a body defined by both alignment…
How this Coral Gables Commission is legislating in its early months
121 votes, 29 splits: How the Coral Gables City Commission is dividing By Coral Gables Gazette staff In the 100 days since the April 25 ceremony in which this Coral…
Coral Gables Commission denies Castro’s push to revisit election rescheduling after latest Miami ruling
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Citing a new appellate court ruling against the City of Miami, Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro has renewed her push to repeal the city’s election…
EDITORIAL: Coral Gables should let the voters decide
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board A Miami judge’s ruling this week struck a blow not only to the City of Miami’s election changes but also, by implication, to…
ANALYSIS: What Miami’s election ruling reveals—and why Coral Gables may be next
By Coral Gables Gazette staff With Miami’s municipal election ordinance now struck down in court, Coral Gables finds itself in a newly exposed legal position. The city’s own decision earlier…
