An open letter to the community
Having just passed the one year anniversary of when I announced my candidacy, and amid a hectic period of time here in Miami, I decided to reflect on what has been going on from my perspective. It has been an emotional roller coaster for me. I have learned so much but made quite a few … Read more
Metrorail Incident Update
On July 29th, I sent a letter to several officials at Miami-Dade County about the two incidents involving photographer Carlos Miller that had occurred at the Coconut Grove (37th Ave) Metrorail station earlier in the month. Last Monday, I received a response from the County Manager. The most significant portion of the response was the following paragraph: … Read more
PRESS RELEASE – CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSIONER MARC SARNOFF ETHICS COMPLAINT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2010 ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED WITH MIAMI-DADE ETHICS COMMISSION AGAINST MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN MARC DAVID SARNOFF AND MR. SERGIO GUADIX, DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI’S CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT In response to the alleged illegal efforts of Miami City Commission Chairman to influence the imposition of a Notice of Code … Read more
Virginia Street Closure – Updated
David Collins Executive Director Coconut Grove Business Improvement District (BID) Dear Mr Collins, This email is an amendment to the Public Records Request I submitted earlier this afternoon. I would like to broaden Bullet Point 2 to state the following: “Copies of all memos, text messages, instant messages, emails, and letters between yourself, Commissioner Sarnoff, … Read more
Letter to the City Manager Re: 3000 Shipping Ave
Carlos Migoya City Manager City of Miami Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Dear Mr. City Manager, Almost a week ago, I wrote a letter to City Attorney Julie Bru alleging blatant abuses of power occurring in the City of Miami. It was my mistake to direct that letter to her. Now it has become obvious to … Read more
6 Questions for the City of Miami
Mayor Tomas Regalado City of Miami Chairman Marc Sarnoff City of Miami District 2 Carlos Migoya City Manager August 6th, 2010 Mayor Regalado, Chairman Sarnoff, and Mr. City Manager, Today, the well-known watchdog blog “Miami For Change” (http://miamiforchange.blogspot.com) posed six questions that were directed at Chuck Rabin from the Miami Herald but I feel would … Read more
Miami-Dade Transit and 50 State Security
Honorable Mayor, Commissioner Gimenez, and County Manager, I’m writing today in reference to two incidents that have occurred at the Coconut Grove 27th Ave Metrorail station in the last month. Carlos Miller, a nationally known photojournalist and First Amendment activist, was filming at the Metrorail station on July 1st, 2010 and July 29th, 2010 and … Read more
Campaign Finance Report Part II – Registered Lobbyists
As a follow-up to yesterday’s report, it was suggested by a reader at Miami For Change that I crosscheck the report to the official “Registered Lobbyists and Active Issues” lists provided by the City of Miami Clerk’s office. Again, this is not 100% complete, but will give you an idea. The lobbyist list can be … Read more
Campaign Finance Analysis for District 2 Commissioner Sarnoff
I have long been a believer in the concept of “following the money” in politics. Unfortunately, the political climate in this country has become one in which candidates and incumbents must raise substantial amounts of money in order to take or retain elected office. Almost a year ago to the day, I published some analysis … Read more
Issues with 2010 Census
The following letter was sent to Mayor Regalado and Commissioner Sarnoff. Please make sure you are counted, a lot of funding for our community depends on it. Mr. Mayor and Commissioner, I am writing this email to plead to your city’s leadership. We have made several attempts at counting some of your city’s exclusive locations, … Read more
