County commission candidates meet in Grove, Tuesday 10/29, 6:30 p.m.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado and challenger Cindy Lerner will debate one another in Coconut Grove on Tuesday night for what may be a final time before the November 5 general election. Former NBC 6 anchor Ed O’Dell will moderate the debate between the two District 7 candidates at the Elizabeth Virrick Park gymnasium, 3255 Plaza Street, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The two-hour debate is sponsored by the Village West Homeowners and Tenants Association (HOATA), the Coconut Grove Ministerial Alliance, and other organizations. This year’s race is a rematch of the 2020 contest between Regalado and Lerner, the former mayor of Pinecrest. Neither candidate cleared the 50% threshold during this year’s primary election in August, forcing the two into a November runoff.