New internal permitting policies are in, the longtime tree protection chief is out, and the city is gearing up for another round with residents to rewrite its tree laws.
Politics
Tension and relations between policies and their advocates.
Elections, Referendums. Campaigns and Candidates.
City Proposes Pay-to-Play Building Bonuses Near Bike Trails
A pair of zoning changes set for review this week would let developers build higher and denser near bike and pedestrian “greenways” like the Commodore Trail and the Underline in exchange for cash payments or other “public benefits.”
Inside City Hall: Miami’s Pay Raise Machine
With salaries and benefits consuming most of the city’s budget, a tangle of automatic and discretionary increases is quietly pushing costs higher year after year.
Miami Spent $150K on Long-Shot Election Appeal
All of the city’s outside legal fees last summer and fall came after a judge blocked the city’s attempt to delay the 2025 election — including more than $60,000 tied to a rarely granted rehearing widely seen as a legal Hail Mary.
The Stronger Miami Petition Drive Meets its Goal
The local organizers behind the petition drive announced this week that they had collected more than enough signatures to place a series of proposed political reforms before voters on the ballot this year.
City to Vote on Shifting Housing Density From Affordable Projects
The proposal would expand an existing program that allows developers to sell and transfer development rights from affordable housing developments to market-rate and luxury projects – even if no affordable units are added at those locations.
A Tallahassee Vacancy Leaves the Grove Without a Voice
Frustrated by the governor’s failure to call a special election to fill an empty seat in House District 113, one candidate has turned his backyard tiki hut into a “constituent” office to meet with district voters, including those in the North Grove.
Pardo at the Halfway Point
Miami District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo is getting mixed reviews from constituents in Coconut Grove and elsewhere as he passes the halfway point in his four-year term. He faces reelection in 2027.
Miami Moves to Revive Tower Theater in Little Havana
The Miami City Commission voted last week to hand control of the historic Tower Theater back to Miami Dade College, reversing a controversial 2022 decision that placed the theater under the direct control of Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo.
A New Manager for the City of Miami
The Miami City Commission on Thursday approved Mayor Eileen Higgins’ choice of James Reyes to lead the City of Miami’s often factious government. Reyes starts his new job on Monday.
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