Category: North Miami Beach
Frantzie Watch: COE finds probable cause! HUZZA!
After letting him off the hook way too many times, Joe Centorino’s Ethics Commission has finally found probable cause that North Miami Beach Councilweasel Frantz Pierre did something wrong. The Miami Dade County Commission on…
NMB Charter Amendments: The lies, the hype, and the unvarnished truth
The North Miami Beach Charter is a monstrosity of a document, full of antiquated ordinances, many of which are now ILLEGAL. It has not been fundamentally changed since 1958. To give you just one example,…
Daphne Campbell is a dirty, rotten liar. And here’s the proof!
Just once I’d like to see voters reject a politician who also happens to be a liar. Seriously. Is that too much to ask? Sadly, far too many voters never take the time to think…
The New & Improved NMPD – and the insidious plot to bring down the house!
Now that North Miami Police Chief Gary Eugene and his stellar command staff have taken over the once embattled department, crime has gone down and morale has skyrocketed. Officers have finally received new cars and…
Phyllis Smith: How do I l̶o̶v̶e̶ lie to thee? Let me count the ways.
After more than five years of patiently tolerating his “colleague” on the dais, North Miami Beach Mayor George Vallejo finally had enough of Phyllis Smith’s running off at the mouth with “misinformation,” innuendoes and outright…
Is this the end of the road for Kelvin Baker?
Lauderdale Lakes commissioners are understandably nervous that their Financial Services Director, Susan Gooding-Liburd, might be doing a perp walk out of City Hall. The Sun-Sentinel reported in Lauderdale Lakes finance director linked to Opa-locka controversy …
Dr. Smith Joseph, Mayor of the Year!
Last Thursday morning, as we were all anxiously preparing for the possibility of a category 4 storm, Dr. Mayor Smith Joseph was personally taking care of his extended North Miami family. With Hurricane Matthew aiming…
I’m not saying it was Kelvin Baker, but…
After the latest breaking news out of Opa-locka, the Lauderdale Lakes commissioners might want to consider a forensic audit of its entire city. As hard as it is to believe, things in Opa-locka just got…
Kelvin Baker packs up his traveling circus and hits the road.
Despite a valiant effort to keep their city manager, last Tuesday night the Lauderdale Lakes commission voted to send Kelvin Baker packing. On Wednesday, the Sun Sentinel first reported that the sticking point was the…
Tallahassee lawyer Mark Herron wrote the book on ethics. Oh, wait, never mind. (Part 1)
Forget tourism. Public corruption has become one of Florida’s major industries. Each election cycle presents the opportunity to create more wealth for a handful of individuals who profit from campaigns all over the state. Some…
