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$78,000 travesty of a raise allegedly came out of nowhere

$78,000 travesty of a raise allegedly came out of nowhere

If you’re not outraged by the way Miami-Dade commissioners surreptitiously more than doubled their compensation last week, maybe you don’t know the details. In case you missed it, seven commissioners…

Bonds are taxpayer money, not a commissioners’ piggybank

Bonds are taxpayer money, not a commissioners’ piggybank

Miami is on the precipice of a damaging step to further subdivide the city into five semi-independent fiefdoms where a local commissioner rules over a category of spending with no…

Commission end run around ballot box for big raise is wrong

Commission end run around ballot box for big raise is wrong

For decades Miami Today has argued that Miami-Dade’s unfairly underpaid commissioners should ask voters for a raise. The commission has now chosen the absolute worst tactic, trying to sneak in…

After 18 indecisive years, can the mayor fix funding flaws?

After 18 indecisive years, can the mayor fix funding flaws?

Rather than evaluate 125 organizations that plug gaps in the safety net for the needy, Miami-Dade once again took the easy way and without discussion kicked the can down the…

In an Uber/taxi collaboration, eliminate ancient clunker cabs

In an Uber/taxi collaboration, eliminate ancient clunker cabs

Miami-Dade this week may join an evolution in transportation to unite the ancient taxi industry and its modern foe Uber.  Unfortunately, ancient refers to both the age of the industry…

Only riders can make Beach transit work – plan it for them

Only riders can make Beach transit work – plan it for them

If there was a plot to keep us from riding mass transit to Miami Beach, it would match plans for the new Beach corridor: make us use four, five or…

Freedom Park negotiations miss the point of parkland loss

Freedom Park negotiations miss the point of parkland loss

Negotiations to build a commercial complex to replace Miami’s city golf course are following a familiar disappointing pattern as negotiators seek to pack the deal with more benefits but miss…

Tell the public how county transit plans to regain lost riders

Tell the public how county transit plans to regain lost riders

As plans to spend billions on new Miami-Dade rapid transit advance, the transit we already have is rapidly losing riders – as it has been for years – and this…

City search for an Olympia Theater operator is a tough act

City search for an Olympia Theater operator is a tough act

The curtain is rising on a new act in one of the longest-running dramas in Miami: how can the city keep its 94-year-old Olympia Theater and Tower in good shape…

It’s time to make Miami’s historic national landmark visible

It’s time to make Miami’s historic national landmark visible

Florida owns a significant historic destination that could easily educate Miamians about our past and lure more visitors who dig into history wherever they vacation. Sadly, the state’s inattention has…

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