MIAMI Four months after he joined two other Coral Gables commissioners in voting to reject a proposal to rename Dixie Highway after Harriet Tubman, newly elected mayor Vince Lago has apparently changed his tune. Lago, only weeks into his tenure as mayor, has revived the same resolution he once opposed to rename a portion of the state road in honor of the renowned abolitionist. Should it pass .
/ The Miami Herald Rhonda Anderson and Kirk Menendez will be Coral Gables’ newest commissioners after beating their opponents in a runoff election to replace Mayor-elect Vince Lago and outgoing Commissioner Patricia Keon.
Rhonda Anderson and Kirk Menendez will be Coral Gables’ newest commissioners after beating their opponents in a Tuesday runoff election to determine the successor for two elected officials who gave up their seats to run for mayor.
Anderson will replace Commissioner Patricia Keon as the city’s Group III commissioner. And in the Group II race, Menendez will replace Mayor-elect Vince Lago, who defeated Keon in the April 13 mayor’s race.
A red wave followed Floyd protests in Miami. But activists want to revive the movement Bianca Padró Ocasio, The Miami Herald
Apr. 22 Hours after a Minnesota jury convicted police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, a group of Miami organizers and activists who advocate against police brutality and anti-Blackness gathered at their monthly general meeting, where they d planned to discuss Florida s new anti-riot legislation.
But once the verdict came down a rare conviction of a police officer in the killing of an unarmed Black person local organizers with the Dream Defenders turned their attention to the historic decision, saying that Chauvin s conviction is reason to double down on the movement to shift resources away from police departments and pressure politicians who stand in their way.
Whatever the results, Gables runoff election Tuesday will change the city commission yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.