Coral Gables Commission Rejects Repeal of City Election Shift, Censures Sponsoring Member

Coral Gables Commission rejects repeal of city election shift, censures sponsoring member

After a contentious discussion, the Coral Gables Commission rejected member Melissa Castro’s proposal to repeal a recent decision to permanently move back the city’s General Election from April to November without an OK from voters. Mayor Vice Lago, Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson and Commissioner Richard Lara then voted to censure Castro for not conferring with them before seeking a legal opinion from Attorney General James Uthmeier, who has warned …

Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago scores trifecta on post-election revenge tour

Commission meeting agenda targets three critics Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago had a very good day Tuesday, when he got to retaliate against all three of his “enemies” in a span of eight hours. Let’s call it the L’Ego trifecta. The city’s commission latest meeting Tuesday turned into another stop on the revenge tour Lago started after he won the April election and both his candidates won their commission seats, giving him a majority on the dais. …