Joshua Ceballos
Local Government and Investigations ReporterJoshua Ceballos is WLRN's Local Government Accountability Reporter and a member of the investigations team. A born-and-raised Miami journalist, his stories focus on the intersection of local government, corruption, and the regular people of South Florida.
Before joining WLRN, Ceballos worked as a staff writer for Miami New Times. His work there focused on Miami City Hall, police accountability and the wild stories in the sunniest place for shady people.
While studying at Florida International University, Ceballos worked as the news director and investigations editor for PantherNOW, FIU's student-run newspaper and website.
Reach Joshua Ceballos at jceballos@wlrnnews.org
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Voting advocacy groups have launched a citizens' initiative to increase the number of voting districts and improve voter turnout. -
The Town’s District 1 seat is vacant after council member Cameron May resigned. He ran unsuccessfully for Mayor earlier this year.
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The Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement on Monday with a developer to build a multi-use structure project in Tavernier that’s invited controversy.
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Throughout South Florida, one of the nation's most expensive housing markets, affordable mobile home parks are being demolished to make way for new developments. At Li’l Abner in Sweetwater, amid protests over contentious evictions and demolitions, residents are now running for city commission seats. -
Environmental groups in the City of Miami want elected leaders on Thursday to take action on the city’s Tree ordinance. -
The city of Hialeah cut the ribbon on a new infrastructure project in one of its eastern neighborhoods, with a special centennial proclamation. -
Miami’s Trees Matter Most Coalition, which includes environmental advocates, neighborhood leaders, urban foresters and others, said the commission has delayed votes since last October — a move they contend is “a clear attempt to wear down opposition, discourage civic engagement, and delay accountability.”
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After the passing of Commissioner Manolo Reyes, the City of Miami will hold a special election in June to fill its District 4 commission seat. -
Embattled Commissioner Joe Carollo was under investigation by the office’s public corruption unit for allegedly stalking and harassing a pair of business owners in his district, as well as threatening a former police chief. -
Miami-based development firm GFO Investments published renderings of a proposed multi-use high-rise it wants to build on the Miami-Dade courthouse property. “I honestly at first I thought it was like an April Fool's joke or some sort of an AI meme," a preservationist told WLRN. -
A bill that would make it more difficult for citizens to get constitutional amendments on the ballot is advancing in the Florida Senate and has already passed in the House. These are some of the constitutional changes Florida has today thanks to ballot initiatives. -
First Miami Presbyterian Church is looking to tear down an annex building on its historic site on Brickell Avenue to make way for a condo tower project that could rise up to 80 stories. The move has angered neighbors, who say they fear more congestion and concrete in the already crowded Brickell neighborhood.
