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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Following Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia openly advocating for Florida's Amendment 3, county dems say she cannot be an impartial canvasser. -
Miami's first elected Supervisor of Elections openly advocates for Amendment 3. She sees no conflictFor the first time, the person in charge of Miami-Dade County's ballots is actively campaigning for something her constituents will vote on. -
A coalition of Miami-Dade's constitutional officers have backed the Amendment 3 tax proposal, which critics say will drain millions of dollars from local government. But at a press conference in Miami on Monday, they said the government must tighten its belt, even while their budgets have consistently increased. -
High-speed rail company Brightline has entered into a financial restructuring agreement that would help it reorganize its billions of dollars of debt — while other entities of the company are set to file for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy proceedings will not affect the Miami-to-Orlando high-speed rail operations. -
While local governments are embracing Grand Theft Auto VI, the game series sparked huge backlash in Palm Beach County the last time it depicted Vice City. -
Representatives from Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties urge voters to check their status before October 5. -
A controversial move by Chairman Anthony Rodriguez raises questions after he received skybox seats from the tourism bureau. -
As part of "Souls to the Voter Rolls" ahead of the midterm elections, interfaith churches are helping people verify their voter status and know their rights. -
Miami's historic City Hall — a former Pan American World Airways terminal with views of Biscayne Bay — is a cultural gem that the city recently committed to keep using as a space for government meetings. But the Museum of Miami is proposing an educational and historic preservation annex that would house Pan Am artifacts and pay homage to Miami's history. -
The Savoy Hotel — a low-rise Art Deco building that’s stood on iconic Ocean Drive since the 1930s — is under threat of demolition to make way for a 38-story condo tower. Residents are up in arms, but the city can’t do anything to stop it thanks to "irresponsible" preemption laws passed in Tallahassee, proposed by a state senator from Hialeah. “It's the fulfillment of the prophecy," said one commissioner. -
The city of Miami breezed through the first hearing on its $3.6 billion budget, but residents and city leaders aren't without concern. -
With a new city government building under construction, Miami commissioners want to preserve the historic property on Dinner Key.
