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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The first Miami City Commission meeting of 2026 has a stacked agenda, with Watson Island, the Tower Theater and the fate of city elections in the balance. -
New Mayor Eileen Higgins has nominated James Reyes, who shares her political consultant, as her pick for the city's chief administrator. He must be confirmed by commissioners in January. -
At the end of this year, Allapattah residents will be without a library branch for several months to make way for Dulce Vida Apartments. -
Glenn Curtiss was a pioneer aviator, the fastest man on earth, and the founder of Miami Springs. The city wants to honor the man who performed the first public airplane flight for its centennial in 2026. -
Hollywood is one of several cities across South Florida celebrating its centennial this year. Before Hollywood was founded in 1925, a segregated neighborhood called Liberia opened for Black residents. At the time, discriminatory Jim Crow laws denied them equal opportunities. -
During the last meeting for Suarez and Commissioner Joe Carollo, the city sold a parcel on Watson Island to developers for $29 million. The sale was criticized by residents who said the Miami was not getting the full value for what one commissioner called the city's "most valuable asset." -
The Hollywood hotel has followed the city's history — from inception to weathering storms and discrimination. 100 years later, as the city thrives, the historic venue's future hangs in the balance. -
Just hours after winning the runoff for the post, Higgins spoke harshly about ICE detention practices and the city's participation in immigration enforcement, and plans to roll back those efforts. -
A regular fixture in local politics, Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo will soon leave city hall for what could be the last time following his mayoral election loss. From his start as the youngest commissioner ever elected in the City of Miami, his time in public office featured plenty of high profile moments — such as dealing with the Elián Gonzalez saga as mayor — and controversies. -
For the first time in decades, a Democrat has won the mayoral race in the City of Miami in a race that drew national attention from both major parties, including Republican President Donald Trump.
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Even though the mayoral seat is technically non-partisan, the race has become largely divided along partisan lines and is being watched across the country as a barometer of where the political winds will blow for the 2026 midterms.
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The City of Miami's most competitive mayoral election in decades enters its final leg starting this Friday.
