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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Residents of the Wilshire Condominium on Miami Gardens Drive were evacuated from their apartments after an electrical explosion — thrusting them into a South Florida housing market that's far from affordable. -
Amid light voter turnout in Tuesday's runoff elections, Steven Meiner beat Michael Gongora to become Miami Beach's next mayor, while two incumbent commissioners Alex Diaz de la Portilla and Sabina Covo lost to challengers in the city of Miami.
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Suspended Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla seeks to file a lawsuit to declare himself the winner of a city commission election on the eve of a runoff against opponent Miguel Gabela.
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Miami-Dade County transit can be described as woefully inadequate at times. But last week there was some unusual optimism after the Better Bus Network was launched. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava tells WLRN about the project, which has been criticized by some riders.
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The city of Miami has two commission seats to be decided by voters in a Nov. 21 runoff election. At the same time, Miami Beach voters must also choose between two candidates for mayor.
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Monday sees the launch of the Better Bus Network, a major overhaul of Miami-Dade County buses. The county is eager for people to use more high-frequency bus service, but some riders worry about changes to their routes.
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At the Arsht Center, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and four presidential candidates squared off to prove to Republican voters who was more worthy of their party’s nomination. In Hialeah, former President Donald Trump rallied his legions of supporters and railed against his GOP rivals and President Biden.
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Voters in Hialeah, Homestead, Miami and Miami Beach went to the polls Tuesday with a slate of municipal candidates to choose from. In Surfside, voters chose among five charter amendments.
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Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes' campaign has spent more than $200,000 in a race against a longshot opponent who has spent about $500 to win the seat — and much of that has gone towards media buys from his own staffer's company.
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A recent shooting outside a Brickell nightclub marked the third gun incident in the area in three months. Some residents say they want more cops in the neighborhood, but police say overall crime in Brickell is actually down.
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After administration officials asked for $60 million in bonds to fund renovations at the languishing landmark — up from $45 million agreed-upon, but never activated, in 2016 — commissioners agreed to just $6 million for a trimmed-down project, over 'white elephant' concerns.
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As the city tries to rapidly make infrastructure improvements six months after April's historic flood, public records reviewed by WLRN detail the frantic recovery operations and where employees felt they could have done better.
