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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At a contentious city meeting, Miami commissioners voted to terminate the city attorney who's been at the heart of several recent scandals.
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State ethics law prohibits a public official from “directly or indirectly” buying services or goods from a company in which their spouse has a financial interest. Ethics experts say the purchases raise legal questions.
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Willie White was arrested three times this year under a Miami panhandling ban that a local court called "unconstitutional" in 2017. Despite the court's opinion, Miami police have been enforcing the ban for years.
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Florida was offered $320 million in federal funding for transportation projects aimed at reducing tailpipe emissions, but turned it down because of "politicization."
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A Miami code inspector said his virtual signature was used without his permission on a key affidavit at the center of a lawsuit against the embattled Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez and her husband Carlos Morales, new documents reveal.
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Miami Commissioner Miguel Gabela has penned a resolution to fire the city's embattled city attorney. Commissioners will take up the matter at a Dec. 14 meeting.
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When cities like Miami and Miami Beach have only a few people vote in local races, it can harm residents in their day-to-day. A University of Miami professor explains how low voter turnout affects cities, and how to encourage participation.
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Miguel Gabela and Damian Pardo were officially sworn in at Miami City Hall Saturday, but the meeting was not advertised to the public. Some open government experts say the ceremony should have been more transparent.
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In an objection to getting his salary taken by his legal opponents, Joe Carollo says he is the head of a household that includes a Venezuelan immigrant family he's been sponsoring since January.
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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.
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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.