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 board running Town Park Village — a low-income cooperative apartment complex in Miami's Overtown neighborhood — took possession of two units owned by Beverly Pierre-Louis after her death. "We’re fighting for what’s our mother’s legacy," her daughter told WLRN.
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QBE Specialty Insurance has sued the city in federal court seeking a judge's declaration that they have no responsibility to pay the legal fees for Commissioner Joe Carollo in his various lawsuits. They are seeking to recover the fees they've already paid out.
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Four Miami city commissioners voted to defer "the most important vote" the city has had this year that would've adopted a new map of city districts. The commission will now vote on a settlement in two weeks — if they don't face repercussions.
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Longtime residents of Town Park Village feel left in the dark while their home crumbles around them. Their property was put up for sale, and a government renovation project has been canceled. Now, they just want help.
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The new map was drawn up alongside voting rights advocates after more than a year of tense litigation over a redistricting effort that a federal judge called "racially gerrymandered." The deal includes a federal settlement agreement that would take taxpayers' total bill close to $3 million.
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Victoria Méndez is no longer Miami's City Attorney. Commissioners voted to remove her immediately following a string of controversies.
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Chastised by commissioners over "conflicts of interest," Art Noriega insisted he had nothing to do with City Hall contentiously purchasing furniture from Pradere Manufacturing. He agreed his office should no longer do so, but the new policy would not stop other departments.
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In a new court filing, Judge K. Michael Moore states Miami's district map violates the U.S. Constitution, and no election can be held using the racially gerrymandered map.
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Solar eclipse viewing parties popped up across South Florida, with first-time spectators, couples, astronomers and families gathering outside to catch a glimpse of the rare spectacle.
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Under the bill, S.B. 7014, ethics boards won’t be able to initiate their own investigations. Members of the public would have to file complaints to start any inquiry and can only do so if they’ve personally witnessed an ethics violation.
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Miami City Manager Art Noriega promised to present a "full accounting" of the city's business transactions with a furniture company owned by his wife's family. Two months later, the report is out — and it omits more than $150,000 worth of purchases.
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For over two months Art Noriega's office has said a full accounting of furniture contracts between the city and his wife's family company would soon be released.