City of Miami

With his commission-approved plan ruled unconstitutional and a “blatant power grab,” Miami D2 Commissioner Damian Pardo will ask for a November vote to realign city races and extend terms by one year.

After months on contentious debate and three public hearings, the City of Miami is moving ahead with a plan to sell the historic Olympia Theater to the charter school SLAM– short for Sports Leadership and Management.

MIAMI — Miami city commissioners violated the Florida Constitution when they voted last month to postpone this fall’s election to November 2026, a state judge ruled Monday, saying that such a change required voter approval.

This year, City Theatre had to scale back its popular annual festival of short-form plays and musicals.

Civil rights groups and immigrant advocates are urging City of Miami officials to reject a proposed 287(g) agreement that would authorize local police to act as federal immigration enforcement agents in carrying out President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation strategy.

"With profound sadness we announce the passing of City Commissioner Manolo Reyes," the city commissioner's family posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday morning.

Less than half of the money given to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in recent years for similar projects has been used. Commissioner Damian Pardo says this time will be different.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.