Mayor Daniella Levine Cava

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez was in stable condition after surgery on Monday. He is a 27-year veteran of the Miami-Dade police agency and had announced intentions to seek the office of Miami-Dade sheriff in 2024.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava unveiled her plans for 2023, focusing her goals on curbing gun violence, improving public transportation, boosting the affordable housing supply and creating a $9 million fund to help solve pressing community issues.

Overturning the veto clears the way for warehouses on coastal land targeted for Everglades restoration. South Florida water managers have been asked to intervene.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has proposed a budget that includes about $500 million in housing programs, with $85 million in new strategic funding to address the housing crisis. In an interview with WLRN, she outlines its various programs aimed at the issue and says the affordable housing pressure from migration into Miami could be turned into an "opportunity".

The skyrocketing cost of housing in South Florida is forcing many residents to leave their homes — or stay in unsafe conditions. At a recent event, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava heard directly from parents and social service providers about the housing affordability crisis.

Tenants in Miami-Dade County must receive at least two months notice before a rent increase of more than 5% under legislation approved by county commissioners on Tuesday.

Helping those in need, especially during this season. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava discusses her first year on the job. Plus, tips from an expert on etiquette this holiday season.

Beginning the week of Aug. 16, Levine Cava said, the county will require weekly COVID testing of all Miami-Dade employees, a workforce of about 29,000 people. Those employees who wish to opt out, she said, can show proof of vaccination.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speaks about Surfside, COVID-19 and Cuba. We discuss the South Florida Sun Sentinel's investigation into condo certification. And, representatives of the HOMY Collective talk about the issue of youth experiencing homelessness.

Investigators say 22 people are known to have died and 126 are unaccounted for. The 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter is among the dead. Another condo building was evacuated Friday.

Jane Gilbert is the newly appointed interim chief heat officer for Miami-Dade County. She has a task force focused on variables that make lower-income communities vulnerable to heat-related adversity.

Day five of search-and-rescue efforts continue in Surfside, after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South building.