Miami City Hall

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia and other activists have called for action from Miami-Dade County to secure a fuel depot currently at risk of being redeveloped into luxury condos.

The proposed bond is meant to pay for a new public safety building and widespread repairs to dilapidated fire stations, but the city commission is not ready to send the item to voters this fall.

Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez was tapped to lead the Miami Police Department once beleaguered Chief Manny Morales retires later this year. It came after a secretive search process that did not involve publicly available interviews or even a confirmation that other candidates were part of the process.

The city wants to approve a $450 million bond to pay for a new police HQ, fire stations and 911 call center.

With salaries and benefits consuming 77% of Miami’s budget, payroll systems track every dollar paid — including overtime and bonuses — but city officials declined to provide a full accounting of what employees actually earn.

An interfaith coalition called Miami PACT pushed leaders from Miami-Dade County to pledge specific actions to tackle the needs of Miami's low-income residents.

Following a failed effort to move the city's elections, Miami will now pay out a former mayoral candidate. Thursday's City commission meeting also outlined money earmarked for a new government center at the development hosting Inter Miami's new home.

With salaries and benefits consuming most of the city’s budget, a tangle of automatic and discretionary increases is quietly pushing costs higher year after year.

Newly elected Commissioner Rolando Escalona has ambitious plans to revamp a tourist hotspot neighborhood he claims has been neglected for years.

A $32 million project to revitalize Flagler Street in downtown Miami has taken more than six years to finish, but the city says new leaders are bringing new urgency.

Miami Police Chief Manny Morales had announced he is retiring in October amid claims he plans to run for a city commission seat. Meanwhile, a proposal to bring the city's upcoming mayoral election forward by a year was kicked down the road.

The petition to change the makeup of Miami's government recently reached 20,000 signatures, but a large portion of those were not certified by the Supervisor of Elections.