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(Miami-Dade County/Godfrey Mead)
Levine Cava’s HOMES Plan Misses the Mark
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and county leaders should go back to the drawing board regarding her recently proposed $85 million HOMES plan – and maybe do some penance for a plan that does nothing to address the systemic housing affordability Read more
(Mark Sell for Biscayne Times)
Letter to the editor: Residents frustrated with lack of progress on White House Inn issue
It was almost 7:00 pm on August 30, I was sitting in North Miami City Hall in front of a group of investors dressed in blue suits. The residents of the surroundings of Keystone Point, Sans Souci, and those of 123rd Street were Read more
(Johania Charles for The Biscayne Times)
Miami Must Shed Clownish Plans to Really Help the Homeless
Very few things have been able to unite Miami like the collective disbelief over the sheer stupidity and crassness of Commissioner Joe Carollo’s proposal to build a homeless encampment on Virginia Key. Read more
Commissioner Martinez Should Keep Politics Out of His Defense
It’s been a long time since a Miami-Dade County commissioner was indicted on public corruption charges – two decades to be precise. It used to be a more common occurrence. Read more
(Seattle City Council via Wikimedia Commons)
"Tiny homes" not a homeless solution in any location
While the bad reviews of Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo's 'tiny homes' proposal for Virginia Key, now catching national and even international headlines, roll in one after another, it's essential to recognize that eliminating one terrible idea Read more
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Contraception, Abortion and Women’s Financial Future
We knew the fundamentalist-packed U.S. Supreme Court would trample on women’s rights. It’s been coming. Read more
Dignity vs. Hate: Lessons in Leadership from Rep. Bennie Thompson
“To be, or not to be: that is the question.” It’s one of Shakespeare’s most memorable lines, and it arrives in Act 3 of “Hamlet.” In the play, the Prince of Denmark continues: Read more
