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Joe Martinez Wants To Be Miami-Dade Mayor
MIAMI-DADE (CBS4) — Joe Martinez, chairman of the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners has thrown his hat into the ring in the race to become the County’s next mayor. Martinez has announced he will...
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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez Talks Recall
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez faces the fight of his political career on Tuesday when voters must decide whether or not to recall the mayor. Alvarez talked with CBS4’s Eliott Rodriguez on News...
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Dade Voters Cast Ballots To Recall Mayor, Commissioner
MIAMI-DADE (CBS4) – For Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and county commissioner Natacha Seijas it all comes down to Tuesday as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in a recall election. As of...
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Alvarez: Community Faces Significant Service Cuts
MIAMI (CBS4) – A humbled former Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez made his first public comments Wednesday since voters overwhelmingly decided to throw him out of office with 18 months left in his...
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Dade County Manager Burgess Resigns
MIAMI (CBS4) – Less than 24 hours after Miami-Dade voters resoundingly voted to recall Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Commissioner Natacha Seijas, there is another shake up at the Miami-Dade Courthouse....
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Commissioner Wants Special Election To Fill Mayor’s Job
MIAMI (CBS4) – MIAMI (CBS4) – A Miami commissioner who plans to run for the Mayor’s Office once a Canvassing Board certifies the votes of Tuesday’s recall election for Carlos Alvarez feels there will...
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Canvassing Board Approves Recall Votes
MIAMI (CBS4) – The Miami-Dade County canvassing board has officially approved the votes from Tuesday’s recall election. That means, that Carlos Alvarez and Natacha Seijas are now former city officials....
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Dade Commission Sets Special Election Date For County Charter
MIAMI (CBS4) – After hours of deliberation, Miami-Dade commissioners decided on a date for a special election to amend the county’s charter. Officials tell CBS4’s David Sutta that the issue will be put...
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Former Mayor Penelas Mulling Another Run At Politics
MIAMI (CBS4) – Alex Penelas is talking about making another run for mayor, but this time he says things wouldn’t be the same. “You know, I view this so much differently now,” he told CBS4’s Gio...
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Alex Penelas Considers Mayoral Run
MIAMI – (CBS4) – Voters in Miami-Dade county may have a little more than a month to decide which mayoral candidate will best represent them and politicians are lining up to drop their names in the hat....
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Dade Commission Sets May 24th As Special Election Date
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade County Commissioners have formally decided on a day to hold a special election in the race for a new mayor and District 13 commissioner. The special election will take place...
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Nearly A Dozen People Sign Up For Dade’s Mayoral Race
MIAMI (CBS4) – Nearly a dozen people who want to be Miami-Dade’s next mayor have filed the necessary paperwork to be placed on the May 24th special election ballot. Both the mayor’s position and...
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Gimenez Commission Seat Now On May 24th Ballot
MIAMI (CBS4) — Miami-Dade County Commissioners met Wednesday morning and added Carlos Gimenez’s newly vacant commission seat to the May 24th election ballot that will have Miami-Dade voters electing a...
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Qualifying Deadline Nears For Miami-Dade Dist. 7 Commission Seat
MIAMI (CBS4) – Candidates who want to run for the District 7 Miami-Dade County Commission seat, newly vacant due to the resignation of Carlos Gimenez who is running for County Mayor, have until 5:00...
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Early Voting Starts Monday In Dade Mayoral Election
MIAMI (CBS4) – Voters in Miami-Dade will be able to go to the polls beginning Monday to cast their ballot for a new Mayor, a pair of two commission seats and to voice their support, or non-support, for...
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Early Voting Underway In Dade Special Election
MIAMI (CBS4) – A steady stream of voters cast ballots at select polling stations Monday as early voting got underway for Miami-Dade’s May 24th Special Election to choose a new Mayor, two Commissioners...
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Early Voters Staying Home In Dade Special Election
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – If the first six days of early voting in the Miami-Dade special election are any indicator, voters are far less interested in picking a new mayor than they were forcing one out of...
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Miami-Dade Voters Quick To Fire, Slow To Hire
MIAMI (CBS4) – Quick to fire, slow to hire – apparently Miami-Dade voters are in no hurray to elect a new mayor. Fewer than 14-thousand voters have showed up at the polls since early voting in the...
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Gimenez Wins Key Endorsement In Mayor’s Race
MIAMI – (CBSMiami) – Former Miami-Dade commissioner Carlos Gimenez may have finished second to Julio Robaina in last month’s Miami-Dade Mayoral election, but Friday he picked up a key endorsement from...
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Robaina Lands Another Endorsement
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – Just a day after receiving the endorsement of former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell, Julio Robaina has lined up another big name supporting his campaign. Roosevelt Bradley...
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New Poll Puts Gimenez Ahead Of Robaina In Mayor’s Race
MIAMI (CBS4) A new poll conducted by CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald and released Sunday shows former Miami-Dade commissioner Carlos Gimenez with a commanding lead in the race to become Miami-Dade’s...
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Driver Jailed For Injuring Doral Motorcycle Cop
MIAMI – (CBSMiami) – A 30-year-old woman accused of injuring an officer and then leaving the scene of the accident will spend the next 30 days in jail thanks to a plea agreement her attorney reached...
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Flashback 2011: News Headliners In South Florida
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The year began with heart-breaking stories. Two Miami-Dade police officers, Amanda Haworth and Robert Castillo,were gunned down in January — leaving their families and the community...
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Poll: Miami-Dade Voters Uncertain About Commission Pay Hike
MIAMI (CBS4) A new poll of voters likely to take part in the January 31st primary shows a plan to raise the pay of Miami-Dade commissioners by tying it to term limits may be in trouble, with supporters...
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Joe Martinez Officially Files For Dade Mayor’s Job
MIAMI-DADE (CBSMiami) – Looking toward this November’s General Election, Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe Martinez has officially thrown his hat in the ring to run for the Mayor’s job. In a statement...
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Samson’s Tale Of The Tape
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Marlins President David Samson has been in hot water since an article surfaced this week quoting him saying “We’re not the smartest people in Miami,” a quote he adamantly...
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Marlins Park Has A Long, Storied Tale
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – When Josh Johnson throws out the first pitch of the first inning at Marlins Park Wednesday night, it will be the culmination of years of political wrangling and infighting with a...
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Miami-Dade Mayor Gimenez Runs On Record
MIAMI (CBS4) – In June, 2011 Carlos Gimenez swept to the office of Miami-Dade Mayor on a wave of voter anger and backlash. The same voters that recalled former Mayor Carlos Alvarez from office in the...
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Fmr. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez Is Ripped
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – At one time he was one of the most powerful men in Miami-Dade County. During his seven and a half year career as mayor, Carlos Alvarez was responsible the county’s 2.4 million...
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Fmr. Miami Mayor Leaves Politics To Pump Iron
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Former Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Alvarez doesn’t have to worry about the city’s budget anymore because he’s all about bodybuilding these days. Last year, there was a video out that...
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Marlins Owner Bunts When Called Out On Questionable Calls
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The Miami Marlins rolled out their great new hope under the and gaze and glare of too many TV cameras and lights to count Wednesday. Slugger...
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One-On-One With Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – When Carlos Gimenez became Miami-Dade’s mayor, he had a monumental task ahead of him. His predecessor had been kicked out of office because of...
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Former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez Charged With Battery
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – He was once one of the most powerful men in Miami-Dade County, serving as both Police Director and Mayor, now Carlos Alvarez has found himself...
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Former Mayor Bonds Out After Appearing Before Domestic Violence Judge
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Former Miami-Dade Mayor and Police Director Carlos Alvarez is out on bond after going before a judge in domestic violence court on Thursday....
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Daughter Of Woman Allegedly Battered By Former Mayor Speaks Out
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The 16-year-old daughter of a woman accusing a former Miami-Dade mayor of battering her is speaking out. Evelyn Fernandez is battling cancer,...
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Exclusive: Woman Calls Former Mayor Accused Of Battery “A Good Man” Who...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami-Dade police lieutenant allegedly battered by former Miami-Dade Mayor and Police Director Carlos Alvarez is speaking out. “I feel...
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Ex-Girlfriend Of Fmr. Miami-Dade Mayor Charged With Breaking Into Home
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter CORAL GABLES (CBSMiami) — The ex-girlfriend of former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez was arrested after police said she broke into his home and caused a...
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Paid Leave For Cop Charged In Break-In At Fmr. Mayor’s Home
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) –Blood stains and shattered glass littered the floor of the home of former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez in newly released pictures. It’s...
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Former Mayor Off The Hook For Battery Charge
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A battery charge against former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez has been dismissed. This after the person he allegedly assaulted, his...
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Vandalism Charges Dropped Against Ex-Girlfriend Of Fmr. Miami-Dade Mayor
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Vandalism charges have been dropped against the ex-girlfriend of former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez. A hearing was scheduled Tuesday...
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