Miami Dade County Commission

Commission Staff Salaries: Who's Paying An Aide Just $15,000?

Eye On Miami | Posted 05.18.2012

The more you make, the bigger you are. I decided to take a look at the salaries of some the staff of the worst County Commissioners....

PHOTOS: Sarnoff Creates 'Park' To Keep Sex Offenders From Shorecrest

The Huffington Post | Christiana Lilly | Posted 04.17.2012

Two years after a colony of sex offenders famously camped under the Julia Tuttle Causeway -- one of few urban locations permissible by exponentially r...

Tricky Commissioners: Pit Bull Ban May Get County-Wide Vote

Posted 04.16.2012

Elected supporters of Miami-Dade's long-time ban on pit bulls appear to have found a way to stop a state bill that would end the county's breed-specif...

Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Hops Into Mayor's Race

Posted 03.27.2012

Joe Martinez, chairman of the Miami-Dade County Commission, submitted his paperwork Wednesday to run for mayor. He will challenge incumbent Mayor Carl...

Term Limits Are Finally on the Ballot -- But Who's Talking About It?

Vanessa Brito | Posted 03.06.2012

Vanessa Brito

Voters have been adamant over their desire for term limits. It is no surprise that County Commissioners are not investing too much effort in getting out the vote or mobilizing the masses, but what about the rest of us?

Miami Wipes Tiny Island City Off The Map

Posted 12.13.2011

Florida is about to lose its smallest city. The Miami-Dade County Commission has taken the first step to unincorporate the city of Islandia. Located 1...