Showing posts with label Geniusofdespair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geniusofdespair. Show all posts

Friday, June 17, 2016

Congrats to Palmetto Bay's Larissa Siegel Lara. EYE ON MIAMI: Eye on Miami 2016 Political Beauty Contest Winner:...

EYE ON MIAMI: Eye on Miami 2016 Political Beauty Contest Winner:...: 2016 Political Beauty Contest Winner I can't even remember if I held a contest in 2015 but past winners include Christine Fraga, Osca...

Eye on Miami 2016 Political Beauty Contest Winner: Councilwoman Lara Siegel of Palmetto Bay. By Geniusofdespair -

This is not to be taken lightly.  The bloggers at Eye On Miami are very critical and they never are shy about calling people out.  This Eye On Miami post represents an outstanding positive mention concerning one of the hardest working members of our village Council. 

Council Member Siegel Lara is currently hard at work with staff completing our Palmetto Bay updated Strategic Plan.  The final presentation will be at the July 11 council meeting.  Council Member Siegel Lara has an outstanding eye for detail and always comes to meetings well-prepared. She is a strong advocate for public participation, particularly as to our village parks.  She has been one of my most important partners in regard to transportation initiatives, including traffic calming efforts. 

As Eye On Miami notes:
I picked Larissa (Siegel Lara) with great thought, not basing it just on her exceptional beauty. I watched this video and I was impressed with her intellect and poise. I met her briefly at County Commissioner Xavier Suarez's fundraising gala and remember she was well appointed dress-wise - very elegant in a demure way.
Click the link above, or CLICK HERE to view the entire Eye On Miami post. 

Congratulations Larissa, it is my honor to serve along side you.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

EYE ON MIAMI: The Most Fabulous Interview Ever! Don't Miss This ...

EYE ON MIAMI: The Most Fabulous Interview Ever! Don't Miss This ...: Top: County Commissioners Xavier Suarez, Daniella Levine Cava and Juan Zapata. End of top: Candidates Grace Solares for City of Miami ...

Eye on Miami- Everything you could ever possibly want to know
- henceforth to be known simply as "The Interview”: The Most Fabulous Interview Ever! Don't Miss This One!! By Geniusofdespair

Yes, some questions were silly (as stated by Genius), but can’t we have some fun? These are the questions that has kept Genius up late at night, or, as put by Genius; you know, the really important things. Now the lobbyists will know what ice cream to bring them!

Mayor Flinn’s personal note to lobbyists:  I really don’t get visited often (if ever at all) by lobbyists, but if a meeting is requested, I would prefer meeting in public on a nice long bike ride over ingesting the calories of Ice Cream. 

There are answers here from several of our County Commissioners, some municipal Mayors and two candidates. Read on and enjoy.  Thank you Genius of Despair.
 

Monday, September 8, 2014

EYE ON MIAMI: Picture of the Day: Purple Heart Men. By Geniusofd...

EYE ON MIAMI: Picture of the Day: Purple Heart Men. By Geniusofd...: Click on Eye on Miami for the full story and photos. How often do you go to dinner and have the opportunity to meet up with not one, but two Purple Hear Recipients?  Now that is 'rare air' in the company of two heros. A birthday dinner at local Palmetto Bay establishment French Bistro results in Bob Messer (Vietnam) meeting up with Robert Bohm (WW II). 

By the way, I cannot reveal the name of the blogger who celebrated the birthday, but let's just say that for this one special day, the "Eye" was on the blogger.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

EYE ON MIAMI: Redland Farmers are Pissed Over Proposed Dump. By Geniusofdespair

EYE ON MIAMI: Redland Farmers are Pissed Over Proposed Dump. By Geniusofdespair: When 80 people show up in the Redland to protest a dump that is like 2,000 people in your neighborhood. People are pissed! Here is a letter to the Mayor that Eye on Miami obtained. I don't think that Carlos Gimenez is going to like the tone of the letter - he can be prickly - but hey, these are mad farmers and I don't blame them and I totally agree with nixing the dump:

Click the EOM headline at top to read the complete Eye On Miami blog post. The full text of the letter to Mayor Gimenez and staff as well as post comments are worth the read and your consideration. 

Sunday, November 4, 2012

EYE ON MIAMI: ALERT THERE IS MORE TIME TO VOTE: TODAY and MONDAY! By Geniusofdespair

EYE ON MIAMI: ALERT THERE IS MORE TIME TO VOTE: TODAY and MONDAY! By Geniusofdespair

View this Eye On Miami report -
VERY IMPORTANT:

In Miami-Dade, voters can request an absentee ballot in person, and turn it in, between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, and between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday at the elections headquarters at 2700 NW 87th Ave., Doral.

YOU CAN VOTE TODAY!

See the Miami Herald: Miami-Dade to allow voters to request and cast absentee ballots in person Sunday, by Patricia Mazzei, reporting that After the Florida Democratic Party sued in Miami federal court to ask for extended early voting, the Miami-Dade elections supervisor announced that it will open its headquarters Sunday afternoon to allow voters to request and cast absentee ballots in person
 

Sunday, June 24, 2012

EYE ON MIAMI: June 26th: Respond to FPL. By Geniusofdespair


Interested in making your voice heard on the proposed FPL rate increase?   Tuesday is the day.  The Public Service Commission is holding public hearings on proposed rate hikes.  The PSC will be in Miami this Tuesday, June 26th. The PSC will hold a public meeting 9:00 am at the Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler St, and a second meeting 4:00 pm at Florida Memorial College, 15800 NW 42nd Ave, Miami Gardens 

Click the link above to read more regarding the proposal and what you can do on these issues.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

EYE ON MIAMI: Help Educate Voters to Combat Absentee Ballot Fraud. By Geniusofdespair

EYE ON MIAMI: Help Educate Voters to Combat Absentee Ballot Fraud. By Geniusofdespair
Click the above link to read Eye On Miami and the initiative to guard against ballot theft/exploitation.  Do you know any candidate who won at early voting and on election day, but the election results turned on Absentee Ballots?  Uncovering the issue is one thing, but now Eye On Miami is following through and has issued a call to action.   The Miami-Dade County Elections Department will be providing supervised voting for absent electors residing in assisted living facilities within Miami-Dade County; ensuring that every resident living in the facilities is able to cast his/her vote in a safe and convenient environment free from fear, intimidation or exploitation. You can be part of this and make sure elections are not won ball the AB gatherers.  PLEASE VOLUNTEER FOR THIS TRAINING by calling Gary Hartfield at 305.499.8372. We can help stop absentee ballot fraud with this program, do your civic duty! Remember, as Eye On Miami points out: CLOSE ELECTIONS ARE BEING STOLEN by absentee ballot fraud!

Here is a letter from Election Supervisor Penny Townsley describing the program:

In this important election year, the Miami-Dade Elections Department is preparing for the implementation of a countywide voter education campaign. A number of outreach events are scheduled across the County to inform voters about redistricting, registration, and voter protection. Specifically, this Department will be providing supervised voting for absent electors residing in assisted living facilities within Miami-Dade County; ensuring that every resident living in the facilities is able to cast his/her vote in a safe and convenient environment free from fear, intimidation or exploitation.

Since this is going to be a busy election year, we are in the need of volunteers to assist us. Teams consisting of representatives from different political parties will be assigned to participate in various events to educate voters. Training will be provided and every effort will be made to ensure our volunteers are knowledgeable of all election related rules and regulations. We hope that you will join us in making sure the upcoming August 14th Primary Election and November 6th General Election are a success by providing your time which, in turn, gives our voters confidence in the electoral process.

If you want make an impact on your community and be a part of this important democratic process, please contact Gary Hartfield at 305.499.8372 to become a part of our team.

Sincerely,

Penelope Townsley Supervisor of Elections

Friday, March 30, 2012

EYE ON MIAMI: Know Your Flood Zone. By Geniusofdespair

EYE ON MIAMI: Know Your Flood Zone. By Geniusofdespair

This is a link to the Miami-Dade GIS flood zone map.  Click onto the story then follow the link marked "do your own research" to start.  There are plenty of surprises as to just how much of the South Dade - or even all of Miami-Dade for that matter, is located within a flood zone.

You also get a great view of why Cutler Ridge is known by that name - it is some of the highest elevations in the South Dade area,

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

EYE ON MIAMI: Absentee Ballot Fraud: Commissioner Rebeca Sosa is Moving on Eye On Miami's Plea. By Geniusofdespair

EYE ON MIAMI: Absentee Ballot Fraud: Commissioner Rebeca Sosa is Moving on Eye On Miami's Plea. By Geniusofdespair

Click on the hyperlink above to read the Eye on Miami post regarding Absentee Ballot Fraud and County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa resolution regarding adding a penalty to Miami-Dade County's Absentee Ballot Code.

Commissioner Sosa will also sponsor a companion resolution urging the State Legislature to make improper collection of absentee ballots a felony.

Keep your "Eye" out for how this all ends up.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

EYE ON MIAMI: Biscayne Bay: formal Public Meeting to receive input regarding the Draft Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Management Plan

EYE ON MIAMI: Biscayne Bay: If you care about the Bay, go to thi...: The Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve is 67,000 acres with 48,255 acres of seagrass. If we don't support the 'preserve' status for our Bay it wi...

A formal Public Meeting to receive input regarding the Draft Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Management Plan will be held on Wednesday, September 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, FL. 

Click onto the link above to the Eye on Miami story about this Florida Department of Environmental Protection meeting (DEP) and link to the DEP website and draft plan.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

EYE ON MIAMI: Friends of West Kendall Have a Good Writer and Mucho Money To Stop a UDB Move. By Geniusofdespair

EYE ON MIAMI: Friends of West Kendall Have a Good Writer and Mucho Money To Stop a UDB Move. By Geniusofdespair:

Is now the time to sprawl westward? I think not and neither does the group who paid for a full page advertisement in the Miami Herald, calling themselves the “Friends of West Kendall”. Read the Eye On Miami Blog, a post Sunday, July 17, 2011, by Geniusofdespair.

As Genius states:
What gives? Environmentalists would kill to have enough money for this full page ad in the Miami Herald against Cemex/Shoma Homes' application to expand the UDB Line to rock-mine. I looked for the group "Friends of West Kendall". It says find us on Facebook. Not there. I looked it up in Corporate papers not there. Who are they?

Hey, I am glad that someone paid for this ad against moving the Urban Development Boundary (what is the cost of a full page Herald ad, $20,000?) and wrote the copy so well but I am curious where the money came from.

Follow the link at the top of this post to read the entire blog post.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

EYE ON MIAMI: CBS Reporter Jim DeFede Looks at Julio Robaina's Record. By Geniusofdespair

Always good to "know before you go" (vote).  Do your due diligence regarding the candidates, read Eye On Miami:
EYE ON MIAMI: CBS Reporter Jim DeFede Looks at Julio Robaina's Record. By Geniusofdespair

Jim DeFede decided to check Mayoral Candidate Julio Robaina's rhetoric while campaigning against the facts. They didn't match up. DeFede reported Julio touts his successful record in the city of Hialeah but others beg to differ:

“...he’s destroyed the city,” said Barbara Hernandez, president of union representing a majority of Hialeah’s 1,600 employees. “I believe he acted out of malice toward the residents and its employees.”

Sunday, June 5, 2011

EYE ON MIAMI: Absentee Ballot Fraud is Alive and Well in Miami Dade County. By Geniusofdespair


Eye On Miami has spent significant time alone and with other activists who have investigated the allegations of absentee Ballot fraud in Miami-Dade County Elections.  

The concern is that the Election Department needs to do more to protect your vote. Eye On Miami has proof that absentee ballot fraud is going on. It has looked at hundred of envelopes at the Elections Department and has seen many questionable signatures (same signature for multiple ballots from the same household), traced signatures and even MISSING signatures on absentee ballots that were counted. 

There is a cited instance of a voters being brought down to elections who was not allowed to vote election day because she was told she already voted absentee. She lived in an assisted living facility (ALF). She looked at the ballot envelope that elections claimed was hers. She proclaimed loudly and clearly: "That is not my signature." I looked at her signature next to the signature on the ballot envelope. It wasn't even close.

Read this Eye Opening post on the Eye On Miami blog.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Read Eye On Miami recent post - I Can't Express How I Feel With Words. By Geniusofdespair

Eye On Miami post of Saturday, May 7, 2011, provides insight from the environmentalist's view of the actions of the Florida Legislature for this 2011 session.  

"I have no words right now on the bloodbath in Tallahassee because I am so sad...and angry. If you need words...see what Gimleteye wrote below and read the Miami Herald's article Environmentalists are furious with Florida lawmakers for approving measures that would end decades of growth-management laws."

CLICK HERE to view the full Eye On Miami posting.

Read this post and then the Miami Herald article included by link, then contemplate the gutting of rational growth management laws as you enjoy your commute workday and weekend rush hours or over your next glass of tap water.