Coral Gables Environment, Politics and Government
March 16, 2011 Leave a comment
This is a good first step, but all of the former Mayor’s associates should be cleaned out asap.
The next step will be to begin a major reorganization of the county government, which is said to have more than sixty departments and more than 3,000 people who earn more than $100,000.
There is a lot of bureaucratic and actual fat (observe some of the police officers) in the county government.
March 16, 2011 Leave a comment
This is the next logical step.
He has done his homework and has thought through some minimal reforms that are needed to make government smaller, more effective and, hopefully, more transparent to the public.
March 16, 2011 Leave a comment
A new Gallup poll finds Americans (accurately) believe global warming is due more to human activities than natural changes by 52% to 43%, up from 50 to 46 last year. Only 36% of Republicans acknowledge this.
The percentage who believe “most scientists believe that global warming is occurring” vs. “most scientists believe that global warming is NOT occurring” is 55 to 8, vs 52 to 10 just last year.
Some 51% personally worry a great deal or fair amount about the problem, almost precisely the percentage as last year (52%). Only 31% of Republicans worry that much about global warming.
March 16, 2011 Leave a comment
Does this sound familiar to those of us in Coral Gables–city managers retire or resign, and are never fired.
Hours after Mayor Carlos Alvarez was removed from office by a resounding recall vote, Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess is set to step down.
Burgess is expected to make the announcement during a Wednesday afternoon news conference which Alvarez is also expected to attend.
via Miami-Dade County Manager Burgess to Resign | NBC Miami.
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