No words.

The distance between town leaders and the public keeps increasing, along with their unpopularity. Once again today, they are barricading themselves, away from the public and the press. They are planning to announce a new, more cruel crack down on the unhoused.

Sleepover held in South Beach park to protest ‘cruel’ treatment of homeless people miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Everyone should remember how awful it was to be ruled by a figurehead president whose VP and corrupt backers were really calling the shots and leading us into terrible Middle East wars. Wouldn’t want to get in that situation again!

Right-wing commentators are saying Kamala Harris’s endorsement of “equity” is tantamount to Marxism. This is nonsense: Democrats’ narrow advocacy of equity has little to do with the socialist goal of meeting everyone’s basic needs. jacobin.com/2024/08/kamala…

Miami Beach Residents Overwhelmingly Support Expanding Rapid Transit. This historic vote is a call for City Hall to take action. betterstreetsmb.com/bsmb/miami-bea…

UPDATE: I spoke to four people who worked on the Poseidon Ferry who say they haven't been paid for any work they did in August — and the head of the company is nowhere to be found. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Miami Beach Committee must act now to add bicycle lanes to Collins Avenue, and not waste this "tremendous opportunity" for city. betterstreetsmb.com/bsmb/opinion-m…

Federal report on Surfside collapse won’t be released until 2026. What’s taking so long? miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

The federal minimum wage is STILL $7.25/hr. The federal tipped minimum wage? $2.13/hr. It’s unacceptable and must change. It’s time for a $25/hr minimum wage.

My #MiamiBeach #referendum question recommendations. No on 2, 3, 4 and 6. #elections2024

#progress

NEW: Despite Miami Beach rescinding referendum last week on 1% restaurant tax for homeless services and notices being placed in voting booths, more voters weighed in on that question than on any other city referendum. 52% said yes. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Miami Beach officials have a new target in their efforts to improve quality of life in the city: bead sellers. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Miami Beach has pursued a plan in recent years to add shade trees and deprioritize palms. But the city's elected officials are pushing back on that approach, troubling environmental advocates and city staff. w/Alex Harris miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

yung Rufus Raspberry sam Andrew the Psycho-Statistician Just for context, Miami-Dade Public Transit was moving over 440k people per week day in 2013. Now we are at just 260k.

Just another grift….

NEW: Developer of Surfside collapse site unveils project featuring “mansions in the sky” starting at $15M, a “meditation garden,” “residential butlers” and a private restaurant. Press release makes no mention of the tragedy that killed 98 people in 2021. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

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