A STREETCAR (BUS) NAMED DISASTER!

Three jeers to Tomasito's latest money making scheme, buses dressed up as "trolleys" circling city streets.

The plan will cost "$5.6 million to buy the fleet" and "the operations — gasoline, maintenance, drivers — are expected to cost Miami $3.3 million a year."

These projections come from the same folks that told us the red light cameras would bring in $8 million in revenues.

Tomasito tells Chuck: “It’s an attraction we can sell.”

"Come to Miami," says Mayor Regalado.  "Check out our buses!"

If anyone in this fucking town cared, the environmentalists would be in an uproar over 28 diesel guzzling, carbon emitting "buses" clogging up our streets.  


Miami Neighborhoods United only cared when it was big bad "Money Diaz."

Problem is, we remember when former mayor Diaz tried to plan a REAL fixed rail environmentally friendly electric streetcar system and was shot down by who?

You guessed it, Dr. No Regalado.


Back then, Commissioner Regalado told the Herald:

''I think the Streetcar is like Fidel Castro's health,'' said Commissioner Tomás Regalado. ``Everyone knows it's going to die, but we don't know exactly when.''

Studies have shown over and over that people who are not willing to ride buses will ride streetcars, as the City of Orlando found out when they tried the bus approach Regalado supports.

But at that time, in his opposition to the streetcar, Regalado said it only appealed to snobs:

"Maybe we can serve caffe latte on board," he sarcastically told the Herald.

Hey Tomass,

Maybe you can get Maritza Gutierrez to sell the ads on the buses!


You crapped all over the streetcar because it wasn't your idea.  Now you want gas guzzling buses.

STELLA!!!

What a hypocrite asshole...

ROBAINA 5 - REGALADO 0

How many more times is The Herald Press Office going to write the SAME article about City of Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina?

We're not defending the guy, in fact, we applaud and encourage hard hitting investigative journalism.  But it seems the last 5 articles on the Hialeah mayor have been the same exact thing.

Meanwhile, here in the City of Miami we have Mayor Corruptalado who among other things, has Phantom Mayor lobbyist Armando Gutierrez running City Hall.

Just by reading the Crespo Gram Report and Investigation Miami, one would think the Herald Press Office would find a treasure trove of Pulitzer worthy news stories to write about Mayor Regalado. 

Chuckie Rabin just can't get his head out of the Tom Ass.

Makes us wonder what the Herald's not-so-hidden agenda is.

REGALADOS WILL FIGHT CENSUS, ONLY AFTER DIAZ BROUGHT UP THE IDEA

The Press Office reports yesterday that Miami will fight census figures, believes population is over 500,000.

But Chuckie forgets to mention that former Mayor Manny Diaz penned an editorial for their newspaper that ran on March 25!

Cities must challenge U.S. Census count.

"Residents of cities like Miami cannot afford not to be counted. Miami, and cities like it, must challenge the 2010 census results. Failure to do so means only that we forfeit the economic and political benefits we rightly deserve."

So the Anti-Manny and his daughter take up the cause.

Now, why would Raquelita be involved in this unless she is planning a run for mayor in 2013?

And would it have been all that hard for Chuck Rabin to include mention of the Diaz editorial in his story?

Here's a great story idea for Chuck:

Look into all of the policy initiatives and programs that Diaz started that the Anti-Diaz has taken on as his own.

Nothing like continually criticizing someone and then stealing all his ideas.

But Chuckie won't do that will you.

We hope that whatever Regalado is paying you is worth enough to sell your journalistic and personal integrity.

LEGISLATURE PREPARES TO KILL RED LIGHT CAMERAS, WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR $8 MILLION TONY?

A set of bills to repeal red light camera legislation are making their way through the state legislature.

But Tony, Larry, and Tomasito banked on $8 million from red light camera revenues to balance their budget.

Is there a plan B, or a plan C?

Of course not!

This is what happens when you turn over the reigns of a city to a man who made a career out of sitting behind a radio microphone accusing others of being a commie.

It's also what happens when greedy lobbyists like Gutierrez and Marin sell the city on bullshit revenue enhancers.

Time to start looking for ways to balance the budget Larry.  Maybe getting rid of all the take home cars is a good start. 

But how will Ada and pals drive to tennis tournaments and other fun parties around town? 

Plus, gas is EXPENSIVE these days!  Why should Ada and Pepe and you have to pay for gas when the city taxpayers can foot the bill?

Can higher taxes to fund the bureaucrat lifestyles of the rich and famous be far off???

WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY?

We told you this was a giant farce, a big fuck up from Tony and Regalado.

Now the New Times is catching on...

It was a recent Tuesday night at an Overtown community center, and McNeil had come to hear a presentation by Paul Philip, an ex-FBI chief hired by the City of Miami to investigate the Police Department's fatal shootings of seven black men since last summer. McNeil's son Travis was the most recent to die by a police bullet, and it was her first chance to meet Philip, a man she hoped would hold the department accountable.

So she was surprised when he announced that his research showed that under current Chief Miguel Exposito, police weren't shooting more often than they had under ex-Chief John Timoney.

Then she saw his report.

The first entry in Timoney's section read, "Dog Shot by Officer." So did the second. And the eighth. And the tenth.

"It was crazy to see him even associate the life of a person with the life of a dog," McNeil says.

What's also crazy is how the Herald and the rest of the media are giving Philip, Tony, and Regalado a free pass on this!

Where is the accountability?

Why is Philip being paid $70,000 to do something the Feds are doing FOR FREE?

Why won't Regalado, who was so quick in getting rid of Timoney, do the same with Exposito?

When Regalado says that in the inner city "violence will be met with violence" he is equating the residents of the inner city with dogs.  So it is no surprise that Dunn, Crapp, and all the other "professional blacks" will echo the master's chorus.

To Chukie and all the other "journalists," start asking the tough questions, start holding the mayor and manager accountable, or continue to wallow in irrelevance.

TONY, IF FEDS ARE INVESTIGATING, WTF IS PAUL UP TO?

$70,000 of taxpayer money down the drain.

For what?

Now that the Feds are FINALLY looking into the police shootings (no thanks to you Tony or Regalado), what is Philip's role in all this?

The Fed's review is free.

Phillip is not.

Way to look out for taxpayer money Tony!

ARE YOU EVEN PAYING ATTENTION???

Too busy enjoying your swag Kathy?

Are you even paying attention to what is happening in Overtown?

Dunn denies friendship with Townson:

The controversy over the future of a popular Overtown farmer’s market widened Thursday, when Miami Commissioner Richard P. Dunn II denied he is friends with a Liberty City man looking to partner with the market operator, who gets public money to run the project.

Dunn says Townson is "social friend"

Dunn said he’s known Townson “for years,’’ but he doesn’t consider him anything more than “a social friend” — not a personal friend with whom he’d spend time or know closely.

Towson says they are friends:

Townson told The Herald Thursday he considers the commissioner a friend, but agreed the relationship is not close.

So which one is it?

Kathy, you prosecuted Michelle Spence Jones and failed...

Why won't you investigate Dunn and these pay to play in Overtown allegations?

Is Professor Marvin Dunn not a credible enough witness?

Stop your high class partying Kathy and do your fucking job!!!