Carlos Alvarez

Newly elected Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez was on This Week with Michael Putney this morning. Not surprisingly he talked about measures he's already put in place to set the tone for cost-cutting in County government.Gimenez will receive half the compensation of Mayor Carlos Alvarez and has eliminated the drivers and security that Alvarez had on staff. His senior staff will be expected to cut costs also but he did not say how much.Gimenez's no-nonsense management style is what the...Read Full Story

Related, please click on and sign the following two Change petitions: 1. Stop BSL in Texas! 2. Stop Swiss Village from Killing Dogs Over Unpaid $50 Pet Tax From Miami New Times News By Gus Garcia-Roberts Carlos Alvarez already has a cantankerous billionaire — and 95,000 equally irate voters — trying to get him canned. Now the Miami-Dade County mayor can’t even find peace through Farmville: His Facebook page is under attack by animal rights activists. Even before 2004, when the Humane Society...Read Full Story

CBSSports.com (blog)Former Florida receiver Carlos Alvarez makes College Football Hall of FameOrlando SentinelFormer Florida wide receiver Carols Alvarez was announced Tuesday as an inductee into the 2011 College Football Hall of Fame class. Alvarez, born in Havana, Cuba, played for the Gators from 1969-71. He was a first team All-SEC player, ...UF's Carlos Alvarez selected to College Football Hall of FameFS FloridaCollege Football Hall of Fame inductees announcedCBSSports.com (blog)Florida's...Read Full Story

CBS NewsMiami-Dade voters remove Mayor Carlos AlvarezUSA TodayMIAMI (AP) — Mayor Carlos Alvarez was ousted Tuesday by voters angry over a property tax rate increase and salary raise for county employees in a county struggling to recover from the recession. With 100% of precinct votes counted, 88% voted to oust ...Miami-Dade County recalls mayor | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-16Philadelphia InquirerVoters Recall Florida OfficialWall Street JournalCommission denies spending request from...Read Full Story

Fox NewsMiami-Dade voters remove Mayor Carlos AlvarezCBS News(AP) MIAMI (AP) — Mayor Carlos Alvarez was ousted Tuesday by voters angry over a property tax rate increase and salary raise for county employees in a county struggling to recover from the recession. With 100 percent of precinct votes counted, ...Commission denies spending request from SeijasMiamiHerald.comVoters Recall Florida OfficialWall Street JournalMiami-Dade voters recall Mayor Carlos AlvarezKansas City StarTIME -NBC Miami...Read Full Story