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

Fox NewsMiami-Dade mayor ousted in recall voteReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - The mayor of Miami-Dade, one of the most populous counties in the United States, was ousted from office in a recall vote on Tuesday triggered by popular anger over a hike in property taxes. With more than half the Florida county's ...Politics: Recalls are busting out all overLos Angeles TimesMiami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez loses recall electionSouth Florida Caribbean NewsTotal Recall: Alvarez Out as MayorNBC MiamiNational...Read Full Story

Fox NewsPolitics: Recalls are busting out all overLos Angeles TimesAn angry electorate is not a patient electorate. Hence the profusion of recall elections at the local and state level across the country, including one Tuesday on whether to recall Miami Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Commissioner Natacha Seijas. ...Miami area mayor faces ouster in recall voteWNEP-TVTotal Recall: Alvarez Out as MayorNBC MiamiVoters recall Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos AlvarezAHN | All Headline NewsKSRO -Bloomberg...Read Full Story

Francisco Rodriguez, 58, a means of transportation driver, understood his property taxes increased by vis-a-vis $600 this time, leading him to cancel his wellbeing insurance. He voted to remove Alvarez.Its spell in place of him to move, Rodriguez alleged. We need a revolutionize.present give rise to been numerous recalls of state officials featuring in fresh years, but not slightly of a resident government authoritative featuring in an area the same as roomy the same as Miami-Dade region...Read Full Story

Unfortunately, Mayor Carlos Alvarez's law enforcement expertise was on point on Michael Putney's This Week in South Florida, when providing an explanation of the procedures Detectives Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth used in serving the warrant for first degree murder suspect, Johnny Simms. Apparently there have been comments about the lack of presence of SWAT or U.S. Marshals. Mayor Carlos Alvarez explained that the presence of that additional force would not have prevented the tragic...Read Full Story

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez first to goTwo years after winning in a landslide, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, the chief of some 2.5 million people in south Florida, lost his seat Tuesday in a recall vote after raising taxes and boosting the pay of public-sector union employees. Mr. Alvarez, a Republican, acknowledged the results Tuesday and said Miami is ready for "reconciliation." But heRead Full Story