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Prosecutors add two felony charges against ex-Miami Commissioner who lost re-election last week

It has been a no-good, very bad year for Alex Diaz de la Portilla, disgraced former Miami City Commissioner, and it’s getting worse.

3 min readNov 30, 2023

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Prosecutors add two felony charges against ex-Miami Commissioner who lost re-election last week

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Grant Stern

Miami Commissioner raised no defense against civil rights violations in jury trial

“He has no defense to the suit.”

5 min readMay 24, 2023

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Miami Commissioner raised no defense against civil rights violations in jury trial

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Grant Stern

Pinecrest’s Wagons West Restaurant needs our help to survive new landlord

Post-pandemic, the Wagons West Restaurant faces a crushing rent problem. They’re not alone.

3 min readApr 11, 2023

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Pinecrest’s Wagons West Restaurant needs our help to survive new landlord

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Grant Stern

The Florida bar could still re-open defrocked ex-judge Martin Zilber’s discipline case

He’s running for a new office seeking a Miami City Commission seat after losing his last one for misconduct in public office.

6 min readFeb 10, 2023

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The Florida bar could still re-open defrocked ex-judge Martin Zilber’s discipline case

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Grant Stern

Miami Beach Mayor offers staff to developers for PAC money in recorded quid pro quo (UPDATED)

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said, “I really shouldn’t be here” in a PAC fundraising call including his City Manager and the former Mayor…

5 min readOct 18, 2021

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Miami Beach Mayor offers staff to developers for PAC money in recorded quid pro quo (UPDATED)

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Grant Stern

Miami Mayor’s notes tell a full story he didn’t say about firing the police chief (UPDATED)

Security for Mayor Francis Suarez battered a Univision reporter, his notes blamed her.

3 min readOct 12, 2021

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Miami Mayor’s notes tell a full story he didn’t say about firing the police chief (UPDATED)

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Miami2020

Miami needs new sea-level rise resiliency agencies to smartly manage its urban infrastructure

We need new hyper-local agencies to make Miami more resilient to sea-level rise while involving residents more closely in the process and…

6 min readDec 2, 2020

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Miami needs new sea-level rise resiliency agencies to smartly manage its urban infrastructure

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The Stern Facts

Miami-Dade covered up Mayor Gimenez’s voter suppression until my lawsuit freed the evidence.

Republican Mayor Carlos Gimenez personally intervened to suppress the vote in an election where he’s on the ballot for Congress.

12 min readOct 29, 2020

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Miami-Dade covered up Mayor Gimenez’s voter suppression until my lawsuit freed the evidence.

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Grant Stern

A Miami-Dade Commission candidate took ‘invisible money’ from 2nd Amendment group linked to state…

Raquel Regalado accepted a huge dark money donation from a state Republican Party slush fund. Now, she’s upset her race could be partisan.

8 min readOct 2, 2020

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A Miami-Dade Commission candidate took ‘invisible money’ from 2nd Amendment group linked to state…

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Election Defense

WE NEED YOUR HELP STAFF A LOCAL POLLING PLACE

The 2020 election is at risk and the National Election Defense Coalition is asking for your he

1 min readSep 3, 2020

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WE NEED YOUR HELP STAFF A LOCAL POLLING PLACE

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Grant Stern

Grant Stern

Miami based columnist and radio broadcaster, and professional mortgage broker. Executive Editor of OccupyDemocrats.com. This is my personal page.

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