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Every week  it's a different headline in Miami. A verdict against a commissioner. Allegations against the City attorney. Unconstitutional voting districts.

And then there is the "cold war" with Miami's neighboring city, Key Biscayne over Virginia Key and ongoing traffic issues.

Our guest is Damian Pardo, who won an upset victory and has been part of major changes in the region's biggest ...

MIAMI will have a new, powerful elected sheriff in a few months, and  this summer. voters will pick the Democratic and Republican candidates for the job.

It's a post with a big budget and responsibilities ranging from traffic to homicide.

We talked to six of the of 13 Republican candidates and one of four Democrats.

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Here are the full interviews with each candidate

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LAST YEAR, ocean temperatures set records. And this year, it's looking even more extreme. What will that mean for the Atlantic Hurricane Season, just two months away? 

We welcome back meteorologist Brian McNoldy from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel Schoo, who has been blogging about extraordinary ocean temperature changes. 

Plus, our regular news discussion about social media. 

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CONDO SALES ARE PLUMMETING in Sough Florida, but is it a crisis?

Our guest is KEN JOHNSON from Florida Atlantic University, a real estate economist, who talks about the effect of the Surfside condo collapse on the market.  "Condos are the canary in the coal mine."

We also discuss the Olea sex abuse case, where a police detective's recorded comments have led to an internal affairs investigation. Ol...

TWO MAJOR  SEX CRIME cases are now top of mind for many Key Biscayne residents, with defendants facing potential life sentences. Our guest is a former state and federal prosecutor who now is one of Miami's top defense lawyers -- David S, Weinstein. 

We ask hin how these cases are likely to play out and how they will proceed in court, 

We also discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to take Donald Trump...

SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS and a fatal crash involving an e-bike collision. Idyllic Key Biscayne has been dealing with a series of serious problems that would challenge any town.

Our guest is former Anti-Social host THOM MOZLOOM, an expert in crisis communications and marketing. How can a government better communicate with its citizens?

We also discuss the new bid by former Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey to be the reg...

A series of sexual misconduct cases have  roiled the "Island Paradise" of Key Biscayne. Our guests are  two reporters from the Miami Herald -- Clara-Sophia Daly and Ana Claudia Chacin whose stories about accusations against gymnastic coach Oscar Olea have led police to consider reopening  an investigation. Some of the accusations  are more than a decade old. Olea has not bee charged. 
The stories came to light after t...

WALT DISNEY WORLD is Florida's largest private employer, but few know that it's also a heavily unionized workforce. Contracts at Disney influence the entire state. Our guest is Mike Schneider, an AP correspondent and author of the book "MICKEY AND THE TEAMSTERS: A fight for fair unions at Disney" which looks at a years-long battle involving the "cast members" who play Mickey, Goofy, and other character...

WITH CONDO COMPLAINTS rising all over Florida, State Rep. Vicky Lopez has filed sweeping legislation that would add new criminal penalties for wayward condo boards. She talks about why the legislation is needed -- and the support she expects to get when the Florida Legislature convenes January 9th. 

We also discuss the arrest of a Key Biscayne attorney accused of receiving child sex abuse images on his computer, a case tha...

WE CLOSE 2023 with something every Key Biscayne motorist sees every day -- the big new electronic sign welcoming people to the Island Paradise. But a local group wants to add some cheery messages to the sign to boost spirits and promote the sense of community.

Our guest Oscar Sardiñas, a member of the Village Council,  talks about this idea to promote goodwill.  

John and Tony also talk about our upcoming end-of-t...

$300 Million, $200 Million, $100 Million?

 Next month, the Key Biscayne Village Council is expected to revise just how much flood water it needs to pump as sea level rise threatens the barrier island.

Our guest is Council Member Oscar Sardiñas, who is serving his first term and will be one of seven making this monumental decision

And we have a BIG ANNOUCEMENT about journalism for Miami. We're expa...