Andrew S. Trabazo

Miami Polysci Instructor • Polysci Ph.D. (ABD) • Sleep enthusiast

[Andrew S. Trabazo @andrew_trabazo]

Miami politics moves fast. We cut through the noise.

🎙️ The Mission Miami Podcast — local politics, policy and the stories shaping our city, in under 30 minutes.

New episodes weekly. ☕️

https://t.co/7cjOQYkimY

[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

The city’s financial advisory committee finalized its budget recommendations BEFORE the vote.

Commissioners received them SIX DAYS AFTER approving the budget.

Nothing says transparency quite like getting the warnings after the decision.

#MissionMiami #MiamiPolitics #Transparency #Accountability

[Emilio T. González, Ph.D. @emiliotgonzalez]

Municipal malpractice @CityofMiami.

Who will be held accountable for hiding important financial information from City Commissioners before an important budget vote?

Another great article by David Villano at the Coconut Grove Spotlight.

[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

Miami approved a $3.7 billion budget in under an hour. Most spend longer deciding what to watch on Netflix (we’re not judging).

So we opened the books. Where does the money go? Why are taxpayers now funding a lawsuit against the county?

All in just 20 minutes. Listen now 🎧👇

https://t.co/im4EyyUiCU

#MissionMiami #MiamiPolitics

[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

Two questions. Two major commitments.

$450 million in new debt ($800 million after debt services)
Up to 75 years of control over public waterfront.

Mission Miami’s position on City of Miami Referendums 1 and 3: NO.

Your city. Your money. Your waterfront. Know what you’re voting on November 3.

#MissionMiami #Miami #MiamiPolitics #MiamiReferendum #VirginiaKey

[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

Who Pays? Who Watches? Who Holds Power?

We’ll give you a hint: check your property tax bill.

Episode 2 of the Mission Miami Podcast. All in just 26 minutes.

#MissionMiami
#MiamiPolitics

🎙️👇

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[Andrew S. Trabazo @andrew_trabazo]

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[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

Episode 2 is officially in the can. Turns out miami gave us more things to talk about.

#MissionMiami
#MiamiPolitics

[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

Mayor Higgins campaigned on doing a "deep dive" into Miami's budget, but one of her first moves is to grow her own office's budget. That's not a deep dive; that's business as usual.

Budget hearing tonight. Time to ask the questions.

#MissionMiami #MiamiBudget #MiamiPolitics

[Emilio T. González, Ph.D. @emiliotgonzalez]

No truth in advertising from #Miami.

Received this mailer promoting the Mayor’s bond vote

-doesn’t mention the $450MM cost of generational debt

-doesn’t mention promised budget “deep dive”

-doesn’t mention true cost could be $795MM

Vote NO on Miami Referendum 1.

#VoteNoOn1

[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

#MissionMiami #MiamiBudget #MiamiPolitics

[Emilio T. González, Ph.D. @emiliotgonzalez]

Protect Miami’s future.

Vote NO on @CityofMiami Referendum 3 in November.

#MissionMiami
#VoteNoOn3
@MissionMiamiPC

[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

The Mission Miami Podcast is now on Apple Podcasts. 🎙️🍎

Listen to our first episode, “Big Money, Public Land, Little Trust,” and follow the show so you never miss an episode.

Listen here:
https://t.co/CsNVSTKh7p

#MissionMiami #MiamiPolitics

[Lesley Abravanel 🪩 @lesleyabravanel]

"This is a death blow to the already skeletonized Miami Herald, once one of the country's top newspapers. I worked there for over 40 yrs, and I feel heartsick for the talented journalists who've been gutting it out while McClatchy blithely keeps swinging the axe. By the time the company is finished, all the reporters left standing will fit in a phone booth and millions of readers in South Florida will be forced to scrounge for actual, true local news on the always-reliable internet. It's tragic, but there's a lesson here: If you own a newspaper company, don't sell it to a hedge fund unless you truly don't give a shit about your readers."—Carl Hiassen https://t.co/gJSYruIsa8

[Billy Corben @BillyCorben]

Miami civil rights legend Dr. Marvin Dunn speaks out about Mayor Eileen Higgins' betrayal of Black voters who overwhelmingly supported her in last year's election.

Dr. Dunn endorsed and campaigned for Higgins and now feels his "high hopes" have been dashed after she:

* celebrated her first Black History Month as mayor by firing every Black employee in the mayor's office;
*removed Christine King from her position as the first Black female chair of the city commission;
*reassigned 26-year city hall veteran Quatisha Oguntoyinbo-Rashad from her leadership position at the Environmental Resources Division (Tree Protection);
*and successfully lobbied against a $25 million federal grant to help Miami's historic Black Overtown neighborhood.

Dunn is a prominent longtime Miami historian, author, civil rights activist and Florida International University professor emeritus who has dedicated his life to documenting and teaching Florida's African American history.

[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

Miami City Hall’s greatest magic trick isn’t turning a real estate boom into record tax revenue.

It’s collecting 128% more in property taxes, nearly doubling the General Fund, & still having the audacity to pass the hat around asking taxpayers for another $450 million.

#MiamiPolitics
#FollowTheMoney
#MissionMiami

https://t.co/7BY1FG96y9

[Miami Herald @MiamiHerald]

‘He had friends everywhere’: Roger Duarte, Miami’s ‘Stone Crab King,’ dies at 42 https://t.co/K7JGuDqduO

[Dr. Vanessa Brito - 305 Data Girl @VanessaBritoMia]

I’ve mapped Florida’s 2026 primary results by county.

The map is interactive so you can click in the county to see the following:

📍 Turnout and ballots cast in all 67 counties
🔵 Democratic and 🔴 Republican vote shares
📊 County performance compared with statewide results
🗳️ Where each party gained or lost ground
🔎 Detailed results by hovering over any county

https://t.co/yrSCl5AuwB

[Andrew S. Trabazo @andrew_trabazo]

There are moments when you meet someone who seems to have it all figured out. Roger had a rare combination: placid outlook coupled w/ a fierceness to enjoy every facet of life. He never sweat the small stuff cause long as your hearts beating its all small stuff. You’ll be missed.

[Emilio T. González, Ph.D. @emiliotgonzalez]

My family and I are devastated at the 7 deaths in a helicopter crash in #Kenya

We knew four of them personally, related to one.

They were kind, decent, accomplished professionals in their prime. Gone too soon.

Stunned and sad beyond words.

Their memory will be a blessing.

[Emilio T. González, Ph.D. @emiliotgonzalez]

My family and I are devastated at the 7 deaths in a helicopter crash in #Kenya

We knew four of them personally, related to one.

They were kind, decent, accomplished professionals in their prime. Gone too soon.

Stunned and sad beyond words.

Their memory will be a blessing.

[Mission Miami PC @MissionMiamiPC]

Check out our review for Florida’s primary elections last night. We provide results and what they mean for November’s general election.

Link Below:

https://t.co/TNt6iHqvue