The Lynda Bell vs. David Rivera Race in Rep District 118. By Geniusofdespair

Rivera has raised $71,124 not including May or loans to himself running in District 118.

More of the Big Boy Corporate shitheads are there on Rivera's report, not so with his opponent Lynda Bell who entered the race later.

Lynda Bell raised $14,790 excluding loans to herself.  She does have Wayne Rosen on her report and her old friend Atlantic Civil -- Steve Torcise.

Anthony Rodriguez, also a Republican has raised $17,996, excluding loans to himself. Another Republican in race has raised $2,950, Steven Anthony Rojas Tallon.

Robert Asencio the Democrat in the race has raised $19,905.00, mostly from smaller donors, through April 29th.

I still believe that Lynda Bell is not running a serious campaign. David Rivera always puts extra people in his races, and they were good friends. He is using her campaign manager/good friend, Jose Luis Castillo. She launched her campaign from Rivera's office for the County Commission.  I think she is there for some reason, maybe to bleed off the white voters. Who knows, Rivera is so dishonest, it is anyone's guess on what is going on. 

Mayor Carlos Gimenez is Afraid of Raquel Regalado, So Afraid He Has Dragged Lynda Bell into this Fray. By Geniusofdespair

FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER LYNDA BELL

SHE'S BACK!

This story is so complicated you might have to read the damn Miami Herald too.  Here is how I understand it.  

The Mayor's race is getting very dirty. So dirty, they dusted off Lynda Bell for some of the dirty work again.

That school board soccer stadium idea with David Beckham -- sounds like Norman Braman was behind the cost of the polling -- got good numbers in a poll. Soccer, reflects well with Hispanics, who for some unknown reason like this very low scoring sport. I can't watch it for more than 30 seconds. Anyway, that is besides the point.

Nelson Diaz, the local Republican Chairman (a lobbyist for Southern Strategies who has raised boatloads of money for Diaz) is now rocking the boat on the long running Soccer deal.

There wasn't a peep out of him for the years that Gimenez was talking to Beckhams, agreeing to give the stadium the tax deal that other stadiums get. Now that the School Board is involved, instead of the County, he thinks it is a bad idea to get involved with stadiums and is lobbying -- in the name of the Republican Party -- against the School Board Soccer deal. Very convenient. On the heels of his distaste for the deal,  Lynda Bell has surfaced. She wrote a letter to all the school board members trashing the idea. Trash talk is Lynda Bell's forte. Lynda Bell threatened that she might organize a group in opposition to the deal.  You all know that this is all directed at Raquel Regalado, trying to make her look bad.

Raquel Regalado Running for Mayor of Miami Dade County is a School Board Member

Anyway, now the land that Beckham and friends were buying around the old Orange Bowl, has suddenly got more expensive. I wonder who is behind that? This story is far from over.

74% support the Stadium - School Board Partnership. The Stadium is proposed to be built in Regalado's District.

According to the Miami Herald:

Miami-Dade voters are generally split on David Beckham building a stadium next to Marlins Park, but overwhelmingly support the idea once told the school system will be a partner in the project, according to a private poll.

The school system came late to the deal, with Beckham previously on track to have Miami-Dade County be the owner of the stadium for tax purposes. The Beckham team switched in recent weeks to the school system.

The move raised eyebrows since Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado's daughter, Raquel Regalado, is the school board member whose district includes the soccer site and she is challenging Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez in the 2016 mayoral election. People close to the Beckham side said the school board's reputation for acquiescing to county schools chief Alberto Carvalho was more appealing than the fractious 13-member County Commission.

A vote for Daniella Levine Cava is a vote for Miami Dade County. Guest Blog by Cindy Lerner

Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner

A vote for South Miami Dade

My first elective office was in 2000 as a state representative for ( the old) House District 119 which everything covered east of US 1 from Dadeland to Homestead. It was a wonderful district, which included much of the current County commission District 8. Even now as an Mayor of Pinecrest, I continue to have a broader South Dade perspective when it comes to state or county matters, and have been tremendously disappointed by the record of Commissioner Lynda Bell. She has been absent and unproductive in her role as a South Dade leader. So when Daniella Levine Cava decided to run for the District 8 Commission seat, I was thrilled. I first met Daniella in 1985 when we worked together at the Guardian Ad Litem Program in Juvenile court.

 Over the past almost 30 years, we have worked together on many other initiatives, and there isn't a better, smarter , more caring and committed advocate in this county than Daniella. Daniella brought many new community initiatives to address housing needs, access to healthcare, Increasing economic opportunity and growing jobs through her work with the organization she founded almost 20 years ago, Catalyst Miami. She is a tireless fighter for advancing quality of life issues. One of my fondest memories is when we coordinated a " Piece of the Pie " campaign before the county commission, many years ago, urging the county to provide the critically needed resources to the social service community, the non profits tasked with assisting vulnerable populations including much of South dade. Daniella has been an effective and articulate advocate for bringing attention to community needs for thirty years. Her reputation throughout Miami Dade County is stellar as a spokesperson for community needs, and as a visionary problem solver. That is exactly what has been missing from representation for District 8 ever since Katy Sorenson retired.

As long as Commissioner Sorenson was the Commissioner for District 8, she was a fierce advocate for all of south Miami Dade and she worked well with all the cities, and with the other community leaders and unincorporated activists. Since she retired and Lynda Bell became the commissioner, District 8 has been ignored. The commissioner is absent on all of the issues important to South Miami Dade. The proposed US 1 Busway conversion to express lanes, with a roller coaster or second story express lane generates tremendous opposition and every time there are public meetings on this issue, there is never any presence by commissioner Bell or anyone from her office. The FPL transmission lines is another issue with tremendous public opposition, and includes neighborhoods west of US 1 in District 8. Yet Commissioner Bell has been completely absent. The South Dade Economic Development Council , a critical job development organization for often ignored area of the county has lost almost all of its county funds in the past several years , under Bells lack of leadership. As a member of their advisory board, I have been alarmed at the loss of county support and potential that this organization will have to close its doors. In the past year alone, a county allocation of $75,000 was reduced to $5,000. How could the Commissioner for District 8 allow that to occur?

Daniella has proven her credentials over the past 30 years fighting for a better quality of life for everyone. That is exactly what the South Dade Community is desperate for. Someone who will focus on them and their needs, who commands tremendous respect from business and community leaders and who will be there on the ground for all of her district and will fight for South Dade.

Cindy Lerner

The Daniella Levine Cava I KNOW PERSONALLY. By Geniusofdespair

It has been long haul for Daniella Levine Cava. This might be my last post. I hope you all vote for her. Blast from the past...

I talked to a friend in Homestead yesterday and she said her friends knew nothing about Daniella Levine Cava so how could they support her for her candidacy in District 8? My friend said: "She had to come meet them." Like they all knew about Lynda Bell when they voted for her? Come on, gimme' a break! To humor my friend, I decided to write a bit about Daniella's background from my journey with her over the years.

Daniella Levine founded the Human Services Coalition of Dade County (HSC) in 1996. It is now renamed Catalyst Miami and it is still running but without Daniella's leadership. It has a staff of about 30 people (I was at the office a few times and saw them all buzzing about but I forget why I was there).  Her non-profit filled a niche, it was created to meet the needs of families and communities.  Her goal, as I saw it, was to make life easier for people, like trying to move low income people to the middle class by working with diverse groups such as the Chamber of Commerce (ick), and other such groups. Not an easy task.

According to Huffington Post on her self-created non-profit: "In 16 years the organizational has evolved to serve as a hub for innovation in health and human services and an incubator for new approaches to community and economic development. The nonprofit's major initiatives include the Prosperity Campaign and Imagine Miami which have received national recognition from groups including the U.S. Treasury, Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Ford Foundation. New programs include the Nonprofit Leadership and Training Institute and ReServe. The organization employs 30 with a budget over $2.5 million from a mix of public and private sources."

In other words Daniella was working out of the box trying to make the County a better place for its citizens.  She worked on child abuse, with immigrants, created new jobs, etc. She is a consensus builder. She even worked with the likes of Natacha Seijas on Social issues, that is someone Katy Sorenson could never work with.

I told you all previously that I knew Daniella for years before she initiated this run for District 8. My take on her was that she was a kind and gentle woman, easy to laugh, but a take-charge leader. I was impressed with her speaking ability and the success of her programs. I went to one of her workshops at Miami College. About 150 citizens were there. She led the meeting. I was hardly a blip on her radar screen at that time because she moved so fast and furious towards her goals and I was doing my thing...don't even remember what that was.

I was at her house once. She was holding a meeting about who remembers what, keeping her big dog at bay and getting her family situated with about a dozen people in her living room. She was a multi-tasker. What I think is, she is a born leader. Her programs helped everyone in the county but because her office was on the East Side of the City of Miami, most people did not get to know her work in District 8 but the results of it were there. She didn't advertise, she just got things done. She worked with the clergy, I remember that. She had a meeting with pastors and priests from all these denominations that I was at. She tried to get different groups to operate as one, to get things done.

I remember Professor Gregory Bush, a historian at the University of Miami, saying to me at yet another meeting when I first saw her, "That is Daniella Levine Cava, she is very powerful." Then I heard her speak and I knew why. She was brilliant. She was articulate and she offered solutions to whatever problem we were discussing. Aren't you sorry my memory is not better? Ask me who is on a Campaign Finance report and I can tell you, but this kind of stuff I forget because I am an activist on so many issues -- always putting out fires -- I never remember what issue I am working on. But Daniella and I were often putting out the same fires, that is why we always ended up in the same room.  I know Daniella's character, and it is squeaky clean and devoted to doing good. Sort of like mine except I am not squeaky clean and although devoted to doing good by writing this blog for 7 years and being an activist since 1995 (I can be nasty and a pain in the ass and that is not Daniella by a long shot).

I just know that Daniella won't be beholden to any special interests, she will be beholden to us, the people. Her only mistake, is not knowing me better. But, that might have made her more cynical and who needs that...just you readers. I asked Daniella how she remembered me over the years. She said she thought of me as an environmental activist, knowledgeable and passionate about my issues. She said she was not acquainted with our blog until the last year or two and hadn't realized how political I was.

Here is her official bio (read more).  So friend from Homestead, damn it, read the bio and stop asking me what I can't articulate but I feel in my heart. Daniella can't speak to and meet every person in the district, you have to help her do that because you have met her and you liked her. Spread the word.

The dreaded bio, read it:

Lynda Bell has to be replaced by Daniella Levine Cava. By Gimleteye

Lynda Bell, County Commissioner, Has To Go ... by gimleteye
County Commissioner District 8 Lynda Bell really deserves a challenger.

Eye On Miami has been tracking the Bell dealings from city hall in Homestead to county hall.

There is, apparently, a backlash against Bell on the county commission -- even among the unreformable majority. The latest, last week, was the rejection of a resolution that would have set a miserable precedent of individual commissioners intervening to carve out exceptions to the law for individual citizens. As amazing as this sounds, the following resolution was actually offered: seeking to exempt certain people from enforcement actions.

What voters in County Commission District 8 need to understand about the economic crisis is this: instead of a turn toward accountability, the entire apparatus of government shifted even further away from accountability.

The Bell resolution is a fine example. Bell -- and the unreformable majority -- have ignored decades of history in the western region of Miami-Dade County known as the 8.5 Square Mile Area. The area is susceptible to flooding. To enable the possibility of re-watering the east Everglades, including within the boundaries of the national park, in the 1980's, plans were crafted to protect the area from development. It didn't stop the worst anti-federal, anti-environmental jihad west of the Rockies from taking place, right in Miami-Dade's backyard.

Over the years, special interests -- mainly big farmers, big developers, and other components of the Growth Machine -- chipped away at every structure built from compromise, political dialogue, and negotiation. At the very end of the line you get exactly what appears: County Commissioner Lynda Bell.

Bell's first initiative, after being elected to office in 2010, was to attack the county environmental resources department. The department is still known as DERM, as if the simple act of articulating the phrase is defiance against the serial assaults against environmental budgets and agency mission. DERM had no defenders -- Mayor Carlos Gimenez gave the whittled down agency a broom closet to work in -- , despite the fact that Miami-Dade County borders some of the most sensitive environmental lands in the nation. That is what we have come to.

That is what we came to, until Lynda Bell.

Today Bell has tried to bully fellow commissioners, as if to channel the spirit and role of Natacha Seijas, the long-serving county commissioner from Hialeah who was recently recalled by voters. But the unreformable majority may not be so willing to simply roll over, the way it did in the boom years when the money, the champagne, the dinners out, the condos and platted subdivisions were flowing as fast as mortgages out of US Century Bank to insiders.

It is all in the record.


RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE MAYOR OR MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO REFRAIN FROM FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT IN THE FEW REMAINING CASES AGAINST PROPERTY OWNERS FOR MULCHED HURRICANE DEBRIS DEPOSITED DURING THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE WILMA

WHEREAS, in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in 2005, Miami-Dade County was in a state of emergency, there was a great deal of property destruction, and circumstances may have been chaotic; and (BOO HOO on that one, we all went through it we don't get laws sponsored on our behalf) WHEREAS, in this aftermath of Hurricane Wilma, some property owners in the 8.5 square mile area and in the C-9 basin accepted deposits of mulched or shredded hurricane debris onto their properties; and

WHEREAS, in 2012, the Miami-Dade County Wetlands Advisory Task Force recommended that Miami-Dade County provide a one-time resolution for property owners who accepted mulched hurricane debris associated with the 2005 Hurricane Wilma storm season; and (NOTE: THIS WAS A LYNDA BELL ORCHESTRATED TASK FORCE EXCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM ANY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP). WHEREAS, much of this mulched hurricane debris contained plastics and other trash, along with vegetative debris; and WHEREAS, some of these deposits of mulched hurricane debris constituted environmental violations of Chapter 24 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, including filling wetlands without a permit and improper disposal of solid waste onto properties, and some property owners may not have known that they were violating the law; and

WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office criminally prosecuted contractors who were directly linked to these deposits of mulched hurricane debris onto private property in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma, and those unscrupulous contractors were forced to pay to clean up the environmental violations linked to them; and WHEREAS, if the contractors who dumped mulched hurricane debris on particular properties could not be found, or if the property owners could not identify which contractor brought them the mulch, Miami-Dade County brought civil environmental enforcement actions in order to clean up those properties and bring them into compliance with Chapter 24 of the Code of Miami-Dade County; and

WHEREAS, now, more than seven years after Hurricane Wilma, there are less than 10 open civil enforcement cases involving property owners who accepted this mulched hurricane debris onto their properties in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma; and

WHEREAS, recognizing that these particular environmental violations arose during a unique time of emergency and crisis, and in the interest of efficiency, including limited enforcement resources, this Board may wish to direct the Mayor or Mayor’s designee to refrain from further enforcement against the property owners in the few remaining enforcement cases involving said mulched hurricane debris;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Mayor or Mayor’s designee is hereby directed to refrain from further enforcement against the property owners in the few remaining environmental enforcement actions for deposits of mulched hurricane debris that took place in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The folio numbers for those nine remaining enforcement actions are listed as follows: 30-5821-000-0153; 30-5815-000-0140; 30-5815-000-1150; 30-5815-000-1610; 30-5828-000-3831; 30-5822-000-0050; 30-5822-000-0112; 30-2911-001-0301; and 30-2913-001-0490. This resolution, however, shall not relieve those property owners from otherwise complying with the Code of Miami-Dade County, including but not limited to the provisions of Chapter 24 and storm water retention regulations.

The Prime Sponsor of the foregoing resolution is Commissioner Lynda Bell.

County Commissioner Lynda Bell Dog Lover? Police Dogs Left to Frolic in Her Backyard? By Geniusofdespair

Blast From the past:

 

Two Sweetwater Police dogs hanging out in the shade of  K-9 Officer Jenna Mendez's (Lynda Bell's Daughter) trailer also in Lynda Bell's backyard. (Jenna also owns a fence company -- that does business in Sweetwater also registered at this address). It is illegal to have people living in a trailer in your yard, so I am told, but of course this is Homestead, so Lynda's daughter couldn't possibly be living there almost a year, something would have been done by code enforcement if she were Don't you think?  The Bloodhound Gunner was donated by the Jimmy Ryce Center for victims of predators. Gunner was missing for awhile but was later found. The other dog is Lana.

Captain Ignacio Menocal of Sweetwater said he found a bark collar inside Jenna Bell's vehicle, Aside from that the vehicle was clean and the dog was playful. You get extra pay to house the police dogs. (Jenna is now on light duty as she is pregnant.)

I spoke to a K-9 Officer from Aventura on February 12th who had her dog with her. She said all the dogs in Aventura's K-9 unit live with the officers inside their homes. They do not use shock collars and when I showed the officer the picture of how the dogs are kept at Lynda Bell's house she was pretty much shocked. She said "I guess every city does it their own way." I talked to a City of Miami K-9 officer on Feb. 16. He said his children are afraid of his dog so he keeps it outside his house like the Bell's do except without the folding chairs on the ground. I asked him if he uses a shock collar? "He said why would I use a shock collar? What would be the purpose? He said there is no reason." I told him that the Aventura police officer keeps hers in the house. He said his dog is vicious and trained to kill. He didn't appear to like his dog that much. He called him a killer dog. The Aventura officer really, really liked her dog, playing with him or her as we talked.

 

Note the overturned white water bucket. Note the water dish in the small black cage. Note the folding chairs. What for? Someone too lazy to clean up the dog's area?  One neighbor said the 2 Police dogs barked day and night but the shock collars helped. A neighbor said: "I do have pictures of Gunner locked in small cage (seen open here) that he is been put in frequently and in my opinion for way too long during the day. Not every day infrequently mind you. But still much too small of an enclosure." What is all that debris around the edge of the cages? Does anyone sweep over there?  I was told some police dogs are put in cages while they feed.

I spoke to Jenna Bell's Boss Captain Rolando Perez of the Sweetwater Police Department Feb. 18th. He said he talked to all the neighbors in the area and none had complaints about the police dogs kept at the Bell House except 1 (Maybe they are all afraid of retribution or intimidated by a Sweetwater officer in Homestead). Perez had no problem with the way the dogs were kept in the backyard. He said it was clear of feces. He said the small black cage was for feeding purposes only, disputing the neighbor's observations. Sweetwater's Police Department stands by its K9 Officer Jenna Mendez 100%. The Police Chief Jesus Menocal did a good job of covering the bases even providing both dogs with a vet visit - both were in good health. Funny aside, I told Captain Perez I spoke to Jesus Menocal (I said Hey-Sus. He said "I don't know him." I said he is your police chief. He said, oh, I didn't know his first name.

One of the neighbors said: "Gunner at many times is confined in cage barely suited for travel based on size. They are never with human companionship and after numerous complaints they applied SHOCK collars that accordingly are on HIGH. Sounds it as they wail. Dogs are at residence always. There is a male at home who has habit of screaming and kicking cage when someone finally gets upset at residence enough to address issue." Wasn't Mark Bell, Lynda Bell's husband, arrested for some kind of problem with his dog 1/20/77 - he was convicted and paid a fine. Curiously he doesn't remember what he did.

The neighbor told me recently that things have much improved over there at the Bell home. Maybe my ongoing investigation prompted some changes and improved human behavior.

There does not appear to be any policy from department to department in Miami Dade County on police dog care and I don't think these dogs are being abused (unless shock collars are abuse - I do not know) however Lynda Bell's yard is slovenly in my opinion. Captain Perez mentioned the folding chairs Feb. 18th and that is 4 months since the photos were taken. Clean up the area please and get rid of the damn folding chairs dog lover LYNDA BELL, they don't need to sit down!!

From Lynda Bell's website (she has/had 5 dogs at her home????) In that backyard?

From Lynda Bell's Website

Pet's Choice Video "Bone to Pick" on District 8 Election.

Bone to Pick on YouTube

Stephen Cody Scores With Another Lynda Bell Video. Guest Blog Stephen Cody

On YouTube

Condescending is not a good quality County Commissioner Lynda Bell. By Geniusofdespair

Patronizing your fellow Commissioners, almost all more educated than you (with your associates degree) is very rude Lynda Bell. Xavier Suarez must have been very offended and Barbara Jordan for 2. Pepe Diaz not so much.  Lecturing is so disgusting by her because she knows nothing.

This is not the way to talk to colleagues...or for that matter anyone.  This is exactly why Lynda Bell has so many enemies. She is always right in her head, shaking papers around in front of your face of her google searches. You never get to see what is on the papers she shakes around.

I am not saying what she is proposing is bad. The fact that it is not necessary, well that is another story.  It is not happening so why address it?

She is trying to increase the ban on County Commissioners lobbying after they leave office. Is it  targeted at Katy Sorenson or Natacha Seijas or no one in particular? Former commissioners are so fed  up with the county when they leave they don't want to lobby there anyway. When is the last time you saw Gwen Margolis? But listen to what she says, singling out her fellow commissioners, almost calling them crooks for not agreeing  with her, i.e. if you are not a crook, why wouldn't you vote for this? What a complete clueless person: Lynda Bell County Commissioner (fiscal conservative my eye, tea party friend, you bet!). Let the Gay Hating group, Christian Family Coalition endorse her. That is what all "Good" Christians do when they live in glass houses: throw stones. Good Christians are not vindictive Lynda Bell.

Anyway watch the damn video.
If not visible, here is the link.

Video on Vice Mayor LYNDA BELL you must watch. The District 8 Commissioner. By Geniusofdespair

 Flashback:

COMMISSIONER LYNDA BELL VOTED NOT TO RESTORE THE 5% TO THE UNION EMPLOYEES (they gave it voluntarily with the promise that it will come back):



Lynda: those are not big salaries you are reciting. Instead you should be embarrassed by the SMALL average salary of Miami Dade residents that you mention -- that is what you should be working on. Increasing their salaries. BTW, most of those people rent and don't pay property taxes so raising the taxes won't effect them it will more likely effect the county workers with the $60,000 salaries. Use some logic.

COMMISSIONER DENNIS MOSS VOTED YES TO RESTORE THE 5% TO THE UNION EMPLOYEES:



On the Moss video there is some interesting footage of Gimenez (starting at 7:37) and a Union Boss (starting 11:07 - please supply his name) replying. Very telling. (I thought it worth watching at 14 minutes as well)

This was a 12 hour meeting. I reduced it to 20 minutes. If you can't even watch that, I don't know what to do to help you readers. I had a hell of a time reducing it and watching it all.

WATCH THE DAMN VIDEOS - especially on Lynda Bell.

At the same time this was going on we are TALKING ABOUT GIVING PUBLIC LAND TO A SOCCER STAR FOR A STADIUM. Where are the priorities?

Lynda Bell Needs Everybody's Money and here is why. By Stephen Cody Guest Blog

Deomocratic Fundraiser Brian Goldmeier has questionable scruples raising money for Tea Party Candidates Like Lynda Bell. By Geniusofdespair

Sometimes you have to stand for something bigger than a paycheck. How does it feel to align yourself with the Koch brothers Brian - helping them?

Broward Bulldog on Democratic Fundraiser Brian Goldmeier (written by Frank Alvarado, Brian Goldmeier is the guy who can't say NO to disgusting politicians (sometimes you have to have some integrity Brian - He raised $28,655 from Lynda Bell):

With Gimenez, it was tough at the beginning for Brian,” (Brian) May says. “By the time Gimenez made the runoff, Brian had refined his approach, using a softer touch with donors.”

Goldmeier continued dialing for dollars immediately after Gimenez beat Robaina in the June 2011 run-off. The mayor had a short window to amass another war chest before the next election in August 2012. Common Sense Now collected close to $2 million in a one-year span, mostly due to Goldmeier’s relentless soliciting of campaign donations from people doing business at County Hall.

For his efforts, Gimenez’s political action committee paid Goldmeier’s firm, BYG Strategies, $220,076 in consulting fees, plus a $20,000 bonus. In addition, Goldmeier got another $44,919 from Gimenez’s re-election campaign.

One lobbyist, who asked to remain anonymous, says he disliked Goldmeier from the moment he met him. “I promised Gimenez I would raise a few bucks for him,” the lobbyist says. “That led to Brian calling me every half-hour. The guy’s a jerk, but he is effective.”

Goldmeier has parlayed Gimenez’s victories into more fundraising jobs. Building for Tomorrow, a political action committee organized to promote a successful $1.2 billion bond issue for Miami-Dade Public Schools in 2012, paid BYG $74,507.

During the same election cycle, he pocketed $9,000 in fees from another political action committee that pushed a referendum to expand the Key Biscayne Tennis Center. Goldmeier made $154,046 in fees raising money for last year’s Jackson Memorial Hospital campaign for an extra half penny sales tax. The Miami Dolphins also retained him, doling out $9,000 in consulting fees for a referendum that never happened because the Legislature rejected owner Stephen Ross’ attempt to put public financing of Sun Life Stadium improvements on the ballot.

RACKING UP CONSULTING FEES

Today, Goldmeier is working the phones on behalf of the re-election campaigns of incumbent Miami-Dade county commissioners, Lynda Bell, Jean Monestime and Jose “Pepe” Diaz. So far, Diaz is running unopposed.

Commissioners’ campaign finance reports show that Goldmeier’s firm to date has racked up $43,451 in consulting fees. Political action committees supporting the commissioners have paid BYG another $52,360. He’s mainly been tasked with corralling prominent donors for events featuring Gimenez and politically connected hosts.

For instance, Goldmeier set up an April 2013 fundraiser for Bell hosted by the mayor at the house of Rafael and Vicky Garcia-Toledo. Rafael Garcia-Toledo was Gimenez’s campaign finance chairman and chauffeured the mayor to events during the 2011 special election and the 2012 re-election campaigns. Garcia-Toledo’s wife is a high-powered lobbyist whose clients include Genting Group, the Malaysian casino giant and owner of the old Miami Herald headquarters.

The host committee included some prominent Democrats, such as attorney Alex Heckler, who has raised tens of thousands for the Clintons, and Freddie Balsera, a political consultant who is President Obama’s main pitchman to Hispanics in Florida. Interestingly, Bell is one of the most conservative Republicans on the county commission.

Lynda Bell: Compendium of Articles on Lynda Bell, County Commissioner District 8 vs. Daniella Levine Cava. By Geniusofdespair

Articles on County Commissioner Lynda Bell. Read a whole pile of them.  My favorite is the Pink Slime Article.

Send this link to your friends in district 8:
http://eyeonmiami.blogspot.com/search?q=lynda+bell

Lynda Bell's gets Gobs of Money in her June Donations to her campaign $83,747 for a total of $533,779.07. By Geniusofdespair

Where are all the residents? On Daniella Levine Cava's campaign report. On Daniella's report look at the OCCUPATION and the AMOUNT GIVEN. Some 'real people' are there not just corporations, people from all over the county that care deeply about our government in Miami Dade County. I am one of them.  Remember I do this for free because I love Miami Dade County. I try to do what is best for the people by educating them. If they don't read and watch videos it is a great loss for us all. My post yesterday was very important. Did you watch the videos?

Lynda Bell's Partial June Report  (Bobby Saland my friend - you know not what you do - he has given thousands to her ECO under his affordable housing company Landmark and now privately under his own name - you had better hope she wins Bobby ). Look a Braman, he is an ultra conservative, OUT anyone you know on this list :

1	6/11/2014	Paul Steven Singerman 490 Lakeview Drive Miami Beach, FL 33140	Individual	Attorney	Check			$250.00
2	6/1/2014	Roberto Cardozo 2135 Lake Shore Landing Alphareta, GA 30005	Individual	Engineer	Check			$250.00
3	6/1/2014	Carlos Arboleda 9830 NW 10th Court Miami, FL 33322-4853	Individual	Consultant	Check			$500.00
4	6/1/2014	Michael W. Casey, III 9830 NW 10th Court Miami, FL 33322-4853	Individual	Consultant	Check			$500.00
5	6/10/2014	Antonio Gestido 7367 Sabal Drive Miami Lakes, FL 33014	Individual	Construction	Check			$500.00
6	6/11/2014	John K Shubin 444 Bargello Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33146	Individual	Attorney	Check			$1,000.00
7	6/17/2014	Gila Falic 145 Biscay Drive Bal Harbour, FL 33154	Individual	Housewife	Check			$1,000.00
8	6/17/2014	Nily Falic 9999 Collins Avenue Apt. 3A Bal Harbour , FL 33154-1832	Individual	Housewife	Check			$1,000.00
9	6/11/2014	Barry Lapides 12325 SW 102 Court Miami, FL 33176	Individual	Attorney	Check			$50.00
10	6/11/2014	Curtis B Hunter 41 SE 5th Street Unit 1010 Miami, FL 33131	Individual	Attorney	Check			$100.00
11	6/11/2014	Etan Mark 5130 Lagorce Drive Miami Beach, FL 33140	Individual	Attorney	Check			$150.00
12	6/10/2014	Fred Goldberg 3447 Prairie Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33140-3428	Individual	Attorney	Check			$100.00
13	6/11/2014	Lara O'Donnell 7500 SW 174 Street Palmetto Bay , FL 33157	Individual	Attorney	Check			$250.00
14	6/11/2014	Michel O Weisz 9320 SW 120 Street Miami, FL 33176	Individual	Attorney	Check			$250.00
15	6/11/2014	S Daniel Ponce 7117 NW Place Gainesville , FL 32605	Individual	Attorney	Check			$100.00
16	6/11/2014	Celine Alexandra Funk 5707 SW 10th Place Gainesville, FL 32607	Individual	Attorney	Check			$100.00
17	6/11/2014	Thomas C Canfeld 220 Alhambra Circle Coral Gables, FL 33134	Individual	Executive	Check			$500.00
18	6/1/2014	Daniel Lampert 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 3300 Miami, FL 33131	Individual	Attorney	Check			$267.89
19	6/4/2014	Five Brothers Produce, Inc. PO Box 349168 Florida City, FL 33034-9168	Business	Produce	Check			$500.00
20	6/4/2014	Torbert Farms, Inc. PO Box 349168 Florida City, FL 33034-9168	Business	Produce	Check			$1,000.00
21	6/1/2014	Kern Carpenter Farms, Inc. PO Box 343450 Florida City, FL 33034	Business	Farm	Check			$250.00
22	6/5/2014	L & S Krome Property, Inc. 21400 SW 392 Street Homestead, FL 33034-6811	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
23	6/10/2014	ERG Hotels Inc. 13155 SW 134 Street Suite 111 Miami, FL 33186	Business	Development	Check			$250.00
24	6/11/2014	ERG Holdings 13155 SW 134 Street Suite 111 Miami, FL 33186	Business	Holdings	Check			$250.00
25	6/11/2014	Spirit Airlines 2800 Executive Way Miramar, FL 33025	Business	Airlines	Check			$1,000.00
26	6/11/2014	Genauer & Associates, P.A. 9400 S. Dadeland Blvd., # 600 Miami, FL 33156	Business	Law Firm	Check			$200.00
27	6/17/2014	Debbie Falic 209 Bal Bay Drive Bal Harbour, FL 33154	Individual	Housewife	Check			$1,000.00
28	6/17/2014	Jana Falic 150 Harbour Way Bal Harbour, FL 33154	Individual	Housewife	Check			$1,000.00
29	6/11/2014	Jaxi CMD LLC 1569 NW 82 Avenue Miami, FL 33126	Business	Construction	Check			$500.00
30	6/11/2014	Mitchell Berger 350 E. Las Olas Blvd., Ste. 1000 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301	Individual	Attorney	Check			$250.00
31	6/17/2014	Simyashal Limited Partnership 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 407 Hollywood, FL 33024	Business	Retail	Check			$1,000.00
32	6/17/2014	Hard Candy Licensing LLC 6100 Hollywood Blvd. 7TH Floor Hollywood , FL 33024	Business	Licensing	Check			$1,000.00
33	6/17/2014	Grand Warehouse & Shipping Inc 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Ste. 407 Hollywood, FL 33024	Business	Shipping	Check			$1,000.00
34	6/17/2014	DFA Asia LLC 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Ste. 407 Hollywood, FL 33024	Business	Retail	Check			$1,000.00
35	6/17/2014	Meuchadim of Arizona LP 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 407 Hollywood, FL 33024	Business	PerfumeWholesaler	Check			$1,000.00
36	6/17/2014	Yashadim LLC 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Ste. 407 Hollywood , FL 33024	Business	Retail	Check			$1,000.00
37	6/17/2014	G-5 Trading, Inc. 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood , Fl 33024	Business	Retail	Check			$1,000.00
38	6/17/2014	Meuchadim of Maine LP 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 407 Hollywood, FL 33024	Business	PerfumeWholesaler	Check			$1,000.00
39	6/17/2014	Meuchadim of Illinois 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 407 Hollywood, FL 33024	Business	PerfumeWholesaler	Check			$1,000.00
40	6/17/2014	Meuchadim of California LP 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Ste. 407 Hollywood, FL 33024	Business	PerfumeWholesaler	Check			$1,000.00
41	6/10/2014	Champ Plumbing Corp. 3555 NW 52 Street Miami, FL 33142	Business	Plumbing	Check			$250.00
42	6/9/2014	MGP Holdings, Inc. 6157 NW 167 Street Suite F-28 Miami, FL 33015	Business	Holdings	Check			$1,000.00
43	6/17/2014	Central Med Distribution ,Inc. 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 407 Hollywood , FL 33024	Business	Med.SupplyDist.	Check			$1,000.00
44	6/17/2014	Meuchadim of New Mexico LP 6100 Hollywood Blvd. Ste. 407 Hollywood , fl 33024	Business	PerfumeWholesaler	Check			$1,000.00
45	6/10/2014	Albert Air Conditioning Corp 6850 NW 75 Street Medley, FL 33166	Business	AirConditioning	Check			$250.00
46	6/5/2014	S & L BEANS INC 21400 SW 392 Street Homestead, FL 33034-6811	Business	BeanFarming	Check			$500.00
47	6/4/2014	Torbert Produce, Inc. PO Box 344218 Florida City, FL 33034	Business	Produce	Check			$1,000.00
48	6/9/2014	Gestido Construction LLC 6157 NW 167 Street Suite F-28 Miami, FL 33015	Business	Construction	Check			$500.00
49	6/19/2014	Jorge Munilla 7231 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143	Individual	Construction	Check			$500.00
50	6/19/2014	Pedro R. Munilla 7277 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143	Individual	Construction	Check			$500.00
51	6/19/2014	Daniel Fernando Munilla 7277 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143	Individual	Contuction	Check			$500.00
52	6/16/2014	Lucy Street Properties LLC 1650 NE 1st Avenue Florida City, FL 33034	Business	RentalProperty	Check			$500.00
53	6/17/2014	Rebekah J. Poston 1541 Brickell Avenue, Apt. 3706 Miami, FL 33129	Individual	Attorney	Check			$100.00
54	6/17/2014	Andrew R. Kruppa 4447 N. Bay Road Miami Beach, FL 33140	Individual	Attorney	Check			$100.00
55	6/16/2014	Luis Reiter 1720 NE 198 Terrace Miami, FL 33179	Individual	Attorney	Check			$500.00
56	6/18/2014	Michael Bileca 6720 SW 145 Street Miami, FL 33158	Individual	Manager	Check			$1,000.00
57	6/19/2014	Groundswell Strategies LLC 705 SW 5 Avenue Miami , FL 33130	Business	Consulting	Check			$150.00
58	6/11/2014	Mojdeh Khaghan 5151 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33140	Individual	Attorney	Check			$500.00
59	6/10/2014	William J. Alberni 6145 SW 27th Street Miami, FL 33155	Individual	Controller	Check			$1,000.00
60	6/19/2014	Esther Nuhfer 2665 SW 37 Avenue, Apt. 504 Miami, FL 33133	Individual	Consultant	Check			$250.00
61	6/18/2014	Amy Sayfie 520 Zamora Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134	Individual	Teacher	Check			$250.00
62	6/19/2014	Rodtec Engineering, Inc. 5955 SW 88 Court Miami, FL 33173	Business	Engineering	Check			$250.00
63	6/19/2014	Larry Dunagan 14975 SW 232 Street Goulds, FL 33170	Individual	Farmer	Check			$100.00
64	6/19/2014	Lewis F Murphy 4313 Ingraham Highway Coconut Grove, FL 33133	Individual	Attorney	Check			$100.00
65	6/20/2014	Cristina Diaz-Balart 6920 SW 94 Street Miami, FL 3312	Individual	BankRelationshipMgr.	Check			$1,000.00
66	6/19/2014	Thomas V. Eagan 4620 Santa Maria Coral Gables, FL 33146	Individual	Attorney	Check			$1,000.00
67	6/19/2014	Francisco A. Rojo 8271 La Rampa Street Coral Gables, FL 33143	Individual	VicePresident	Check			$1,000.00
68	6/19/2014	Robert F. Saland 2370 Arch Creek Drive North Miami, FL 33181	Individual	Developer	Check			$1,000.00
69	6/12/2014	Susan Keeley 7281 SW 47 Court Miami, FL 33143	Individual	President	Check			$500.00
70	6/19/2014	First Florida Constructors LLC 1533 Sunset Drive Suite 100 Miami, FL 33143	Business	Construction	Check			$1,000.00
71	6/19/2014	Seaside Housing Enterprises LL 1533 Sunset Drive Suite 150 Miami, FL 33143	Business	Construction	Check			$1,000.00
72	6/19/2014	First Landmark Construction Service 1533 Sunset Drive Suite 150 Miami, FL 33143	Business	Construction	Check			$1,000.00
73	6/19/2014	First First Florida Building Corp 1533 Sunset Drive Suite 150 Miami, FL 33143	Business	Construction	Check			$1,000.00
74	6/19/2014	Rosal Holdings Inc 1666 Kennedy Cauaeway Suite 505 North Bay Village, FL 33141	Business	Holdings	Check			$1,000.00
75	6/19/2014	Rosal Lending LLC 3050 Biscayne Blvd, Ste. 300 Miami, FL 33137	Business	Lending	Check			$1,000.00
76	6/19/2014	Rosal Westview LLC 1666 Kennedy Cauaeway Suite 505 North Bay Village, FL 33141	Business	RealEstate	Check			$1,000.00
77	6/18/2014	Rosal Landmark Management Group, Inc 1666 Kennedy Causeway Suite 505 North Bay Village, FL 33141	Business	Management	Check			$1,000.00
78	6/19/2014	Armag LLC 135 San Lorenzo Avenue Suite 750 Coral Gables, FL 33143	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
79	6/19/2014	Armag II LLC 135 San Lorenzo Avenue Suite 750 Coral Gables, FL 33143	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
80	6/13/2014	American Traffic Solutions, In 7681 East Gray Road Scottsdale , AZ 85260	Business	TrafficServices	Check			$500.00
81	6/13/2014	Platepass LLC 7681 East Gray Road Scottsdale, AZ 85260	Business	TrafficServices	Check			$500.00
82	6/17/2014	Foundation for Conservative Va 610 S. Boulevard Tampa, FL 33606	Committee	PoliticalCommittee	Check			$1,000.00
83	6/19/2014	The Menda Group Inc. 3638 SW 162 Avenue Miramar, FL 33027	Business	Advertising	Check			$100.00
84	6/18/2014	Pellinore Dadeland LP 848 Brickell Avenue, PH 1 Miami, FL 33131	Business	Management	Check			$1,000.00
85	6/18/2014	13th Floor Manager LLC 848 Brickell Avenue, PH 1 Miami, FL 33131	Business	Management	Check			$500.00
86	6/19/2014	Detox Holdings LLC 7950 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143	Business	Holdings	Check			$500.00
87	6/19/2014	SGA Holdings LLC 811 Ponce De Leon Boulevard Coral Gables, FL 33134	Business	Holdings	Check			$200.00
88	6/10/2014	The Leonard Real Estate Group 848 Brickell Avenue, 4th Floor Miami, FL 33131	Business	RealEstate	Check			$250.00
89	6/17/2014	Florida Crystals Corporation 626 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, FL 33401	Business	SugarProducer	Check			$1,000.00
90	6/10/2014	CAL Business Consulting LLC 848 Brickell Avenue, 4th Floor Miami, FL 33131	Business	Consulting	Check			$250.00
91	6/18/2014	Five Star Jewelers, Inc. 16271 SW 88 Street Miami, FL 33196	Business	Jewelers	Check			$200.00
92	6/12/2014	Sharpton, Brunson & Co, PA One SE Third Avenue Ste. 2100 Miami, FL 33131	Business	Accounting	Check			$500.00
93	6/11/2014	Lapciuc Group, inc. 15800 NW 48 Avenue Miami Gardens, FL 33014	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
94	6/19/2014	North Florida Hauling PO Box 490973 Key Biscayne , FL 33149	Business	TransportationServices	Check			$500.00
95	6/10/2014	FRF Political Committee 277 South Adams Street Tahllahassee, FL 32301	Committee	PoliticalCommittee	Check			$1,000.00
96	6/19/2014	Commercial Pay Vacuums 8510 NW 56 Street Miami, FL 33166	Business	CommercialVacuums	Check			$500.00
97	6/19/2014	Adler Acquisition 2 LLC 1400 NW 107 Avenue 4 Floor Miami, FL 33172	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
98	6/19/2014	EZ-1 Hollywood LLC 1400 NW 107 Avenue 4 Floor Miami, FL 33172	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
99	6/19/2014	Adler AOA Office LLC 1400 NW 107 Avenue 4 Floor Miami, FL 33172	Business	RealEstate	Check			$332.80
100	6/19/2014	AOA Flexx LLC 1400 NW 107 Avenue 4 Floor Miami, FL 33172	Business	RealEstate	Check			$167.20
101	6/19/2014	Coral Terrace Commercial LLC 150 Alhambra Cir., Ste. 925 Coral Gables, FL 33134	Business	RealEstate	Check			$1,000.00
102	6/19/2014	Alhambra Center International 150 Alhambra Cir., Ste. 925 Coral Gables, FL 33134	Business	RealEstate	Check			$1,000.00
103	6/10/2014	Petropac 227 S. Adams Street Tallahassee, FL 32301	Committee	PoliticalCommittee	Check			$1,000.00
104	6/1/2014	Florida Roundtable 2640-A Mitcham Drive Tallahassee, FL 32308	Committee	PoliticalCommittee	Check			$1,000.00
105	6/19/2014	Marili Cancio Johnson PA 1395 Brickell Avenue Suite 800 Miami, FL 33131	Business	Law Firm	Check			$1,000.00
106	6/18/2014	Alvin B Davis 200 South Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33131	Individual	Attorney	Check			$100.00
107	6/18/2014	Alberto Cardenas PA 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 4100 Miami, FL 33131	Business	Law Firm	Check			$200.00
108	6/12/2014	Oceania Cruises 8300 NW 33 Street, Ste. 100 Ste. 100 Miami, FL 33122	Business	Cruiseline	Check			$1,000.00
109	6/12/2014	Regent Seven Seas 8300 NW 33 Street, Ste. 100 Ste. 100 Miami, FL 33122	Business	Cruiseline	Check			$1,000.00
110	6/19/2014	Kendallgate LLC 2665 South Bayshore Drive Ste. 1200 Coconut Grove, FL 33157	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
111	6/19/2014	Berkowitz Realty Group, Inc. 2665 South Bayshore Drive Ste. 1200 Coconut Grove, FL 33157	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
112	6/19/2014	Aventura Commons Inc 2665 South Bayshore Drive Ste. 1200 Coconut Grove, FL 33157	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
113	6/19/2014	Bersin Development Corp. 2665 South Bayshore Drive Ste. 1200 Coconut Grove, FL 33157	Business	Development	Check			$500.00
114	6/19/2014	Dadeland Depot, Inc. 2665 South Bayshore Drive Ste. 1200 Coconut Grove, FL 33157	Business	RealEstate	Check			$500.00
115	6/19/2014	Aston Aviation LLC 2665 South Bayshore Drive Ste. 1200 Coconut Grove, FL 33157	Business	Aviation	Check			$500.00
116	6/10/2014	Margaret Feldman 9915 SW 74 Street Miami, FL 33173	Individual	CommunicationsDirector	Check			$50.00
117	6/12/2014	Richard Alger 18001 SW 285 Street Homestead, FL 33034	Individual	Retired	Check			$200.00
118	6/12/2014	Jorge Arrizurieta 1118 Placebas Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33146	Individual	Consultant	Check			$1,000.00
119	6/20/2014	Keith Moak 11852 SW 98 Terrace Miami, FL 33186	Individual	Marketing	Check			$30.00
120	6/20/2014	Noah Breakstone 401 East Las Olas Blvd. Ste. 1870 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301	Individual	RealEstate	Check			$1,000.00
121	6/20/2014	Jeffrey Horstymer 3661 S. Miami Avenue Ste. 209 Miami, Fl 33133	Individual	Neurologist	Check			$500.00
122	6/20/2014	Excalibur Towing 14294 SW 142 Ave. Miami, FL 33186	Business	Towing Co.	Check			$500.00
123	6/20/2014	Sergio Balsinde 13145 Old Cutler Road Pinecrest, FL 33156	Individual	WendysFranchisee	Check			$500.00
124	6/20/2014	Capital Gains LLC 8770 Sunset Drive # 335 Miami, FL 33173	Business	Consultants	Check			$1,000.00
125	6/20/2014	Jorge Lopez 1889 S. Bayshore Drive Coconut Grove , FL 33133	Individual	Attorney	Check			$1,000.00
126	6/19/2014	Oil Can Man Inc 730 NW Street Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311	Business	AutoMaintenance	Check			$500.00
127	6/19/2014	Alger Farms Inc. 950 NW 8th Street Homestead, FL 33090	Business	Farm	Check			$1,000.00
128	6/17/2014	Jobs & Prosperity for Florida 95 Merrick Way, Ste. 250 Coral Gables, FL 33134	Committee	PAC	Check			$1,000.00
129	6/20/2014	Maximo Alvarez 1650 NW 8th Avenue Miami, FL 33172	Individual	President	Check			$1,000.00
130	6/18/2014	David R Custin Associates, Inc 6401 SW 113th Place Miami, FL 33173	Business	Consultants	Check			$1,000.00
131	6/19/2014	G4S Florida PAC 1395 University Blvd Jupiter, FL 33458	Committee	PAC	Check			$1,000.00
132	6/20/2014	Jorge Luis Lopez Law Firm, LLC 131 Madeira Avenue PH Coral Gables, FL 33134	Business	Law Firm	Check			$1,000.00
133	6/12/2014	Braman Cadillac 2060 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33137	Business	CarDealership	Check			$500.00
134	6/12/2014	Braman Motors 2060 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33137	Business	CarDealership	Check			$500.00
135	6/20/2014	Christine Waddill 426 Harbour Drive Marathon , FL 33050	Individual	CenterDirector	Check			$800.00

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