Pat Hanlon Police Chief Finalist, KB's Budget, & Nicki Minaj???
Key Biscayne is down to just two candidates for police chief -- we talk to Thomas "Pat" Hanlon, one of the finalists. He's a former assistant director of Miami-Dade County's police department. What can he bring to the job? A decision is expected soon. And it's Budget Season - Key Biscayne's $35 million budget goes for a final vote on Sept. 21. We talk to Chief Financial Officer Benjamin Nussbaum about a very, very tiny tax increase that's being proposed. And in a special SEGMENT THREE, we...
18 Syys 202156min
Frank Sousa Police Chief Finalist & Budget Deadlocks
Key Biscayne is down to two finalists for police chief. Our guest is Frank Sousa (SOO'-sah), Fort Lauderdale's interim chief. We ask him why he's interested in being chief and his philosophy of policing in a time of deep societal change. We also talk about why a routine budget vote went haywire, and President Biden's decision to impose new COVID-19 rules. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe to the Key Biscayne Independent today
10 Syys 202132min
The Mayor and the Rickenbacker: Daniella Levine Cava
It's one of Miami's biggest public projects -- rebuilding the iconic Rickenbacker Causeway connecting islands with the mainland. Our guest -- before a live studio audience -- is Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava , who is proposing a privatization plan. In Key Biscayne, some leaders say the plan is too oriented to cyclists and doesn't go far enough to address other needs. We ask the mayor about the project and how it might change as it moves forward through a complex p...
20 Elo 202151min
Climate Crisis: AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein
The United Nations climate report said that global warming is "a code red for humanity." Associated Press Science Writer Seth Borenstein joins us to talk about the grave report. It's bad, but is there any good news? Then, Fire Chief Eric Lang fills listeners in about Tropical Depression Fred, and the latest stats about coronavirus in Key Biscayne. Despite a high vaccination rate, the positivity remains stubbornly hight. And you'll have to wait to the end of the show to hear about next wee...
13 Elo 202146min
Mayor Mike Davey on Mandatory Vaccines & Rickenbacker Update
THE DELTA VARIANT is raging and some businesses like Wal-Mart, Google, and even some cities are requiring employees to get the shot. Should that happen in Key Biscayne? We ask Mayor Mike Davey. And we welcome H. Frances Reaves, a local condo leader and senior citizen advocate as a guest host. BRIDGE TALKS -- late breaking news on a new round of meetings between the Village and Miami-Dade County about the Rickenbacker Causeway. Is the "seat at the table" sufficient in front of an...
31 Heinä 202149min
Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Gene Stearns
ON THIS EPISODE -- We talk to Gene Stearns, a prominent attorney, about plans to rebuild the Rickenbacker Causeway -- a project that's expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. We hear his take on -- the sad shape of the bridges connecting Miami to many of its most popular beacheswhy privatization is being explored. what Key Biscayne officials must do to safeguard the only way on and off the islandLater, Thom and Tony talk about Dr.Anthony Fauci's confrontational exchange w...
23 Heinä 202150min
Cuba, Haiti, and a Wobbling Moon
On this Episode, Professor Ana M. Lòpez, director of the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute at Tulane University, joins us to talk about historic demonstrations in Cuba. What lead to this and do the protestors have a chance to succeed without U..S intervention? You'll hear her opinion of what can be done, what should be done, and what most likely will be done. Also joining us is Jonathan Myerson Katz, an author and AP correspondent know for his reporting on Haiti to t...
16 Heinä 202143min
Condos and The Causeway
Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado's coastal district has thousands of condos. She is live in the studio sharing insight on how the condo collapse in Surfside may change laws and policies regarding HOA's throughout the county and beyond. Plus, the commissioner shares her thoughts on the latest idea to rebuild the iconic Rickenbacker Causeway connecting Miami across the turquoise waters of Biscayne Bay. And in the now infamous "Segment Three" -- What does New York City have against...
9 Heinä 202150min
