The South Florida Roundup

We discussed whether Miami-Dade County Elections Supervisor Alina Garcia – who invited so much controversy in a recent congressional vote recount – has crossed the line of impartiality. We also looked at why it seems harder than ever in South Florida to build a restaurant that just survives, let alone thrives. It’s not just inflation – it’s also you. We asked what we can do this Thanksgiving and holiday season to make sure our neighbors here get enough to eat.

This hour we unpacked the winners and losers in Tuesday’s historic midterm elections. Historically catastrophic, that is, for Republicans – but not so much in South Florida (01:03). Did the Democrats waste an opportunity here – or rediscover their mojo (19:03)? We also discussed the massive flooding so many of us in South Florida had to vote IN – and how the passage of Amendment 3 may make it harder to control. And we lit up our large Indian community’s Diwali celebration (34:35).

In this hour we dissected Referendum 3, the City of Miami question on Tuesday’s midterms ballot that asks how we should develop precious waterfront real estate like Virginia Key today (1:03). We also tried to separate fact from fiction about reports that federal immigration enforcement has been showing up at Florida polling places – including in Key Largo (19:03). And we discussed Flávio Bolsonaro’s defeat in Brazil – and his escape to Florida (34:35).

This hour we were all about Amendment 3, the ballot measure that would slash property taxes for budget-crunched homeowners – but would potentially gut services they depend on, from trash pickup to library access to paramedic response. We talked both against and for, starting with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez (01:03), as well as a host of journalists who are closely watching this momentous issue (34:35).

We talked about South Florida voters deciding whether teachers get to keep their pay raises — but voter confusion over the controversial Amendment 3 may lead to unintended consequences (01:03). Broward County commissioners are taking legal action against their own Sheriff’s Office — we took a closer look at this intra-county drama (19:03). And we chatted with the director of an Emmy-winning film about book bans, told through the lens of librarians (34:35).