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The 2026 Ballot
The candidates are qualified. The "local press"…not quite.
Jun 12 • Nicolas Cabrera
The Exit Strategy
Parsing the farewell narrative of Ariel Fernandez.
Jun 8 • Nicolas Cabrera
Op-Ed: Do as I Say, Not as I Do
The "Residents First" commissioner has a problem with residents.
Jun 2 • Nicolas Cabrera

May 2026

Caught and Released
The State Attorney forecloses but does not exonerate.
May 28 • Aesop
Op-Ed: The Records Request That Wasn't
On Commissioner Fernandez's latest attempt to surveil and silence the residents who criticize him.
May 19 • Nicolas Cabrera
You Only Serve Once
How Ariel's reelection bid could jeopardize his wife's judicial campaign.
May 12 • Aesop

April 2026

Inoculated
How the Plague of '23 was eradicated at the ballot box.
Apr 27 • Aesop
Unhappy Gilmore
I’ve never shot a round at the Granada Golf Course, nor do I intend to.
Apr 9 • Aesop

March 2026

Opinion | The Case for November
Why Coral Gables should join its neighbors and put more residents in charge of their city's future.
Mar 25 • Vince Lago
Leftovers: March 2026
According to my metrics, last month’s ‘Leftovers’ post was kind of a hit.
Mar 20 • Aesop
The Dogs of War
Today’s title was inspired by one of Shakespeare’s more famous lines.
Mar 9 • Aesop
Op-Ed | When Moral Authority Becomes a Weapon: Commissioner Fernandez's Troubling Overreach
Note from Aesop: I have published many op-eds in this newsletter.
Mar 6 • Aesop
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