Anti-Social

MIKE DAVEY is ending his  stint as the 8th mayor of Key Biscayne. We ask him to take stock of his two terms, both ups and downs. And his advice for the next mayor in the wake of the most expensive and nastiest election in the island's history. 

Also, you'll learn that someone had the experience of being "unbossed." Listen to find out who. 

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THIS ELECTION SEASON the debate is over proposed changes to Key Biscayne's Charter, which some opponents and elected officials say are part of a plot to increase development of Island Paradise. If adopted, they would increase a borrowing cap and allow a supermajority of council members to make zoning changes as the island prepares an expensive fight against sea level rise.

The charter change  opponents declined invitations to appear on the show, so we did the next best thing -- we took some of their arguments and posed them to a member of the independent commission that proposed them.

Our guest is Marco Gomez, a former banker. 

In segment two, we talk about Tulsi Gabbard, and head of lettuce in the United Kingdom that is getting heavy interaction  on social media.

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VICKI LOPEZ is the Republican running to succeed outgoing Democrat Nick Duran in the district representing much of coastal Miami in the Florida House of Representatives.

A former Lee County legislator, She served time in prison, but had her sentence commuted by President Clinton, and courts later found she had committed no crime. Learn about this episode an how it impacted her life, as well as her positions on the issues in this episode of Anti-Social

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HURRICANE IAN's devastation dominated the questioning at a mayoral debate for two men vying to mayor of another Florida barrier island, Key Biscayne.

Listen to the session with our panel of journalists including Emily Cardenas of the Miami Times and Tess Riski of the Miami Herald

Graciously sponsored by the Key Biscayne Community Foundation and the Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce. Assistance from the Ritz-Carlton Miami Key Biscayne

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ED LONDON is running for a third term on the Key Biscayne Village Council - he's the only incumbent in the race...so he's the only one with a record. We ask him about his famously strong views on reducing budgets, but also about how he thinks village government is functioning and the contentious mayor's race. 

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FERNANDO VAZQUEZ is an engineer and a former Village contractor who helped developed the goals for what could be $250 million in sea level rise projects.

Now, he wants to bring his expertise in a bid for one of three seats on the Village Council -- but what are his views on other subjects? 

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Nicolas Lopez-Jenkins is one of five candidates for Key Biscayne's Village Council, and is a political rookie seeking office at a time when the island is facing big decisions about sea level rise protection. What are his priorities, and how would he govern? 

With special guest host Jan Dillow. 

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FIVE MEN are competing for three seats on Key Biscayne's Village Council.
Oscar Sardiñas is giving it second try after running once before. We ask him what's different about this campaign, and how he sees the big issues of protecting against sea level rise and dealing with traffic issues on the Rickenbacker Causeway. 
With special guest host Jan Dillow. 

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LUIS LAUREDO is a former U.S. ambassador and one of the founders of the Village of Key Biscayne, but he decided recently to NOT run for re-election to the Village Council. It means that the new village council taking office in November will be quite different than the current body. 

We ask him why he decided not to run --  and what he sees as troubling trends on the "island paradise," and what advice he has on some of the big issues facing the island. 

In segment two, we talk about President Biden's recent national address decrying "MAGA Republicans." 

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FORGET ABOUT PLAN Z -- the Village of Key Biscayne has its own plan for redeveloping the Rickenbacker Causeway. Developed by the administration of Manager Steve Williamson, it focuses on traffic and resilience, creating express lanes to avoid traffic jams on Virginia Key.

Out guest is the manager, Steve Williamson, and the village planning chief, Jeremy Gauger.

Take a look at the plan here

What's in the plan, and more importantly, can it work? 

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