🌱 Miami-Dade Commissioners Double Pay + Pablo Lyle Criminal Trial

Hey, everybody! It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Miami Daily. Let's get this Thursday started off right with a quick review of the most important things happening around town, including updates on:

• 💰 Miami-Dade Commissioners voted to double their salary to over $100,000.
• 🏘️ Tech billionaire transplant and Miami Beach resident Peter Thiel is warning high rent and mortgage threatens Florida's growth.
• ⚖️ Jury selection was held in Miami Tuesday for the trial of Mexican actor Pablo Lyle.

Today is 🍦 National Ice Cream Cone Day. It's a great day to cool off with a scoop. One of my favorites in South Florida is Azucar Ice Cream in Little Havana.

But first, today's weather:

A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 88 Low: 77.

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Here are the top stories today in Miami:

1. Miami-Dade County commissioners met Tuesday night and voted early Wednesday morning in favor of increasing their compensation. The proposal, which passed 7-5, sought to more than double commissioner salary benefits to nearly $130,000. (WPLG Local 10)

2. Miami commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 13 to amend city code and put themselves in charge of the park trust that operates historic Virginia Key beach. The vote comes amid opposition to a plan to relocate homeless people into tiny houses on the island. Virginia Key beach is the first park that Black Miami-Dade County residents were officially allowed to use during the segregation era. A second vote will be held in October. (Miami New Times)

3. Miami-Dade College has unveiled new technological advancements at its artificial intelligence center at its North Campus. The 13,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will host the first undergraduate degree in applied AI in Florida and offer various courses on the subject. (WSVN)

4. Miami Beach transplant Peter Thiel, who moved to South Florida in 2020, is warning that housing prices and rent are too high in Florida. The Silicon Valley tech billionaire warned Florida risks becoming like California if the trajectory continues. (The Real Deal - Miami)

5. Jury selection was held on Tuesday in Miami in the trial of Mexican actor Pablo Lyle. The trial is expected to begin at the end of this week or next week on Tuesday. Lyle was charged with manslaughter in 2019 after a punch he allegedly threw during a road rage incident killed someone. (WPLG Local 10)

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Today in Miami:

• Fall Into Health Senior Health & Fitness Fair at City of North Miami Beach — Marjorie & William McDonald Center. (9 a.m.)
• Movie Afternoons at Miami-Dade Main Public Library. (2 p.m.)
• Salsa Thursdays at Ball & Chain. (8 p.m.)
• Movie Under The Stars at Novotel Miami Brickell. (8 p.m.)
• Lovers & Friends at Tipsy Flamingo Cocktail Bar. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Miami HEAT announced Tuesday that they have signed guard Dru Smith. (Miami HEAT via Instagram)
• On Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:43 a.m., Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to a gas leak near NW 198 Terrace and NW 85 Avenue. Upon arrival, fire crews found a ruptured gas line in the middle of the street near a construction area. Firefighters assisted the gas company in mitigating the leak. There were no injuries reported. (Miami-Dade Fire Rescue via Facebook)
• Join Miami- Dade County on Wednesday, Sept. 21, for Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's Career and Job Fair at the Miami-Dade Fair Expo Center. (Miami-Dade Parks via Facebook)
• A single-family residence located in the 700 block of Aledo Avenue of Coral Gables was sold on Aug. 19, 2022, for $2,200,000. That works out to $867 per square foot. (Subscription: Miami Herald)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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