Thursday, October 30, 2014

Jorge Luis Lopez is a County Hall Lobbyist? Not for the County According to Records nor the Court House. By Geniusofdespair

In this morning's Herald it said:
The morning of the court hearing, Jorge Luis Lopez, the County Hall lobbyist and lawyer leading the courthouse campaign, posted a message to both Regalados on his Twitter account that read: “Plenty of blame to go around; public records will soon reveal. Miami politics as usual, SAD!”
 

Here is Jorge Luis Lopez's lobbyist report. Where does it say he is a county hall lobbyist and a courthouse lobbyist? Is he paid by the county? Also, he lobbies our Good Mayor on just about everything.  Doug Hanks of the Herald just contacted me. He says he is not a "County" employed lobbyist but I say, he might as well be.

Jorge we all know the courthouse is in disrepair. That is a given. It is the County's obligation to keep up with it's infrastructure.  You don't leave it till it is in such a bad state. It is the County's fault so why should we pay EXTRA TAXES to fix it? The bond stinks Raquel Regalado is right and it is the County's fault.

 Lopez shouldn't have such access to the Mayor given all these clients and the mayor should actually be one of them don't you think:


FRIENDS OF HIGHER EDUCATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE 7/7/2014

NONE Open

ATKINS NORTH AMERICA, INC 2/14/2014

NONE Open

FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC 8/28/2013

NONE Open

METRO GAS FL LLC 8/23/2013

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

NICHOLSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 7/24/2013

15 D PROJECT NO. DBD-WASD-01 Open

CLEVER DEVICES INC 6/21/2013

NONE Open

INFORMATICA EL CORTE INGLES USA CORP 6/11/2013

GENERAL Open

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 6/5/2013

NONE Open

HAVANA PALMS 5/17/2013

PRO BONO REPRESENTATION Open

SMALL CELL TOWER 5/17/2013

GENERAL Open

LYFT, INC 5/13/2013

NONE Open

GREATER MIAMI AND THE BEACHES HOTEL ASSOCIATION 1/29/2013

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 1/25/2013

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

THE RICHMAN GROUP OF FLORIDA 12/17/2012

SURTAX Open

LEMARTEC ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CORP. 8/30/2012

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

KENDALL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP 7/30/2012

PUBLIC WORKS PROPERTY ACCESS ISSUE Open

HEALTHPORT 2/1/2012

PHT - GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

TRANSPORTATION AMERICA 12/21/2011

NONE Withdrawn

SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT, BBA AVIATION USA, INC 4/12/2011

NONE Open

SCI MANAGEMENT 4/6/2011

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

IRON SKY, INC 2/22/2011

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

MONTOYA HOLDINGS, INC 2/9/2011

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, LLC 1/27/2011

SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE Open

HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY LLC 1/13/2011

PROPOSED EXPANSION Open

RIVIERA SCHOOLS 12/6/2010

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

INDRA USA 6/10/2010

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

SILTEK GROUP, INC 6/8/2010

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Withdrawn

COCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUSE 6/3/2010

COCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUSE Open

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 3/10/2010

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, LLC 12/18/2009

CONTRACT NO. TR04-TSB, SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, INC Withdrawn

INNOVATIVE TRAFFIC GROUP 10/30/2009

UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL - DESIGN BUILD FINANCE, MAST ARM UPGRADES Open

GATEHOUSE GROUP INC 10/26/2009

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

FPL ENERGY SERVICES 9/23/2009

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

HJ ROSS 9/9/2009

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, LLC 7/17/2009

PROCUREMENT RELATED TO INMATE COMMISSARY SERVICES, RFP NO. 649 Open

THE JORGE LUIS LOPEZ LAW FIRM 6/11/2009

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open

ALLIED BARTON 4/6/2009

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Open


ARCHIMEDEAN ACADEMY 3/11/2009

NONE Withdrawn

ODEBRECHT-TOWER-COMMUNITY ASPHALT, J.V. 1/13/2009

ORANGE LINE PHASE I Open

GUS MACHADO 1/31/2008

NONE Open

OHL USA, INC 1/31/2008

NONE Open

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS MANAGEMENT 3/16/2005

DUTY & TAX FREE CONCESSIONS AT MIA RFP MDAD-03-04 Open

CARNIVAL CORPORATION 7/23/2004

TRANS COMMITTEE ITEM 3N 7/22/04 Withdrawn

EFC HOLDINGS 8/5/2003




EFC HOLDINGS 8/5/2003

GENERAL REPRESENTATION Withdrawn

MGE ARCHITECTS 6/10/2003




MGE ARCHITECTS 5/27/2003

MIA PROJECT A02-MDAD-03 Withdrawn

COMCAST CORPORATION 2/27/2003

CHAPTER 8AA AMENDMENTS/CABLE ORDINANCE Withdrawn

SAFIRE AIRCRAFT COMPANY 11/27/2002

RELOCATION OF COMPANY TO MDAD Withdrawn

AMERICAN SALES & MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION 7/19/2002

GENERAL AERONAUTICAL SERVICE PERMIT AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Withdrawn

IBM CORPORATION 7/5/2002

RFP 317 COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH Open

BASKETBALL PROPERTIES, LTD. 5/23/2002

PARCEL B-COMPOSITE AMENDMENT IV Open

AT&T BROADBAND 5/15/2002

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF SIX NON-EXCLUSIVE CABLE TELEVISON LICENSES TO AT&T COMCAST Open

DATA STREAM SYSTEM 4/24/2002

RFP 351- ENTERPRISE ASSET MGMT SYSTEM SOFTWARE Open


WINGS AVIATION SERVICES 2/19/2002

MIAMI- DADE AVIATION DEPARTMENT- RETENTION AND POSSIBLE EXPANSION Withdrawn

ARVIDA 2/8/2002

LAKES OF THE MEADOW DEVELOPMENT Withdrawn














EARTH TECH CONSULTING INC 10/31/2001

MASTER CONSULTANT SERVICES PROJECT NO. EO1-DERM-04 Withdrawn

PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 10/31/2001

MASTER CONSULTANT SERVICES PROJECT NO. E01-DERM-04 Withdrawn

SAN MARTIN ASSOCIATES INC 10/26/2001

DERM-03 PROJECT EMERGENCY EXPIDITE PROGRAM Withdrawn

FALCON TRUST AIR 10/22/2001

DEVELOPMENTAL LEASE AT TAMIAMI AIRPORT 6A1L Withdrawn






















HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY LLC 6/19/2001

CLASS V PERMIT APPLICATION ITEM 4V 6/19/01 Open

VICTOR P. KRESTOW, M.D., P.A. 6/13/2001

CONTINUING CONTRACTS WITH MIAMI-DADE COUTNY Open

ODEBRECHT CONTRACTORS OF FLORIDA 10/11/2000

NEW NORTHSIDE RUNWAY PROJECT B046B Open












































































Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article3439270.html#storylink=cpy

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is what's wrong with Miami-Dade County.

Anonymous said...

The notion that Lopez is not profiting from this self-appointed role is laughable. Who is placing the ads and getting a commission? Who is fundraising and taking a percentage? Which donors /contractors (MCM) have been promised the construction contracts? Who owns the land where the future courthouse will be built? This entire effort is so sleaze-ball. It is a shame that the Chief Judge has been duped to loan her name to this errant "civic" enterprise. Disgusted in South Miami.

Anonymous said...

One of the salespeople for this scam is named Beatrice Butchko. Very pushy. She refuses to let voters see any plans. She refuses to share any budget info. In a moment of weakness she disclosed some of the groups who hope to profit off the bonds. She mentioned HOK Architects and the All Aboard Florida division of the FEC Railroad. The FEC RR is owned by a NYC hedge fund. Needless to say, this Butchko woman wants a corner office on a high floor in the new edifice and of course, thug Jorge Lopez is making money.

Anonymous said...

Yesterday Butchko told a fawning radio announcer the cost of the 600,000 sq ft new courthouse will be $616 PER SQ FT. Gulp. Taxpayers getting some serious screwing on this scheme.

Anonymous said...

You don't need a citation to tell you a building need repair. The people should have reported it to the county.

Anonymous said...

We all should realize what is going on here. I wrote before that it is no coincidence that the day ground was broken on the all aboard station across the street, the replacement of the courthouse became an imminent priority. Millions are to be made on the bond issue, the plans, the construction and site acquisition for the new courthouse. Additionally, the old site is worth tens of millions and the right to sell the pews, antique furniture, locks, doors, doorframes and all other manner of antique architectural items is staggering. JLo and his crew are masters of deception and deceit in my opinion. Teh attorneys who are promoting this are either in on it with clients are need to curry favor with the judge, or both. One attorney who raised millios to help restore the historic main courtroom just a few years ago sent out an e mail asking for support for a new building. As if he did not know years ago one might be needed, all while raising money for historic restoration. I call that nothing but being a judicial whore.

Anonymous said...

Whores are everywhere these days, in costume and trick or treating.

Donna said...

How did this get on the ballot. The county commissioners had to put there. Someone must have lobbied them.

Anonymous said...

The lawyers, judges (lawyers) and lobbyists are just liars. All of them. Voters will hopefully see through their lies and vote No.

Anonymous said...

If Jorge Luis Lopez is out spinning and scamming then the public knows to take the other side. Dude is the antichrist.

Anonymous said...

Shouldn't Jorge Luis Lopez be registering as a lobbyist for the courthouse trolls and shouldn't he be filing expense reports with the State of Florida?

Anonymous said...

This disgusts me.

The court house needed repair and and expansion for the past years. The slabs of stone was falling off the outside. But, all they needed to do was close off the road on the west side, build the addition between the old court house, running the building over the trains connecting with the old MAM and Library which could have been used to house the courthouse legal library that they didn't maintain.

When My husband passed away, I wanted to honor his love of the old courthouse--- however, I could not invest in anything of permanence to memorialize him because I knew the county was screwing around with the money.

What I did do is purchase some of the Miami Herald Collection of Courthouse photos with the gifts from his friends and will turn them over to a historical society when all this non-sense stops.

Anonymous said...

$393 Million. That is the face value of the bond the schemers are trying to deceive voters into approving. The schemers latest direct mail pieces do not even mention the $393 Mil and that it will cost the taxpayers $900 Mil to pay back. Where will the money go? "The usual suspects". Ick.

Anonymous said...

Jorge Luis Lopez better be filing expense reports with Elections Officials. Is he registering properly for all his clients?