Official Statements

This weekend, I shared an Op-Ed with the South Florida Sun Sentinel addressing an issue that strikes at the very heart of our local democracy: how and when we choose our city’s leaders. After much reflection and conversations with many of you at your doorsteps, I am officially calling for a move of Pembroke Pines municipal elections to the November general election cycle.

On Wednesday evening, the Pembroke Pines City Commission met. You can watch the video of the meeting on Pembroke Pines’ YouTube page or on the City’s website. I asked the police department to introduce our 2025-26 Pembroke Pines police officers serving as school resource officers. The item and powerpoint presentation can be found by clicking here.

Yesterday’s decision by the Miami-Dade County Commission is good news for the City of Pembroke Pines and all of Southwest Broward. Commissioner Oliver Gilbert’s motion removing Opa-Locka West Airport as a potential site to build a waste-to-energy facility was supported by a majority of his colleagues. Opa-Locka Airport West is located just .6 of a mile from the City of Miramar and approximately three miles from the western boundary of Pembroke Pines’ 4th commission district t