Ron Desantis (The Desantis Doctrine)

[njbill]

The next thing you know, DeSantis will be saying Blacks should pay reparations to white people because of all the “benefits” white people provided to Blacks when they were slaves.

[cradleandshoot]

The next thing you know, DeSantis will be saying Blacks should pay reparations to white people because of all the “benefits” white people provided to Blacks when they were slaves.

That wouldn't surprise me on bit.

[Farfromgeneva]

This is like a week old.

Miami Sees Its First Population Drop in Decades

Soaring housing costs drive many locals away despite economic boom

By Konrad PutzierFollow
and Deborah AcostaFollow
July 31, 2023 9:00 pm ET
Miami, a global hot spot with ambitions to be a business and financial hub, is driving away more residents than it is attracting.

Surging housing costs and a fickle labor market, which by one measure still hasn’t recovered from the pandemic, are sending many locals packing. Miami-Dade lost 79,535 people through net migration to other parts of Florida or other states between 2020 and 2022, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Brookings Institution.

Although foreign immigration offset some of the loss and helped the county’s population rise slightly last year, Miami-Dade County’s population still shrank between 2019 and 2022—its first population loss over a multiyear period since at least 1970, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

The population loss in the state’s largest county stands in contrast to the rest of Florida, which added more people between 2021 and 2022 than any other state.

Home prices in Miami have soared 53% since June 2020, according to online listing site Zillow, the second most out of the top 50 metropolitan housing markets after Tampa. The median asking rent has increased by 27% since 2019, according to data company CoStar, rising despite the shrinking population because of a chronic shortage of affordable rental housing.

It is easy to spot ways in which the city is booming. Major boulevards are littered with construction cranes and Miami office towers have a lower vacancy rate than other major U.S. cities. Miami-Dade County’s unemployment rate is well below the national average and it is creating new businesses at its fastest pace ever.

But Miami risks following the same path as New York City and San Francisco, the country’s financial and tech centers, where the growth of high-paying white collar jobs raised the cost of living, sending many of those cities’ working and middle-class residents searching for a more affordable place to live.

Despite the economic boom, Miami-Dade has experienced a bigger loss as a share of total population than the city of Baltimore and Wayne County, Mich., which includes Detroit, over the two-year period.

“It’s the middle class, it’s our talent base, it’s our college graduates moving out for better opportunities elsewhere,” said Maria Ilcheva, census information center lead at Florida International University’s Jorge M. Perez Metropolitan Center.

Jose Perez, a real-estate broker who was born and raised in Miami, is among those who felt priced out. More than half his clients left the area when the cost of living began to soar. With incomes of between $70,000 and $150,000, they were living paycheck to paycheck, he said.

Perez soon moved out himself. He sold his Miami home for $800,000 and bought a comparable one in the central Florida city Ocala for $297,000. His savings in insurance alone add up to $5,460 a year, he said. His property taxes went from $7000 to under $2000 a year.

“Here you see you can get so much more bang for your buck,” said Perez, who now works for D.R. Horton, a national home builder.

Miami was already one of the country’s least affordable metropolitan areas before the pandemic, which helped drive prices up even more. The Miami metro area posted an annual consumer-price inflation of 6.9% in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is more than double the national inflation.

The city also has the highest share of “cost-burdened renters” of any major metropolitan area: 61% of its rental population are spending 30% or more of household income on housing, according to a report released this year by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

High rents sting because the area’s hourly wage, though rising, was below the national average as of 2022 and a far cry from earnings in New York and San Francisco.

While unemployment is low, the county’s labor market by one measure lags behind the rest of the state. The total number of employed people in Miami-Dade County was slightly below 2019 levels in May while it has increased for Florida as a whole, according to data from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

The area can’t match the diverse economic base of cities like New York, and Miami also has struggled to match the success of sunbelt boomtowns like Phoenix and Austin in attracting factories and big corporate headquarters, which bring with them thousands of jobs.

Miami is attracting plenty of new companies. In 2022, 127,895 business applications were made in Miami-Dade County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That was down slightly from the previous year, but well above prepandemic levels.

But many tech and finance firms are opening small or satellite offices that employ few people. Others are focused on cryptocurrencies, a market that has taken a nosedive.

Limited public transit and clogged roads also make it hard to entice employers. Hours lost to traffic delays in Miami increased by 59% between 2021 and 2022, according to data company INRIX—one of the highest increases among big U.S. cities.

“We need to be a city that, below the skyline, can provide a good quality of living,” Ilcheva said.

Still, there are reasons for optimism. The influx of wealthy residents and rising property prices are boosting tax revenues and a recent surge in new construction could bring down housing costs over time. Rent growth has slowed and wages have increased.

Foreign immigration increased in 2022 from pandemic lows and helped offset some of the American exodus, though Miami-Dade county’s population still shrank by 21,664 from 2020 to 2022 even with the rise in new residents from overseas.

Hours lost to traffic delays in Miami rose by 59% between 2021 and 2022, according to data company INRIX. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Some Miami residents who left enjoy a lower cost of living but have been forced to make other trade-offs. Natalie Pena and her husband sold their 1,100 square foot home in Miami for $440,000. In June, they moved with their son to a larger home in Ocala, which they purchased for about half the price.

Still, she’s had some trouble finding a job. Her husband, a barber, commutes 4½ hours to Miami early on Wednesdays to service his clients through Friday night. “I was expecting to take a hit, to reduce my salary, but it’s been a little shocking,” she said.

Miami-Dade County’s mayor last year declared a housing crisis, and rolled out several affordable housing initiatives and other programs. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation that will motivate developers to build workforce and affordable housing across the state to help address the housing crisis. The law, known as the “Live Local Act,” also prohibits local municipalities from enacting rent controls.

Miami-Dade County’s population doubled between 1970 and 2010, but growth slowed over the past decade. At first, immigration from abroad masked the flow of people away from the region, Ilcheva said. A rise in outflows combined with lower immigration during the pandemic put the region’s demographics into the red.

The top destinations for professionals leaving the Miami area are Orlando, Tampa Bay, Atlanta and Jacksonville, according to a recent LinkedIn study—all cities that also offer warm weather and low taxes, but much cheaper housing.

“The people who built this city cannot afford to live in their own homes that they spent their entire lives in,” said Billy Corben, a local resident and gadfly documentarian who often criticizes local politicians’ push for rapid growth. “Once those people are gone, then what is Miami? What is left of this place?”

The Block 55 site in one of many buildings under construction in Miami. Photo: Scott McIntyre for The Wall Street Journal
Write to Konrad Putzier at [email protected] and Deborah Acosta at [email protected]

[OCanada]

In 1986 i was seeing a woman who managed the Coconut Dinner Theater. Whike showing me around we looked a a new development that was being built. The lots were selling indeveloped for in excess of $1 million and being paid for in cash. It sold out in a werk.

Good teachers if they can are leaving. Some students are changing there minds about where to go to college.

The cost of home and auto insurance have skyrocketed if you can get them. FL has a water deficit. It’s environment is degrading. Its tourism is taking a hit. Its migrant workers are leaving. Tiny Sanctimonius is still more interested in white nationalism than governing.

Their kids are going to be less competitive for college spots while the demographics say there may be significant college closures.

[PizzaSnake]

This is like a week old.

Miami Sees Its First Population Drop in Decades

Soaring housing costs drive many locals away despite economic boom

By Konrad PutzierFollow
and Deborah AcostaFollow
July 31, 2023 9:00 pm ET
Miami, a global hot spot with ambitions to be a business and financial hub, is driving away more residents than it is attracting.

Surging housing costs and a fickle labor market, which by one measure still hasn’t recovered from the pandemic, are sending many locals packing. Miami-Dade lost 79,535 people through net migration to other parts of Florida or other states between 2020 and 2022, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Brookings Institution.

Although foreign immigration offset some of the loss and helped the county’s population rise slightly last year, Miami-Dade County’s population still shrank between 2019 and 2022—its first population loss over a multiyear period since at least 1970, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

The population loss in the state’s largest county stands in contrast to the rest of Florida, which added more people between 2021 and 2022 than any other state.

Home prices in Miami have soared 53% since June 2020, according to online listing site Zillow, the second most out of the top 50 metropolitan housing markets after Tampa. The median asking rent has increased by 27% since 2019, according to data company CoStar, rising despite the shrinking population because of a chronic shortage of affordable rental housing.

It is easy to spot ways in which the city is booming. Major boulevards are littered with construction cranes and Miami office towers have a lower vacancy rate than other major U.S. cities. Miami-Dade County’s unemployment rate is well below the national average and it is creating new businesses at its fastest pace ever.

But Miami risks following the same path as New York City and San Francisco, the country’s financial and tech centers, where the growth of high-paying white collar jobs raised the cost of living, sending many of those cities’ working and middle-class residents searching for a more affordable place to live.

Despite the economic boom, Miami-Dade has experienced a bigger loss as a share of total population than the city of Baltimore and Wayne County, Mich., which includes Detroit, over the two-year period.

“It’s the middle class, it’s our talent base, it’s our college graduates moving out for better opportunities elsewhere,” said Maria Ilcheva, census information center lead at Florida International University’s Jorge M. Perez Metropolitan Center.

Jose Perez, a real-estate broker who was born and raised in Miami, is among those who felt priced out. More than half his clients left the area when the cost of living began to soar. With incomes of between $70,000 and $150,000, they were living paycheck to paycheck, he said.

Perez soon moved out himself. He sold his Miami home for $800,000 and bought a comparable one in the central Florida city Ocala for $297,000. His savings in insurance alone add up to $5,460 a year, he said. His property taxes went from $7000 to under $2000 a year.

“Here you see you can get so much more bang for your buck,” said Perez, who now works for D.R. Horton, a national home builder.

Miami was already one of the country’s least affordable metropolitan areas before the pandemic, which helped drive prices up even more. The Miami metro area posted an annual consumer-price inflation of 6.9% in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is more than double the national inflation.

The city also has the highest share of “cost-burdened renters” of any major metropolitan area: 61% of its rental population are spending 30% or more of household income on housing, according to a report released this year by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

High rents sting because the area’s hourly wage, though rising, was below the national average as of 2022 and a far cry from earnings in New York and San Francisco.

While unemployment is low, the county’s labor market by one measure lags behind the rest of the state. The total number of employed people in Miami-Dade County was slightly below 2019 levels in May while it has increased for Florida as a whole, according to data from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

The area can’t match the diverse economic base of cities like New York, and Miami also has struggled to match the success of sunbelt boomtowns like Phoenix and Austin in attracting factories and big corporate headquarters, which bring with them thousands of jobs.

Miami is attracting plenty of new companies. In 2022, 127,895 business applications were made in Miami-Dade County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That was down slightly from the previous year, but well above prepandemic levels.

But many tech and finance firms are opening small or satellite offices that employ few people. Others are focused on cryptocurrencies, a market that has taken a nosedive.

Limited public transit and clogged roads also make it hard to entice employers. Hours lost to traffic delays in Miami increased by 59% between 2021 and 2022, according to data company INRIX—one of the highest increases among big U.S. cities.

“We need to be a city that, below the skyline, can provide a good quality of living,” Ilcheva said.

Still, there are reasons for optimism. The influx of wealthy residents and rising property prices are boosting tax revenues and a recent surge in new construction could bring down housing costs over time. Rent growth has slowed and wages have increased.

Foreign immigration increased in 2022 from pandemic lows and helped offset some of the American exodus, though Miami-Dade county’s population still shrank by 21,664 from 2020 to 2022 even with the rise in new residents from overseas.

Hours lost to traffic delays in Miami rose by 59% between 2021 and 2022, according to data company INRIX. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Some Miami residents who left enjoy a lower cost of living but have been forced to make other trade-offs. Natalie Pena and her husband sold their 1,100 square foot home in Miami for $440,000. In June, they moved with their son to a larger home in Ocala, which they purchased for about half the price.

Still, she’s had some trouble finding a job. Her husband, a barber, commutes 4½ hours to Miami early on Wednesdays to service his clients through Friday night. “I was expecting to take a hit, to reduce my salary, but it’s been a little shocking,” she said.

Miami-Dade County’s mayor last year declared a housing crisis, and rolled out several affordable housing initiatives and other programs. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation that will motivate developers to build workforce and affordable housing across the state to help address the housing crisis. The law, known as the “Live Local Act,” also prohibits local municipalities from enacting rent controls.

Miami-Dade County’s population doubled between 1970 and 2010, but growth slowed over the past decade. At first, immigration from abroad masked the flow of people away from the region, Ilcheva said. A rise in outflows combined with lower immigration during the pandemic put the region’s demographics into the red.

The top destinations for professionals leaving the Miami area are Orlando, Tampa Bay, Atlanta and Jacksonville, according to a recent LinkedIn study—all cities that also offer warm weather and low taxes, but much cheaper housing.

“The people who built this city cannot afford to live in their own homes that they spent their entire lives in,” said Billy Corben, a local resident and gadfly documentarian who often criticizes local politicians’ push for rapid growth. “Once those people are gone, then what is Miami? What is left of this place?”

The Block 55 site in one of many buildings under construction in Miami. Photo: Scott McIntyre for The Wall Street Journal
Write to Konrad Putzier at [email protected] and Deborah Acosta at [email protected]

“Once those people are gone, then what is Miami? What is left of this place?”

High-tide water park?

See the article re leprosy endemic in Central Floriduh?

[OCanada]

....and now Desantis show's he's too freaking stupid to direct the Dept of Ed to change the unconscionable teaching that "slavery was just like an internship for paid jobs" law.

Guess he still wants the white supremacist vote. Wonder where he learned this dangerous game from?

Well, there are good people on both sides, so......


Republican voters are going to get rid of this stuff from their party this time around, right?



https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 80508.html

most of the African slaves went below the equator.

Human bondage.........horrible thing.

You folks are all saying that slavery.........and the need for humans to do stuff on the cheap.........offers NO skill learning, of any kind.

some slaves learned to read. Which, is NOT a skill.

Not sure why people are up in arms over this........certainly, the 11 or 9 year old "farm girl" working the looms in Lowell and Lawrence, learned to read and do math while working 14 hour days along the banks of the Merrimack River........

History IS ugly.....including this topic. There IS no right way to pick crops.....you just go outside and pick them.

Killing people IS a skill.........why did Bob Marley sign about "Buffalo Soldiers" ?

Africans and slaves.......historically, built many of our buildings. From bricks to elaborate woodworking....skilled work force.

Are we gonna ignore the "skilled" workers (slaves) that built, for instance, the WHITE HOUSE.

where did the workers learn the skills, if they didn't get any skills, in the first place.

cotton gin.....invented by an African slave...

Been trying to tell you about the aquifers, but you wouldn't listen, and just focused on the tarmac!

4 vinyl guiacol and chip dip

You might start here. You seem to assume the slaves arrived with no culture, no civilization, no skills that translate and that if they do acquire a totally new skill there is a market place where they are free to mentize it. You know so little about black history and culture it is pathetic at least in yiur choice of language.

https://www.history.com/news/7-influent ... an-empires

[Farfromgeneva]

....and now Desantis show's he's too freaking stupid to direct the Dept of Ed to change the unconscionable teaching that "slavery was just like an internship for paid jobs" law.

Guess he still wants the white supremacist vote. Wonder where he learned this dangerous game from?

Well, there are good people on both sides, so......


Republican voters are going to get rid of this stuff from their party this time around, right?



https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 80508.html

most of the African slaves went below the equator.

Human bondage.........horrible thing.

You folks are all saying that slavery.........and the need for humans to do stuff on the cheap.........offers NO skill learning, of any kind.

some slaves learned to read. Which, is NOT a skill.

Not sure why people are up in arms over this........certainly, the 11 or 9 year old "farm girl" working the looms in Lowell and Lawrence, learned to read and do math while working 14 hour days along the banks of the Merrimack River........

History IS ugly.....including this topic. There IS no right way to pick crops.....you just go outside and pick them.

Killing people IS a skill.........why did Bob Marley sign about "Buffalo Soldiers" ?

Africans and slaves.......historically, built many of our buildings. From bricks to elaborate woodworking....skilled work force.

Are we gonna ignore the "skilled" workers (slaves) that built, for instance, the WHITE HOUSE.

where did the workers learn the skills, if they didn't get any skills, in the first place.

cotton gin.....invented by an African slave...

Been trying to tell you about the aquifers, but you wouldn't listen, and just focused on the tarmac!

4 vinyl guiacol and chip dip

You might start here. You seem to assume the slaves arrived with no culture, no civilization, no skills that translate and that if they do acquire a totally new skill there is a market place where they are free to mentize it. You know so little about black history and culture it is pathetic at least in yiur choice of language.

https://www.history.com/news/7-influent ... an-empires

Guess they won’t be teaching Oronoco (is there a K in there for anyone familiar, I forget?) or Thing Fall Apart anytime soon down in FL…

Florida eyes "classical" education agenda

April Rubin
Florida could become the first state to offer a conservative-backed "classical" exam in lieu of the SAT and ACT for public college admissions.

Why it matters: The state's education measures have been a Republican bellwether nationally — driven by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election.

The classical education model — not to be confused with "classics" or "classical humanities" — focuses on a return to "core values" and the "centrality of the Western tradition." It's gained recent momentum in Florida charter schools and private Christian schools.
The Classical Learning Test launched in 2015 and is used by homeschooling families and co-op groups, according to its website. Over 200 colleges and universities, many religious, accept its scores.
The test contains three sections: verbal reasoning, grammar and writing, and quantitative reasoning.
State of play: The Florida Board of Governors is expected to vote on the Classical Learning Test on Aug. 30, Altony Lee III, a spokesperson for the board, told Axios.

If adopted by the board, universities could start accepting classical test scores for the 2023-24 admissions cycle, Lee said.
In May, DeSantis signed a bill into law that allowed students to use classical test scores to determine eligibility for a statewide college scholarship program.
DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education did not respond to requests for comment.
Critics say that the emphasis on Western civilization in classical education centers white Europe and America as most important, per the Tampa Bay Times.

So-called "classical education is really a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Julian Vasquez Heilig, a professor of educational leadership, research and technology at Western Michigan University.
"Really what it's about is using selective Western thinkers to foment a specific moral ideology," he added.
The intrigue: Classical education is largely pioneered by Hillsdale College, a small, Christian, classical liberal arts college in Michigan. This school has helped DeSantis reshape Florida education, the Miami Herald reported.

Five schools in Florida are "member schools" of Hillsdale College — more than in any other state, according to its website.
They receive curriculum, consultation and training; others are designated as "candidate member" or "curriculum" schools.
Hillsdale influenced the state's decision to reject math textbooks that delved into critical race theory and social emotional learning.

"In studying the origins of our country and its history, in all of its triumphs and tragedies, students acquire a mature love for America," the Hillsdale website said.
Zoom out: The Florida Board of Education in July backed new standards for teaching Black history, including slavery.

Earlier this year, the College Board revised its curriculum for Advanced Placement African American history after criticism from DeSantis — a move that drew significant backlash.
The head of the College Board said at the time the changes were not made for political reasons.
DeSantis has ultimately sought alternatives to College Board products, such as the Classical Learning Test.
The College Board initially said Advanced Placement Psychology was "effectively banned" in Florida, after the state deemed teaching sexual orientation and gender identity content illegal, but then reversed the decision on Friday.
"We hope now that Florida teachers will be able to teach the full course, including content on gender and sexual orientation, without fear of punishment," the College Board said in a statement.
DeSantis last year signed the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill into law, banning classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation from kindergarten through 3rd grade.

In May, DeSantis signed legislation defunding diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Florida's public colleges.
Go deeper: The Republican war on colleges

[Farfromgeneva]

In 1986 i was seeing a woman who managed the Coconut Dinner Theater. Whike showing me around we looked a a new development that was being built. The lots were selling indeveloped for in excess of $1 million and being paid for in cash. It sold out in a werk.

Good teachers if they can are leaving. Some students are changing there minds about where to go to college.

The cost of home and auto insurance have skyrocketed if you can get them. FL has a water deficit. It’s environment is degrading. Its tourism is taking a hit. Its migrant workers are leaving. Tiny Sanctimonius is still more interested in white nationalism than governing.

Their kids are going to be less competitive for college spots while the demographics say there may be significant college closures.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/IBG_YBG

[Farfromgeneva]

This is like a week old.

Miami Sees Its First Population Drop in Decades

Soaring housing costs drive many locals away despite economic boom

By Konrad PutzierFollow
and Deborah AcostaFollow
July 31, 2023 9:00 pm ET
Miami, a global hot spot with ambitions to be a business and financial hub, is driving away more residents than it is attracting.

Surging housing costs and a fickle labor market, which by one measure still hasn’t recovered from the pandemic, are sending many locals packing. Miami-Dade lost 79,535 people through net migration to other parts of Florida or other states between 2020 and 2022, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Brookings Institution.

Although foreign immigration offset some of the loss and helped the county’s population rise slightly last year, Miami-Dade County’s population still shrank between 2019 and 2022—its first population loss over a multiyear period since at least 1970, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

The population loss in the state’s largest county stands in contrast to the rest of Florida, which added more people between 2021 and 2022 than any other state.

Home prices in Miami have soared 53% since June 2020, according to online listing site Zillow, the second most out of the top 50 metropolitan housing markets after Tampa. The median asking rent has increased by 27% since 2019, according to data company CoStar, rising despite the shrinking population because of a chronic shortage of affordable rental housing.

It is easy to spot ways in which the city is booming. Major boulevards are littered with construction cranes and Miami office towers have a lower vacancy rate than other major U.S. cities. Miami-Dade County’s unemployment rate is well below the national average and it is creating new businesses at its fastest pace ever.

But Miami risks following the same path as New York City and San Francisco, the country’s financial and tech centers, where the growth of high-paying white collar jobs raised the cost of living, sending many of those cities’ working and middle-class residents searching for a more affordable place to live.

Despite the economic boom, Miami-Dade has experienced a bigger loss as a share of total population than the city of Baltimore and Wayne County, Mich., which includes Detroit, over the two-year period.

“It’s the middle class, it’s our talent base, it’s our college graduates moving out for better opportunities elsewhere,” said Maria Ilcheva, census information center lead at Florida International University’s Jorge M. Perez Metropolitan Center.

Jose Perez, a real-estate broker who was born and raised in Miami, is among those who felt priced out. More than half his clients left the area when the cost of living began to soar. With incomes of between $70,000 and $150,000, they were living paycheck to paycheck, he said.

Perez soon moved out himself. He sold his Miami home for $800,000 and bought a comparable one in the central Florida city Ocala for $297,000. His savings in insurance alone add up to $5,460 a year, he said. His property taxes went from $7000 to under $2000 a year.

“Here you see you can get so much more bang for your buck,” said Perez, who now works for D.R. Horton, a national home builder.

Miami was already one of the country’s least affordable metropolitan areas before the pandemic, which helped drive prices up even more. The Miami metro area posted an annual consumer-price inflation of 6.9% in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is more than double the national inflation.

The city also has the highest share of “cost-burdened renters” of any major metropolitan area: 61% of its rental population are spending 30% or more of household income on housing, according to a report released this year by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

High rents sting because the area’s hourly wage, though rising, was below the national average as of 2022 and a far cry from earnings in New York and San Francisco.

While unemployment is low, the county’s labor market by one measure lags behind the rest of the state. The total number of employed people in Miami-Dade County was slightly below 2019 levels in May while it has increased for Florida as a whole, according to data from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

The area can’t match the diverse economic base of cities like New York, and Miami also has struggled to match the success of sunbelt boomtowns like Phoenix and Austin in attracting factories and big corporate headquarters, which bring with them thousands of jobs.

Miami is attracting plenty of new companies. In 2022, 127,895 business applications were made in Miami-Dade County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That was down slightly from the previous year, but well above prepandemic levels.

But many tech and finance firms are opening small or satellite offices that employ few people. Others are focused on cryptocurrencies, a market that has taken a nosedive.

Limited public transit and clogged roads also make it hard to entice employers. Hours lost to traffic delays in Miami increased by 59% between 2021 and 2022, according to data company INRIX—one of the highest increases among big U.S. cities.

“We need to be a city that, below the skyline, can provide a good quality of living,” Ilcheva said.

Still, there are reasons for optimism. The influx of wealthy residents and rising property prices are boosting tax revenues and a recent surge in new construction could bring down housing costs over time. Rent growth has slowed and wages have increased.

Foreign immigration increased in 2022 from pandemic lows and helped offset some of the American exodus, though Miami-Dade county’s population still shrank by 21,664 from 2020 to 2022 even with the rise in new residents from overseas.

Hours lost to traffic delays in Miami rose by 59% between 2021 and 2022, according to data company INRIX. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Some Miami residents who left enjoy a lower cost of living but have been forced to make other trade-offs. Natalie Pena and her husband sold their 1,100 square foot home in Miami for $440,000. In June, they moved with their son to a larger home in Ocala, which they purchased for about half the price.

Still, she’s had some trouble finding a job. Her husband, a barber, commutes 4½ hours to Miami early on Wednesdays to service his clients through Friday night. “I was expecting to take a hit, to reduce my salary, but it’s been a little shocking,” she said.

Miami-Dade County’s mayor last year declared a housing crisis, and rolled out several affordable housing initiatives and other programs. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation that will motivate developers to build workforce and affordable housing across the state to help address the housing crisis. The law, known as the “Live Local Act,” also prohibits local municipalities from enacting rent controls.

Miami-Dade County’s population doubled between 1970 and 2010, but growth slowed over the past decade. At first, immigration from abroad masked the flow of people away from the region, Ilcheva said. A rise in outflows combined with lower immigration during the pandemic put the region’s demographics into the red.

The top destinations for professionals leaving the Miami area are Orlando, Tampa Bay, Atlanta and Jacksonville, according to a recent LinkedIn study—all cities that also offer warm weather and low taxes, but much cheaper housing.

“The people who built this city cannot afford to live in their own homes that they spent their entire lives in,” said Billy Corben, a local resident and gadfly documentarian who often criticizes local politicians’ push for rapid growth. “Once those people are gone, then what is Miami? What is left of this place?”

The Block 55 site in one of many buildings under construction in Miami. Photo: Scott McIntyre for The Wall Street Journal
Write to Konrad Putzier at [email protected] and Deborah Acosta at [email protected]

“Once those people are gone, then what is Miami? What is left of this place?”

High-tide water park?

See the article re leprosy endemic in Central Floriduh?

End destination of alligator alley?

A place were you really want to wear gloves?

https://youtu.be/A4hZSpNarLo

[jhu72]

So Fox TV stations in Florida are reporting that 45 out of 67 total public school superintendents have resigned to go somewhere else in the past 3 years. Florida is a real popular place for educators.

Florida, where dumbass goes to stay!

[Kismet]

Hillsborough County just banned using the complete text of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo & Juliet

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education ... akespeare/

Stupid is a stupid does.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Hillsborough County just banned using the complete text of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo & Juliet

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education ... akespeare/

Stupid is a stupid does.

Really remarkable.

[cradleandshoot]

Hillsborough County just banned using the complete text of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo & Juliet

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education ... akespeare/

Stupid is a stupid does.

Really remarkable.

I highly doubt the vast majority of HS students today have the reading comprehension to understand any Shakespeare. So what difference does it make if they ban Romeo and Juliet or not? Let em read West Side Story instead. They might even have a better understanding when you throw in street gangs.. the Jets and the Sharks. I guess having Latinos beating up on White Boys wouldn't be popular in some school districts and more popular in others?

[Kismet]

Hillsborough County just banned using the complete text of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo & Juliet

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education ... akespeare/

Stupid is a stupid does.

Really remarkable.

I highly doubt the vast majority of HS students today have the reading comprehension to understand any Shakespeare. So what difference does it make if they ban Romeo and Juliet or not? Let em read West Side Story instead. They might even have a better understanding when you throw in street gangs.. the Jets and the Sharks. I guess having Latinos beating up on White Boys wouldn't be popular in some school districts and more popular in others?

They essentially endorsed the Cliff Notes version - minus any references to any specific material in the text that they object to. i.e., that both characters were under the age of consent and sexual in nature.

The actual policy tells schools to steer clear of content and class discussion that is sexual in nature unless it is related to a standard, such as health class. Juliet's last line is off-limits

“O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die." - Shakespearean sexual reference apparently.

Stupid is as stupid does. Might apply elsewhere, too.

[DMac]

Hillsborough County just banned using the complete text of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo & Juliet

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education ... akespeare/

Stupid is a stupid does.

Can't read it in school, meanwhile they're watching the Pornhub version of it on their phones.

[cradleandshoot]

Hillsborough County just banned using the complete text of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo & Juliet

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education ... akespeare/

Stupid is a stupid does.

Really remarkable.

I highly doubt the vast majority of HS students today have the reading comprehension to understand any Shakespeare. So what difference does it make if they ban Romeo and Juliet or not? Let em read West Side Story instead. They might even have a better understanding when you throw in street gangs.. the Jets and the Sharks. I guess having Latinos beating up on White Boys wouldn't be popular in some school districts and more popular in others?

They essentially endorsed the Cliff Notes version - minus any references to any specific material in the text that they object to. i.e., that both characters were under the age of consent

Stupid is as stupid does. Might apply elsewhere, too.

You mean Romeo and Juliet for dummies?

[cradleandshoot]

Hillsborough County just banned using the complete text of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo & Juliet

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education ... akespeare/

Stupid is a stupid does.

Can't read it in school, meanwhile they're watching the Pornhub version of it on their phones.

#1...

[tech37]

Hillsborough County just banned using the complete text of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo & Juliet

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education ... akespeare/

Stupid is a stupid does.

Really remarkable.

I highly doubt the vast majority of HS students today have the reading comprehension to understand any Shakespeare. So what difference does it make if they ban Romeo and Juliet or not? Let em read West Side Story instead. They might even have a better understanding when you throw in street gangs.. the Jets and the Sharks. I guess having Latinos beating up on White Boys wouldn't be popular in some school districts and more popular in others?

They essentially endorsed the Cliff Notes version - minus any references to any specific material in the text that they object to. i.e., that both characters were under the age of consent

Stupid is as stupid does. Might apply elsewhere, too.

We read the complete text freshman year English class. I'm pretty sure kids same age today can handle it. Yep, dumb for sure.

[Farfromgeneva]

This state has become dysfunctional. And in places like Miami it’s even showing in the economic/demographic data already. Talk about raping and pillaging for ones own benefit. Got a friend I used to work with who’s close to retirement and planning to move from WestChester Co down there. Feel like I should be talking him out of it.

Florida Housing Director Suspended As Agency Prepares To Distribute $711M To Developers

The head of Florida’s housing authority was suspended, leaving the organization without a permanent leader just as it gears up to distribute hundreds of millions of dollars in loans meant to spur affordable housing development.

Mike DiNapoli was suspended six months after becoming the head of the Florida Housing Finance Corp. Also pictured is a Key West housing development that received $18M in funding from the agency.

Mike DiNapoli, executive director of the Florida Housing Finance Corp., was placed on administrative leave last month pending the outcome of an inspector general investigation. A reason for the suspension was not given, but the USA Today Network, which first reported the suspension Monday, cited unnamed sources saying the investigation is focused on DiNapoli’s management style and accusations that he created a hostile work environment.

The suspension comes at an inopportune moment for Florida Housing. The agency is responsible for managing state and federal funding for housing programs and is playing a central role in the implementation of the Live Local Act. The law, which went into effect on July 1, provides $711M in loans that will be administered by Florida Housing toward building lower-cost housing in the state.

DiNapoli’s suspension from Florida Housing, which has more than 130 employees, was ordered by the chair of the agency’s board of directors, Mario Facella, on July 21, the USA Today Network reported. The board, which was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, is scheduled to meet Sept. 8 and DiNapoli’s fate is likely to be an agenda item, sources told the news organization.

Florida Housing's press secretary didn't respond to Bisnow’s request for comment. Angie Sellers, the organization's chief financial officer, has stepped in as interim executive director.

DiNapoli, 54, was selected to lead the FHFC in February at DeSantis' recommendation after the resignation of Harold “Trey” Price, who was appointed in 2017 under then-Gov. Rick Scott.

The agency saw a number of departures following DiNapoli’s appointment as executive director. He fired Hugh Brown, the longtime general counsel who also served as chief ethics officer, and the corporation’s liaison to the board, Sheila Freaney, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Betty Zachem, the agency’s general counsel after Brown’s departure, resigned last week, according to the USA Today Network.

Marie Mattox, an attorney representing Freaney, told the Times that she was fired after reporting “wrongdoing” by DiNapoli and that she had filed a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations.

“She was fired after having blown the whistle on irregular spending practices and the use of the state credit card and/or her age,” Mattox told the Times.

Florida Housing has already been playing an essential role in the rollout of the Live Local Act. It has held multiple workshops to discuss the law’s broad provisions and to provide guidance on how developers can apply for new tax exemptions and state loans for affordable housing that received increased funding through the bill.

While the law went into effect last month, the details around enforcement and the rollout of funding are still being worked on by Florida Housing and other state agencies. Applications for loans funded by the law have yet to be released, and details of the newly created tax incentive program remain scant ahead of that program becoming open to applications Oct. 1.

DiNapoli had previously spent five years at Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity, which is now a part of the state’s newly formed Department of Commerce. While at the agency, DiNapoli was responsible for the distribution of federal money from the Homeowner Assistance Fund, a pandemic-era program that helped thousands of Floridians avoid mortgage delinquencies and defaults.

[Kismet]

Yet another dumb idea floated by the Florida governor - he seems to have many of those
He said Thursday that he would be open to dropping bombs on U.S. ally Mexico in an apparent bid to fight the country’s pervasive drug cartels

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