Thursday, June 8, 2017

Today, the City Commission voted unanimously to send a ballot question to voters in November to terminate outdoor alcohol sales and consumption on Ocean Drive from 5th Street to 15th Street at 2:00 a.m. instead of 5:00 a.m. This does not include indoor portions of hotels.

Ocean Drive's raucous atmosphere negatively impacts residents and erodes the Miami Beach brand, all year long. I want to bring back Ocean Drive to its glory days, so it can be enjoyed by families and residents. To accomplish this goal, we need to create a safe atmosphere so all people can enjoy Lummus Park and the restaurants fronting Ocean Drive. Limiting alcohol sales after 2 a.m. will decrease alcohol fueled violence and crime that occurs in these late night hours.

Ocean Drive now has the highest concentration of police resources in the City. In June of 2014, when Chief Oates took office, there were no significant full-time resources dedicated to Ocean Drive or the entertainment district. Chief Oates has reorganized the department and dedicated resources specifically to address crime and quality-of-life issues. Due to these efforts, major crime has dropped nearly 16% in 2016 and crime continues to trend downward in 2017. In the last six weeks, five out of ten officers designated to Ocean Drive have been injured protecting this area. Throwing more dollars into policing will not solve this problem. Last year the police force spent $814,812 to keep Ocean Drive safe after 2 a.m., however, the city only collected $197,892 in resort taxes for sales made between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.

Today, I also brought forth an ordinance to remove the noise ordinance exemption on Ocean Drive from 5th Street to 15th Street. This prohibits music from being projected from properties into the street and sidewalk. By reducing excessive noise in the streets, the atmosphere will be toned down. Today, the Commission approved changing package liquor sales in the entertainment district from 8 a.m. to midnight to 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. As a Commission, we will be looking at introducing legislation that will roll back package liquor sales even further, to prohibit package liquor sales after 8 p.m. in this area. By addressing noise and alcohol sales together, we are one step closer to realizing a new vision for this iconic district.

Sincerely,

Philip Levine
Mayor of Miami Beach

Saturday, June 3, 2017

LATIN PEOPLE NEWS DEMO

Friday, June 2, 2017

Amazon ofrece reembolsos de cargos no autorizados por compras dentro de las aplicaciones

30 de mayo de 2017

por

Álvaro Puig

Especialista en Educación del Consumidor, FTC

Amazon pondrá a disposición más de $70 millones de dólares en concepto de reembolsos para los clientes a los que les cobró cargos por compras no autorizadas dentro de las aplicaciones efectuadas por niños.

Puedes ser elegible para recibir un reembolso de Amazon si te facturaron cargos no autorizados por compras efectuadas por un niño y los cargos correspondían a compras efectuadas desde una aplicación entre noviembre de 2011 y mayo de 2016.

Si eres elegible para recibir un reembolso, el 26 de mayo de 2017 deberías haber recibido un email de parte de Amazon con las instrucciones para solicitar tu reembolso. También puedes hacer alguna de las dos siguientes cosas:

Ir al sitio https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/refund-orders/in-apprefund/.
Ingresar a Amazon.com, seleccionar Mi cuenta (Your Account) y desde ahí ir a Servicio de mensajería (Message center). Si eres elegible para recibir un reembolso, encontrarás más información en la sección Mensajes importantes (Important Messages).

El plazo para solicitar tu reembolso vence el 26 de mayo de 2018. Amazon administra el proceso de reembolsos, de modo que si solicitas un reembolso y quieres saber el estatus de tu pedido tendrás que consultarlo con Amazon.

Puedes consultar más detalles sobre la acción de la FTC contra Amazon en ftc.gov. Para más información sobre las aplicaciones para niños, échale un vistazo a Aplicaciones móviles: Qué son y cómo funcionan.

Thank You Governor Scott!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

June 2, 2017

Contact Information:

Cindy Gerhardt, President

president@floridapta.org

407-855-7604

FAX 407-240-9577

www.floridapta.org

Today, Governor Scott announced his intention to veto the Florida Education Finance Program line item in the budget and called for a special legislative session to be held next week, June 7-9. The Governor is asking for $200 million more for public education which would equate to an increase of $100.00 per student.

We would like to thank Governor Scott for listening to the people of Florida and for his continued desire to invest in our students.

Florida PTA comprises hundreds of thousands of families, students, teachers, administrators and business and community leaders devoted to improving the lives of children/youth in our state. PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy association in the state of Florida, as well as the nation. PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children. More information is available by contacting Florida PTA (407/855-7604 or executive.director@floridapta.org).

For more information visit our website www.floridapta.org and/or our Facebook page for programs available in your community.

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