A dramatic Miami City Commission meeting involving chicken costumes, code enforcement complaints and allegations of political retaliation unfolded Friday, with Commissioner Joe Carollo at the center of it all.

Shocking allegations made by the wife of a Miami city commissioner about one of her husband’s colleagues grounded city business to a halt Thursday.

Thunderous applause broke out at Miami City Hall Thursday when Commissioner Miguel Gabela withdrew his measure that would change the city’s tree ordinance.

A Miami city commissioner and residents gathered Wednesday to discuss a controversial tree ordinance ahead of a planned meeting Thursday.

During This Week In South Florida on Sunday, Miami Commissioner Miguel Gabela said the delay in replacing the unconstitutional city-drawn districts’ map was to ensure it gets done.

Victoria Méndez is out as Miami’s city attorney — effective immediately. But Miami's city manager, while on the hot seat Thursday, remains on the job.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes newly voted in Miami commissioners Miguel Gabela and Damian Pardo, sports betting legal expert Daniel Wallach and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Band Director Steve Rivero.

A small turnout of voters rocked Miami’s political universe this week, replacing two-fifths of the city commission.

Miami voters shook up the city commission during Tuesday night’s runoff elections, ousting two incumbents. One of the commissioners-elect is making history.

Two Miami Commission seats were up for grabs in Tuesday’s runoff election.

Before the ballot boxes closed on Tuesday, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal cleared Miguel Gabela’s candidacy for a Miami commission runoff race against the incumbent Alex Díaz de la Portilla.

Florida Circuit Court Judge Pedro P. Echarte, Jr. ruled on Wednesday that Miguel Gabela is a qualified candidate for District 1 in the City of Miami’s upcoming municipal election set for Nov. 7.

Suspended Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz De La Portilla has been out of jail for several days following his arrest on a host of corruption charges, such as bribery and money laundering.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, Miami city commission candidate Marvin Tapia and Miguel Gabela, Pinecrest Vice Mayor Anna Hochkammer and Doral Mayor Christi Fraga.

Miami commission candidate Miguel Gabela filed to oppose Alex Diaz De La Portilla last February, and somehow got carved out of the district, for which he sued.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Voters in Miami, Hialeah and Miami Beach headed to the polls Tuesday after runoff elections were necessary in six races since no clear winner was decided Nov. 5. In Miami Beach, all three City Commission races needed to be decided in a runoff. Click here for results of the Group II raceHialeah Council member Group III: Jackie Garcia-Roves and Milagros "Milly" Herrera are seeking the council member seat. With 43 of 48 precincts reporting, Garcia-Roves had 54.23% of the votes, while Herrera was not far behind with 45.77% of the votes. Group IV Commissioner: At press time, with 19 of 24 precincts reporting, Steven Meiner was leading Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.