Ken Russell

Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla, if I had a nickel for every time I trusted your word, I could fund this baywalk myself. Oh, Lord almighty. Oh, Lord almighty. Guys, guys.

Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla, if I had a nickel for every time I trusted your word, I could fund this baywalk myself. Oh, Lord almighty. Oh, Lord almighty. Guys, guys.

No, that is a complete opposite version from the experience that I had up there. And let me walk you through it. Okay. Because I had a sheet of paper in front of me with all of my demands. And for those who are thinking during that moment where I'm saying I'm a no vote, They're like, aha, we've convinced Ken to be against this.

No, that is a complete opposite version from the experience that I had up there. And let me walk you through it. Okay. Because I had a sheet of paper in front of me with all of my demands. And for those who are thinking during that moment where I'm saying I'm a no vote, They're like, aha, we've convinced Ken to be against this.

That was my moment of leverage to say I will be a no, and they had to believe it unless this entire list of things gets done. It was theater, but that was your leverage. You squandered your political capital. No, but then they thought, they really thought that they were going to go through the vote, and then I would just go along for whatever reason.

That was my moment of leverage to say I will be a no, and they had to believe it unless this entire list of things gets done. It was theater, but that was your leverage. You squandered your political capital. No, but then they thought, they really thought that they were going to go through the vote, and then I would just go along for whatever reason.

And I don't know why they thought I was going to vote yes in that moment. Because they were going to lie to you. But they hadn't even agreed at that point to anything on my list. Okay, they hadn't lied to you yet. Yeah, they hadn't lied to me yet.

And I don't know why they thought I was going to vote yes in that moment. Because they were going to lie to you. But they hadn't even agreed at that point to anything on my list. Okay, they hadn't lied to you yet. Yeah, they hadn't lied to me yet.

So when they decided to break, I sat there because I didn't want the perception of what ended up happening that everyone goes back to their offices and deals are cut and everything. What I wanted and what I believe happened is once they realized that I'm a hard no and I don't give a shit, that I can walk away from this as it is, that they need to give me every one of those things.

So when they decided to break, I sat there because I didn't want the perception of what ended up happening that everyone goes back to their offices and deals are cut and everything. What I wanted and what I believe happened is once they realized that I'm a hard no and I don't give a shit, that I can walk away from this as it is, that they need to give me every one of those things.

And I believe the mayor went around to each office and whipped them and said, these votes have to happen for these amendments that Russell wants. I understand DLP likes to get whipped. I can't speak to that, but I could tell you his breath was whipping me on that day just then when he was yelling at me.

And I believe the mayor went around to each office and whipped them and said, these votes have to happen for these amendments that Russell wants. I understand DLP likes to get whipped. I can't speak to that, but I could tell you his breath was whipping me on that day just then when he was yelling at me.

But the only moment I stepped off the dais was when Francis kept saying, bro, talk to me for a second. I need to talk to you. And I hadn't talked to him in that moment. Since the time I was at his house and he kicked me out of it.

But the only moment I stepped off the dais was when Francis kept saying, bro, talk to me for a second. I need to talk to you. And I hadn't talked to him in that moment. Since the time I was at his house and he kicked me out of it.

So for at that point, what was it, four years that they had been working on this thing? No, I would only meet with them in my office with my staff. And we had long, hard meetings on in terms of the negotiation. But I never went out for drinks, no cigars, no coffees, no breakfast. And it was important to me. So when the mayor said to me one day, hey, this is just a few days before the vote.

So for at that point, what was it, four years that they had been working on this thing? No, I would only meet with them in my office with my staff. And we had long, hard meetings on in terms of the negotiation. But I never went out for drinks, no cigars, no coffees, no breakfast. And it was important to me. So when the mayor said to me one day, hey, this is just a few days before the vote.

Meet me in my house. I never expected I would see the Moss brothers sitting in his living room. And that really pissed me off.

Meet me in my house. I never expected I would see the Moss brothers sitting in his living room. And that really pissed me off.

So, theoretically, all of them are getting met until I find out this last month they are voting to undo them at the City Commission through an illegal vote. And that's what brought me back to City Hall.

So, theoretically, all of them are getting met until I find out this last month they are voting to undo them at the City Commission through an illegal vote. And that's what brought me back to City Hall.