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. The government of the City of Miami uses the mayor-commissioner type of system the city commission consists of five commissioners that are elected from single member districts the city commission constitutes the governing body with powers to pass ordinances adopt regulations and exercise all powers conferred upon the city in the city charter the mayor is elected at large and appoints a city manager the City of Miami is governed by Mayor Francis X Suarez and 5 city commissioners that oversee the five districts in the city the commission's regular meetings are held at Miami City Hall which is located at 3500 Pan American Drive on Dinner Key in the neighborhood of Coconut Grove. On October 25 1939 John S Knight son of a noted Ohio newspaperman bought the Herald from Frank B Shutts Knight became editor and publisher and made his brother James L Knight the business manager the Herald had 383 employees Lee Hills arrived as city editor in September 1942 He later became the Herald's publisher and eventually the chairman of Knight-Ridder Inc a position he held until 1981, Libraries Toll Florida 878.svg State Road 878 (Snapper Creek Expressway); 2.8 Other colleges and schools, The 1980s and '90s also brought the genre of high energy Miami bass to dance floors and car subwoofers throughout the country Miami bass spawned artists like 2 Live Crew (featuring Uncle Luke) 95 South Tag Team 69 Boyz Quad City DJ's and Freak Nasty Examples of these songs are "Whoomp! (There it Is)" by Tag Team in 1993 "Tootsee Roll" by 69 Boyz in 1994 and "C'mon N' Ride it (The Train)" by the Quad City DJ's in 1996. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Economy People who kept more traditional ways had settlements along the Tamiami Trail and tended to speak the Mikasuki language They later were federally recognized in 1962 as the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida as metropolitan areas in South Florida began to grow the two groups were closely associated with the Everglades They struggled to maintain privacy while serving as tourist attractions They earned money by wrestling alligators and selling craftworks as of 2008 the Seminole Tribe of Florida had five reservations and the lands of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians were collectively considered a sixth reservation the two tribes have each developed casino gaming on some of their properties to generate revenue for support services and economic development. 3.2.3 Concourse G - Internship or study abroad program Miami Florida Business directory In 1999 an evaluation of the C&SF was submitted to Congress as part of the Water Development Act of 1992 the seven-year report called the "Restudy" cited indicators of harm to the ecosystem: a 50 percent reduction in the original Everglades diminished water storage harmful timing of water releases from canals and pumping stations an 85 to 90 percent decrease in wading bird populations over the past 50 years and the decline of output from commercial fisheries Bodies of water including Lake Okeechobee the Caloosahatchee River St Lucie estuary Lake Worth Lagoon Biscayne Bay Florida Bay and the Everglades reflected drastic water level changes hypersalinity and dramatic changes in marine and freshwater ecosystems the Restudy noted the overall decline in water quality over the past 50 years was due to loss of wetlands that act as filters for polluted water it predicted that without intervention the entire South Florida ecosystem would deteriorate Water shortages would become common and some cities would have annual water restrictions. 3% Metric conversion In 2010 58.1% of the county's population was foreign born with 41.1% being naturalized American citizens Of foreign-born residents 95.4% were born in Latin America 2.4% were born in Europe 1.4% born in Asia 0.5% born in Africa 0.2% in North America and 0.1% were born in Oceania. Housing costs: in 2010 housing costs in the Miami area typically represented 40% of household income compared to 34% nationwide.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is one of a few public school districts in the United States to offer optional international studies programs and bilingual education Bilingual education is offered in Spanish French German Haitian Creole and Mandarin Chinese M-DCPS is the only school district in Florida to offer bilingual education in Mandarin. Grade 5: 27,110 This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed; Other Christian In 2011 there were about 9,000 retail gas stations in the state Floridians consumed 21 million gallons of gasoline daily in 2011 ranking it third in national use behind California and Texas Motorists have the 45th lowest rate of car insurance in the U.S 24% are uninsured, In 2010 51.1% of the county's population was foreign born with 48.7% being naturalized American citizens Of foreign-born residents 93.0% were born in Latin America 3.2% were born in Europe 2.7% born in Asia 0.5% born in Africa 0.5% in North America and 0.1% were born in Oceania!