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Michael Gongora, Mike Grieco, Steven Meiner and Bill Roedy are running for mayor of Miami Beach.

Michael Gongora, Mike Grieco, Steven Meiner and Bill Roedy are running for mayor of Miami Beach.

There are two candidates running for each of the three commission seats. None are incumbents.

In Miami Beach, authorities will do more to curb violence, by preventing party promoters from planning massive events, among other actions.

Kali9/Getty Images(MIAMI BEACH, Fla.) -- Miami Beach, long the epicenter of fun in the sun for college students spring break respite, is dealing with an increase in violence including two deadly shootings on the iconic Ocean Drive in the past week. The chaos has left city officials, including Mayor Dan Gelber, at a loss, and has forced the city to declare a state of emergency. “I don’t think any mayor could say, ‘We did everything we could do,’ when you have deaths like this. I think tha...

- Miami Beach officials, residents grapple with spring break violence

Miami Beach is dealing with an uptick in violence as tens of thousands of revelers descend on the popular spring break destination.

By DAVID FISCHER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press

Im sure there are many reasons that violent young adults migrate to events like Spring Break and some of them are the same reasons that draw college kids.

For the third year in a row, Miami Beach finds itself struggling with spring break violence, including two fatal shootings and unruly crowds, despite a massive police presence and activities designed to give people alternatives to drinking and roaming the streets