Martin Luther King Jr. Day events

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, there will be an array of events happening in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Here’s a sampling: 5000 Role Models’ 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, A Virtual Experience: The 9 a.m. virtual event will feature Doug Emhoff, second gentleman of the United States; Don Lemon of CNN; Monica Richardson, executive editor, the Miami Herald/el Nuevo Herald; Gen. William J. Walker, sergeant at arms, U.S. House of Representatives; Michael Finney, president and CEO of the Beacon Council; Troy Vincent, vice president of football operations, NFL; Leonard Pitts, Pulitzer Prize-winning Miami Herald columnist and author; the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and the Rev. Al Sharpton. For information, call 305-9952451, ext. 2.

Liberty City 45th Annual MLK Parade: Miami’s longest-running parade opens with a preparade 5K Run and Fitness Walk at 8 a.m. at the MLK Plaza Metrorail Station, 6205 NW 27th Ave. Runners should arrive for registration between 6:30 and 7:45 a.m. The parade begins at 11 a.m. and goes along Northwest 54th Street from 10th to 32nd avenues in Liberty City. Free. 305-606-2995 or www.mlkparadeand festivities.org/45thannual-mlk-parade/

Free entry to national parks on MLK Day: All 392 U.S. national parks offer free entry on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This offer includes entry at Everglades National Park and Dry Tortugas

National Park off Key West. www.nps.gov /subjects/npscelebrates /mlk-day.htm

BROWARD COUNTY

Tamarac Martin Luther

King Jr. Day Unity March: Includes refreshments and entertainment; 8:30 a.m.; Tamarac Park, 7501 N. University Drive. Free. www.eventbrite. com/e/martin-lutherking-jr-day-unity-marchtickets-228421162847? aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Heal the Planet Neighborhood CleanUp: Join the YMCA and other volunteer groups in a day of service; 8:30 a.m.; Provident Park, 1412 NW Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale. Free. www.eventbrite.com /e/neighborhood-cleanup-united-day-tickets216565482187?aff= ebdssbdestsearch

Miramar MLK Celebration: The public is invited to a parade and other festivities at Lakeshore Park, 8501 Sherman Circle, Miramar. Parade begins at 10 a.m. Festivities are planned until 2 p.m. Free. Call 954-6023178 or visit www.miramarfl .gov/CivicAlerts.aspx? AID=973

de la Portilla.

While the officer was driving Carollo home, the commissioner said, they saw the scene of the accident, and Carollo asked the officer to pull over so he could check on his colleague.

“It was a bad crash,” Carollo told the Herald, saying he saw that a wheel had popped off the city SUV. “It was obvious the other vehicle had run a red light.”

Carollo, whose relationship with Díaz de la Portilla has run hot and cold in recent years, said he remained inside his car, rolled down the window and asked another officer about Díaz de la Portilla’s condition. Carollo said the cop told him Díaz de la Portilla had bumped his knee.

Carollo said the officer, another sergeant-at-arms who had arrived at the scene, also told Carollo that Díaz de la Portilla had asked if his name needed to be in the report. Carollo emphasized to the Herald that Díaz de la Portilla asked a question and that he did not make any demands, according to what he was told.

“Someone’s trying to create a real big lie,” Carollo

said.

After some discussion with the officer, Carollo said he suggested that if there was any confusion as to how to file the report, the officer ought to call Méndez, the city attorney. The officer, Carollo said, commented that Méndez never answers his calls.

“I said, ‘Well, I can fix that for you,’ ” Carollo later told the Herald. He said he called Méndez, who clarified the law on the filing of the report. Carollo said he left after that.

On Thursday, Méndez declined to comment to the Herald. On Wednesday, the blog Political Cortadito quoted Méndez saying she was contacted following the crash and explained to police officers “how to properly document an accident.”

At Miami City Hall on Thursday, Díaz de la Portilla said the incident was “not newsworthy.” When asked why anonymous claims are being flung at him, he had a short answer.

“Obviously,” he said, “I’m a politician.”

Miami Herald staff writer Charles Rabin contributed to this report.

Joey Flechas: 305-376-3602, @joeflech

PATE DID NOT SPEAK DURING FRIDAY’S MEETING AND DECLINED TO COMMENT AFTERWARD.

sweeping FBI investigation into public corruption, has a history of burning through city managers after their relationships with the city commission sour.

Davis, the longesttenured city commissioner and the lone dissenting vote on Pate’s termination, told the Herald before Friday’s meeting that he was troubled by the proposal. He noted that the commission has not completed a formal evaluation of Pate’s performance.

“I’ve never been a fan of the revolving door of managers,” Davis said. “I’m more inclined to work with the manager.”

Aaron Leibowitz: 305-376-2235, @aaron_leib