TOP: (L-R): Nathaniel Wilcox, P.U.L.S.E. Executive Director, Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, Karen Cartwright, Overtown Resident, Reverend Richard P. Dunn and Barbara Pruitt, Chairperson for HotSpot Campaign.  BOTTOM: City of Miami resident reads information about the HotSpot campaign. Right, City of Miami Goodwill Ambassador Nancy Romani, hands out HotSpot materials following the press conference. Photos: Jorge R. Perez/City of Miami.

(Miami, Florida) – “Let’s Take our Neighborhoods Back” is the motto for the new  HotSpot Campaign that City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones joined by City Manager Pete Hernandez, P.U.L.S.E. representatives, City administrators, community leaders and residents officially kicked off today during a press conference in a vacant lot located at NW 11th Terrace and First Place. After the press event, participants held a mini blitz in the surrounding area where area residents and city staff cleaned up and passed out Hotspot information. 

“I am extremely excited about the HotSpot campaign,” said Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones.  “I encourage the community to be active, report any wrongdoing and work with us to make HotSpot a successful campaign which in turn it will create a cleaner and better community.”

The City of Miami is partnering with People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality (P.U.L.S.E) to launch the HotSpot campaign in District 5.  The HotSpot campaign aims to empower residents to take back their neighborhoods, report illegal activities with the “HotSpot” card and remain anonymous without the fear of retaliation from criminals.  In the past, the HotSpot campaign has resulted in hundreds of arrests and the confiscation of illegal drugs. Residents can also use the service to report illegal dumping. 

“We are here to do our part and assist in the success of the HotSpot campaign,” said Miami City Manager Pete Hernandez. “We need the support of the community to work with us in order to truly make the campaign effective.”

The HotSpot campaign was originally created by People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality (P.U.L.S.E), a non-profit organization.  

The HotSpot campaign is brought to you by: The Office of Commissioner Spence-Jones, P.U.L.S.E., the City of Miami Solid Waste Department, Mayor’s Sanitation Program, the Neighborhood Enhancement Team Offices (NET) and Neighborhood Service Workers, City of Miami Code Enforcement, Miami Police and the Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust.

For more information about the campaign, please call the Office of Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones at 305-250-5390 or P.U.L.S.E. at 305-576-7590.