Facing South Florida

One-on-one with former state Sen. Jeff Brandes

By Lauren Pastrana

/ CBS Miami

One-on-one with former state Sen. Jeff Brandes

Lauren talks one-on-one with former state Sen. Jeff Brandes

Lauren Pastrana, in for Jim DeFede, talks about the future of property insurance in South Florida with founder and president of Florida Policy Project.

Lauren Pastrana

Lauren Pastrana is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. She joined CBS Miami in April 2012 as a reporter. She is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in television, radio and web-based news reporting.

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