Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego was not on the ballot for Phoenix’s November 2022 elections, nor on the ballots for the March 2023 run-offs. Yet she managed to perhaps be the biggest winner of those elections. Why is this? While the races for council districts 2 and 4 were uneventful, the races in districts 6 and 8 have completely upended the … Read More
The Delicate Dance Continues: GOP Learning How to Work with Gov. Hobbs
Governor Katie Hobbs has had a relatively tumultuous short reign in the 9th floor; facing GOP majorities in both the state House and the state Senate, her powers have largely been limited to her veto pen, which she has used to an unprecedented degree so far. Recently there have been issues within her own caucus, i.e. “tamale-gate” (you can read … Read More
Scottsdale Unified School Board Descends Deeper Into Division
The Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board has been a bit…messy recently. You can get completely up to speed here. There has been a clear schism between two factions within the board, and recent developments have made that schism even more obvious and contentious. The conservative members of the board Carine Werner and Amy Carney are now saying that they … Read More
Mochilero Kitchen Hosts Job Fair Monday May 15th, Tuesday May 16th & Wednesday May 17th From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Locally Owned Mochilero Is Looking to Fill 45+ Positions For Its New North Scottsdale Location This May
The Locally Owned Restaurant Opens Later This Month and Will Offer Vibrant and Authentic Mexican Cuisine to North Scottsdale Locally and family owned Mochilero Kitchen is bringing its popular authentic Mexican cuisine to Scottsdale and to get ready for the grand opening the restaurant is looking to hire more than 45 new employees. Mochilero Kitchen, which opens later this month … Read More
Scottsdale Financial Crunch
Opinion by Alex McLaren. In regard to your latest opinion, I offer the following. The cost estimates for the projects that are part of the 2019 Bond Election were prepared in the 2018-time frame and as you noted no one predicted the rampant inflation that is a result of Covid and other governmental spending. In addition, some of the projects … Read More
Guest Editorial: Statement about Maricopa County TikTok Ban
By Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin Government agencies possess a lot of sensitive data—some of it private in nature—and one of our core jobs is making sure that data is secure and cannot be compromised. Unfortunately, we live in a time where privacy is more difficult to achieve than ever, whether you’re an individual or a large organization. We know … Read More
Guest Editorial: Grasping for Clear Air
By Councilmember Betty Janik Recently, I received emails asking me to “reject” the Maricopa Association of Governors (MAG) recommendations on techniques to reduce ozone levels in Maricopa County. First, what is MAG? It is a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). By state statue MPO is the policy board created and designated to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process including plans … Read More
Guest Editorial: The AI Revolution
By Walter Isaacson Every week during my Tulane class on the digital revolution I send the class a note. Fwiw, here is the final note I sent this semester commenting on the historic nature of what has just occurred in the field of artificial intelligence: Dear class, I don’t teach poetry. In fact, I sometimes find poetry harder to understand … Read More
Is the Light at the End of the Tunnel with Arizona’s Drought?
Not just around the country, but around the world people often have a singular first thought that pops into their mind when they are asked about Arizona: it’s a desert, it’s dry, it’s hot, or something of the sort. Water has always been a significant question mark, but that has intensified in recent years as water levels at our biggest … Read More
Good News in Scottsdale: Basic Economics is Impacting the STR Market
Short-term rentals (STRs) have long been a contentious subject in Scottsdale; its status as a vacation destination has meant that plenty of people renting out their homes with extremely little oversight or regulation to tourists who are unconcerned about the surrounding neighbors. The resulting issues have been a common source of grievance for many residents and is a subject we … Read More