By Jan Dubauskas Thank you!!! It was one year ago today – January 14, 2025 – that we took the oath of office to serve you on Scottsdale City Council. It was a special and surreal moment to stand with my colleagues, family, friends, and fellow residents with gratitude and hope in our hearts. Thank you for your trust and confidence. This year has been jam-packed … Read More

Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has died. He was a happy warrior and an innovator who wasn’t afraid to take on corporate titans for the greater good. He was elected Arizona Attorney General in 2014 and 2018. While in office he secured more than $1.5 billion in judgments and settlements for Arizona consumers.  In many instances he wasn’t coat-tailing … Read More

TAAAZE Preparing New Lawsuit To Fight Outrageous Scottsdale Approval Of 1,200 Unit Multi-Family Housing Project (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz) TAAAZE (Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions) has sent a demand letter to the City of Scottsdale, a first step toward likely litigation challenging a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Axon and the City of Scottsdale purporting to allow Axon to build a … Read More

By Bob Littlefield Former Scottsdale City Councilman and Chairman of Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions (TAAAZE) The fight against Axon’s assault on democracy and profoundly frustrated Scottsdale residents isn’t going away despite a recent 4 to 3 Scottsdale City Council approval of the second largest multifamily housing project (1,200 units) in state history as well as undermining efforts to … Read More

Additional Legal Actions Anticipated After Majority Of Scottsdale City Council, Not Voters, Attempts To Greenlight Second Largest Multi-Family Housing Project In City History (Scottsdale, Ariz.)  The fight against Axon’s assault on democracy and frustrated Scottsdale residents isn’t going away despite a recent 4 to 3 Scottsdale City Council decision to approve the second largest multifamily housing project (1,200 units) in … Read More

By Tammy Caputi The Council is amending the Rules of Procedure on December 2. The justification is to “improve transparency, civility, decorum and public participation.” The changes are “intended to make our meetings more efficient, civil, and legally sound.” REALLY? Here are the proposed changes: Reduce public comment periods from two to one. Move public comments from the beginning of the … Read More

Last night four on the Scottsdale City Council proclaimed victory after exempting Axon from previously required water supply issues (at a time when Scottsdale is facing severe water challenges), eliminating the constitutional rights of Scottsdale citizens for a qualified, public vote on the matter in November, 2026 and, for the first time in city history, effectively allowing a massive project … Read More

By Carla On November 3rd the Scottsdale City Council discussed honoring a recently departed national figure. This despite the lack of an established process to follow. The Council minority proposal to first draft and adopt a City policy with clear rules on when and how memorials can be approved was rejected. Direction was given for the City Manager to prepare … Read More

Arizona Progress & Gazette recently obtained some data from a poll conducted last month in Scottsdale, and it should give numerous audiences reasons to squirm. The poll was conducted by a highly respected local polling firm and surveyed 400 Scottsdale voters late last month. Axon’s favorability rating is just 23.9%. The Scottsdale based taser manufacturer has been battling citizens and … Read More

By Scottsdale City Councilwoman Jan Dubauskas Scottsdale is a wonderful place to live, work, and play. And much of that is due to our incredible and hard-working Scottsdale Police & Fire Departments. Last week, we kicked off the all-new Public Safety Council Committee. It is my honor to be elected Chairwoman by my colleagues, Councilman Kwasman and Councilwoman Littlefield. Together, we will … Read More