This week the Phoenix Suns confused the basketball world with a draft and trades that left even the most optimistic fan scratching head. That’s because the team desperately needs a point guard yet passed on one, any one. Cities are a lot like NBA franchises. City managers act as the point guard, assisting policymakers and creating opportunities. Until current Scottsdale … Read More
A Critical, Compelling And Rare Scottsdale Confluence
The sun. The moon. Earth. Other planets. Sometimes they line up in a way that creates something beautiful. Politically speaking, that is happening now in Scottsdale. When measures to aid the Scottsdale Unified School District or the City of Scottsdale are proposed they nearly always increase taxes. But not this year. Not on November 5th. And that’s a beautiful thing. … Read More
Republicans and the 2020 Election — Sharing some of our new work with you
By W.D. McInturff, Partner Public Opinion Strategies Republican friends: We wanted to share some important trends we are seeing in regards to 2020 turnout, improving numbers for the Republican party’s image, new work we are doing about political ideology, as well as highlight some of the challenges facing Republican candidates this cycle. We also focus on some elements of President … Read More
Barking At Bond Shadows
With one or two exceptions, Scottsdale has a coterie of often well-meaning watchdogs. You see their comments on this blog, on social media, and at the end of hundreds of online articles. Sometimes they alert us to real problems, as with the DDC. But sometimes they bark at shadows, as a couple are doing with the Scottsdale bond questions. If … Read More
Guest Editorial: What’s Up With The Bonds?
By Scottsdale City Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield Dear Friends: On November 5, 2019 Scottsdale Voters will be asked to approve three bond questions totaling $319M to fund capital projects in Scottsdale. Because I am a member of the Council Capital Improvement Plan Subcommittee (along with Councilmembers Klapp and Philips), I have been getting many questions about how this package was put … Read More