Scottsdale on the Forefront of Tech – Self-Driving Cars Coming to Town

Scottsdale may often be associated with retirement more than technology, but Mayor David Ortega and others at the City Council are looking to change that. In conjunction with General Motors, autonomous, self-driving cars will be coming to our streets sometime in the relatively near future. Observant readers may have noticed that GM cars have been mapping Scottsdale streets for the … Read More

Shawnna Bolick Releases First Video for Secretary of State

By Shawnna Bolick My campaign released its first video, where I call out current officials who have played politics with our elections. Imagine “what if…” we had secure elections and an SOS office open for business. “In a race filled with self-serving politicians eager to politicize the office of Secretary of State, Shawnna is the only candidate dedicated to putting … Read More

Guest Editorial: Vote YES on General Plan 2035 for the Best Scottsdale

By Betty Janik Please cast your vote and return by mail. Ballot must be received by November 2 at 7 pm. 1. The General Plan 2035 is the result of a strenuous public review process. Members of Council considered hundreds of comments submitted by citizens and citizen groups. Changes were made to the GP 2035 based on these comments. It … Read More

Stopsdale or Scottsdale?

The Valley’s business community has been paying close attention to the turn Scottsdale’s 2020 elections have meant for one of the state and country’s more outstanding cities.  Would major investments still be rewarded or reviled by the new, slower-growth governing majority? Last night, Scottsdale’s City Council, including Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield, showed a sagacious balance of the anti-everything inmates trying to run … Read More

An Inclusive Scottsdale? The City Ranked #2 Nationally for Those with Disabilities

There are many positive adjectives and superlatives you could assign to the city of Scottsdale: beautiful, affluent, friendly, fun. Perhaps it’s time to add another one to the mix however: inclusive. In a recent survey commission by Wallethub to honor National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Scottsdale was ranked as the second most amenable city to those with disabilities. The study … Read More

Guest Editorial: Scottsdale Deserves the Best, Vote YES General Plan 2035, Prop 463

By Solange Whitehead Scottsdale’s allure was built on exceptional design standards, world-class amenities, and an expansive amount of protected open space.  However, Scottsdale’s current general plan is decades old and is no longer protecting us.  General Plan 2035 was written with input from hundreds of residents and tackles today’s issues.  On development, General Plan 2035 creates a “Scottsdale premium” that … Read More

Guest Editorial: I Cannot Support the General Plan

By Larry Kush During my many years of service on the Scottsdale Planning Commission, there were several meetings where city staff updated us on the progress of the revised general plan and asked us for our comments.  City Planning Staff put in untold hours of work on this plan, holding several meetings with stake holders (citizens) to explain the plan … Read More