By Recker McDowell — COVID-19 cases are up in Arizona with 3,000 new cases the past two days bringing the statewide total to almost 33,000. The concerning rise in cases in metro Phoenix, Yuma, Nogales and continued COVID cases on the Navajo Nation have restarted the debate over wearing masks and social distancing. The problem is there should not even … Read More

By Don Henninger — We now are in the thick of the race for Scottsdale mayor and City Council seats. Ballots for the Aug. 4 primary will be in our mailboxes within a month. SCOTT co-hosted forums recently for the five mayoral candidates and nine vying for three council seats. They were recorded and I encourage you to take a … Read More

By Shea Lincoln After watching the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce’s city council candidate forum last week, we are shocked, shocked we tell you, that Scottsdale’s repeat offending pet owner Michael Auerbach voted against the critical Scottsdale bond package in 2019, overwhelmingly passed by voters. Auerbach indicated his no vote during the forum. This bond package had something for everyone. Improvements … Read More

By Scottsdale Pinetop It’s a full slate for the upcoming Scottsdale city council elections as nine residents have thrown their names to fill one of the three open seats. Hosted by Scottsdale Progress’s noble Wayne Schutsky, here are the key impressions and highlights: *With so many candidates debating on a virtual platform, the discussion at times felt more like a … Read More

Small businesses in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale continue to board up as Scottsdale PD, even post Scottsdale Fashion Square debacle, tell the backbone of the community their property will not be defended.

By U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego — As you have likely seen, the past weeks have been a time of protest and mourning over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black Americans due to police brutality. I want to share with you the steps that I am taking to fight for greater racial and social justice and … Read More

We hope this weekend will be different for protestors, police and the small businesses being devastated for the second time this year through zero fault of their own.

By Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane, Chief of Police Alan Rodbell, City Manager Jim Thompson — Scottsdale joins our nation in expressing outrage over the senseless death of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis, and our compassion and support for his family and those left behind. With the officers responsible for his death being criminally charged, it is our hope … Read More

The latest from Scottsdale’s Main Street. It needs help, and protection, now.

Dear Mayor Lane, Jim Thompson and Chief Rodbell: There are a multitude of unanswered questions swarming about. It will take time to sort it all out and get to the bottom to determine where the accountability lies ( or not ). I understand that this melee was unprecedented, I understand that there was very little time to assess but I … Read More