By Councilwoman Solange Whitehead
Do We Have an Impending Schools Crisis in Scottsdale? 30% of SUSD Staff Gone Since Start of ‘21
Just last week we talked about how highly Scottsdale was ranked as a place to raise a family. Well life comes at you fast as the saying goes, and this week we came across a new challenge that may damage our status in future related rankings. According to the Scottsdale Independent, around 30% of SUSD’s staff has left for one … Read More
Scottsdale’s Own Beloved WIFFLE Ball Tournament Set To Return To Scottsdale Stadium On Saturday, October 29th
In his Third Year as Founder, 15-Year-Old Logan Rose is Stepping Up to the Plate Once Again at the Spring Training Home of the San Francisco Giants The Western WIFFLE Ball Classic will make its return to Scottsdale Stadium, the spring training home of the San Francisco Giants, on Saturday, October 29th, 2022. Last year’s 2nd annual tournament saw over 25 teams compete … Read More
The Breakdown – The Race to be Arizona’s Top Attorney: Arizona Attorney General
One common theme in many of these races that we’ve covered and will cover on The Breakdown is the fact that most of these races are open seats, making them more interesting to cover. The first Breakdown of a more top-ticket race, the race for Attorney General, is no different since incumbent Mark Brnovich is vacating the seat for what … Read More
The Fur is Starting to Fly for the Paradise Valley Town Council – Christine Labelle Punches Back at Paul Dembow
The Paradise Valley Town Council race is not too far away now, with just over a month before ballots are mailed out, and predictably things are starting to get a little feisty. To the surprise of few, an incumbent with a questionable history got it started, but a political newcomer is showing that she won’t take it sitting down. Yes, … Read More
As If Paul Dembow In Paradise Valley Could Get Any Weirder
Why does it seem that most things involving embattled Paradise Valley Town Councilman Paul Dembow circulate around unethic and sleaze? Wrongly, even comically, Dembow is seeking a FOURTH term on the Town Council. That’s a man with an identity crisis. How else to explain someone wanting a 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th year on an unpaid dais in a community that has a … Read More
Mesa is Getting the Nice Things that Scottsdale Normally Would; What is Wrong with this Picture?
You probably know that we haven’t been shy about talking about how NIMBY politics have partly dominated Scottsdale city politics, and how it has a significant impact on the cost of living in these areas. But there is also the concept of opportunity costs; how making a decision and going down one direction has a cost, not just in the … Read More
Apartments, Development, Homelessness, Crime. Scottsdale Forum Defines Issues And Council Candidates
By Lincoln Shea Issues such as attainable housing, building density, and crime not only divide Scottsdale residents, they also divide the candidates for Scottsdale City Council. Growth and related topics dominated a Scottsdale candidates forum held June 14th at United Methodist Church. Seven candidates are running for three seats on the seven-member council. Incumbents Kathy Littlefield and Solange Whitehead and … Read More
The Breakdown – A Post-Covid Litmus Test: AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction
In this week’s Breakdown, we are going to take a look at the race to be the head of Arizona schools. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This race was one of the biggest surprises of the 2018 election cycle, as 31 year old teacher Kathy Hoffman, someone with no political experience before her run, knocked off former State Senate … Read More
The Super Bowl Will Likely Cost Scottsdale Taxpayers $2.3 Million? Should Scottsdale Be Subsidizing the NFL?
You may know that State Farm Stadium in Glendale will be hosting the Super Bowl in 2023. You probably didn’t know that Scottsdale will be on the hook to the tune of $2.3 million in taxpayer funds for it. When we saw this, we had questions, as you likely will to. First and foremost is the question: are we subsidizing … Read More