From the Goldwater Institute Mayor David D. Ortega & Scottsdale City Council Members City of Scottsdale 3939 North Drinkwater Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Re: Proposed Changes to Zoning Ordinance Dear Mayor Ortega and Members of the Scottsdale City Council: As an organization dedicated to the protection of private property rights, we are writing to express our concern with respect to … Read More
Rio Verde Foothills Updates: Mayor Ortega is Softening His Tone, and New AG Mayes Weighs In
The ongoing water crisis with the Rio Verde Foothills is indeed a very difficult situation for the residents there with many moving parts from the legal and legislative side, especially with summer coming. As the residents seek any good options, the battle lines had been drawn with Mayor Ortega taking a staunch position against using city resources to help. Given … Read More
Guest Editorial: Scottsdale City Council to Consider Rio Verde Foothills Agreement
By Councilwoman Solange Whitehead
The Battle Lines are Drawn: Scottsdale Legislative Reps and SUSD Superintendent Menzel Trade Blows
Note: this post has been edited to reflect that Tammy Caputi changed her voter registration to Independent in 2018, and that Jason Alexander is a social media advisor for her, not a political advisor. The fallout from Scottsdale Unified School District’s Superintendent Scott Menzel and his “woke” comments from a 2019 interview have recently stolen a lot of oxygen from … Read More
One Ortega Disgraces Scottsdale: Will the Other Get Penalized as a Result?
For not actually hosting the game, the city of Scottsdale had an incredible amount of national attention last week. Between our fantastic restaurants and nightlife, the convergence of the WM Open, and the general infrastructure to entertain tens of thousands of tourists, the global media complex descended on our fair city. It was brilliant, save for one black eye… You … Read More
Former State Senator Shaking Things Up in Race for Glendale Mayor
Just as the city of Glendale was in the midst of its Super Bowl festivities, an announcement came in that is poised to shake up the upcoming Glendale Mayor’s race: former State Senator Paul Boyer will be running to be the next Mayor of Glendale, taking on incumbent Jerry Weiers. Weiers has been a mainstay in that position, as he … Read More
Guest Editorial: Councilwoman Solange Whitehead needs to get her facts straight
By Larry Kush On February 10th Councilwoman Whitehead submitted a guest editorial to this paper citing her outrage over a proposed state senate bill known as SB1117. This proposed bill is in response to the likes of councilwoman Whitehead who, along with other council members throughout the valley, have done everything in their power to deny the rights of private … Read More
Guest Editorial: Protect Scottsdale, Protect Local Zoning
By Councilwoman Solange Whitehead
Phoenix Metro is a Disc Golf Desert – Why is That?
By Tim Peeler Disc golf, often referred to as frisbee golf or frolf (to the dismay of hardcore players) is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. I picked up the sport roughly eight years ago and have been enjoying it ever since. Some of the positive aspects of disc golf are that it is extremely accessible, it’s … Read More
Three Women Could Challenge Ortega to be Mayor of Scottsdale: What Do Their Odds Look like?
Edit: Tammy Caputi changed her voter registration to Independent in 2018, and this post has been edited to reflect that. As any politico knows, the election season never really ends: it simply goes on vacation for a few weeks every two years in November. Next year we will be having an election for Mayor of Scottsdale, one that is certain … Read More