A Prominent And Prescient Democrat Warns Of Cliffs And Consequences “Nobody likes federal deficits or debt. Poll after poll after poll finds voters want to reduce both. Earlier this month, however, our nation’s debt hit $40 trillion. And interest on the debt will exceed spending on Medicaid ($700 billion) and defense ($1 trillion). In 20 years on the current path, interest payments will squeeze out the investments … Read More
Eight Years Later, Arizona Still Isn’t Done Talking About John McCain
Last week marked eight years since Senator John McCain died at his Cornville ranch after a long fight with brain cancer, and if anything, the tributes have only gotten more consistent with time. Whatever else has shifted in Arizona politics since 2018, the state’s habit of pausing every August to remember him hasn’t. Arizona Keeps the Torch Lit Governor Katie … Read More
Featured Letter to the Editor: Jason Alexander
Editor’s Note: this was in response to our earlier piece on the failed Dubauskas recall and we thought his observations deserved to be elevated above the comments section. Original article can be found here. APG likes to say that policy debates are not grounds for recall, but wants to control the definition of what is policy vs ideology vs abuse … Read More
Mayor Borowsky: Scottsdale residents deserve a faster response to short-term rental complaints
Scottsdale City Council voted unanimously last week to strengthen the city’s ability to address complaints and emergencies related to vacation and short-term rentals through Ordinance No. 4720. The measure, which passed 7-0, updates the city code to require designated emergency contacts for short-term rental properties to be reachable around the clock for both complaints and emergencies. The action comes as … Read More
Ishac Loses to Dubauskas a Second Time
By Vanessa Rogers Conservatives of Greater Scottsdale announced this week that it is “suspending” its recall campaign against Councilwoman Jan Dubauskas, citing a lack of signature-gathering manpower ahead of the September 2 deadline. Translation: they didn’t have the votes, they didn’t have the case, and as we said back in the spring, they never really had a reason. A Grudge … Read More
Thank You, Readers
Readers, it’s no secret that we enjoy being relative insiders to the world of Arizona (and specifically Scottsdale) politics, and this year has been an interesting one. We’ve been fortunate in our ability to carve a successful niche of sharing a wide variety of viewpoints and stances of one of the best areas and states in the world, and we’re … Read More
Big Surf Is Becoming a Warehouse. Is That Really Progress?
The Arizona Republic confirmed this week what’s rising on the old Big Surf Waterpark site in Tempe: a 694,000-square-foot industrial park, three buildings ranging from 190,000 to 259,000 square feet, with no tenants named yet. Layton Construction broke ground back in February 2025. The 36-acre site sat vacant for years after Big Surf was demolished in 2021. America’s First Wave … Read More
Scottsdale Resident Takes the Reins of the Arabian Horse Association
The Arabian Horse Association (“AHA”) today announced the appointment of Taryl O’Shea as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective May 11, 2026. O’Shea succeeds lifelong Arabian horse trainer and breeder Stan Morey, who announced his retirement earlier this year after serving the organization with distinction for six years as Executive Director and previously as Commissioner since 2009. O’Shea will lead AHA’s strategic direction, … Read More
Speaker’s Corner: Katie Hobbs Only Believes in Democracy When It’s Convenient
By Ronald Sampson Katie Hobbs stood in front of reporters on August 20 and told them she’s worried about the citizen initiative process getting eroded, while in the same breath standing by her override of the Axon vote. Voters gathering signatures to put a question on the ballot, she said, that’s sacred stuff. She opposed messing with it back when … Read More
Op-Ed: South Scottsdale Deserves Better Than Raoul Zubia
By C. McCracken Raoul Zubia bills himself as the City Council candidate of, by, and for South Scottsdale. As a long time S. Scottsdale resident, my wife and I like to support candidates who live here, so we look past the campaign rhetoric to see where they actually stand. What we are discovering is VERY concerning! S. Scottsdale has borne … Read More