During the 2006 election season many city officials throughout Arizona, including Phoenix, campaigned against Proposition 207. They warned many things why the “Private Property Rights Protection Act” should be defeated. Chief among them were that providing too much individual protection for homeowners and commercial property owners would hamstring municipal redevelopment and historic preservation efforts. Voters rejected such arguments and Proposition … Read More
Chill Out
Whether you like or dislike Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane, and judging from his landslide re-election win in 2016 a lot of people do, it’s hard not to admire the way he leads the city with decency, integrity and class. The same can’t always be said of the respective camps vying over the fate of the Desert Discovery Center (DDC) in … Read More
Bolick v. Woods
They are two of the biggest names in the Arizona legal world. Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods and Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick. Earlier this week Father Bolick likely would have been proud as his son, Evan Bolick, sparred with Woods. It was in Pinal County Superior Court over a profoundly dishonest effort by Woods to undercut the … Read More
Odds & Ends To The Week
*Bone-headed Branding: With the “Desert Discovery Center” becoming such a pungent name in Scottsdale over the past year plus, proponents sought to rebrand it during their reintroduction in late July with a new name of “Desert Edge.” Apparently the project’s pied piper didn’t get the memo. She still lists the Desert Discovery Center in her signature line. #Communicate *Showing they … Read More
Press Release: SENATE MAJORITY LEADER KIMBERLY YEE RECEIVES 2017 HERO OF THE TREASUER’S OFFICE AWARD
PHOENIX – State Treasurer Jeff DeWit presented Arizona State Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Yee the 2017 Hero of the Arizona State Treasurer’s Office award for her sponsorship of SB 1448 this past session. “The changes made in this legislation will lead to many millions more in earnings from the investments in our office,’’ Treasurer DeWit said. “Majority Leader Yee’s knowledge … Read More
Secretary Reagan unveils new real-time voter registration information tool +++ Political committees have filed with the AZSOS
PHOENIX – A brand new tool for monitoring the number of Arizona voters in real-time has been released by Secretary of State Michele Reagan. The Voter Stats Dashboard displays registration data allowing users to observe trends by party and county from 2007 to the most recent report. The innovative tool aggregates statistical and demographic data of Arizona’s registered voters by … Read More
Good Guy
In salon terms Scottsdale City Councilman Guy Phillips has spent most of his tenure serving as a make-up artist. What do we mean? That Scottsdale’s looks are being degraded by too many apartments, too much height and too much stuff, he has argued. He is typically joined in such observations by Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield and more recently by Councilman David … Read More
New Owner of Former Chinese Cultural Center Property In Phoenix Proposes Options To Preserve Heritage & Protect Property Rights
668 North, LLC recently purchased the mostly vacant former Chinese Cultural Center on 44th Street south of the 202 Freeway in order to establish a new headquarters and campus for approximately 350 of its 12,500 employees and team members. The new corporate headquarters is the latest investment near Phoenix’s light rail line, expected to have a notable economic impact for the … Read More
To the Arizona Worker
By Steve Farley for Governor When we think of the labor movement in Arizona, we are reminded of notable pieces of our past and present. From the Old Dominion miners in Globe who striked against wage decreases in 1896, to the ironworkers who helped build skyscrapers like Chase Tower in Phoenix – unions have always played a role in everyday … Read More
Stuart The Streaker
Remember the nut jobs, even the streakers, who jump the fence at baseball games to run around the outfield to gain attention? Years ago most responsible television networks stopped showing the romps so as not to reward the recklessness. Apparently, the Scottsdale Independent didn’t get the memo. While we applaud the publication for becoming the unquestionable leader in Northeast Valley … Read More