By Betty Janik Now We know The wait is over. The Interior Department announced Arizona will receive a CAP water cut of about 31% over the next 2 years. This was expected. We have reserves to tap into as needed. Now we must look to the future. Steps are available to secure our water future. Conservation is the easiest. It’s … Read More
Lake Powell and Lake Mead Warning of the Day of Reckoning for Scottsdale
Lake Powell and Lake Mead both hit record lows this month, and the numbers are hard to shrug off. These dynamics are the biggest threat to Scottsdale in its history. Powell has dropped more than 20 feet since the start of the year and is now just 30 feet from the point where its hydroelectric turbines stop working altogether. … Read More
Ethan Knowlden Shows Scottsdale How to Lose With Class
Ethan Knowlden ran for Scottsdale City Council this year and came up just short. A few weeks later he posted a sweaty selfie from a morning run in DC Ranch, captioned “Running in the 6’s (hours) right now means running in the 80’s (degrees). Which is healthier than any other form of running I’ve done lately.” That’s it. No bitterness, … Read More
The Ticket Defense Is Good. Is It the Whole Story?
By Alexander Lomax Give Lisa Borowsky this much: when she finally addressed the speeding ticket story on Thursday’s Mike Broomhead Show, she didn’t duck it. She explained it, clearly and calmly, and with a detail that’s hard to argue with. You can’t pay a bill nobody sent you. What actually happened Here’s the timeline she’s working with. A speed camera … Read More
St. Louis Is Audacious to the Bone
By Bedouin Bourdain A still Friday morning, the Gateway Arch doubled perfectly in a reflecting pool that didn’t move for anyone. Some monuments you photograph. This one photographs itself. That was the calm opening act for a city that spent the next two days refusing to be just one thing. Two Miles of Wall That Outdoes the Museums Wedged between … Read More
Guest Editorial: Graham And His Allies Are Misleading Voters
By Raoul Zubia In an August 7th op-ed on this very website, Barry Graham attacked me over a $5,000 contribution from Axon President Josh Isner. The claim was that I said I hadn’t received contributions from Axon in a June 29th forum, and then two days later I received a donation from Mr. Isner. Yesterday, a new piece from a … Read More
Toll Brothers Wants to Break a WestWorld Rule Scottsdale Has Kept for More Than a Decade
Scottsdale has a policy nobody had to write down, because everybody who matters understood it: you don’t put more rooftops next to WestWorld. Or next to the big commerce centers. Or next to the airport. It’s the kind of common-sense boundary that keeps a city’s economic engines running without a homeowner calling code enforcement every time a horse show gets … Read More
Scottsdale Voters Deserve Accountability, Not Special Interests
By Terry Babb Scottsdale voters want candidates who answer to them—not special interests. With three candidates remaining for two City Council seats, I am increasingly concerned that residents are not the top priority for one of them. At a June candidate forum, Raoul Zubia assured voters that his campaign finance reports would show “there’s nothing that says Axon on it.” … Read More
Banner Health’s Latest Black Eye: Pushing a Doctor Out the Door for Backing a Union
By Vanessa Rogers Banner Health is at it again. Phoenix New Times reports that Dr. Syerra Lea, a 12-year family medicine physician at Banner’s Gilbert Health Center, gave a standard 90-day notice this year and was walked out the door 86 days early. Her badge and laptop were pulled, and she wasn’t allowed to say goodbye to her own patients … Read More
Two Proposals: Put Residents First, Fix the Political Sign Mess
By Solange Whitehead Monday, I will propose restoring public comment to the beginning of Council meetings. The Council’s decision to move citizen comments to the end of meetings effectively silenced everyday residents. Listening to the community is free, vital, and helps catch problems early—before they become costly. I will also propose a council meeting item to establish voluntary campaign sign … Read More