What a difference between nearby jurisdictions. The Town of Paradise Valley’s Mayor is being unopposed on the 2020 ballot. And there is only one challenger to three incumbents seeking re-election to the Town Council. And when it comes to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors two have no challengers at all. The other three have meaningless, other party opposition that … Read More
Playing The Field
According to Scottsdale City Clerk Carolyn Jagger and save for any petition challenges these are the mayoral and City Council candidates that will appear on the city’s August 4th ballot. Candidates for Scottsdale Mayor: Lisa Borowsky– 285 Sheets, 1,955 Signatures Suzanne Klapp– 146 Sheets, 1,298 Signatures; 29 Sheets, 217 Signatures (Supplemental) Virginia Korte– 250 Sheets, 1,562 Signatures Bob Littlefield– 169 … Read More
Rise Of The Guardians 2
Anyone with children likely knows the movie “Rise Of The Guardians.” It’s the tale of our holiday heroes (Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, etc.) banding together to defeat darkness threatening happiness in the world. Awhile back we wrote a piece entitled after the movie mentioned above, discussing the role activists have played over the past many years to shape Scottsdale. It … Read More
Virginia Korte’s Trump Card, If She Knows How To Play It
Scottsdale city government isn’t the only thing being paralyzed by a pandemic. So are political campaigns. Traditional ways of electioneering and fundraising have been upended. Precise messaging is going to matter more than ever, especially with the contest to be Scottsdale’s next Mayor taking shape. We’ll know on Monday who is in and who is out. That’s when candidate petitions … Read More
Back To The Future & Living Lessons In Scottsdale
Well that didn’t last long. The collective community spirit exhibited in the overwhelming passage of the bond package on November 5th has since devolved over divisiveness with a project called Southbridge II. Late last week, opponents of the development submitted 17,000 referendum signatures to put the matter to a city-wide vote later in 2020. That’s no small achievement even if … Read More
Political Potpourri
*Paradise Valley’s Mayor & Town Council have a crush on relatively new Town Manager Jill Keimach. So much so that it is redefining municipal honeymoon. *Did former Scottsdale City Councilman David Ortega vote for the Scottsdale Waterfront towers? If so, his opposition to the recent Southbridge II redevelopment approval across from the Waterfront, which includes similar heights, is also a … Read More
Disgraceful
Well that was fast. One of the worst votes five members of the Scottsdale City Council have ever cast, collectively or individually, has now made national news. You can read it here. This group consisting of Jim Lane, Guy Phillips, Suzanne Klapp and Solange Whitehead, led by Kathy Littlefield, should be ashamed of itself. For they have brought shame to … Read More
Feel Sorry For These Kinds Of Guys
Over the weekend Arizona Republic readers might have noticed a letter to the editor from David Ortega. He waxed ineloquent, as history most often records his commentaries, about the inadequacies of Proposition 123. There are good arguments on both sides of that issue, though many more in support. This is not meant to be judgment on them. Only on Ortega. … Read More