By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: Every time I run for office my opponents always run a lying, negative campaign against me. That’s because they have no choice. They can’t attack me on the issues because the core issues of my campaign – stopping toxic overdevelopment and fiscal responsibility – are exactly what Scottsdale voters want! So, my opponents have … Read More
Guest Editorial: We Are On the Ballot!
By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: On Monday Kathy and I filed my paperwork to be on the ballot for City Council in the upcoming election. Despite my late entry into the campaign, you all delivered for me plenty of signatures on my nominating petitions to qualify for the ballot. You also gave me a running start on a campaign war … Read More
Guest Editorial: Scottsdale Water is Fast Becoming the New Gold!
By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: For years overdevelopment has taken a heavy toll on Scottsdale’s special character and high quality of life. Clogged roads, blocked views, higher taxes and overburdened infrastructure have been the legacy of the overdevelopment previous City Council majorities have approved. But now, overdevelopment poses another threat to Scottsdale’s residents – water shortages! Arizona is suffering from … Read More
Guest Editorial: Why You Should Vote for Bob!
By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: Everyone who runs for Scottsdale City Council claims to be resident-friendly. But let’s be honest, most vote for overdevelopment after they take office. That’s why, if you want to preserve Scottsdale’s special character and high quality of life you should support me in the upcoming city election. In the last ten years I have been … Read More
Guest Editorial: We’ve Only Just Begun
By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: For over a year coverage of the attempt by Axon to build a massive apartment complex in Scottsdale has dominated local media. Yet despite all this attention there is a huge amount of misinformation in the publics’ mind about what is the status of that situation. This misinformation is coming from the proponents of the … Read More
TAAAZE/Scottsdale Neighbor File Lawsuit Challenging A “Memorandum Of Understanding” Related To Axon’s Giant 1,200 Unit Multi-Family Housing Project Near Hayden And The 101
A complaint has been filed in Maricopa County Superior Court challenging the legality of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Axon and the City of Scottsdale that claims to allow Axon to build a 1,200-unit housing project near Hayden and the 101 in Scottsdale. The complaint was filed January 26th by TAAAZE (Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions), Bob Littlefield, … Read More
Guest Editorial: City Council Campaign Announcement!
Dear Friends: I just filed the paperwork to run to return to the Scottsdale City Council. The reason I am running is simple: everyone who runs for Scottsdale City Council claims to be resident-friendly. But let’s be honest, most vote for overdevelopment after they are elected. That’s why, if you want to preserve Scottsdale’s special character and high quality of … Read More
Guest Editorial: Axon Lawsuit Updates.
By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: Happy New Year! I want to start off 2026 by insuring everyone is up to speed on the status of our effort to stop Axon from building one of the largest apartment complexes in Scottsdale history against the express wishes of the vast majority of Scottsdale residents. To recap; at the November 17th City Council … Read More
Guest Editorial: Leadership in Action: Bob Littlefield Steps Up to Stop the Axon Faction’s Sellout of Scottsdale
By Scottsdale Voter Just in time for Christmas, three-term Councilor and TAAAZE founder Bob Littlefield, delivers a gift to residents: a second lawsuit against the City’s shameful backroom MOU with Axon. This latest suit goes straight at the outrageous November 17 “compromise” that the Axon Faction, led by unpopular Democrat Solange Whitehead and embattled Mayor Lisa Borowsky, rammed through on a … Read More
Guest Editorial: Mayor Borowsky’s ‘Resident-First’ Mask Slips Off
By ScottsdaleVoter For months Mayor Lisa Borowsky has flooded our mailboxes and social media with the same sermon: “I listen to residents,” “I’m protecting our water and our neighborhoods,” “your voice matters most.” Then, on November 17, she showed us what she really thinks of resident voices. In the middle of a packed special council meeting, Axon president Josh Isner … Read More