The actions to mitigate the financial stress caused by our nation’s COVID-19 response were swift and significant; the federal government was throwing checks to every citizen, giving loans with extremely favorable payback requirements or total forgiveness to nearly anyone who asked, and many people received massive amounts of money that they had no real business receiving and with essentially no … Read More
Scottsdale’s Law Enforcement is Racking Up Overtime Costs: What Should We Do About It?
Scottsdale is a city that prides itself on low taxes and small government; it’s a big reason why companies routinely move their headquarters here and new residents continue to flock here. So when unexpected costs hop into the budget it tends to raise a few eyebrows, as a recent development did. Scottsdale’s employees racked up $25 million in overtime costs … Read More
Armed Robbery in Scottsdale: How Did Criminals Get So Emboldened in Our City??
Every city has their own issues, very few American cities are entirely devoid of crime, and Scottsdale is no different. However, it’s had the luxury of having very little violent crime; often its issues come in the form of Old Town partying gone too far or domestic issues. A recent development has residents shaken, and for good reason. A couple … Read More
Today’s Most Powerful Editorial That Will Not Make The Veep’s Day
Repost from the New York Post I never thought that I would fear for my life in my own home until it happened this year. In 2023, I began to notice significant changes in my apartment complex in Aurora, Colo., less than 20 miles from the sanctuary city of Denver. Local media have since reported that officials began busing illegal Venezuelan migrants into the area … Read More
A Biannual Scourge: Political Sign Destroyers
Every two years, we all know what’s coming in Maricopa County; every single intersection with any traffic at all is inundated with street signs. All four corners sign six, eight, or ten signs put end-to-end, some towering over others, some with passive-aggressive mini-signs put next to them. It has turned into the lowest level of politicking, typified by boring designs … Read More
Scottsdale’s Nightlife Claims Another High Profile Athlete: Why Won’t They Simply Uber?
As you certainly know, one of Scottsdale’s most well-known aspects is its nightlife; it has become a primary destination for bachelorette parties and has plenty of well-attended nightclubs and bars along with a thriving entertainment district. With that occasionally comes problems in the form of fights, rowdiness, and people driving when they shouldn’t. The latter has long been an issue … Read More
Scottsdale a Main Target in International Burglary Ring: Should You Be Concerned?
Scottsdale is traditionally a very safe city, but like any city it is not entirely immune from issues. Parties get out-of-control in Old Town, fights happen, and occasionally there is gun violence. Our issues are typically relegated to relatively small issues such as that however, but there has been a troubling recent development that points to a significantly larger issue. … Read More
Burglaries A Problem In Scottsdale: Does Organized Crime and/or Immigration Play a Role?
By Cambria Schwartz Within the past year Scottsdale, and other cities across the Valley, have been plagued by a slew of burglaries. Who’s the culprit? You may think that it’s local troubled teens or some of the many homeless people trying to steal goods to make ends meet. In actuality, these thieves are part of a South American organized crime … Read More
Does Scottsdale Have a Problem with Human Trafficking?
While we love our city and it has an incredible amount of things going for it, I don’t think we would necessarily call it perfect. No place is perfect, after all…close but not quite there. And we are not completely exempt from crime, but typically we associate Scottsdale crime with drunken Old Town hijinks. A new development shows that that’s … Read More
Guest Editorial: Scottsdale “Crime Spree”
By Jan Dubauskas You deserve to be safe in your home. And in Scottsdale, we expect to not only feel safe – but to be absolutely safe. It’s frightening reading stories about the uptick in crime in big cities and yet, the crime sprees we’ve been reading about in New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles are now happening in our … Read More