Councilmembers at Odds Over New Apartment Development

By Jessica Perez It comes as no shock that Arizona’s house prices and rents have escalated significantly over the past few years, making the need for affordable housing more apparent than ever. Devco Residential Group is striving to address this need by introducing a multifamily residential complex in West Phoenix with 112 apartments falling under the low-income housing tax credit … Read More

Social Justice Concerns Potentially Leading to More Law Enforcement in Phoenix?

By Jessica Perez Over the last few years our roads have become more dangerous than ever before. While the state of Arizona continues to grow, so does the number of car accidents. Shortsighted solutions like the implementation of ticketing cameras have been discussed. Still, is the lack of police officers in traffic enforcement departments one of the causes to our … Read More

Real Estate Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Michael Pollack Honored with Several Proclamations and a Lifetime Achievement Award

Pollack Real Estate Investments Owner Celebrates 50 Years of Revitalizing, Refurbishing and Redeveloping Shopping Centers, With 33 of Those Years in Arizona Pollack to Be Honored Later This Month At Large Private Celebration   It’s not every day one celebrates five decades in business, much less 50 years of redeveloping some of the Valley’s biggest eyesores and turning them into landmark … Read More

Kate Gallego’s New Grip on Power

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego was not on the ballot for Phoenix’s November 2022 elections, nor on the ballots for the March 2023 run-offs. Yet she managed to perhaps be the biggest winner of those elections. Why is this? While the races for council districts 2 and 4 were uneventful, the races in districts 6 and 8 have completely upended the … Read More

Phoenix Demonstrates Sour Grapes in Fight to Kill Arizona Coyotes Deal

The proposed move of the Coyotes to Tempe and the building of the proposed Tempe Entertainment District is to be one of the biggest game-changers in our area’s recent history. Unfortunately, any good idea will have its fair share of opponents. We wrote recently about how a small group of Tempe residents are seeking to tank the proposal. Now there … Read More

City of Phoenix, Republic Services Inc. to Celebrate Reveal of Margaret T. Hance Park Sustainable Garden

WHAT: Republic Services Garden Reveal WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Margaret T. Hance Park, 67 W. Culver Street WHO: Mayor Kate Gallego, Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari, Republic Services President and CEO Jon Vander Ark, Parks and Recreation Board Chair Kelly Dalton, Downtown Phoenix, Inc. President and CEO Devney Majerle, Phoenix Community Alliance, Hance Park Conservatory Fans of Super … Read More

Arizona Takes a Leadership Position in Tech AND in National Security: What the TSMC Announcement Means for America

You may have heard about the recent announcement that Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC will be massively expanding their manufacturing footprint in Arizona. This naturally sparked the simplistic political conversations where those who support the current President will say it’s a great thing and those who don’t will find a way to deride it. But a look under the hood and … Read More

The Political Right and Left United for Prop 308: Here’s Why

In today’s political climate, where social media algorithms seem to turn everything into an us vs them, with us or against us dynamic. It is increasingly difficult to work across the aisle without your own eating you alive and primarying you. So when denizens of each political wing come together in support of a common cause, it is worth noting. … Read More