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
Maricopa Dems Have Their Own Saturday Night Massacre: Embattled Executive Director Fires Nearly Everyone
Students of history (or older readers) will remember the Saturday Night Massacre: it was the last gasp of the Nixon administration and its attempt to cover up the Watergate scandal. In it, Nixon ordered his Justice Department officials to fire the Special Prosecutor in charge of Watergate, which led to a string of resignations as a result. The Maricopa County … 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
Is “Defund the Police” Dead? Hopefully and Perhaps: Phoenix is Significantly Bumping Law Enforcement Spending
While the death of George Floyd did force America to confront the more extreme elements of policing, it did have some more negative repercussions, most prominently protests that turned destructive in a number of cities. One other less-than-deal repercussion was the beginning of the “defund the police” movement, where more extreme left-wing activists called for anything between a significant reduction … Read More