On January 14th, I was honored to be sworn in as your Scottsdale City Councilmember, with my son by my side—a moment that holds deep personal significance and one I will cherish forever. Thank you to every voter who placed their trust in me. Your belief in my vision of a “Families First” Scottsdale inspires me to serve with dedication … Read More
The New Sheriffs are in Town: Scottsdale Shows a New Direction with Sustainability Plan Repeal
By Ronald Sampson Scottsdale voted for change in this past election; it rejected a couple sitting councilmembers and the incumbent mayor. And it only took about one week, but Scottsdale is already getting a strong whiff of that change. Last week was a very busy one at the council dais, and the new iteration of council is setting its sights … Read More
Guest Editorial: Jaw Dropping Disrespect, Lies and Deaf Ears Mark the First Meeting of Scottsdale’s New City Council
By Linda Milhaven At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Barry Graham and Adam Kwasman led one of the most disrespectful displays I have witnessed in 30 years of watching City Council meetings. Jan Dubauskas and Kathy Littlefield were complicit. They stifled discussion by preventing their colleagues from speaking and disputing Graham’s misstatements. They shouted over colleagues taking control of the meeting … Read More
How Not to Lose: David Ortega Does No Favors for His Legacy
by Ronald Sampson Many times history won’t judge you based on how you act after you win, but how you react to a loss. It’s easy to be gracious after a victory, but after a bitter, grueling effort that results in an unfortunate outcome, do you offer best wishes for your opponent or do you claim malfeasance and attempt to … Read More
BREAKING NEWS: New Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky Names Long-Time Northeast Valley Media Personality and Digital Free Press Editor Terrance Thornton as Chief of Staff
An unorthodox, savvy move by someone who may be making more surprising announcements soon.
You Are Invited: Scottsdale Inauguration Celebration
Scottsdale, this is your first opportunity to become engaged with the new iteration of Scottsdale leadership.
AP&G Exclusive: An Interview with Councilman-Elect Adam Kwasman
Thank you Mr. Kwasman for taking some time to chat with us, and congratulations on your victory. It was quite a year for change with a near complete upheaval at City Hall. Why do you think voters decided on this new direction? Scottsdale residents rightly realized that this city was on the wrong track. Voters overwhelmingly stated that their elected, … Read More
Tearing Apart the Data of the Scottsdale Elections: City Council
In our series where we break down the election results from Scottsdale, we have already looked at the mayoral race as well as the ballot propositions. For our third of three pieces, we will take a look at the Scottsdale City Council races, typified by major upheaval as both incumbents on the November ballot were ousted (after newcomer Jan Dubauskas … Read More
Tearing Apart the Data of the Scottsdale Elections: the Mayoral Race
It was a truly interesting election season in Scottsdale this year, as incumbent Mayor Dave Ortega was ousted by a significant margin, the city council will welcome three new members, and two propositions won by wide margins. Some of these items are related and some are indicative of wider trends within the city’s electorate. In this three-part series we get … Read More