Lisa Borowsky’s Path to Victory: How’d She Do It?

In a season of many election surprises locally, few were as surprising at the Scottsdale Mayoral race, where Lisa Borowsky overcame a significant deficit in the August primary to win a decisive victory over incumbent Mayor Dave Ortega. Now that we have the value of hindsight, it’s worth considering how this significant upset happened. So how did it? First, it’s … Read More

Guest Editorial: Thank You Scottsdale

By Councilwoman Tammy Caputi The results of the general election are complete, and the outcome is disappointing. We never let up after the primary, talking to residents and businesses all over the city. We maintained a positive, forward-thinking, Independent message and refused to get drawn in to negative campaigning, but unfortunately this was an anti-incumbent cycle that seemed to value … Read More

Political Observations from the Beverly Hills and Bel Air of Arizona

What a week it was for the Valley’s toniest towns. New leadership was elected in each community, prompting numerous observations. *To the bold go the spoils.  Both Scottsdale Mayor-Elect Lisa Borowsky and Mayor-Elect Mark Stanton jumped into uphill races.  Yet, both prevailed for different reasons.  Stanton not only outhustled Anna Thomason, he outflanked her with endorsements and benefitted from his Republican credentials in … Read More

Caesar’s Scottsdale Capitulates: Has Gambling Taken Over?

Diversification is a major key for any corporation that gets to a certain size; being solely reliant on one stream of business represents a major business threat. So when Caesar’s, the company well known for its hotel/casino in Las Vegas, started a hotel and restaurant in Scottsdale but without gaming facilities, the first of its kind anywhere, it seemed like … Read More

Guest Editorial: Scottsdale’s Future is Bright… But Not Guaranteed

By Scottsdale Mayor-Elect Lisa Borowsky By every significant measure, Scottsdale is ready for its tomorrow, from a solid tax base to government resources to tourist draws to open spaces, on and on. We should succeed; we will succeed. The question is: What form will that success take? As Election Day retreats to results, let’s pause for a moment and take … Read More

Cuatro Kudos

One of the best things that happened in Scottsdale Tuesday night was the decisive passage of Propositions 490 and 491 despite an odd conglomeration of opponents.  Both measures will meaningfully provide important funding of city parks, the spectacular Preserve, our great public safety and our significant “Central Park” that is WestWorld.   It will do so for generations. Though not as dramatic as … Read More

Scottsdale’s Least Favorite Bully Returns

By Ronald Sampson Just when I had hoped that it would be the end of it, that the city of Scottsdale would get a reprieve from the constant harassment, it persists. Like a woman at a club who keeps getting hit on by a guy that won’t take no for an answer, regardless of her friends and her beefy boyfriend … Read More