Mayor Lisa Borowsky to host Town Hall at DC Ranch Homestead on Veterans Day

Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky is hosting her next community Town Hall at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the DC Ranch Homestead continuing her commitment to meeting residents where they are and providing opportunities for direct, open dialogue on issues affecting Scottsdale. The DC Ranch Homestead is at 18600 N 98th St. in north Scottsdale. The event marks the fourth … Read More

Scottsdale Community Bank Warns Consumers About the Scams They’re Seeing Most

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Brings New Warning as AI Helps Fraudsters Create More Convincing Emails, Calls, Texts and Identities “Think before you click.” That advice has been around for years, but artificial intelligence is making it harder to tell whether an email, text or other message comes from a legitimate source or a scammer. Bad spelling, awkward grammar and suspicious-looking email … Read More

Scottsdale’s Flock Fight Is Really About Who Watches the Watchers

By Alexander Lomax Scottsdale has 85 cameras photographing license plates at intersections across the city. Until recently, few residents knew they existed. Now, thanks to Mayor Lisa Borowsky, they’re the hottest issue at City Hall. This week, the council held a public hearing on the Flock system after Borowsky pushed it onto the agenda. Meanwhile, city leaders have promised an … Read More

Op-Ed: Hate Overdevelopment? Then Don’t Vote for Zubia!

By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends, As it has been for the last 25 years the main issue in this election is stopping overdevelopment. Overdevelopment has taken a heavy toll on Scottsdale’s special character and high quality of life. Clogged roads, blocked views, higher taxes, overburdened infrastructure and now threats to our water supply have been the legacy of the overdevelopment … Read More

Op-Ed: Vote for Zubia in Scottsdale, a leader who listens

By Raoul Zubia Scottsdale is a community we share and a future we shape together. I am deeply concerned about the direction of our city council. Cutting vital water resources and trading solutions for political infighting is not what residents should accept from their leaders. That is why I am running: That means securing our water, investing in public safety, … Read More

Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky secures unanimous City Council support for sweeping Flock ALPR oversight ordinance

Following months of calls for greater transparency, oversight and accountability regarding Scottsdale’s use of Flock’s Automated License Plate Reader (“ALPR”) technology, Mayor Lisa Borowsky secured unanimous support Tuesday night from the Scottsdale City Council to move forward with a formal ordinance establishing new measures and strengthening guardrails for the city’s use of the controversial system. Scottsdale City Council directed city staff to draft an ordinance … Read More

The Farmers Market Moved and Scottsdale Survived

By Vanessa Rogers Remember the warnings? When the city announced it would expand the Brown Avenue parking garage, social media predicted doom for the Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market. On Saturday, the market opened its season in the City Hall lot, and the doom failed to show up. Councilwoman Solange Whitehead described a packed, relatively glitch-free opening day. Kids, dogs, … Read More

NEW DESTINATION PARTNERSHIP TAKES FLIGHT

Experience Scottsdale partners with JSX on Scottsdale branded aircraft It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a Scottsdale branded plane! On Oct. 7, an aircraft decorated with cacti-dotted mountains and a Sonoran Desert sunrise landed at Scottsdale Airport. The flight, carrying 30 passengers from Hollywood Burbank Airport, was the first of many for the Scottsdale-branded plane, part of a new, … Read More