Email Author Monica Alonzo

Awards

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published December 16, 2010

  "Cloaked Brutality"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published August 12, 2010

  "Seized"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Valley Fever

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 16, 2010

  "Culture of Cruelty"

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2012 Stories by Monica Alonzo

• Pinal County Released A Mountain of Un-Redacted Public Records to a PCSO Detective Suing the County, And Now They Want it All Back

  published May 25, 2012

  It appears that Pinal County released a mountain of public records to Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Goode -- about a years' worth of e-mails between Sheriff Paul Babeu and several members of hi... More >>

• Joe Ricketts, Whose Family Owns the Chicago Cubs, Is Against Wasteful Government Spending ... Unless, Of Course, the Money is Going to the Family Team

  published May 25, 2012

  Joe Ricketts -- whose family owns the Chicago Cubs -- is completely appalled at the government's frivolous waste of your hard-earned tax dollars. But, Ricketts' conviction to ending wasteful spending... More >>

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  Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff, Called Out for Mismanagement, Overspending by Chairman of Pinal County Board of Supervisors

  published May 25, 2012

  Pete Rios, chairman of the Pinal County Board of Supervisors, voiced his frustration with the county's embattled sheriff in a recent letter published in local newspapers. It addresses Babeu's repeat... More >>

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  New Times' Staff Writers and Designers Receive Top Honors from Arizona Press Club, Including for Investigative Reporting, Immigration Coverage, and Cover Illustrations

  published May 20, 2012

  Phoenix New Times won 30 journalism awards, including first-place awards for investigative reporting, immigration coverage, news and opinion blogging and design, from the Arizona Press Club on Saturda... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Paul Babeu Turns Distortion of Truth Into an Art Form

  published May 17, 2012

  It was a breezy recent evening in Florence as Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu walked to the podium in his crisp, dark uniform, which included a... More >>

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  Paul Babeu Quitting Congressional Campaign; Now Confirms the Rumors His Office Has Been Denying

  published May 11, 2012

  Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu dropped out of his Congressional race early this morning and plans instead to run for re-election as sheriff -- despite recent assurances by his c... More >>

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  Paul Babeu Quitting Congressional Campaignr Word on the Street: Embattled Pinal County Lawman Eyeing Second Sheriff's Term (With Update)

  published May 07, 2012

  Update: We spoke with AJ News editor Ed Barker and Steve Kizer, director of Pinal County Elections Department. "Paul Babeu is going to run for a second term as sheriff," AJ News Editor Ed Barke... More >>

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  SB 1070 Oral Arguments Wrap Up in Supreme Court; Some Believe Court May Uphold Part of the Controversial Law

  published Apr 25, 2012

  Just as oral arguments wrapped up at the U.S. Supreme Court over SB 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration-enforcement law that essentially criminalizes an undocumented immigrant's presence in Ariz... More >>

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  Queerty Slams Gay Republican Group for Supporting Scandal-Ridden Paul Babeu's Congressional Campaign

  published Apr 24, 2012

  Queerty, a popular online magazine, offered commentary about a $1,000-a-ticket fundraiser that Log Cabin Republicans are hosting for "scandal-plagued" Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, summi... More >>

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  Paul Babeu Falsely Claims He's Always Been Pro-Life in Latest Campaign Video, Old News Articles Detail Flip-Flop on Issue

  published Apr 23, 2012

  Political spin is one thing. Politicians do it all the time -- the classic distorting the truth beyond recognition so long as there is some nugget of truth that remains. Paul Babeu, who is running f... More >>

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  Paul Babeu's Congressional Campaign Contributions Collapse in the Weeks Following Allegations He Abused His Power, Threatened His Gay Lover with Deportation

  published Apr 17, 2012

  Contributions to congressional hopeful Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu barely trickled in during March, with the once-popular lawman pocketing a mere $6,700 in the wake of multiple scandals that have ... More >>

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  Paul Babeu's Lieutenants Display Poor Judgment -- Apparently a Disease in His Department -- and Get Nominated, Selected for Prestigious FBI Training Program

  published Apr 13, 2012

  CORRECTION: The original version of this item reported that Pinal County Sheriff's Lieutenant Blake King "apparently is 'friends' with some of the Tucson cops who were at Camp Titties and Beer... More >>

• Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayor, Delivers First State of the City Address, Sounds Like Gubernatorial Run in the Making

  published Apr 11, 2012

  Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton delivered his first State of the City address today -- a day that marked his 100th day in office. He spoke to a crowd at the Phoenix Convention Center this afternoon about ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  "Camp Titties and Beer," a Country Thunder Campground Occupied by Tucson Police Officers is Where a DPS Office Was Attacked. Paul Babeu's Office Wanted This Covered Up

  published Apr 11, 2012

  With his office already under fire over allegations that it improperly deleted e-mails and himself under fire for allegedly threatening his gay ex-lover with deportation, it appears t... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Paul Babeu, Embattled Congressional Candidate, Performs Mitt Romney-esque Flip-Flop-Flip in First Campaign Video

  published Apr 05, 2012

  In Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's first Congressional campaign video -- a 30-second spot posted on YouTube -- he tells viewers that he is "still the conservative fighter who stood up to Obama over ... More >>

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  Daily Show Makes Fool of Tucson Schools Official Over Ban of Ethnic Studies Classes

  published Apr 03, 2012

  In case you missed it, here's a jaw-dropping interview with Michael Hicks, a Tucson Unified School District governing board member, by Daily Show with Jon Stewart correspondent Al Madrig... More >>

• Arizona Republic Prepares for Buyouts: More Than 60 Longtime Employees Offered Early Retirement Option

  published Mar 30, 2012

  Earlier this week was the deadline for Arizona Republic employees offered the option to retire early to decide whether they would take the buyout package. Sources also tell New Times that those who ... More >>

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  Paul Babeu, Embattled Pinal County Sheriff, Struggles to Remain a Relevant Political Figure

  published Mar 30, 2012

  rEarlier this month, the L.A. Times reported that "federal agents stopped the main target of the ill-fated Operation Fast and Furious in May 2010" but released him after questioning and "he disa... More >>

• Babeu Bailout: Congressman Paul Gosar Taking Full Advantage of Budget Woes Faced by His Congressional Opponent, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu

  published Mar 29, 2012

  Congressman Paul Gosar is spreading the word among voters in Arizona's Fourth Congressional District that there is no way that his opponent, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, is the face of fiscal cons... More >>

• Phoenix Officials Name New Police Chief: Daniel V. Garcia, Former Assistant Police Chief in Dallas, Starts Job in May

  published Mar 26, 2012

  Phoenix officials have selected former Dallas Police Assistance Chief Daniel V. Garcia as the city's police chief. Garcia, a 34-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department and soon its former ass... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff and Congressional Candidate, Featured in Editorial Cartoon in Canadian Gay Magazine

  published Mar 20, 2012

  Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is featured in an editorial cartoon in the latest edition of GayCalgary, a magazine based Canada. Not long ago, he was the subject of a column in a London newspaper. ... More >>

• Sheriff Paul Babeu Planning To Take Legal Action Against Local News Station, ABC15r

  published Mar 16, 2012

  Speaking recently to reporters who showed up for a Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting, embattled Sheriff Paul Babeu said that cease and desist notices were filed with a "one news station in par... More >>

• Cathi Herrod and Center for Arizona Policy's Bizarre Anti-Bullying Bill Conspiracy Theory

  published Mar 15, 2012

  Cathi Herrod, a heavyweight lobbyist and president of the Center for Arizona Policy, believes there is a grand conspiracy afoot for gays to "gain access to our schools and to our children." We're not... More >>

• Phoenix Officials Slash Poor Performance Fees For Veolia Executives; Tit-for-Tat Deal Expected to End Six-Day Bus Strike

  published Mar 15, 2012

  Phoenix gave Veolia Transportation executives what they wanted today, a steep reduction in poor-performance fees and a reimbursement of nearly $800,000 worth of fees to the French-based transit compan... More >>

• Bus Strike Overr Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton Says It's Expected to End on Friday

  published Mar 14, 2012

  Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton announced today that a bus strike that has disrupted service throughout the Valley will likely come to a close on Friday. Both sides -- the Amalgamated Transit Union Local ... More >>