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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2010 Stories by Monica Alonzo

• Defeated Congressman Harry Mitchell: More Time for Grandchildren, Trips to Costco

  published Nov 03, 2010

  rA crowd of Congressman Harry Mitchell's supporters gathered at Tempe Mission Palms, waiting for the defeated congressman to arrive. Mitchell, a Democrat who represented Congressional District 5... More >>

• David Schweikert: Early Figures Show Comfortable Lead

  published Nov 02, 2010

  rCongressional candidate David Schweikert is up by nearly 12,000 voters as early polling numbers start rolling out. The margin has been widening between Schweikert and his opponent Congressman H... More >>

• David Schweikert: Driven Into Politics Because of Arizona Heatr

  published Nov 02, 2010

  rDavid Schweikert might just have stumbled into politics because it was "too hot outside."That's the story that Lois Fitch just told New Times at Schweikert's campaign headquarters in Scottsd... More >>

• Election Day: Crawling Over Broken Glass Not Required

  published Nov 02, 2010

  rUm, we're pretty sure that the Maricopa County Election officials aren't scattering broken glass -- or hot coals, bear traps, or land mines, for that matter -- in front of polling sites.This is o... More >>

• State Senator Russell Pearce's Lawsuit to Derail West Valley Casino Tossed By Courts

  published Oct 28, 2010

  rU.S. District Court Judge David G. Campbell has denied an attempt by Senator Russell Pearce to join a lawsuit filed by  Glendale and the Gila River Indian Community against the Department ... More >>

• Russell Pearce Suing the Feds to Derail Tohono O'odham's Proposed Casino ... and Glendale's Picking up the Tab!

  published Oct 28, 2010

  rState Senator Russell Pearce, best known for his immigrant-loathing views, is taking on the Tohono O'odham Nation, an Indian tribe that plans to open a resort-style casino in the West Valley.P... More >>

• Veolia Transportation Says It "Highly" Values Employees, But Workers Say They Aren't Feeling the Love

  published Oct 27, 2010

  Veolia Transportation continues to negotiate with two labor unions representing employees who drive and maintain Phoenix city buses. Company execs have already inked a contract with the mechanics' uni... More >>

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  Is Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Plan Simply to Avoid Media Asking Tough Questionsr Apparently

  published Oct 27, 2010

  rApparently New Times isn't alone in trying to get Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to answer legitimate questions he finds tough or uncomfortable.Gordon & Co. also are blowing off Fox 10 beca... More >>

• AZ Dems Launch "Lobbyists Love Ken" Website; Say Secretary of State Ken Bennett is Too Chummy with Industry He Regulates

  published Oct 19, 2010

  The Arizona Democratic Party launched a website poking fun at Secretary of State Ken Bennett for getting chummy with the lobbyists that he is "duty bound to ensure ... are regulated and kept in line."... More >>

• UPDATE: Veolia Transportation Agrees to Open Doors to Locked Out Union Workers

  published Oct 13, 2010

  A show of good faithrThat's what Veolia is calling the company's latest offer -- this one to allow members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters back to work after 2:59 a.m.on October 15.Coinc... More >>

• Teamsters Lodge Charges with National Labor Relations Board Against Veolia Transportation

  published Oct 13, 2010

  A labor dispute that promoted Veolia Transportation officials to lock out about 60 union bus workers has led union reps to file charges against the company with the National Labor Relations Board.Acco... More >>

• Former El Mirage City Manager B.J. Cornwall Expecting $250,000+ Severance Package; Wants Taxpayers to Keep Paying $700 Monthly Car Allowance

  published Oct 12, 2010

  Former El Mirage City Manager B.J. Cornwall, who wrote his own contract, was very generous with his post-employment payouts. And if he gets his way, Cornwall will collect more than $250,000 from the c... More >>

• El Mirage Finds Itself at a Crossroad; Acting City Manager Rick Flaaen Faces Tough Decisions

  published Oct 08, 2010

  El Mirage once again finds itself at a crossroad. The departure of B.J. Cornwall, the city's longest tenured city manager, leaves City Attorney Rick Flaaen in charge of a community in a financial cris... More >>

• Buses Still Rolling in Phoenix: Union Contracts Extended Until October 3

  published Oct 01, 2010

  rOnce again, contracts have been extended for Veolia Transportation workers. Pushing back -- yet again -- the possibility of a bus strike in Phoenix.The contracts, which would have expired at midn... More >>

• Bus Striker Veolia Transportation and Union Leaders Still Negotiating; Contracts With at Least One Union Expire at Midnight

  published Sep 30, 2010

  rThe possibility of a bus strike looms over metro Phoenix even as Veolia Transportation executives and union leaders continue trying to hammer out labor agreements.Contracts expire at midnight ton... More >>

• Judge Says He Will Rule in Judicial Watch Lawsuit Against Phoenix Soon as Possible

  published Sep 27, 2010

  rA Maricopa County judge said today he will rule as soon as possible on whether Phoenix has to release logs kept by members of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's security detail.Attorneys for P... More >>

• Phoenix Wants Secret Court Hearing; Lawyers Don't Want Mayor Phil Gordon's Security Officers to Publicly Testify About Logs Tracking Gordon's Daily Activities

  published Sep 24, 2010

  rPhoenix city attorneys want to shut out the public from a court hearing on Monday that will help a judge decide whether to force the city to release logs kept by Mayor Phil Gordon's publicly fu... More >>

• Is PR Stuntman Jason Rose "Wilting"r The Arizona Guardian's Winged One Gives Him a Feather-Lashing

  published Sep 21, 2010

  rJason Rose has never been one to mince words or hold back on a stunt if he thinks it would win him political points. And points for his clients, of course. Rose has worked hard to earn a reputa... More >>

• Arizona Secretary of State Candidate Chris Deschene Asks for Public Records from Political Opponent and Current SOS Ken Bennett

  published Sep 20, 2010

  rChris Deschene wants at least two things.First, the Democrat wants voters to elected him Secretary of State November 2. Second, he wants Ken Bennett, his political opponent and current Arizo... More >>

• Animal Cops Rescue 171 Animals Living With Family of Four in Feces-Covered Trailer

  published Sep 15, 2010

  rAnimal Care and Control officials in Pinal County removed 152 cats and 19 dogs from a trailer in Southern Arizona. The animal rescuers reported that the trailer in Hidden Valley, a community so... More >>

• Arizona Snags $39 Million in Federal Stimulus Dollars to Improve Internet Access

  published Sep 15, 2010

  rArizona is getting a $39.2 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to improve the state's Internet broadband infrastructure reports. It's part of the fed's stimulus program.The... More >>

• Glendale Mayor Pledged to Work With Tohono O'odham if Feds Gave Nod to West Valley Reservation; City Instead Plans Legal Challenge

  published Sep 08, 2010

  rGlendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs once pledged to work with the Tohono O'odham Nation if the federal government approved the tribe's application to create a West Valley reservation.But nearly two m... More >>

• Phil Gordon's Girlfriend Problem: Mayor Gordon Helped a Transportation Company Employing His Gal Pal Muscle Almost $30 Million From Phoenix

  published September 9, 2010

  Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon gave advice to Veolia Transportation on how to play hardball with the city. And it paid off. Cash-strapped... More >>

• Arizona Republican Steve May's Full of ... Integrityr Claims Green Party Candidates Legit

  published Sep 07, 2010

  rA 27-year-old tarot-card reader, reportedly homeless and with less than a dollar to his name, is among the candidates running to serve as Arizona's State TreasurerrThank Steve May.May, a R... More >>

• Woman From Sells, Arizona Facing DUI, Negligent Homicide Charges In Death Of Border Agent

  published Sep 03, 2010

  If you needed a reminder not to drink and drive this holiday weekend ...A 40-year-old woman from Sells, Arizona is facing negligent homicide, criminal damage and driving under the influence charges in... More >>