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

• Arizona's 1070 Law: What a Joke!

  published May 19, 2010

  rArizona's possibly soon-to-be law that makes it a crime to be in the state without 'jer paypers' has made us the butt of jokes, the target of boycotts, and created a feeling of tension and... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Girlfriend Elissa Mullany at 2010 Super Bowlr Gordon Refuses to Answer Questions About Who Paid for Tickets

  published May 18, 2010

  rSince Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon continues to refuse to answer questions about who's paying for the big sporting events he and his girlfriend Elissa Mullany have attended -- and won't even... More >>

• Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Not Releasing His "Conflict of Interest" List, Even as Rest of Phoenix City Council Releases Their Lists

  published May 18, 2010

  r Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is refusing to release his "conflict-of-interest list," kept by the City Attorney's Office to help elected officials flag potential conflicts when they're casti... More >>

• Gila River Indian Community Takes Legal Action to Block Tohono O'odham Nation's Proposed West Valley Casino

  published May 14, 2010

  rThe Gila River Indian Community filed a motion in federal court against the Tohono O'odham Nation in a bid to prevent it from building a West Valley resort-style casino.The Gila River w... More >>

• Did Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Party at the 2008 and 2010 Super Bowlsr And Who Paid for the Ticketsr

  published May 14, 2010

  r Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon may be refusing to answer questions about a $3,200 payment made to the NFL in 2008 out of a fund meant to promote downtown Phoenix -- but a Facebook photo of his gir... More >>

• Phoenix Councilman Claude Mattox Still Testing Mayoral Waters, Mayor Phil Gordon Disses Councilwoman Peggy Neely In E-Mail

  published May 12, 2010

  rAlthough Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon doesn't leave office for another year and half, political wonks already are speculating about the final lineup of candidates for the 2011 mayor's ra... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Still Mum on Girlfriend Elissa Mullany's Role at City Hall

  published May 05, 2010

  rPhoenix Mayor Phil Gordon still hasn't answered questions submitted to him by New Times on April 19.The questions were e-mailed to Gordon per his new policy of no longer speaking personally wit... More >>

• Mayor Phil Gordon Doesn't Like Questions About His Girlfriend's Role at City Hall or Her Gig with a Phoenix Developer

  published April 29, 2010

  Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon continues to face scrutiny for entangling his personal and professional lives and for lacking transparency in how he... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Wanna Bet? The Tohono O'odham Want to Build a Casino in the West Valley -- Now It's Up to the Feds to Make It Happen or Break Another Promise to the Tribe

  published April 29, 2010

  Albert Manuel walks through the desert near Gila Bend, reminiscing about the days when Indian villages sprawled across the landscape. He grew up... More >>

• Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon in Need of an Interventionr Espresso Pundit Thinks So

  published Apr 23, 2010

  rIt's been said in political circles that Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has been under a tremendous amount of stress in both his personal and public lives. And people aren't sure what to make of som... More >>

• Steve Ellman's Camelback Corridor Project, and Ties to Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Girlfriend

  published Apr 21, 2010

  r Phoenix's Steve Ellman is an international developer with a commercial real estate empire spanning more than 12 million square feet of retail, entertainment, and office space. Ellman is among... More >>

• Russell Pearce's Immigration Bill Moving President Barack Obama to Act on Immigration Reformr Nah, Doesn't Look Like It

  published Apr 21, 2010

  Hard to fathom that there could be  ranything positive about state Senator Russell Pearce's immigration bill, SB 1070, an extremist "solution" to undocumented immigrants in Arizona&nbs... More >>

• Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Aide Apparently Violated City Rules; Her Contract Never Reviewed by Former City Manager Frank Fairbanks

  published Apr 16, 2010

  rPhoenix Mayor Phil Gordon earlier this week defended hiring Sue Lindmeier, sister of his girlfriend's business partner, saying former Phoenix City Manager Frank Fairbanks and Cit... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, In an Arpaio-esque Move, Refuses to Answer New Times' Questions Unless They're Submitted in Writing. SEE UPDATE

  published Apr 16, 2010

  r Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has established a new policy: He will no longer speak personally with New Times or the Arizona Republic. He will only accept questions from the publications if r... More >>

• Governor Jan Brewer and Crew of AZ Officials Pimping Luke Air Force Base to Washington

  published Apr 14, 2010

  rArizona Governor Jan Brewer, Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, and a host of state and local business people are lobbying top Air Force officials to convince them that Luke Air Force Base is th... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Still Faces Judicial Watch Lawsuit for Refusing to Release Security-Detail Logs

  published Apr 13, 2010

  r The City of Phoenix continues to refuse release of Mayor Phil Gordon's security-detail logs --kept by members of his security team who track Gordon's daily activities. They contain informatio... More >>

• Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's 2009 Calendar Missing Info on His Girlfriend's Connection to Phoenix Mega-Developer

  published Apr 09, 2010

  r A version of Mayor Phil Gordon's 2009 calendar released this week to New Times is missing some bits of inflammatory information that were present last year.When city officials provide... More >>

• EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Phil Gordon's Girlfriend Had Paying Gig With Big Phoenix Developer Doing Business With City. SEE UPDATE

  published Apr 08, 2010

  rMayor Phil Gordon's girlfriend landed on mega-Phoenix developer Steve Ellman's payroll in 2009, political insiders confirm.  Elissa Mullany, who started dating Gordon in ea... More >>

• Two Mexican Nationals Arrested in Northern Arizona After Botched Train Heist

  published Apr 01, 2010

  rThe Wild, Wild West, indeed.Two Mexican nationals have been arrested in connection with burglaries on trains traveling through northern Arizona on Friday morning, according to the Arizona Daily... More >>

• Glendale Assails El Mirage for Not Bending Over "In All Ways" to Luke Air Force Base

  published Mar 31, 2010

  rEl Mirage just can't catch a break.For decades, the small West Valley community has been steamrolled, dismissed, and mocked by neighboring cities, mostly because they believe that El Mirage and i... More >>

• Phoenix Councilman Michael Johnson Dissed by Police Union He's Supported

  published Mar 23, 2010

  In a battle between a former and current police officer, the Phoenix police union's sticking with the cop on the job. r Even though the former cop is Phoenix City Councilman Michae... More >>