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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2011 Stories by Monica Alonzo

• Phoenix Mayor-Elect Greg Stanton: Election Night Photos

  published Nov 09, 2011

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• El Mirage Bond Election Too Close To Call, But Surprise Voters Elect New Mayor

  published Nov 09, 2011

  It's not looking good for El Mirage officials who rallied for voters to approve an $8.5 million bond for a new police station and to partially fund the building of a local YMCA. But with only a 19-vot... More >>

• Greg Stanton Wins Keys to Phoenix Mayor's Office, Enjoys Double-Digit Lead Over Wes Gullett

  published Nov 08, 2011

  rPhoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett conceded the Phoenix mayor's race to Greg Stanton, who ended the night with 56 percent of the vote -- a 13-point lead over his opponent.Stanton, caught up ... More >>

• Mayor Greg Stantonr Early Results Show Stanton Leads Over Wes Gullett

  published Nov 08, 2011

  rMore than 74,000 Phoenix voters cast their ballot for Greg Stanton for mayor, giving him about 56 percent of the vote, according to early results.About 132,000 people cast votes, and of those, ... More >>

• Election Night Celebrations After Rough Ride on the Campaign Trail

  published Nov 08, 2011

  Two mayoral candidates. Two Election Night celebrations.But which one will be the pity partyrWes Gullett is hosting his celebration at Alexi's Grill, the same central Phoenix eatery where he claimed h... More >>

• Phoenix Votes: Doors Locked at City Voting Center in South Phoenix Church

  published Nov 08, 2011

  A New Times editor and Phoenix resident dutifully headed to the closest voting center at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church earlier today to cast his ballot. And the doors were locked. Some people who were ... More >>

• Phoenix Election Officials Will Unveil The City's Next Mayor Tonight

  published Nov 08, 2011

  Many Phoenix voters have already cast a ballot. Some, perhaps even twice. For those of you who haven't, today is the day. Don't forget that Phoenix is now using voting centers, which have replaced... More >>

• Phoenix Mayor's Race: Gullett and Stanton Keep Swinging and Slinging Two Weeks Before Election Day

  published Oct 24, 2011

  rWith just two weeks before Election Day, Phoenix's two mayoral candidates aren't letting up -- taking political swings and slinging mud at each other. Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett says that ... More >>

• El Mirage: Website Supporting $8.5 Million Bond Misleading About Its Creator

  published Oct 21, 2011

  A website touting support for a proposed $8.5 million bond in El Mirage is not only missing disclaimers about who paid for the site -- it's also misleads residents about who created it.And MoiaGroup, ... More >>

• El Mirage Officials Want $8.5 Million Bond to Pass, No Matter What the Cost

  published Oct 20, 2011

  rAs communities across Arizona -- across the country -- are desperately trying to attract new businesses and corporations to boost local economies, El Mirage is creating a headache for the city'... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Phoenix Mayoral Candidate Wes Gullett's Story Is More Complicated Than It Looks

  published October 20, 2011

  On a warm October afternoon, Wes Gullett climbs the steps of Phillips Memorial CME Church, a weathered red-brick building tucked away in a... More >>

• AZ SOS: Arizona Citizens United, Backers of Mayoral Candidate Wes Gulllett, Likely Violated State Law

  published Oct 18, 2011

  There is "reasonable cause" to believe that Arizona Citizens United, an independent expenditure organization that has poured more than $100,000 to ensure that Wes Gullett is Phoenix's next mayor, has ... More >>

• Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Gets Endorsement from Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Via Husband's Speech

  published Oct 10, 2011

  Mark Kelly, husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, spoke during an Arizona Democratic Party fundraiser at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix to salute the party's grassroots volunteers.D... More >>

• Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Enjoys 19-Point Lead Over Opponent, According to Poll by D.C.-Based Firm

  published Oct 07, 2011

  A Washington, D.C.-based firm conducted a poll in the Phoenix mayor's race that reveals Greg Stanton has a  19-point lead over his opponent Wes Gullett.Robbie Sherwood, a spokesman for Stanton, s... More >>

• Wes Gullett, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Gets Nod from Pinal County Sheriff

  published Oct 07, 2011

  Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is endorsing Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett, saying that he would work with them to fight illegal immigration. "Wes Gullett understands that the most sacred resp... More >>

• Phoenix Efficiency Committee Saves Taxpayers Another $5 Million, Continues Searching for Spending Cuts

  published Sep 29, 2011

  There's been much squawking in Phoenix about the need to outsource, to privatize and to slash government costs -- and it was a pledge that many of the six mayoral candidates made as they ran in the fi... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Mayor Gordon May Be Remembered Most for Compromising His Ethics for the Woman He Loved

  published September 29, 2011

  It's election night, and the crowd is exuberant inside the auditorium at Civic Space Park on Arizona State University's downtown Phoenix... More >>

• Phoenix Mayoral Candidates Highlight Hypocrisy in Each Others Campaign Platforms

  published Sep 26, 2011

  rWes Gullett, a Phoenix mayoral candidate, doesn't mince words when it comes to his opposition to the most recent water rate increase in Phoenix."I opposed it," he said during the first mayoral debate... More >>

• A Motley, Who's Who Crew of Politicos Shows Up for Changing of the Guard at Phoenix Law Enforcement Association Lunch

  published Sep 22, 2011

  There they were. All in one room. And there was remarkably no blood spilled.Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Attorney General Tom Horne. ... More >>

• Phoenix Mayoral Candidate Greg Stanton's Tires Slashed During Fundraising Event

  published Sep 22, 2011

  Someone slashed Phoenix mayoral candidate Greg Stanton's tires last night while he was at a fundraising event at an art gallery in Sunnyslope.A witness from a restaurant across the street reportedly s... More >>

• El Mirage Officials Snub City's Only Gas Station, Take Business to Neighboring Cities

  published Sep 21, 2011

  El Mirage city officials, cops and firefighters filled up their gas tanks at the city's only gas station for more than a year and a half without any qualms about the fuel prices.That's back when Joe D... More >>

• Immigrant Abuses at Hands of Border Patrol Agents Documented by Human-Rights Organization

  published Sep 21, 2011

  rNo More Deaths, a Tucson-based human-rights advocacy group, continues its push to end the abusive treatment immigrants suffer while in U.S. Border Patrol Custody.The group shares the stories of a... More >>

• Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Recommends Gal Pal for City Aviation Board -- Then Pulls Recommendation

  published Sep 21, 2011

  rPhoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has reportedly pulled today's City Council's agenda his recommendation to appoint his girlfriend, Elissa Mullany, to the Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board.Gordon wanted ... More >>

• FEATURED STORY

  Negotiations Between Bus Drivers and Transportation Company Not Looking Good; Potential Strike Still Looms

  published Sep 20, 2011

  Union leaders trying to negotiate a contract for bus drivers in Phoenix and Tempe aren't making any progress with Veolia Transportation, the international firm that runs the cities bus operations."A s... More >>

• Wes Gullett, Mayoral Candidate Who Has Vilified City Workers' Unions, Twice Sought Endorsement from Phoenix Firefighters Union

  published Sep 16, 2011

  rWes Gullett's has built his mayoral campaign on being an outsider, not part of the status quo and on not being beholden to "big labor" (um, unions).In fact, Camp Gullett put out a press release... More >>