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Joe Arpaio's New Pal Michael Nowakowski Snuggles Up to Tom Horne and John Huppenthal?

I'm beginning to wonder if Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski is still a Democrat. By now, everyone in Sand Land knows that Nowakowski, executive vice president of the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the head honcho of that foundation's communications arm, the Radio Campesina Network, recently ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Teen Foes in Adios Arpaio Rally at State Capitol

More than 100 members of Adios Arpaio, the union-funded movement of Latino high-school students looking to drive Sheriff Joe Arpaio from power, rallied on the lawn of the state House in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon to announce that they're closing in on surpassing their goal of registering 30,000 n ... More >>

Occupy Phoenix Has Cost Taxpayers (99-Percenters Included) More Than $200,000 in Less Than Two Weeks

James King City taxpayers have shelled out over $200,000 so this chick can walk carry a sign calling Jan Brewer a "lying whore."​The occupation of downtown Phoenix may not have shut down Wall Street (shocking, we know), but it's definitely putting a burden on city resources -- to the tune o ... More >>

Occupy Phoenix Day Six: Cesar Chavez Plaza Looks Like Scooby-Doo Ghost Town

James King (Crickets...)​It's day six of the "Occupy Phoenix" demonstration in Cesar Chavez Plaza, and there are now officially more protest signs than there are actual protesters.We dropped by this afternoon to see how the occupation was going -- we weren't shocked to find the crowd d ... More >>

Occupy Phoenix FAIL: 46 "Occupiers" Arrested. Fed Still Exists; Corporate Greed Rampant

James KingPiggy: now an adjective.​The "Occupy Phoenix" protest against corporate greed, the Fed, the government, the banks, politicians, lobbyists, "the corporations" (etc., etc., etc.), has come to an end.(Ahem) Shockingly, nothing's really changed -- the Fed still exists, lobbyists are still lo ... More >>

Occupy Phoenix's "Pre-Occupation March" Kicks Off at 3 p.m. -- Dress Code Non-Existent

​Hundreds of pissed off protesters are expected in downtown Phoenix this afternoon to march from the downtown Civic Space to Cesar Chavez Plaza as the precursor to tomorrow's scheduled "Occupy Phoenix" demonstration.However, "THIS IS NOT THE OCCUPATION," the group behind the "Occupy Phoenix" movem ... More >>

"Occupy Phoenix" Planned for October 15; Protest Movement Spreading Across Country

​ They're pissed off at American greed and social injustice. They're relatively leaderless but well connected through social media. And they're gonna Occupy Phoenix on October 15.The "Occupy Wall Street" movement that led to 700 or so arrests in New York City over the weekend is catching like ... More >>

SB 1070, Legislature on Blast for Saturday, April 23 March for Families and Children

Artist Ernesto Yerena's killer poster for this Saturday's marchThis Saturday, April 23 marks the one-year anniversary of Governor Jan Brewer signing Senate Bill 1070 into law. And though there have been a few encouraging cracks in the racist facade of late, the oppression, the raids, and separation ... More >>

Jesus Christ Was a Liberal, No Matter What Republinuts Say

northernsun.comIf he was around today, the Republinuts'd be calling him a commieWhat is it about some Republicrazies and conservatards that makes them think God is on their side? I mean, they really believe all liberals are godless atheists who worship Satan and hate religion, and that Jesus is thei ... More >>

This Weekend: Food City Tamale Festival

​We're barely over a week into December, but the onslaught of over-the-top holiday eating has already begun. This Saturday and Sunday, get a taste of Mexico's culinary Christmas tradition at the Food City Tamale Festival, an annual event that features handmade tamales from dozens of local c ... More >>

Walk It Off

Put feet to the pavement for a good cause

Summer Campesino

Mommy, where do avocados come from?

SB 1070 Rage: Salvador Reza, Alfredo Gutierrez, Scores of Others Arrested in Phoenix

Rubin Lucio and the Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray being arrested at Fourth Avenue Jail today Phoenix exploded today in a fit of anti-SB 1070 rage that only a summer rain seems to have dampened for the moment. Scores of activists including Phoenix civil rights leader Salvador Reza of the organization Pue ... More >>

SB 1070: Many Shout That Arizona's New Immigration Law Has Awakened a Sleeping Giant Who's Ready to Kick Some Political and Economic Backside

Activists Chain Themselves to Arizona Capitol to Protest Russell Pearce's SB 1070

Two of the nine protesters who chained themselves to the Capitol's doors in protest of SB 1070Nine activists protesting state Senator Russell Pearce's anti-immigrant bill SB 1070 chained and locked themselves to the doors of the Arizona Capitol today, forcing the Capitol Police to use bolt cutters t ... More >>

Anti-Joe Arpaio Mural Inspired by New Times Cover Goes from Gallery to Phoenix Wall

Arizona divided: To the left, the world of Cesar Chavez; to the right, that of Joe ArpaioInspired in part by New Times' March 19, 2009 cover art for the feature "Are Your Papers in Order?" by Village Voice Media Executive Editor Michael Lacey, Phoenix muralist Francisco Garcia first painted an image ... More >>

Phoenix Man Busted After Robbing Three Stores in 20 Minutes, Getting His Car Stuck in the Mud, and a Brief Swim

www.doroteofiles.com​A Phoenix man was arrested this afternoon after robbing three stores in 20 minutes, getting his car stuck in the mud, and leading police on a foot chase that ended in a nearby lake.According to Phoenix police Detective James Holmes, 20-year-old John Michael Krol robbed a Kentu ... More >>

On Amnesty and Who Counts as Native American

Joe Arpaio Skewered in Opening of Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center

Crucifixion by Ramon DelgadilloI've often fantasized about an anti-Joe Arpaio art show utilizing the talents of the Phoenix art community, a show that would address the ongoing repression and tyranny here in Marikafka County (as some call it) in specific, and our beloved state of Ari-bama, in genera ... More >>

Legendary High School Football Coach Jesse Parker Honored at Mesa Get-Together

We spent an abundance of time last week around the local high school football scene. First, of course, was the publication of "Friday Night Frights" (still on the newstands for a few more days, and available here for a lot longer than that), about the trials and tribulations of  ... More >>

Cesar Chavez High Football Coach Jim Rattay In Trouble For Umpteenth Time--But He's A "Winner"

 Last Friday morning, Channel 3 went to Cesar Chavez High School out in Laveen to air bits of an indoor pep rally for the school's fine football team. ​The on-air talent handed her microphone to head Coach Jim Rattay, who tried his best (keep your day job as long as they let you, co ... More >>

On Easily Understood Hand Gestures, Large Sums of Money, and Cultural Acceptance

On Mexican Pirates, Cheech Marin, and Stereotypical Double Standards

Curtains: New Carpa Theater's A Boy Named César at Herberger Lunch Time and Beyond

Yuyi MoralesSince 2002, the Herberger's Lunch Time Theater program has been a place for emerging companies and artists to stretch their wings and give downtowners a mental mini-break in the work week. Every season, several quite different troupes present a short play for two or three weeks each. Wr ... More >>

Prensa Hispana Blows MCSO Deputy Chief Paul Chagolla in Print

from Prensa HispanaJesus, Paul, where did you get that tie, Goodwill?What the hell has gotten into Prensa Hispana, the Spanish language freebie you always see in racks at Mexican restaurants and grocery stores? In today's March 25th edition, and teased on the cover, is a full-page puff piece on MCSO ... More >>

On Words Betraying Political Beliefs and a Nagging Familia

Phoenix Libraries Cutting Hours Starting March 2; Many Branches to Be Closed on Sundays

 As one way to deal with a huge revenue shortfall, the City of Phoenix will shorten hours beginning March 2 at all of its library branches. About half of the 15 branch libraries will no longer be open on Sundays. Victoria Welch, city spokeswoman for the library system, tells us&n ... More >>

On César Chávez and Kicking Your Pinche Estupido Ass

Julio Cesar Chavez, Mexican Boxing Legend, Planning Valley Restaurant

Julio Cesar Chavez is trading his boxing gloves for oven mittens.The 46-year-old Mexican boxing legend plans to open a restaurant in Mesa at Country Club Drive and Southern Avenue as early as May or June, according to an article today in the East Valley Tribune by David Woodfill.We surfed around t ... More >>

Nicknames and Chinos with Tans

The Mexican on César Chávez and gabacho grammar rules

Resurrecting gimmicky coverage aimed at Latinos is good for the bottom line, not for the residents of Brown Town

Ask a Mexican rides off into the sunset

Lefty Linda Valdez disappoints; plus, wing-nut Robert Robb's neo-Nazi fans!

Hail César

Flying high with the Royal Chicano Air Force

Writing on the Wall

Sometimes life is so funny it hurts

Tripping the Dark Fantastic

Ballet Arizona series is cool -- and not just ´cause it's hot

The Naming Debate

Special reader-feedback edition

Nicknames Heard 'Round the World

When the Philippines become Phil

Click Clique

Flashes of brilliance at PAM

Fall in Line

City ushers in fishing season

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Cesar Saludo

Latino lawmakers' persistence pays dividends with designation of Chávez Day

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June 11 - 17, 1998

Hayden High School Had a Farm, E-I-E-I-O

The Center for Agribusiness and Equine Science was supposed to help desegregate the Phoenix Union High School District. Now the same lawsuit that created it is shutting it down.

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