Phil Gordon

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Should be Charged, Eric Holder Told in Letter by Former Prosecutors

Phil Gordon, Paul Charlton, Rick Romley and Terry Goddard sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today asking him to have Sheriff Joe Arpaio charged for abusing his power. Gordon's a former Phoenix mayor; Charlton a former Arizona U.S. Attorney; Romley a former Maricopa County Attorney a ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson's Shocking Reveal: Gordon Has One of the "Best Legacies"

Former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson​The Arizona Republic took a look at what Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon hopes to accomplish in the final months of his time in office.It was a sweet piece looking at how Gordon is trying to execute his lofty goals in the scant nine months he has in office.And what a sh ... More >>

An Outside Panel Will Probe Whether the PPD's Numbers on Kidnappings Were Cooked

Phoenix Cops May Have Inflated Kidnapping Stats to Get Federal Bucks

New Times' Review of Phoenix Kidnapping Stats Reveals Most Not Linked to Border-Related Crimes as Phoenix Officials Reported

​Phoenix police reported that there were 358 kidnapping calls in their community during 2008, and that a majority of them were linked to drug and human smuggling across the Arizona-Mexico border. In recent months, Phoenix police union leaders have raised questions about the veracity of those stat ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Son Placed on Paid Administrative Leave From Phoenix Police Department

Mayor Phil Gordon's son has been placed on paid administrative leave from the Phoenix Police Department.​Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's son, a Phoenix police officer, has been placed on paid administrative leave from the department.Jeff Gordon, a department spokesman told the Arizona Republic yesterd ... More >>

Richard Mellon Scaife's Cash Pays For Judicial Watch's Ideologically Motivated Lawsuits

Oct. 26 In Blogs: Tom horne, Jan Brewer, Damon Albarn, Jerk Chicken, and Sarah Palin

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Staff Thins Out; Chief of Staff Heads to 12th Floor

Debra Stark​Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon ended the week down two staffers.Today was Debra Stark's last day as Mayor's Chief of Staff. On Monday, she moves into her new role as Executive Assistant to the City Manager. She will oversee Public Transit, among other city departments.(And boy, did she luck ... More >>

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

Elissa Mullany and Arizona Cardinal Larry Fitzgerald.​Since 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 confirm that they went to at least two Super ... More >>

Shakira Meets with Phil Gordon, Blasts SB 1070, Visits Carl Hayden Youth Center

Pop star Shakira today at Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's officeColombian pop star Shakira shook Phoenix from the mayor's office to the barrio, blasting Arizona's new racial profiling law SB 1070 as promoting "discrimination" and "division," and contrary to the American values she said she admires."I'm ... More >>

PHOENIX Magazine Columnist David Leibowitz is New Speechwriter for Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon

Former journalist David Leibowitz is coming to City Hall.​ The details aren't yet complete, but both the mayor's office and writer/PR guy David Leibowitz confirmed to New Times today that they're finalizing an agreement to have Leibowitz work for Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon.Leibowitz will be h ... More >>

Does Mayor Phil Want to be Congressman Phil? The Rumor Mill is Turning

Congressman Phil?​Here's one fresh from the rumor mill:With John Shadegg's long-overdue departure from the U.S. House of Representatives, there are rumors that Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon may be looking to take his seat.So, does Mr. Gordon really want to go to Washington? He's certainly spent a lot ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor's Top Aide Facing Possible Domestic Violence Charges

More bad news for Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon​Joe Villasenor, a senior assistant to Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his wife December 15, according to a police report obtained by New Times.Villasenor is currently on "personal leave," according to his direct s ... More >>

Hot Links: Gordon's Proposal, Arpaio Play, and ASU Research

​Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is proposing a temporary sales-tax increase to prevent services and programs from being cut further. Gordon said the city was facing an "economic emergency" at a City Council meeting this week. The council has already cut $270 million from the general fund...Playwright J ... More >>

Mayor Phil Gordon Torpedoes Arpaio Over the Sheriff’s Neo-Nazi and Nativist Pals, and One More Reason the Democrats Need to Take Boxing Lessons

Phil Gordon Demands Joe Arpaio Distance Himself from Neo-Nazis after Holocaust Museum Shooting

Arpaio's neo-Nazi problem was documented at length in this recent New Times cover storyIn a response to the tragedy today at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum where 88-year-old white supremacist James von Brunn allegedly opened fire killing a security guard before being severely wounded himself, Ph ... More >>

Neo-Nazis and Extreme Right-Wingers Love Joe Arpaio, and There’s Evidence that the MCSO Keeps Them Close

Junket to Saudi Arabia for Mayors Includes No Women; Mayor Phil Gordon and Nine Men Selected by Mayors' Group

Image: City of Phoenix Mayor Gordon recently signed a pact with DubaiPhoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and nine other mayors will travel to Saudi Arabia this month on a junket paid for by the Saudi government, Arizona Republic reporter Scott Wong reports this morning. When we looked at the list of ma ... More >>

Flood of Applications for Phoenix City Council Vacancy

  We warned you that the Phoenix City Council's selection of a replacement for departing Councilman Greg Stanton (pictured) was no done deal -- but even we didn't realize just how popular this position would be. Minutes before the official day's-end deadline, workers at the ... More >>

Jan. 27 In Blogs: Phil Gordon, Steelers, Joe Arpaio and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Mayor Phil Gordon Kills Plan to Give Self Two More Years Pittsburgh S ... More >>

Jan. 6 In Blogs: Arizona Cardinals Day, Reel Big Fish, Bean Burros, Conan O'Brien and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to Declare Friday "Arizona Cardinals Day" St ... More >>

Next Week: Get Your Local Shop On

You've heard it before: Spend your hard-earned cash at local businesses, and that money will benefit your community a lot more than if you'd blown it at a national retailer or a chain restaurant. But there's nothing wrong with a little reminder this time of year, when there's too much shop ... More >>

Phoenix Officials: Screw Those Other Cities, Buy Stuff in Ours

When your city government is preparing to shed 1,000 jobs and facing seven-digit budget shortfalls, "you gotta give the other fellow hell," as the song says. Of course, the news release put out by the city of Phoenix today about "Buy Local Week" (reprinted below) doesn't openly insult the Valley's ... More >>

This Time, Joe Arpaio's Office Wants to Talk to New Times About What it Didn't Write

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is knocking on New Times’ door again. Investigators from the MCSO’s Special Victims Unit contacted staff writer Stephen Lemons following Thursday's arrest of activist Jarrett Maupin II. The detectives asked that Lemons come to MCSO offices for questionin ... More >>

Pending Cutbacks in Phoenix Bus Service Mean Even Harder Times for Many

Sheriff's Office Plays Dumb On Racial Profiling Investigation

Letters from the issue of Thursday, July 3, 2008

Arpaio's thugs threaten to arrest a New Times reporter for looking at public records

Guadalupe made it clear that Joe Arpaio’s attacking anyone with brown skin

Letters from the issue of Thursday, May 22, 2008

Tomorrow night: Taste of the Nation

The Bird covers the waterfront on Sheriff Arpaio’s racial profiling patrols and demands freedom for First Friday bohos

The Battle of Bell Rd., Part Deux: Mayor Phil Gordon blasts Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

¡Andale Alcalde!: Gerardo Higginson

High noon: Lawyers for Jarrett Maupin and the City of Phoenix slug it out in court; Judge Swann promises ruling before 5 p.m.

The Big Cheesy

The last thing poor New Orleans needs is planning tips from Phoenix

BREAKING NEWS: PHX City Clerk Mario Paniagua says the Rev. Jarrett Maupin is off the Sept. 11 mayoral ballot. Maupin plans to file legal challenge.

Phony Phil Gordon runs away from me again; County Dems p.o.'d at Goober's endorsement of John McCain.

Poor little Phil Gordon only has four friends!

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, May 25, 2006

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, April 13, 2006

Urban Legends

Continents get cozy

Stick It to 'Em!

The Phoenix City Council can't sanction the $350 million, city-owned convention center hotel. By law, a referendum must be held.

Sorry, We're Closed

Downtown businesses are struggling to stay afloat

Triple Crown?

Councilman thinks Cardinals stadium would fit nicely on Jefferson Street

Second Thoughts

Alan Korwin is a smart guy. So why does he love guns more than people?

Match Game 2000

Inflammatory signs ignite North Central neighborhood battle

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