Salt River Project

Solar Eclipsed: Why the Sun Won't Power Phoenix Despite an Industry Boom

Jan Brewer's Top Sycophant, SRP Lobbyist Russell Smoldon, and ResistALEC's "Sleeping Dragon"

AzResistALECDemonstrators form an anti-ALEC "sleeping dragon" at SRPOne unfortunate aspect of the occupation of the Salt River Project's Tempe headquarters last week was that the activists involved were not able to pull off a similar action at the Westin Kierland Resort, where corporate interests an ... More >>

Power Restored for 150,000 Mesa, Apache Junction Residents After Salt River Project Transformer Fire

solarinphoenix.com​After yesterday's equipment failure, Salt River Project officials say power is back on for nearly 150,000 Mesa and Apache Junction residents and businesses left sweltering in extreme summer heat. The power outage was caused when an SRP transformer caught f ... More >>

Refugee Community Training Garden Welcomes 10 Families from Bhutan and Burma

SRP Transformer Catches Fire -- 80,000 Residents in Mesa and Apache Junction Without Power

employeenetwork.com​About 80,000 people in Mesa and Apache Junction are currently without power due to a fire on a Salt River Project transformer. The transformer -- located on the corner of Power Road and University Drive in northeast Mesa -- caught fire this morning about 11:45, leaving about ... More >>

Hot Links: SRP Fire, Rancher Killed, and Cocaine Trafficking

​A huge fire early this morning at a Salt River Project substation sent a big smoke plume several miles to the west. The burning transformer, at the SRP substation near 121st Avenue and Broadway Road, hasn't caused any reported power outages so far. A dozen firefighters battled the blaze through t ... More >>

Hot Links: Smoking Bans, Marijuana Tax, and SRP Vandalism

​In the next month, student groups at all four ASU campuses will vote on a proposed smoking ban. The ban would prohibit smoking anywhere on campus, and university administration says it is likely to accept the votes. If the ban passes, ASU would join about 381 colleges in the U.S. that prohibit sm ... More >>

Hot Links: Dale Fushek, Ten Commandments, and Taser the Dog

​The Senate Appropriations Committee voted yesterday to require that a copy of the Ten Commandments be placed in front of the old state capitol. The bill calls for the Legislative Council to seek donations for erection of the monument, and will now go to the full Senate for final approval...A dog ... More >>

A Statewide Sales Tax Hike for the Arts — In This Economy? Are They Insane?

Hot Links: SRP, Wild Burros, and a SWAT Standoff

​Electrical workers with the Salt River Project (SRP) power company will meet tonight in Phoenix to discuss issues between their union and the company. Some workers say they're not happy with their contracts and will walk off the job if their demands are not met. The union's Web site says contract ... More >>

"Canalscape for Metro Phoenix" Closing Reception

Hot Links: SRP Expenses, Code Talkers, and Veteran's Affairs

​The top two leaders at utility company Salt River Project have come under scrutiny after it was revealed they spent nearly $81,000 on travel expenses and dinners, even as the company raises rates and cuts jobs. SRP President John Williams Jr. and Vice President David Rousseau, who make $180,000 a ... More >>

Hot Links: Uranium Mining, Balsillie in Court, and SRP Rates

​Uranium mining could resume near the Grand Canyon this year, after the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued an air-quality permit to Denison Mines. The company plans to work the Arizona 1 mine, which hasn't been mined for two decades. Conservationists and Native American groups oppo ... More >>

Hot Links: Shootings, Ransom Raids, and Tasers in the U.K.

​The mother of the two children who were kidnapped yesterday morning has been arrested. Marisa Sandoval, 20, was taken into custody after officers served a search warrant at her home and found methamphetamine. The children, who had been returned to Sandoval yesterday, are now with CPS...Salt River ... More >>

Hot Links: Monsoons, ADOT's Outsourced PR, and 'Racinos'

The monsoons have finally arrived in the Valley. After a series of thunderstorms Monday night, the city saw more storms early this morning. Although temperatures in the Valley are expected to be around 108 the next several days, the Weather Service says the chance for thunderstorms will continue int ... More >>

Jack Pfister, Former General Manager of Salt River Project, dies at 76

Jack Pfister, Phoenix community leader and former long-term manager of power and water utility company Salt River Project, died yesterday at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer. A native to Prescott, Arizona, Pfister quickly rose to leadership in the Phoenix community, where he played rol ... More >>

Finding a Decent Park in Phoenix Is No Picnic

No one is saying you should waste water, but in Phoenix it's hard to come up with a reason not to

Speech Impediments

Curtains for you

Magical Mystery Tour

Exploring the life and art of the late Sean O'Donnell

For the Birds

Are 18 birds in the nest worth 21 billion gallons of water down the drain?

First Timers

Clock Arizona's inaugural Ironman competition in Tempe

A Chance to Focus Inward

Ugly urban sprawl's the problem, not drought. Metro Phoenix has water to support 10 million souls

Sweet Guadalupe

Cavities across the nation start here

The Mouth That Should've Roared

Because Hugh Hallman went suddenly silent, Tempe wound up losing the Cardinals and the Fiesta Bowl

Indian Ruin

The Zuni tribe's plans for Phoenix billboards were abruptly canceled by Clear Channel

Kid Drownings

After decades of failure, the well-intentioned still don't get it

Urban Menace, or Artistic Vision?

Imagination is blooming all over town as Phoenix works to turn public spaces into artistic escapes

On Guard

State's resources woefully inadequate for regulating private security guards

Salting the Project

SRP contributions came weeks before its own site was selected for stadium

Hidden Agenda

Covered-up Tempe documents surface, proving deception on stadium site

Letters

From the week of August 23, 2001

Quarterback Sneak

To get the stadium they want, Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill and Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano are playing fast and loose with the rules of the game

Bye Bye Birdie

An endangered bird is thriving in the dry bottom of Roosevelt Lake. Too bad it's in the way of water for Phoenix.

Buzz Kill

Crop dusters spray pesticides on homes, animals and people while the Arizona Department of Agriculture does little to stop them

Hello/Goodbye

Local twangers Flathead return; psychobilly combo Grave Danger calls it a day

Canal Knowledge

Cruising the Valley's irrigation system with the zanjeros, ditch riders of the old Southwest

A Fistful of Dollars ... Makes Politics Tick.

How Dare They?

Can a city-funded museum afford to explore the riskier edges of contemporary art? The West's Most Western Town is about to find out.

The Work of Art Hamilton

For years, House minority leader Art Hamilton has used every trick in the book--the House rules book--to influence the Republican majority; now he's running for secretary of state

Power Struggle

Top state officials clash over Salt River Project

Flashes

Russell Mania

Legislator's art is suddenly in high demand

Trickle-Down Theory

Industries get a big say in rewrite of water-pollution laws; public may pick up tab

Eruv Awakening

An imaginary line around north central Phoenix would grant Orthodox Jews more freedom on the Sabbath

Flag and Country Bumpkins

Lines of Power

Mesa residents claim a Tempe councilwoman's home is being spared from high-tension lines--at their expense

Tale of the Crypto

Other Valley cities wonder whether Phoenix's water treatment practices increase the odds for an outbreak of a waterborne disease. It's called Crypto and it can kill.

THE STADIUM INDEX

AN ESTIMATED $250 MILLION IN TAXES WILL HELP BUILD A DOMED STADIUM. HERE'S WHAT ELSE IT COULD PAY FOR.

CARPETBAGGING THE CANALTHE CHOICE OF A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FROM NEW YORK HAS SOME LOCAL FOLKS GRUMBLING