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Salt River Project

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    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 >>

  • Culture

    June 30, 2011

    Refugee Community Training Garden Welcomes 10 Families from Bhutan and Burma

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    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 >>

  • News

    January 21, 2010

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

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2009

    "Canalscape for Metro Phoenix" Closing Reception

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    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 >>

  • Culture

    June 18, 2009

    Finding a Decent Park in Phoenix Is No Picnic

    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 >>

  • News

    April 17, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Culture

    March 15, 2007

    Speech Impediments

    Curtains for you

  • Culture

    May 11, 2006

    Magical Mystery Tour

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

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    For the Birds

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

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2005

    First Timers

    Clock Arizona's inaugural Ironman competition in Tempe

  • News

    December 9, 2004

    A Chance to Focus Inward

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

  • Dining

    May 6, 2004

    Sweet Guadalupe

    Cavities across the nation start here

  • News

    February 26, 2004

    The Mouth That Should've Roared

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

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Indian Ruin

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

  • News

    December 26, 2002

    Kid Drownings

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

  • News

    July 11, 2002

    Urban Menace, or Artistic Vision?

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

  • News

    April 4, 2002

    On Guard

    State's resources woefully inadequate for regulating private security guards

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Salting the Project

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

  • News

    September 13, 2001

    Hidden Agenda

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

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    Letters

    From the week of August 23, 2001

  • News

    August 16, 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

  • News

    July 19, 2001

    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.

  • News

    June 14, 2001

    Buzz Kill

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

  • Music

    February 8, 2001

    Hello/Goodbye

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

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Canal Knowledge

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

  • News

    January 7, 1999

    A Fistful of Dollars ... Makes Politics Tick.

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

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    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.

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    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

  • News

    September 17, 1998

    Power Struggle

    Top state officials clash over Salt River Project

  • News

    March 12, 1998

    Flashes

    Top state officials clash over Salt River Project

  • News

    May 1, 1997

    Russell Mania

    Legislator's art is suddenly in high demand

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    Trickle-Down Theory

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

  • News

    May 9, 1996

    Eruv Awakening

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

  • News

    May 2, 1996

    Flag and Country Bumpkins

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

  • News

    May 2, 1996

    Lines of Power

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

  • News

    January 25, 1996

    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.

  • News

    February 2, 1994

    THE STADIUM INDEX

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

  • News

    December 1, 1993

    SPINNING WHEELS EX-JOURNALISTS TURNED PR FLACKS REDEFINE THE TERM "COVERING THE STORY"

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

  • News

    August 4, 1993

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

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

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