The poll commissioned by Greg Stanton, a candidate in the Phoenix mayor’s race, reveals he has maintained a strong lead over his challenger Wes Gullett.(Of course it does … otherwise he wouldn’t have released it and a detailed memo Camp Stanton received from Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3),…
Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett responded sharply to Greg Stanton’s criticism of a tax increase for art Gullett proposed during a mayoral candidate forum in June.”Greg Stanton continues to show that he is willing to say anything to win an election,” Gullett says to New Times in a statement. “Stanton…
Former Councilman Greg Stanton, who is facing Wes Gullett in the November election for Phoenix mayor, is calling out his opponent for pledging to voters that he would champion a tax increase to support the arts.Stanton calls himself a “strong and passionate” supporter of the arts, but says that given…
Despite serving Phoenix residents for about a decade apiece, neither former Councilwoman Peggy Neely nor seated Councilman Claude Mattox were able to clench a spot on the run-off ballot in November for the second leg of the Phoenix mayor’s race.Phoenix mayoral candidate Greg Stanton and Wes Gullett will be vying…
What has been a contentious race only promises to heat up as the two finalists — former Councilman Greg Stanton and Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullett — in the Phoenix mayor’s race work to distinguish themselves and prove they are best suited for the job.Both candidates kicked it up during their…
Former Councilman Greg Stanton (right) and Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullett are likely the two mayoral candidates who will face each other on November 8.Unofficial results show that Stanton nabbed about 38 percent of the vote, while Gullett pocketed about 21 percent of the vote. Stanton told supporters they have to…
Wanna party with the politicos?Phoenix mayoral candidates are hosting parties in central Phoenix to wrap up their long journeys on the campaign trail.Well, it’s going to be the halfway point for two candidates: The two challengers with the most votes will advance to a run-off election on November 8.Here’s where…
Phoenix mayoral candidate are standing outside of the city’s voting centers and making last minute phone calls to nab extra votes on Election Day as voters cast their ballots in one of the most contested — and contentious — election in decades.Mayoral candidate Greg Stanton stood outside the city’s Burton…
Phoenix Police Officer Jeff Gordon, son of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, received a four-day suspension after an internal affairs investigation revealed the junior Gordon was giving and getting oral sex and engaging in other sexual acts on several occasions in 2007 and 2010, while on duty.Gordon admitted to some incidents,…
James Tierney, the president of a municipal workers’ union in Phoenix has filed a claim against the City of Phoenix and Councilman Sal DiCiccio.Tierney’s claim, a prelude to a lawsuit, alleges that DiCiccio disseminated “false and misleading information” about him, placing him in a “false light,” and “seriously invaded his…
Santiago Gonzalez walks through his watermelon fields on an overcast morning in May, surveying the crops. Some of the melons are bright green; others still have a yellowish tinge. The lifelong West Valley farmer reaches down for one, splits it open with a pocket knife, and cuts a chunk from…
For more than a year, the union leaders representing more than 630 Phoenix bus drivers have been trying to hammer out a contract with Veolia Transportation executives.Now those talks are expected to pick up again after Labor Day.Veolia is the French transit company that landed a $383 million city-bus contract…
Veolia executives agreed to go back to the bargaining table with union leaders representing Phoenix bus drivers.That means that a possible strike, which has received the blessing of union’s international leadership, is going to be put on hold.Michael Cornelius, vice president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433, tells New…
Nearly all of the Phoenix bus drivers who turned out to vote on a labor contract proposed by Veolia Transportation rejected their offer and authorized a strike.96 percent of voters said ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to Veolia’s “best and final offer”, which comes after about a year of labor negotiations.Union…
Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett failed to declare a conflict of interest while he was serving on the Phoenix Planning Commission in 2008.That is the latest message coming out of the Greg Stanton for Mayor camp. Here is the issue: Back in 2008, the Planning Commission considered whether to pursue…
There’s been a lot of consternation about robo calls alleging that Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett has a baby momma that isn’t his wife.Yes, the recorded calls should have identified to the listener who was footing the bill for message. And generally, people seem to agree that they were in…
Phoenix mayoral candidate Peggy Neely pledges to rein in the influence of developers at City Hall and to strengthen ethics in government — but some of her past actions as a public official don’t conform with her new political message. Especially the former councilwoman’s dealings with CityNorth, a $1.8 billion…
A bus-driver strike may be looming in Phoenix, potentially disrupting at least 31 public-transit routes.On Tuesday, officials with Veolia Transportation, a French-based company that operates those 31 bus routes, made their “best and final” offer the bus drivers’ union.Bob Bean, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433, which represents…
Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett, who just today said he’d walk away from his lobbying firm if elected mayor, included this nugget in his press release. “I hope that Mr. Stanton will live by his pledge and not have any community property interests in lobbying firms as well,” Gullett said.”Community…
Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullett now pledges to walk away from his lobbying firm if elected mayor of Phoenix.”I will divest my entire interest from my company,” he says in a statement released this morning.Gullett has come under fire since he stepped into the 2011 Phoenix mayor’s race for being a…
At Phoenix’s mayoral debate, candidates offered up many of the same talking points you can find on their websites. A snapshot:Mayoral candidate Wes Gullett swipes at fellow candidate Councilman Claude Mattox, chairman of city’s Public Safety Committee, because Phoenix still hasn’t hired a police chief — four months after Phoenix Police Chief Jack…
