Just before candidates introduced themselves, a couple of dozen individuals wearing Jennifer Wright T-shirts walked out of Phoenix Chamber of Commerce-sponsored mayoral debate at Phoenix Symphony Hall.Mayoral candidates Wright and Anna Brennan were not allowed to participate in the debate because they didn’t meet all the criteria set by the sponsors, including raising…
Vice Mayor Thelda Williams and Phoenix City Councilmen Bryan Jeffries and Michael Nowakowski plan to undo a deal that gave a nearly $100 million tax break to Chicago-based developer Thomas J. Klutznick.The trio are having a press conference at 2 p.m. outside of City Hall.Jeffries, recently appointed to the City Council…
We reported yesterday on the questionable ethics demonstrated by Phoenix mayoral candidate Peggy Neely as she helped the Klutznicks, Chicago-based developers who were filling her campaign coffers with political donations.Check out the story, now updated with some links to excerpts from the original court records and exhibits, depositions and e-mails…
Phoenix mayoral candidate Peggy Neely pledges to rein in the influence of developers at City Hall to strengthen ethics in government — but certain 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 mixed-use community in north Phoenix, and its…
Poor Newt Gingrich won’t be sitting in the Oval Office anytime soon.The former Speaker of the House boasted about his 1.3 million followers on twitter, but was quickly exposed by a former staffer for hiring a firm to create fake accounts to make it look like he was far more…
Voters will begin casting their ballots on August 4 for Phoenix mayor and in five of the city’s eight city council districts.Phoenix election officials will be mailing out about 290,000 early ballots, which is about three times the actual number of ballots cast in the last mayor’s race in September…
We’ve already heard about Senator John McCain calling tea party politicos hobbits yesterday as he ranted before Senate members about debt ceilings and balanced budget amendments.Well, Wes Harris, the leader of those beloved, hairy-footed small people who live in Middle-earth Phoenix, is backing Wes Gullett, a former McCain operative and…
The storm that pummeled the Valley last week delivered a knock-out blow to KO Boxing Gym in South Phoenix.Michelle Rosado, a Valley woman who promotes boxing through Face II Face Events, is hoping that Valley residents and boxing fans will pitch in to help rebuild the gym…
If you’re planning to cast a ballot in Phoenix’s August 30 election and haven’t yet registered to vote, get signed up now because time is running out.August 1 is the last day to register.Phoenix voters will choose a Mayor, and those living in council Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7…
Have you seen this bracelet?It came off one of two men who attacked a woman and her 18-year-old daughter in the driveway of their Peoria home as they unloaded groceries from their car.Peoria police say that on July 23 at about 9 p.m., two men accosted the women, threw them…
Several Phoenix City Council members have picked sides in the August 30 mayor’s race.Councilman Tom Simplot stands with Phoenix mayoral candidate and lobbyist Wes Gullett, councilmen Michael Johnson and Sal DiCiccio are backing Peggy Neely, a former councilwoman running for mayor, and Councilman Michael Nowakowski has endorsed Greg Stanton’s mayoral…
Michelle Rosado pulled off another successful boxing bash Friday with an action-packed card that included local super-bantam-weights Alexis “Beaver” Santiago and Emilio “Milo-Time” Colon-Garcia. The fighters added victories to their records, and it was a needed win for Santiago, who’d lost against Randy “El Matador” Caballero (12-0, 7 KOs) earlier this month in…
Peoria Animal Control Officers are investigating the poisoning of at least three — perhaps as many as seven — cats.Jay Davies, a spokesman for the Peoria Police Department, said that such cases are unusual and that the individual(s) responsible face animal cruelty charges.Animal Control officers were out this afternoon knocking…
Political endorsements are flying off the shelves in Phoenix, where voters will elect a new mayor and five City Council members on August 30.Among the latest is the Sonoran Citizens Improvement Association’s expected endorsement of Bryan Jeffries, the Mesa firefighter appointed to fill the City Council seat vacated by former…
Professional Standards Bureau has completed an internal investigation into allegations that Phoenix Police Officer Jeff Gordon engaged in “inappropriate contact” while on duty. But the reports detailing what got Gordon, who is the son of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, in trouble won’t be available until early next week, a police spokesman tells…
A poll conducted commissioned by Phoenix mayoral candidate Greg Stanton reveals that he leads the pack among decided voters.Of the 400 likely Phoenix voters asked how they would cast their ballots in the August 30 mayor’s race, 20 percent went with Stanton and 11 percent selected former Phoenix Councilwoman Peggy Neely.But…
Former Councilwoman Peggy Neely created a video blasting her union-lovin’ opponents in the Phoenix mayor’s race. Wes Gullett, one of her challengers, fires back with his own video. Check it out…
Phoenix Councilman Claude Mattox won’t disclose how many Super Bowl games he attended, but New Times has been able to piece together that he may have attended at least three games.We posed the question as part of our ongoing examination of elected officials’ in jetting off to sporting events –…
Face II Face Events is gearing up for Friday Night Fights 2 on July 22 at the Madison Event Center, 441 W Madison Street in Phoenix.Doors open at 6 p.m., and the first bout starts at 7:30 p.m.Michelle Rosado, who heads up the fight promotions company, pulled off a successful…
The Tohono O’odham Nation was victorious again after a U.S. District Court judge declared unconstitutional a law allowing Glendale to annex the nation’s property. It’s the latest in a series of decisions that have gone in favor of the Nation, which plans to build a resort-style casino near Westgate City…
Check us out on 12 News’ Lunchcast, with Brahm Resnik, talking about: “The Numbers Game,” our main feature story in this week’s New Times. And read the New Times story that Resnik had us on to talk about. It’s about Phoenix police Sergeant Phil Roberts — the man behind allegations that Phoenix intentionally inflated kidnapping stats to get federal funding…
