Wes Gullett reached out to some Tea Party members, and his hand was slapped away.The Phoenix lobbyist wrote an e-mail on May 11 to TP peeps seeking support for his mayoral bid — and asking them to consider talking to the newest mayoral candidate Jennifer Wright, an attorney and Tea…
Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullett, in the running to be Phoenix’s next mayor, says that he isn’t trying to “push” one of his opponent out of the mayor’s race.He sent an e-mail sent yesterday to a few of his supporters asking for them to “talk to [Attorney Jennifer Wright] about her realistic…
Phoenix lobbyist and mayoral candidate Wes Gullett is threatened by the newest candidate to enter the Phoenix mayors race.He sent out an e-mail — a day after the Arizona Legislative District 11 Republicans hosted a Republican-only mayoral forum — asking them for help getting attorney Jennifer Wright to pull out…
Professional and amateur boxes at Friday Night Fights on April 8 pummeled each other and thrilled the sold-out crowd at the Madison Events Center in downtown Phoenix. Michelle Rosado, president of Face to Face Events, organized the event and hopes that it will spur more enthusiasm in boxing through out…
Michelle Rosado stands a few feet from the ropes, bouncing back and forth and clapping her hands as the ring announcer summons Phoenix fighter Alexis “Beaver” Santiago to his corner. It’s Rosado’s debut boxing show — Friday Night Fights — and Santiago, a local favorite, is going against Walter Santilbanes…
Arizona Legislative District 11 Republicans hosted a mayoral forum last night, and former Councilman Greg Stanton didn’t get an invite.Former Councilwoman Peggy Neely, Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullet, and the newest candidate in the race for Phoenix mayor, attorney Jennifer Wright, showed up to share their Republican philosophies with the Republican…
Councilman Claude Mattox called out two of his opponents in the Phoenix mayor’s race for “quitting” the City Council before the end of their terms.Former Councilwoman Peggy Neely resigned her District 2 seat in April to run for mayor — as required by Arizona’s resign-to-run law. Former Councilman Greg Stanton…
Add another name to the list of Phoenix politicos who want to run the town: Jennifer Wright.Wright, a Phoenix attorney and longtime member of the Tea Party, joins Lobbyists Wes Gullett, Councilman Claude Mattox, Libertarian Thane Eichenauer, and former Phoenix City Council members Peggy Neely and Greg Stanton.Wright plans to…
For nearly a year, Phoenix city-bus drivers have been going to work without an official contract with Veolia Transportation, the French company awarded a $385 million contract to operate those buses. The drivers’ contract expired on June 30, 2010, and while there have been a few contract extensions, the on…
The Phoenix City Council appointed Bryan Jeffries today as an interim representative for District 2. He fills the seat left vacant by Councilwoman Peggy Neely, who resigned to run for mayor.Jeffries was one of four candidates vying for the interim appointment, and has indicated that he does plan to run…
The Arizona Court of Appeals has delivered a blow to Glendale officials trying to block the Tohono O’odham Nation from building a resort-style casino near the city’s border.The court ruled that the Nation’s entire 135-acre parcel near 95th and Northern avenues is outside of Glendale’s boundaries. A previous trial court ruling…
A black bear’s peaceful morning stroll through a West Valley community was ruined on Sunday when he was captured by Peoria cops/animal control and state Game and Fish authorities.They took down the bear spotted over the weekend near a Peoria library at 98th Avenue and Lake Pleasant Parkway, police report…
Greg Stanton today turned in petitions with more than 3,000 signatures nominating him as a candidate in the upcoming mayor’s race.While the signatures will go through a vetting process to make sure they are all valid and come from registered voters, Stanton essentially is the first horse officially in the race.Signatures will…
Citizens for Phoenix, a coalition of neighborhood leaders, is sponsoring a mayoral debate on May 3 at the Phoenix Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road. It is expected to be the first debate with all five mayoral candidates in attendance. Thane Eichenauer, Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullett, Councilman Claude Mattox, former Councilwoman…
Governor Jan Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1322, a measure that would have required the state’s large cities, namely Phoenix and Tucson, to open up certain city services to competitive bids from private companies. Brewer said it was “riddled with shortcomings””It’s a good victory for now,” says Luis Schmidt, vice president of AFSCME (American…
As Phoenix residents sacrificed during one of the harshest budget years in the city’s history — receiving fewer municipal services and paying a new food tax — certain city officials continued to enjoy lavish perks. Tickets to a luxury suite to watch big-name performers and Phoenix Suns playoff games are…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s son, police Officer Jeff Gordon, has been on paid administrative leave since January as police officials conduct an internal investigation over allegations of “inappropriate contact.”The Phoenix Police Department won’t say much more than that, but apparently Jeff’ Gordan has been using his paid time off to…
Phoenix City Councilwoman Peggy Neely has resigned her seat to run for mayor, the Associated Press is reporting.It’s no big surprise, considering she’s been raising money like a fiend through an exploratory committee she stared last year.Because Neely is not in the final year of her City Council term, she…
Phoenix officials have not kept track of who’s been kicking back in the city-owned suite at the U.S. Airways Center watching Phoenix Suns games or rocking out to legends like Elton John. But they’re supposed to, according to their own policy.The shoddy record-keeping, which goes back to at least 2005,…
After months of controversy over whether the Phoenix Police Department intentionally inflated kidnapping statistics to get federal funding, the city’s top cop has announced he is retiring today.Public Safety Manager Jack Harris had come under fire because he repeatedly told City Manager David Cavazos and City Council members that the…
They say that politics make for strange bedfellows.Well, apparently some folks in Phoenix can’t decide whether they want to be bedfellows with Councilwoman Peggy Neely or Councilman Claude Mattox. There are at least 13 people on Neely’s fundraising committee — helping her raise money as she explores whether she wants…
Is Councilman Sal DiCiccio playing the victim card?The councilman claims he has been the target of attacks over his political beliefs that city services should be privatized and city employees are overcompensated.DiCiccio was in a city meeting and unavailable for comment. In an e-mail blast asking for support (read money),…
