When giving her State of the City Address, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to include extreme heat in its declared disasters list. In a letter to FEMA, Mayor Gallego, according to an official press release: wrote: “Heat causes more deaths each year than most other natural hazards combined, … Read more
In a ceremony to highlight local efforts to conduct heat mitigation, Phoenix leaders, including Mayor Kate Gallego and Vice Mayor-Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari, helped celebrate the laying of the 100th mile of cool pavement in the fifth-largest city in the nation at 81st Avenue and Hammond Lane in Estrella Village. Cool Pavement, unlike conventional dark pavement, … Read more
Last week (June 1, 2023,) the Governor and her team, at a scheduled press event, released the Phoenix Active Management Area (AMA) Groundwater Model and the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ latest study of groundwater conditions across the Phoenix metropolitan area. While the report’s title refers to Phoenix, the data concerns the whole of Arizona. … Read more
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Mayors across Arizona like Phoenix’s Kate Gallego, Tucson’s Regina Romero, and Mesa’s John Giles have hailed the start of Pride Month, honoring the members of the LGBTQ Community. In an official press release, Governor Hobbs stated: “I’m proud to stand tall for an Arizona that’s for everyone, including the LGBTQ+ … Read more
Since becoming Mayor of the Fifth Largest City in the Nation, Kate Gallego and the members of the Phoenix City Council have taken many steps to address the drought conditions affecting the shrinking water levels flowing from the Colorado River and Lake Mead. Among these efforts have been: Passing water conservation plans in partnership with … Read more