Over the last several months, local, state, and national conservative groups led by Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio, the American Free Enterprise Club (which has ties to the Koch Brothers), and the Responsible Budget Committee (which has links to reactionary supporters in Utah and California) united with some residents and business owners in South Phoenix … Read more
Today is the 216th day of the year. There have been 251 mass shootings so far this year. There were four in the last week in California, Mississippi, Texas, and Ohio. That means that there has been, statistically speaking, more than one mass shooting every day. There have been 2,191 Mass Shootings since the horrific … Read more
It has been a little over 100 days since Kate Gallego, after defeating Daniel Valenzuela in a run-off election, took the oath to serve as the Mayor of the fifth-largest city in the country. In that time, Mayor Gallego has worked tirelessly to advance a forward agenda for Phoenix while presiding over a growing city … Read more
A 17-month campaign to become the next Mayor of Phoenix ended with a decisive runoff victory for former Phoenix Councilmember, now Mayor-Elect Kate Gallego. With her opponent former Phoenix Councilmember Daniel Valenzuela conceding defeat, Mayor-Elect Gallego will formally succeed Representative Greg Stanton who resigned to run for Congress last year. A 37-year-old New Mexico native, a graduate of Wharton and … Read more
There is a scene in the movie “Legends of the Fall” (yeah the one with Brad Pitt) where the eldest son, Alfred Ludlow (portrayed by Aidan Quinn) comes to his father William’s (played by Anthony Hopkins) ranch with several local officials to ask for his blessing in his run for Congress in Montana. The … Read more