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
Effective October 1, 2022, City of Phoenix employees, thanks to actions taken by Mayor Kate Gallego and the City Council, are now eligible to receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave over a year period. In a news release from the City, this new program: “…Demonstrates the City’s commitment to creating an environment … Read more
What does Phoenix have in common with Bologna, Bristol, Houston, Izmir, Lyon, Milan, Montréal, Naples, Rome, San Francisco and São Paulo? All 12 of these cities are participants in the 2022 C40 Reinventing Cities Competition. C40 is a collaborative network of about 100 mayors from cities around the world whose focus is to devise sustainability … Read more
After being one of 17 Mayors (including Phoenix’s Kate Gallego,) to send a letter to Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellin requesting additional funds for Emergency Rental Assistance, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero announced on February 28 that Tucson and Pima County have received a combined total of $22 million (through “reallocated DES funds) to help local … Read more
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego’s has a new Chief of Staff running her office. After serving with distinction as the Chief of Staff to the Mayor of the fifth largest city in the United States for three years, Lisa Fernandez, a trusted advisor of Ms. Gallego for over a decade, is moving on for new opportunities. … Read more