Electric Buses and More Trees on the Horizon for Phoenix

Phoenix is continuing its embrace of sustainable technologies and initiatives that will enable the fifth largest city in the United States to utilize additional clean energy sources and technologies as well as reduce air pollution and the effects of lingering summer heat waves.   The city has already committed to zero net emissions by 2050 … Read more

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Talks About 2021 and What She is Looking Forward to in 2022

2021 was both a rewarding and challenging year for Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, the Phoenix City Council, and local residents. The fifth largest city in the country made gains in rising economic growth and business expansion, combatting the Coronavirus, becoming a Mecca for Bioscience and Future Technologies, and emerging as a leader in sustainability-clean energy … Read more

Phoenix, Tucson, Tempe, and Scottsdale Earn Perfect Scores on Promoting LGBTQ Equality

The Human Rights Campaign has released its tenth annual Municipal Equality Index (M.E.I.) scores on how 506 selected cities have promoted LGBTQ rights within their local boundaries. In formulating the results, the organizers take into consideration the following factors: Non Discrimination Ordinances and Laws. Benefits like health care for LGBTQ members employed by the city. … Read more

Phoenix had Six Consecutive Days of 115 Degrees or Higher

The Southwest is going through a tremendous heatwave. Record high temperatures are being set in California, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, and Arizona. Utility regulators in Texas and California are counseling homeowners to conserve their air conditioning output because rolling blackouts may occur if they do not. Wildfires like those in the Payson area are being caused … Read more