Phoenix mayoral candidates face off over light rail, Suns arena and homelessness
By Austen Bundy | Cronkite News Mayoral candidates Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela squared off Tuesday night at the Burton Barr Library, discussing such big-picture issues as public safety and the economy but clashing over light-rail expansion, homelessness and recently approved renovations to Talking Stick Resort Arena. The former City Council members, both Democrats, […]
Read More →Brewers unveil American Family Fields of Phoenix
Spring Training Online The Milwaukee Brewers formally unveiled renovations to their Phoenix spring-training home and announced a new name for the complex: American Family Fields of Phoenix. The naming rights announcement comes on the heels of an offseason announcement that Madison (WI)-based American Family Insurance will assume naming rights to Miller Park come 2021. “Today we opened our […]
Read More →Finding the right product types for housing the fast-growing population of Phoenix
By Kathleen McCormick | Urban Land Institute As one of the fastest growing and most populous metropolitan areas in the United States, the Phoenix metro area has seen some 40,000 apartments built since 2010, with demand and prices continuing to rise. Panelists for “Future of Housing: Finding the Right Fit for Changing Demographics,” a ULI […]
Read More →Who’s running in the March Phoenix council elections?
By Jessica Boehm | Arizona Republic November may be long gone, but election season is just heating up in Phoenix. Former council members Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela resigned last year to run for mayor. In addition to the mayoral race, both of their open council seats will be on the ballot March 12. […]
Read More →Phoenix mayoral candidate fuming over flyer calling police, lobbyist support ‘blood money’
By Laura Gómez | Arizona Mirror An incendiary political flyer hit the race for Phoenix mayor last week. The flyer is titled “Daniel Valenzuela Takes Blood Money” and on one side shows Valenzuela’s face on a $100 bill with a blood-stained handprint. Copies of it were left on cars outside the venue where a […]
Read More →Phoenix voters will decide future of light rail in August
By Jessica Boehm | Arizona Republic This August, Phoenix residents will have another opportunity to vote on the future of light rail. A group of light rail opponents called Building a Better Phoenix collected enough signatures to send the controversial public transit system back to the voters, asking them to end light-rail expansion in Phoenix […]
Read More →Desperate to give up opioids, patients flock to 24/7 methadone clinic in Phoenix
Administrators of a 24/7 methadone clinic in north Phoenix were caught off guard by the volume of patients wanting treatment. So were neighbors. Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Community Medical Services By Stephanie Innes | Arizona Republic People desperate to give up opioids are flocking to a bursting-at-the-seams methadone clinic in north Phoenix in such large numbers that clinic leaders are […]
Read More →Anti-arena group drops referendum on Phoenix Suns arena funding
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns By Jessica Boehm | Arizona Republic An attempt to send the controversial $230 million Phoenix Suns arena renovation deal to the voters is dead, The Arizona Republic confirmed Tuesday. The Phoenix City Council approved the deal, which will keep the Suns in downtown Phoenix through at least 2037, in late […]
Read More →Phoenix saw rise in homes selling above asking price in 2018
By Kevin Stone | KTAR The percentage of homes selling for above the asking price has been declining nationally, according to a new report, but Phoenix is bucking that trend. The report, released by Zillow on Friday, said 16.6 percent of homes sold in the Phoenix market in 2018 went for more than the list price, […]
Read More →[OPINION] Are public votes DOA on the Phoenix Suns arena deal? And is that a bad thing?
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns Opinion: Some folks hope Common Sense Phoenix’s measures make it to the ballot. I’m not one of them. By Abe Kwok | Arizona Republic Are the two referenda to force a public vote on the Phoenix Suns arena renovation deal DOA? And is that a bad thing? (Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are […]
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