Category: Arizona
Reality Hits You Hard, Bro
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Let’s get the title reference out of the way, click here for the YouTube where an Arizona resident reminds us that, sometimes, reality hits you hard, bro. The realities that hit you hard in this matter are convoluted but not complex. Aggressive Council Moves The City of Glendale City Council voted 5-2 to negate an…
AEG and Glendale to Sign Arena Agreement
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Tradition dies hard for hockey people, this year is no exception. As vacation time approaches for people with kids, arena season is ramping up fast in Glendale. The Glendale City Council will meet tonight (April 26, 2016) to approve a new arena management contract with AEG. The agreement will be unanimously approved despite hauntingly familiar…
If The Mouth Is Moving
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If you haven’t seen the American version of “House of Cards” on Netflix, you should find a way to check it out. The parallels to real world US politics are chilling and it’s highly entertaining. Watch a couple episodes and you’ll be convinced that deception is the true art of politics. If a politician’s mouth is moving… It’s The Truth,…
Westgate Parking Garage
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There are plans afoot for Glendale to build a $46 million Westgate parking garage. Critics of the parking garage project abound.
Rules Aren’t for Hirsch
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You would think receiving a letter that levied a $75,000 fine against your organization would get your attention and maintain it for awhile. In the case of the chairman and treasurer of three Glendale political committees? Not so much. File The Reports Independent expenditure (IE) and political action committees (PAC) must file campaign finance reports for every…
As a Matter of Fact, Facts Matter
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There’s a bit of misinformation floating around that should be cleared up. Coyotes and Glendale Payments The following from a local blog: The Coyotes payment of $1M bond and the city quarterly arena management payment of $3.75M are linked together and are to be paid concurrently. Neither has been paid to date. The Coyotes paid…
Wow, That’s A Stretch!
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Glendale First!, Bea Wyatt, and I (among others) were the subject of a recent derogatory blog post punctuated by a plethora of question marks. When you’re in public life, the best advice is clearly to ignore inflammatory personal posts, to let them enjoy a couple days of extra clicks as they fade back into the background noise. “Discipline over…
Moody’s Upgrade NOT Related to Arena Deal
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A June 15 article from Mike Sunnucks in the Phoenix Business Journal entitled “Glendale gets credit rating love after canceling $225M Arizona Coyotes contract” is actually false. If the Phoenix Business Journal, somehow, became interested in factual headlines, they would change it to: “Glendale gets ratings love BEFORE canceling $225M Arizona Coyotes contract” But, they won’t. Moody’s…
