Politics – Page 2 – Scottsdale Trails

City Council, David Smith, Elections, Jim Lane, Light Rail, Linda Milhaven, McDowell Road, Real Estate, Virginia Korte, Zoning & Development

Korte’s Anonymous Self-Contradictory Railing

February 25, 2016 1 Comment

In another of her anonymous “Voice of Scottsdale” blog posts yesterday, Scottsdale city councilwoman Virginia Korte accuses the Arizona Republic of an attempt at “making the news” by whipping up a controversy over whether and where Scottsdale will get light-railroaded. I agree with Korte on her first point: The Republic has all-but-abandoned the notion of […]

Charity, Cultural Council, Culture, David Smith, Economic Sustainability, Ethics, Golf, Guy Phillips, Jim Lane, Kathy Littlefield, Linda Milhaven, Museum of the West, Politics, Suzanne Klapp, Taxes, Virginia Korte

Quango

February 23, 2016 No Comments

I was copied on an email to the Scottsdale city council and mayor today, in which a word caught my eye: “Quango.” Quango (quasi non-governmental organization) is an acronym that describes arms-length bodies funded by government departments but not run by them. They are given power and paid for by government departments. One of my […]

Chamber of Commerce, Elections, Ethics, Schools, Taxes

David Peterson Expelled from School

December 16, 2015 3 Comments

Scottsdale Unified School District Superintendent David Peterson has apparently been sacked by the SUSD governing board. No reason for the expulsion was given by either the District or by Peterson. A cursory review of published agendas shows that the board met on 24 November 2015, …in Executive Session for: A. Discussion and consideration of the […]