One of the most ridiculous proposals I’ve heard from a city full of ridiculousness. The proposed plan involves the City of Scottsdale leasing the complex for 35 years and spending $35 million along with the Giants to upgrade the facility, adding a parking lot and also improving hiking trails in the area.”The Giants will have […]

Among criticisms of Scottsdale schools chief Denise Birdwell is that she hired the brother of a close friend. In Higley, she hired the friend’s son. — Read on www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale-education/2018/02/26/scottsdale-schools-chief-denise-birdwell-hired-family-close-friend-higley-school-district/365651002/

This was a crisis of Jim Lane’s own making. The mayor controls the agenda for the city council meetings, and Lane approved the Satanists and put them on the agenda BEFORE his scripted outrage. You think invocations don’t matter? The Scottsdale City Council members changed the rules to prevent Satanists from speaking. — Read on […]

“This is so stupid,” said Scottsdale resident Dan Drake Thursday. “The Attorney General has had to do what the district should have done. The district’s governing board should have done this months ago.”  www.azfamily.com/story/37568967/attorney-general-files-lawsuit-against-scottsdale-unified-and-unlicensed-architect

Preview of things to come for SUSD? Former Baltimore County Schools Superintendent, Dallas Dance, charged with perjury – ABC2News.com https://www.abc2news.com/news/region/baltimore-county/former-baltimore-county-schools-superintendent-dallas-dance-charged-with-perjury?google_editors_picks=true

This isn’t the first time ASU has been involved in a tax scam involving use of taxpayer-owned land to build a taxpayer-subsidized office complex. See “SkySong”: https://www.scottsdalecitizen.com/?s=skysong Source: Arizona’s largest office complex pays no property taxes (but we do)

Wow, does this ever apply to Scottsdale Arts! https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/10/08/my-view-the-crisis-of-the-nonprofit-business-model.html

Richard Thaler, Nobel winner from Chicago, fought to get heretical economic theories published – Chicago Tribune This is a story from 2012 describing  work which just this week led to a Nobel Prize in Economics for Mr Thaler. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-richard-thaler-nobel-profile-20171009-story,amp.html

…lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.