Mesa Issues

• LD 19 Musical Chairs

  As it gets closer to election season, we'll be doing more of a legislative breakdown of the races, and what to expect. However, there is a bit of breaking news from over the Thanksgiving weekend that we felt was important to share.
  
  LD 19 Senator Chuck Gray has' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:55pm EST
  

• Happy Thanksgiving

  Quiet week here at Mesa Issues, but we wanted to take a moment to wish Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
  
  Enjoy the time with your family and take some time to be thankful for the many blessings in your life. Even in these tough times, we still [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:51am EST
  

• Mayor slams legislative dysfunction - immediately validated

  Mesa Mayor Scott Smith is in Washington DC at a national League of Cities conference. During a panel, he criticized the Arizona Legislature, stating that "We're having a contest with California to see which state government is the most dysfunctional." The off-hand joke proved, almost immediately, to be true.' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:12pm EST
  

• Flashing lights - what do you think?

  Mesa is going in with the school districts to place flashing lights in several school zones. The total cost to the city is $92,000 to place the lights at 6 Mesa district and 2 Gilbert district schools. The city has found that these measures reduce speeds near schools by [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 4:15pm EST
  

• Aviation good and bad news

  Mesa continues its rollercoaster of news and jobs - especially when it comes to aviation. First, a new type of helicopter produced by Boeing may bring more jobs and manufacturing to Falcon field. This would help diversify Mesa's current plant which is pretty much dependent on the Apache helicopter.
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:03pm EST
  

• @MesaIssues and Twitter Friday

  Everything sounds better with Friday after it. #FollowFriday, Football Friday, and even Mesa Issues and our Twitter Friday. Get ready for our weekly recap, post of the week, and all things Mesa.
  
  Check out our twitter page @MesaIssues. Check us out at [twitter.com]. We would always appreciate [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:11am EST
  

• MPS continue to ponder big changes

  We mentioned last month that Mesa Public Schools was considering creative ideas for using their existing facilities and diversifying the education options. We are starting to hear even more of these big changes that are being pondered.
  
  First, as reported last week, MPS is considering closing Powell [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:04pm EST
  

• More on the visit from the Cubs last week

  Sorry we missed this before, but the Arizona Republic ran an account of the Cubs event which sounded almost exactly the same as the eye-witness account that we received. All in all, it sounds like it was a very well done event.
  
  Still no word on exactly [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:53pm EST
  

• MCC looking to connect through social networking

  Here is an interesting article from an MCC student about MCC's efforts to connect via social networking. Although the program has an awkward name MCConnect (sounds like getting wi-fi at McDonalds), the research that it is trying to accomplish is very relevant and interesting.
  
  It wasn't that long [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:47pm EST
  

• Chavez opens "Campeones" in Mesa Today

  Today is the opening day for "Campeones" the 30,000-square foot entertainment venue owned by boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez. The hype started earlier this week, with the venue being described as a cross between "ESPN Zone and Dave & Busters."
  
  This is exciting news especially since this [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:35pm EST
  

• Twitter Friday @MesaIssues

  Sure, you know #FollowFriday, but do you know Twitter Friday? Get ready for our weekly recap, post of the week, all things Mesa.
  
  Check out our twitter page @MesaIssues. Check us out at [twitter.com]. We would always appreciate a follow! [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:02pm EST
  

• Mesa Public Schools override passes - Others fail countywide

  Mesa voters approved the Mesa Public Schools bond override last night with a 58% to 42% margin, which for some reason AZCentral was calling "slim." This is a big deal, because as we mentioned before, these elections can no longer be taken for granted.
  
  These school [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:58pm EST
  

• Cubs Owners in Town: Reception Last Night - Tour Today

  Turns out that the Cubs Reception with Governor Brewer, Senator McCain (via video message), Speaker Adams and other officials and business leaders was last night. Keep the Cubs has it right, having so many leaders in the room shows a real commitment to the Cubs.
  
  We also got [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:38pm EST
  

• Cubs are in town today

  Mayor Smith tweeted this morning welcoming the Cubs into town. According to the timeline last week, we would guess that the reception for the Cubs would be soon, maybe even as early as tonight. If anyone has intel on how the reception goes, we would love to hear [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:47pm EST
  

• Tribune shutting down at the end of the year

  This is truly a sad day. The East Valley Tribune has announced that they will be shutting their doors on December 31st. From the sound of it, it appears that, since the staff will be offered severance packages or reassignment, the Trib's website will soon be gone as well.' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:20pm EST