Government-Controlled News: MesaNow The City of Mesa Newsroom

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Pardon me, your MesaZona blogger for bringing up the subject, but aren't taxpayers who pay the staff salaries for inside City Hall reporting entitled to more fair and balanced news and information?

We can do better than this

Here's the entire list of the media people earning taxpayer-funded salaries doing their jobs to make sure they get the news out they want handling public relations:17 Job-Holders

Public InformationSteven Wright
Public Information & Comm. Director
480-644-2069
To obtain copies of the City logo, please contact Steve.
Media Public Records RequestsKevin Christopher
480-644-4699
MayorMelissa Randazzo
480-644-3219
City CouncilRandy Policar
480-644-4750
Arizona Museum of Natural HistoryAlison Stoltman
480-644-4040
Development Services (Planning, Building, Code Compliance)Kevin Christopher
480-644-4699
Economic DevelopmentKim Lofgreen
480-644-3962
Energy ResourcesAmy McConnell
480-644-6553
Engineering ConstructionRene Powell
480-644-3800
Falcon Field AirportDee Anne Thomas
480-644-4233
FireForrest Smith
480-644-5175
Housing & Community DevelopmentKevin Christopher
480-644-4699
i.d.e.a. MuseumYvette Armendariz
480-644-4129
Mesa Arts CenterCasey Blake
480-644-6620
Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities and LibraryKevin Christopher
480-644-4699
PoliceSteve Berry
480-644-3147Nikolas Rasheta
480-644-2025
TransportationAmy McConnell
480-644-6553
Water ResourcesKathy Macdonald
480-644-4364
WebJessica Brodersen
480-644-5035
Visit MesaMichelle Streeter
Director of Public Relations
480-682-3638

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Here's a look today at the landing page for MesaNow > http://mesanow.org/

Is that URL extension used for a non-profit organization?

Grand opening for Apple's Arizona Data and Global Command Center in Mesa

August 15, 2018 at 5:22 pm

"Mesa Mayor John Giles was joined by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Apple Vice President of Global Real Estate and Facilities Kristina Raspe and Site Operations Manager Damon Smith for a grand opening ceremony for Apple's Arizona Data and Global Command Center, 3740 S. Signal Butte Road.

Apple has invested $2 billion in its Global Data and Command Center, a 1.3 million square foot facility. This command center is the hub through which Apple monitors and controls the functions of all of its data centers worldwide. Apple has 1,100 employees in Arizona and supports 30,000 jobs statewide. . . "
FACT-CHECK: "High-quality Jobs"  here in Mesa: about a hand-full (6)
SUBSIDIES: We don't know

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Mesa welcomes Cognizant to Waypoint at Mesa Riverview

August 9, 2018 at 6:20 pm
Cognizant, a Fortune 500 digital technology firm and one of the world’s leading professional services companies, opened its newest U.S. regional center at 1130 N. Alma School Road in Mesa.“Cognizant is an exciting addition to Mesa,” Mayor John

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Nominations needed for Nextdoor.com Good Neighbor Awards

August 8, 2018 at 2:29 pm
In honor of surpassing 50,000 users on Nextdoor.com, the City would like to recognize Nextdoor.com Good Neighbors who’ve made the greatest use of the social networking site in their neighborhoods.

All Nextdoor.com users are encouraged to nominate...

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Mesa City Manager wins public service award

July 25, 2018 at 3:35 pm
Mesa City Manager Chris Brady has received the Gabe Zimmerman Award as the Community Builder Honoree (Large City/Town) from the Center of the Future of Arizona (CFA). The award, created in spring 2011, recognizes non-elected public servants...