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Wednesday, February 01, 2017

NOT OFFICIAL ...just "In The Works" > The New Mesa City Council

Quick Pop Quiz:

1. How many "Men-In-Gray" at this photo session?

2. Who is it?

3. How many voters or residents here in Mesa KNOW WHO REPRESENTS THEM in the districts where they live?

Fiesta Mall Got MAULED Last Year > Fiesta Mall: The Fiesta Is Over

DEAD MALL in Mesa
A Mini Documentary NOT made for public consumption @ #SOTC17 where it was all good news

Published on Nov 11, 2016

Fiesta Mall is located in Mesa, AZ and is a dead mall. This footage was captured September of 2016. I was harassed by security guards while filming so had to do most of the filming incognito.

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CHEERING ON THE CUBS > Does Chicago Magic Rub-Off On Mesa In The Springtime?

The Cubs have a tradition of dressing up in various themes before hitting the road. If you remember last year, the Cubs had their rookies dress up as princesses.
B4 hitting the road to Cincinnati, Joe Maddon had a different theme in mind. Veteran players got to rock their favorite football jersey while the rookies, ahem, cheered them on.
Check out some of the photos below of the cheerleaders dressed as rookies and other players various get ups.Story and more fotos from last year here
Here's a presser released today:

World Series Trophy comes to Mesa's Chicago Cubs Rally
Source: City of Mesa Newsroom
02-01-2017 at 7:35:10 AM
The City of Mesa and the Chicago Cubs announced at the Mayor's State of the City breakfast that a community rally will be held on Feb. 24, from noon to 4 p.m. at Sloan Park. The rally celebrates the return of the now reigning World Series Champion Chicago Cubs to Mesa for the kick-off of their 2017 baseball season. This celebration will not only feature speakers such as Manager Joe Maddon and several Cubs players but will also include the World Series Trophy, its only public stop in Arizona on the State Farm Trophy tour.

"Our partnership with Mesa is part of our success," Michael Lufrano, Chicago Cubs Executive Vice President said. "We worked together to build the best spring training center in baseball and something that we think gives us an edge."
The event will kick-off at noon with a special program honoring the team led by Mesa Mayor John Giles and the unveiling of the 2016 World Series Championship Trophy.
"This is an exciting time for our community with more than 50 years invested in this team and a long history of working to improve the fans' experience while staying in Mesa," Mesa Mayor John Giles said. "They came through with a World Series win as promised by Cubs owner Tom Ricketts when we cut the ribbon on their new stadium in 2014."

Gates will open at 10 a.m. with live music, food and beverages starting at 11 a.m. There will be photo opportunities with the trophy for a limited number of fans after the rally ends at 12:30 p.m. Details will be announced at www.sloanpark.com.

Those attending the event should treat it as a game day with parking off Dobson Road and Rio Salado Parkway and bag checks on entry into the event area.

Public Information & Communications
Contact: Steve Wright
Tel. 480-644-2069steven.wright@mesaaz.gov

NAFTA: Lifting + Explaining A Page from The Arizona Republic

Wednesday, 1 February 2017
What U.S. must avoid if we renegotiate NAFTA

At the Republican Congressional Retreat in Philadelphia last week, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. Meanwhile, his staff suggested imposing a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico to help pay for construction of a wall on the southern border.

While renegotiations could strengthen and modernize NAFTA, any effort to impose new restrictions or barriers on our ability to trade with Mexico and Canada will have serious consequences for Arizona, including massive job losses for workers and dramatically higher costs for consumers.

NAFTA has delivered enormous economic benefits to the United States since its inception in 1994, especially for the citizens of Arizona. In just two decades, Arizona’s exports to Canada and Mexico have increased by $5.7 billion, or 236 percent.

Today, international trade supports more than 1 in 5 jobs in Arizona, which pay roughly 18 percent higher salaries than jobs unrelated to trade. Imports to the state have also lowered the cost of raw materials, allowing Arizona companies to remain competitive and reducing costs for Arizona consumers.

Importantly, NAFTA has made it easier for Arizona to freely exchange goods and services with our closest neighbor to the south, Mexico. Today, Mexico is Arizona’s No. 1 trading partner.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, trade with Mexico accounted for 40 percent of our state’s exports to foreign markets in 2015, totaling $9.2 billion. Arizona’s bilateral relationship with Mexico directly supports more than 100,000 Arizona jobs.

NAFTA has also made it possible for Arizona businesses to freely exchange equipment and supplies with Mexico without having to pay steep tariffs. As a result, manufacturing between Arizona and Mexico is highly integrated, with materials and manufactured parts often crossing the border several times before a product is finished.

Moreover, Arizona’s trade relationship with Mexico has strengthened our ties with its people, bringing additional benefits to Arizona’s tourism, retail and hospitality sectors. Around 65,000 Mexicans come to Arizona every day to dine in our restaurants, shop in our stores, and stay in our hotels, spending an estimated $7.8 million each day. Arizona has two trade offices in Sonora and Mexico City that are focused on facilitating additional cross-border business partnerships and furthering our mutually beneficial relationship.

In addition to boosting Arizona’s economy, free trade with Mexico has strengthened our bilateral cooperation, particularly as it relates to our mutual security. Today, the United States and Mexico rely on each other to share intelligence, reduce crime and combat illegal drug and human trafficking.

The president has stated he wants to strengthen and modernize NAFTA, which could benefit both the United States and our trading partners. But imposing new barriers and levying punitive tariffs against our closest neighbors could threaten our trade relationship, cost Arizona billions of dollars and thousands of jobs, push our state into a recession and undermine security cooperation with our southern neighbor.

The free flow of trade has been the foundation of U.S. economic policy for decades, and a major factor in our prosperity and greatness. We should not have to relearn the lessons of history. Retreating from NAFTA and imposing new restrictions on free trade will harm our ability to compete in today’s global economy, threaten jobs, and undermine our relations with our closest neighbors.

Republicans John McCain and Jeff Flake are Arizona’s senators. Follow them on Twitter, @JeffFlake and @SenJohnMcCain. Glenn Hamer is the president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On Twitter, @azchamber.

20/20 Barbara Walters Billionaire Secrets: Lynn Tilton

Uploaded on Nov 4, 2011

Lynn Tilton is a combination of Lady Gaga and Warren Buffett. Barbara Walters interviewed this fascinating lady on how she went from rags to riches for her 20/20 program on billionaire secrets.