Thursday, May 03, 2018

Wayne's World: EV Trib Staff Writer Wayne Schutsky > Is He Slacking Off Reporting Mesa News?

What's the story here, Wayne ?
It took five days to get his story out?
Your MesaZona blogger keeps a close eye on issues in front of the Mesa City Council.
This is a very conservative city and simply put Conservative Republicans don't raise taxes. What explains this??
Two years ago Mesa taxpayers were smart enough to see through a bogus public relations fiasco that was privately-financed by the mayor and his cohorts that blew up in their faces when VOTERS REJECTED A SALES TAX INCREASE > The voted NO on the Yes1Mesa Campaign.
This time around the same crap is getting a new package.
Readers of this blog might have noticed that the entire streaming video of the Mesa City Council Study Session presented the official city story seen by few, where Schutsky writes that Mesa mulls  . . . that might a good choice of action verbs to describe the actions that citizens and the community might get engaged in and activated about if they know the details. 
However, Scutsky's report slacks off short of some salient facts: Crime rates are down.
Beyond that the City of Mesa faces staggering unfunded liabilities, including massive claims and lawsuits against the city from actions by the Police Department and claims of flood damages by a neighborhood group to the tune of about $150-Million bucks or more.  
Schutsky's writing just barely begins to scratch the surface stating the proposed sales tax boost is 'for safety'. BULLSHIT: Likewise he never mentions one other item to 'mull over' : Item 7 on the May 7th Mesa City Council Meeting. (see below)
Two years ago the "trick-the-taxpayers" campaign was a privately-financed fiasco that turned into a major screw-up using the cloak of Public Safety to cover up Pie-In-The-Sky schemes concocted by a closely-held undisclosed cohort of Crony Capitalists here in downtown to fill their own pockets. This time around the same crap is getting a new package -  it's the story that Mesa Mayor wants to get told his way.
There are matters that can impact you in a number of ways in the districts where you live and city-wide. Just one item is getting a lot of attention from mainstream media over talk about a hike in sales taxes, that the City Council says is not in any way related to another bogus scheme to somehow finance a presence of ASU downtown in new construction proposals. It's a mixed bag of accounting tricks buried in memoranda, inter-governmental agreements, and the usual cast of characters of city officials and certain developers who are hedging their bets pending convincing taxpayers to foot-the-bill - as well as hikes called 'modifications' in consumption fees/taxes and charges for any utility you use. 
rates/fees/charges Do you think any of these will get reduced?
10 items that deal with modifications and/or proposed terms Items 7-a > 7-j
  • electric utility services in D1 + D4
  • natural gas utility service Citywide
  • water utility services Citywide
  • wastewater utility services  
  • solid waste utility services    

Mesa mulls sales tax boost for safety

Updated
"Mesa is considering a sales tax increase to hire additional officers, firefighters and civilian support staff. The proposed 0.25 percent increase, from 1.75 percent to 2 percent, received unanimous support at a City Council study session last Thursday. . . The council will vote May 7 on whether to put the issue before voters in the November election..."

< Just one message for Wayne Schutsky
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Please note there are no alternative views in Wayne Schutsky's writing - none.

He just regurgitates everything made in presentations by every city employee. . . the city council and the mayor have their agenda, NO MATTER WHAT STORY THEY TRY TO INVENT. 

"We do have some unmet needs as a result of the growth,” he added.

“To me, the need for this is very apparent, and I not only am in favor of it but plan on doing everything I can to assist the campaign to help tell the story to make this happen.”
- Jivin' John Giles (quoted in Schutsky's write-up)




Link > http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/mesa-mulls-sales-tax-boost-for-safety/article_fd01720e-4d4e-11e8-8686-4b8486f6a242.html



Way to go, Wayne!
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Arizona is #1 Worst State Where Dirty Money Infests Elections

Arizona is #1 Worst State Where Dirty Money Infests Elections
Posted on April 20, 2018 by  
There is more dark money polluting the election process in Arizona than any other state in the US, according to the proponents of the Outlaw Dirty Money campaign.”
"Arizona is the worst state for elected officials owing their office to dirty money,” says former Attorney General Terry Goddard.
“There is more dirty money spent in Arizona than in California. I can’t tell you who’s behind the dirty money because they won’t tell us and our laws don’t require it.”
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Click to join the Outlaw Dirty Money campaign.
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Arizona at dark money epicenter
Goddard spoke at a forum organized by The Arizona Ground Game civic group.
He and many progressive organizations are advocating an amendment to the state constitution that will require anyone that spends more than $10,000 on an election to disclose the original source of the money.
Corporations like the APS utility, super-rich donors like the Koch Brothers and dangerous groups like the NRA have teamed up to spend millions in Arizona, secretly funding Republican legislators who obediently pass anti-student, anti-consumer and anti-gun safety laws.
A notorious dark money stooge is Gov. Doug Ducey, who has attended Koch brothers summit meetings since 2011 and has secretly taken millions in dark money. Ducey has raised $500,000 for his re-election campaign since the beginning of the year, leaving him with more than $3 million on hand to spend on getting re-elected. That is 10 times more money than anyone else in the race.
“The people of Arizona have the right to know all the contributors who influenced our elections, ” Goddard says. “But our legislature has tried to make the state a safe zone for people who want to hide what they’re doing.”
Volunteers are circulating petitions in support of the Dirty Money Amendment. Today the campaign has 75,000 signatures and is working to collect 225,000 by July 5. “That’s actually pretty good, we have 2 months to go,” Goddard says. Click for information about helping to circulate Outlaw Dirty Money petitions.




How dirty money works > Find out right here: Blog For Arizona

Following the Citizens United Supreme Court decision in 2010, corporations have been infesting Arizona will millions in secret donations.
The corporations include Freeport McMoran, the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona and Basha’s grocery stores.
Businesses behind dirty money.
Businesses behind dirty money.
They funnel money to front organizations like 
ALEC
The Heritage Foundation
Cato Institute
FreedomWorks
Focus on the Family
the National Right To Work Foundation
Family Research Council
the Center for Arizona Policy
the Arizona Chamber of Commerce
the Goldwater Institute.
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“People are fed up,” Goddard says.
“They’re saying we’ve got to end this.”

Terry Goddard of the Outlaw Dirty Money campaign.
Terry Goddard of the Outlaw Dirty Money campaign.
 
 
 
 
 
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New Rule: Dear Roseanne | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Just to lighten-up...Hmmm
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The Global Ambitions of India's Hug-Loving Leader

Shifty-eyed ????
Published on May 3, 2018
Since elected as the country's prime minister four years ago, Narendra Modi has been trying to rebrand India as a modern economy. But the reality doesn't always match his rhetoric.
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Wednesday, May 02, 2018

What is Mesa Mega-Millionaire + AZ State Senator Bob Worsley Up To Now?

Here's Bob Worsley again in the Spotlight on this blog site - Why? . . . That's a reasonable question for sure.
Looks like he's looking to make a fortune in a personally-enriching life after a short shady shrift in politics. His betting game might be up at the end of one term as LD25 AZ Repub State Senator after coming-out as a major gambler mixing up politics and real estate speculation here in downtown Mesa.
Here's an entire listing of every post featured on this blog site than you can find here

> Loose Threads: The Intersection of Sex, Money, Power & Politics

Whoever said Mesa is boring was trying to sell you an urban myth






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Who’s Mugging Mesa?
Mega-Millionaire Bob Worsley Is Crossing The Line Mixing-Up Elected Public Office and Real Estate Speculation

Your MesaZona blogger is excited and thrilled to feature this investigative reporting from The Arizona Daily Independent.
If you have been faithful readers of this blog now with over 178,000 views, thank you very much for being less stupid than some of the folks who like their news "Spoon-Fed" by corporate mainstream media. . .
Here's some damn good hyper-local reporting - take a look
Who’s Mugging Mesa? Mesa’s ASU Project Needed To Make Good On Worsley’s “Bet”(Featured image Credit: By: Red Pill Approved Comics March 4, 2018)
"At the February 26 meeting of the Mesa City Council, Sen. Bob Worsley made a rare appearance in an effort to promote a proposal to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona State University. The senator’s appearance surprised many Mesa residents who had never before seen their representative show any interest in the City’s business. . .
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Republican Bob Worsley Candidate -  There are two other candidates running in this race all of whom are Republicans: Russell Bowers and Michelle Udall.
AZ, State House, 25th District, 2018 Primary Election 
Bob Worsley hasn't received any written endorsements on Crowdpac . . .
Link > https://www.crowdpac.com/candidates/123064/bob-worsley

Bob Worsley | Candidate for State House, 25th District, 2018 Primary ...
https://www.crowdpac.com/candidates/123064/bob-worsley
Bob Worsley is Candidate for State House, 25th District, 2018 Primary Election in Arizona (AZ). Explore his positions, donors, and political history. Then, donate to directly to his campaign
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Bob Worsley - Ballotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Worsley
Elections for the office of Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Bob Worsley ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 25 general election.
 

WORSLEY, ROBERT M (BOB) - FollowTheMoney.org 6
https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=12252950
WORSLEY, ROBERT M (BOB) has given $740,475 to 16 different filers spanning 6 years. Created with Highcharts 6.1.0 Party Dollar Amount Giving Trends by party of filer $740,475 $740,475 Total $ by Party Republican $0 $200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 ...
WORSLEY, ROBERT M (BOB) has given $740,475 to 16 different filers spanning 6 years
 
Arizona wants to watch Mexico with an army of radar towers | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/29/.../bob-worsley-surveillance-us-mexico-border
May 29, 2014 - Bob Worsley's first run for elected office might as well have been rigged. As the founder of SkyMall — the catalog tucked into airline passenger-seat pockets — he was wealthy enough to loan nearly $200,000 to his Republican primary campaign. He also had the advantage of an unpopular foe: his ...
 
Why would Bob Worsley spend close to $1 million to stay in the ...
www.gilbertwatch.com/.../why-would-bob-worsley-spend-close-to-1-million-to-stay-i...
Feb 17, 2014 - Bob Worsley often claims he is “part of the solution to ensuring a future of sustainable energy for generations to come,” In reality his ventures into “Green Energy” have cost the taxpayers millions of dollars and will continue the cost them tens of millions of dollars each year in government loans and subsidies ...

 
SkyMall founder Bob Worsley calls bankruptcy "tragic" - AZCentral.com
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/...bob-worsley/22249707/
Jan 23, 2015 - When Bob Worsley found out last week that SkyMall's parent company had planned to file for bankruptcy, the state senator said he was very upset
 

Bob Worsley's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart
https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/141302/bob-worsley
Vote Smart provides free, unbiased, in-depth information about current officials, candidates, issues, legislation, and voting. Non-partisan and nonprofit since 1988.
 

Bob Worsley's Political Summary - The Voter's Self Defense System ...
https://votesmart.org/candidate/141302/bob-worsley
Vote Smart provides free, unbiased, in-depth information about current officials, candidates, issues, legislation, and voting. Non-partisan and nonprofit since 1988

 
Robert M. Worsley: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=217178...
Mr. Robert M. Worsley, also known as Bob, has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renegy Holdings, Inc. since October 2007 and serves as its President. Mr. Worsley serves as Manager at Renegy Trucking, LLC and Renegy, LLC. Mr. Worsley is a Founder of NZ Legacy, LLC and serves as its Chi.
 

Our Campaigns - Candidate - Bob Worsley
https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=309039
Info, My name is Bob Worsley, some people know me as the founder

 

State Sen. Bob Worsley, Don Stapley & Friends Cmte ... - OpenSecrets
https://www.opensecrets.org/jfc/expenditures.php?id=C00621599&cycle=2016
Sector, Description, Total Expenditures. Administrative, Accountants, compliance & legal services, $850. Administrative travel & lodging, $329. Contributions, Contributions to state & local candidates, $100. Fundraising, Fundraising fees, $2,285. Unclassifiable, Unclassifiable event expenses, $18,085. Unclassifiable, $500.
 
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Bob Worsley | Mormon.org
https://www.mormon.org/me/7p9d
I became a CPA with Price Waterhouse after graduating from BYU. I grew unsettled with auditing and yearned to be an entrepreneur which eventually led to founding SkyMall, the inflight shopping catalog when I was 33. It was a wonderful 13 years during which I was awarded the 1999 Retail Entrepreneur of the Year in ...
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Looks like he's leading the legislative push on this:
Story image for mesa arizona from East Valley Tribune
EV lawmakers clash on higher registration fees, traffic fines
East Valley Tribune-5 hours ago
Bob Worsley of Mesa said gas tax revenues have been siphoned off over the years for the High Patrol, robbing dollars for urban and rural transportation needs ... Arizona motorists face a double whammy in the form of higher registration fees and a surcharge on fines for moving violations despite a disagreement among East ...
 
 
 
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Bob Worsley
Source: https://arizonadailyindependent.com/tag/bob-worsley/
Arizona’s addictive subsidies game Robert Robb I don’t really like the phrase “crony capitalism,” even though I’ve used it from…
February 25, 2018
Worsley’s Whirlwind: Sunday’s Comic
Worsley, Business Partner Behind Alleged Revenge Porn In Montenegro Texting Case A press conference held by attorney Tom Ryan, regarding…
March 12, 2017
Worsley Is A Doll: Sunday’s Comic
Arizona Senators Ignore Families, Vote Down Grant’s Law The bill introduced by Senator Steve Smith in memory of Grant Ronnebeck,…

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Tentative Agenda for Mesa City Council Meeting Mon 07 May 2018

Here's what's been published so far when these items were uploaded from the city's official calendar today.
As usual there's a huge number of items up to get approved by actions to be taken by the Mesa City Council - some of them get more attention than others.
First of all, let's extract those items about proposed tax increases and increases in certain fees and charges ITEM 7
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE 53 ITEMS tentatively scheduled for this City Council Meeting on Monday - that's five calendar days ahead so you, dear readers, do have the time to find out what issues are up for consideration - Pay Attention.
There are matters that can impact you in a number of ways in the districts where you live and city-wide. Just one item is getting a lot of attention from mainstream media over talk about a hike in sales taxes, that the City Council says is not in any way related to another bogus scheme to somehow finance a presence of ASU downtown in new construction proposals. It's a mixed bag of accounting tricks buried in memoranda, inter-governmental agreements, and the usual cast of characters of city officials and certain developers who are hedging their bets pending convincing taxpayers to foot-the-bill - as well as hikes called 'modifications' in consumption fees/taxes and charges for any utility you use. 
 
rates/fees/charges Do you think any of these will get reduced?
10 items that deal with modifications and/or proposed terms Items 7-a > 7-j
  • electric utility services in D1 + D4
  • natural gas utility service Citywide
  • water utility services Citywide
  • wastewater utility services  
  • solid waste utility services
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ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY Items 8-a + 8-b
8-a ANX17-00253 (District 6) 
Annexation of property located in the 10600 through 10800 blocks of East Williams Field Road (south side). Located south of Williams Field Road and west of Signal Butte Road (27.12± acres). 
Initiated by the applicant, Valerie Claussen, Pew and Lake, PLC, for the owner, Groh Revocable Trust.                                
8-b ZON18-00143 (District 6) 
 The 10600 through 10800 blocks of East Williams Field Road (south side) and the 6000 through 6200 blocks of South Signal Butte Road (west side). Located south of Williams Field Road and west of Signal Butte Road (27.12± acres). 
Rezone from Maricopa County RU-43 to City of Mesa AG. 
This request will establish City zoning on recently annexed property. City of Mesa, applicant; Demuro Properties, owner. Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions P&Z Board Recommendation: Approval with conditions (Vote: 5-0)                                
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Ordinance, 3. Ordinance Map, 4. Vicinity Map, 5. Minutes
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> Item 8-c:
This request will allow for the development of a 251-acre master planned community. REZONE from agricultural  
Sean Lake, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant
Demuro Properties, owner
File #: 18-0473   

Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready


In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/7/2018

Title: ZON17-00247 (District 6) 
 The 10600 through 11600 blocks of East Williams Field Road (south side) and the 6000 through 6400 blocks of South Signal Butte (both sides). 
Located on the south side of Williams Field Road from a quarter mile west of Signal Butte Road to Meridian Road; and located on the east and west sides of Signal Butte Road to approximately one-half mile south of Williams Field Road (251± acres). 
Rezone from AG and GI-CUP to a Planned Area Development (PAD) Overlay with underlying RM-2, RSL- 2.5, RSL-4.5, RS-6, RS-7 and RS-9 for 236± acres and LC for 15± acres. 
This request will allow for the development of a master planned community.
Sean Lake, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant; Demuro Properties, owner. Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions P&Z Board Recommendation: Approval with conditions (Vote: 5-0)
Attachments: 1. Council Memo, 2. Staff Report, 3. Ordinance, 4. Ordinance Map, 5. Vicinity Map, 6. Conceptual Site Plan, 7. Minutes, 8. Updated Conditions of Approval, 9. Submittal Documents, 10. Citizen Participation Plan and Report, 11. Economic Development Letter, 12. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Letter

 
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File #: 18-0267 
PUBLIC HEARING: Conduct a public hearing on the Minor General Plan amendment ZON17-00572 (District 5)
For continuance to the August 20, 2018 City Council meeting
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ENTIRE TENTATIVE AGENDA

 
 
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