Saturday, September 01, 2018

Open Government: What Exactly Don't The Mayors of Mesa and Tempe Get?

It might be summarized in just three words: Keeping It Clean . . . and that goes for more than energy > Open Government. Here's the case of two mayors who won't even discuss their reasons for joining a lawsuit challenging this ballot appearing on the November General Election Ballot:
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Now that the primary elections are over, we can now move on to the November General Election to bring some issues right to the table: There are questions to raise and more questions to ask and questions to answer by voters.
Here's two thumbs-up for another local reporter who probably finding himself in the strange and shady world of Maricopa County.

First of all, some overdue respect to a journalistic colleague - Wayne Schutsky who writes for the East Valley Tribune owned by the Times Media Group. What he writes gets picked up and re-published, for instance this article reproduced in the Rose Law Group Reporter where two self-proclaimed 'non-partisan' actors in the game-of-politics have clearly come out in a legal challenge to a citizens initiative:
Mesa, Gilbert mayors side with APS in clean-energy suit
Posted by   /  August 28, 2018 

Mesa Mayor John Giles and Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels both signed on as plaintiffs on the lawsuit that challenges the ballot initiative, although they won’t discuss their reasons.
The challenge comes from Arizonans for Affordable Energy, a group funded by APS parent company Pinnacle West.
If passed by voters, the measure would require some Arizona electricity providers to pull at least 50 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
READ MORE >> https://roselawgroupreporter.com 
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Here's one person in Mesa who doesn't hesitate to speak up and get involved:
Sears Supports Clean Energy For a Healthy Arizona Initiative
Kiana Maria Sears is a dynamic, accessible, and compassionate energy regulatory professional who advocates for public integrity and the environment. Her investment in working class water issues reaches back to her childhood as the daughter of a New Orleans Sewage and Water Board employee. She has spent her life studying public policy and serving in change-making positions at the Corporation Commission, State Legislature, American Lung Association, Mesa School Board and more.
 

China and the US clash at the WTO – On Mercantilism

Just some facts, please without the total Trump distortions
Published on Sep 1, 2018
Views: 148
Last time we spoke about how the US ambassador to the World Trade Organization accused China of being the world’s most protectionist and mercantilist economy.Today, we’ll address the mercantilist accusation and see whether it has any substance.

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How urban spaces can preserve history and build community | Walter Hood

Looking at one another in different ways
Published on Aug 31, 2018
Views: 13,316
Can public spaces both reclaim the past and embrace the future? Landscape architect Walter Hood has explored this question over the course of an iconic career, with projects ranging from Lafayette Square Park in San Francisco to the upcoming International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. In this inspiring talk packed with images of his work, Hood shares the five simple concepts that guide his approach to creating spaces that illuminate shared memories and force us to look at one another in a different way.
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Quake Alert, Hurricane Alert, Impossible Image | S0 News Sep.1.2018

A short breather and somethings gorgeous and severe. . . the waters are going nuts - much scary
Published on Sep 1, 2018
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Friday, August 31, 2018

Mesa Police Department In The News For All The Right Reasons

 BUZZFEED NEWS: Reporting To You
This Police Department Has A History Of Violent Incidents Caught On Video. Now The FBI Is Reviewing It.
"I'm angry and I'm deeply disturbed by what I saw on those videos, and it needs to stop immediately."
Posted on August 31, 2018, at 7:10 p.m. ET
No police department wants to be caught in the public spotlight amid scrutiny over a violent encounter with one of its police officers. For the Mesa Police Department in the suburban city of Mesa, Arizona, it's a troubling position in which it has repeatedly found itself.
In February, there was the 84-year-old grandmother, unarmed and tossed on the ground by a police officer when they responded to her home.
There was the 15-year-old boy who was handcuffed, screaming in pain as officers raised his arms behind his back toward his head, in May.
Days later, there was also Robert Johnson, who was unarmed and beaten after officers asked him to sit down.
Then late Wednesday, Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista announced the FBI would be looking into two of the violent arrests — of Johnson and of the 15-year-old — involving his police officers.
For the suburban police force just east of Phoenix, it was just the latest inquiry into the actions of the sworn police force of about 750, including internal investigations and outside investigators looking into the culture, practices, and training of officers who have repeatedly found themselves in hot water over the past two years. . .
Benjamin Taylor, an attorney who is representing Johnson, said the decision not to charge the officers was disappointing but not surprising, and questioned the impartiality of Scottsdale police.
"We believe that Scottsdale had a hard time finding [Mesa police] officers guilty because they're a neighboring city," he told BuzzFeed News. "They work together, they talk to each other, and when you have two cities who work together, it's hard to find each other in violation."
He was, however, "ecstatic" that the FBI will be reviewing the case.
"Hopefully, they can come and conduct a true and independent investigation," he said.
Taylor added that the review will hopefully expand to include other incidents involving Mesa police.
> Another incident under review by the FBI involves officers responding to an armed robbery and taking a 15-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl into custody on May 17.
> On Wednesday, Batista announced the FBI was not only doing an inquiry into the two incidents from this year but that the bureau had also contacted the department over two other fatal police shootings from 2016 and 2017._______________________________________________________________________
BLOGGER NOTE: Use the Search Box on this site to look up more information in posts about Daniel Shaver or Philip Brailsford that go back to January 2016.
There are a number of pending lawsuits against the City of Mesa that could add up to claims for over $150,000,000
One of the shootings involved Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old who was shot while crawling to police, sobbing and begging officers, "Please don't shoot me."
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> The FBI is also looking into the deadly police shooting of Scott Farnsworth, a US Army veteran, after officers received a call of a man waving a gun near Skyline High School.
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AZ Big Media > When Your Package Meets The Pouch

Looks like AZ Big Media is looking for 'a screen-grab' to size up its rating so here we go with this lifestyle news into the locker room using advanced date-driven analysis all about underwear. Readers may be interested in reading more noting that Lululemon, the company that manufactures those see-through yoga pants for women is on the list for the No Boxer Boxer. Also on the list from the least likely place you can imagine is Bamboo Boxer Briefs by Cariloha, Salt Lake City, UT.
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Here are the best boxer briefs of 2018
Lifestyle | yesterday |
Rave Reviews, the innovative ranking site that creates entertaining write-ups using advanced data-driven analysis, has published its ranking of the “19 Best Boxer Briefs for 2018.” The ranking is available at https://www.ravereviews.org/men/best-boxer-briefs/.
Boxer briefs are now the most popular style of underwear for men. Undoubtedly, they are the best answer to the question made famous by Hanes and Michael Jordan (“Boxers or briefs?”) by combining the best of both worlds.
Beyond the recognizable names of underwear brands that have been around for decades, the ranking features several companies new to the scene. Many of these newcomers are innovating boxer briefs with game-changing features.
As Thomas Pettus-Czar, author of the Rave Reviews ranking for Best Boxer Briefs, explains, “I never thought that there would be much you could do to improve upon a staple product like a pair of boxer briefs, but then my package met the pouch, and now I’ll never wear pouch-less underwear again.”
Link >> https://azbigmedia.com/here-are-the-best-boxer-briefs-of-2018/

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