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Monday, January 21, 2019

Millennial Millions - SNL

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Published on Jan 19, 2019

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Dave Tulane (Kenan Thompson) hosts the Millennial Millions game show where millennial contestants (Rachel Brosnahan, Pete Davidson) compete against baby boomers to win prizes like social security and health insurance.
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Corruption Crisis > Arizona: Schools for Scandals

This is just the latest: 1 of 2 recent reports in the news about investigations by the Arizona Attorney General that follow a series on charter schools by investigative reporter Craig Harris. Here in Mesa last year, financial wrongdoings of Michael Cowan, the Superintendent of Public Schools, avoided the spotlight by resignation to go on an
'undetermined mission'.
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In the East Valley on top of that two other institutions of 'higher learning' - Maricopa County Community College and Rio Salado - have undergone shake-ups of one kind or another with on-the-job allegations of sexual harassment and forced resignations of administrators and governing boards of those institutions.
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Story image for Dr. Sally Downey from 12news.com KPNX

EVIT superintendent, principals on administrative leave amid ...

12news.com KPNX-13 hours ago

At a public meeting Thursday night, the governing board for EVIT placed Dr. Sally Downey, superintendent for EVIT, and principals Craig Pearson and Mark ...

In a statement the governing board says:
“In light of ongoing investigations and information that we have, the board feels this action is in the best interest of the school district in order to ensure full transparency with the offices of the auditor and attorney general. We also intend to begin an internal investigation to be conducted by the Gust Rosenfeld law firm.”
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Did they say TRANSPARENCY?

The Easy Valley Institute of Technology is a public educational institution

EVIT is tuition-free for high school students and offers about 40 career and technical education programs tuition-free for high school students who reside in 10 east Valley districts – Apache Junction, Queen Creek, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Higley, Fountain Hills and J.O. Combs.

Students spend a half-day at EVIT and a half-day at their high school.

School districts provide transportation to EVIT for most students.

Dr. Wilson named interim EVIT superintendent pending investigation of others, board says

Jan 18th, 2019 · by Apache Junction Independent

“There will be no further statements from EVIT at this time regarding this investigation,” according to the EVIT release.
“This is a legal and personnel matter and there will be no further statements at this time,” CeCe Todd, EVIT’s public information officer, said in an e-mail.
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Hard-To-Believe: ASU President Michael Crow Has "No Idea" Why Arizona Attorney General Is Suing The ASU Board of Regents

Crow's tight and tense body language tells more than his rehearsed responses to the pending lawsuit. Turns out that he and Attorney General Mark Brnovich have not spoken to each other or met in-person the discuss the problem of a non-profit educational institution dealing in for-profit deals.

Tight-lipped and filled with double-speak, Crow rattles off his long litany of responses for ABOR's plans to lease land "in lieu of taxes" [he never uses the correct word GPLETS] to a private family-owned private hotel corporation for a Hotel/Convention Center built to ASU's specifications and solicited publicly by Requests For Proposals RFPs.

Listen to the long history of how ASU engineered the deals using the establishment of "Athletic Facilities Districts" that were devised then submitted and approved in a public relations push to get them passed in the AZ State House years ago.

The lawsuit has been all-over-the-news for weeks [see below]

Arizona Board of Regents sued over ASU land deal

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed suit against the Arizona Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s three universities.

Brnovich says in his lawsuit that an Arizona State University real estate deal with the Omni Hotel breaks the law. ASU President Michael Crow responds to the suit.

There may or may not be a transcript of the interview available to viewers.

LINK > ASU/AZPBS

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Teacher shortage continues in Arizona

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Saturday, January 19, 2019

4 Re-Appointments of Mesa City Councilmembers To National League of Cities Committees

The National League of Cities is the nation's largest and most prestigious organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, town and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.
The appointments were announced by NLC President Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor of Gary, Indiana.

Councilmember Thompson re-appointed as Vice Chair of NLC committee

December 17, 2018 at 2:46 pm

District 6 Councilmember Kevin Thompson has been re-appointed as the Vice Chair of the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Community and Economic Development (CED) Federal Advocacy Committee for 2019.

The CED Committee is charged with issues dealing with housing, community and economic development, land use, parks and recreation, historic preservation and international competitiveness.

Councilmember Heredia re-appointed to NLC committee

December 17, 2018 at 2:45 pmDistrict 3 Councilmember Francisco Heredia has been re-appointed to the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Human Development (HD) Federal Advocacy Committee for 2019, his second term on the committee.

The Human Development Committee is responsible for developing policy positions on issues involving social services, children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and workforce development, equal opportunity, Social Security and seniors, individuals with disabilities, public health care, mental health parity and immigration reform.

Councilmember Whittaker re-appointed to NLC committee

December 17, 2018 at 2:42 pm

District 2 Councilmember Jeremy Whittaker has been re-appointed to the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations (FAIR) Federal Advocacy Committee for 2019, his second term on the committee.

The FAIR Committee is responsible for developing policy positions on issues involving national economic policy, general financial assistance programs, liability insurance, intergovernmental relations, Census, municipal bonds and capital finance, municipal management, anti-trust issues, citizen participation and civil rights, labor relations, Native American sovereignty and municipal authority.

Councilmember Freeman re-appointed to NLC committee

December 17, 2018 at 2:40 pm

District 1 Councilmember Mark Freeman has been re-appointed to the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Public Safety and Crime Prevention (PSCP) Federal Advocacy Committee for 2018, his second term on the committee.

The PSCP Committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving crime prevention, municipal fire policy, disaster preparedness and relief, homeland security and court systems

The City of Mesa Won't Be Bragging About This Anytime Soon

Did you ever notice how Mesa Mayor John and the City of Mesa Newsroom always like to brag about job creation all the time?
Time-Out on that!
Scottsdale named No. 1 city for jobs in U.S.
Business News | 37 minutes ago | AZ Business Magazine

The City of Scottsdale has been named by WalletHub as the best city in the U.S. to find a job.

The 2019 study cites 30 key indicators in ranking cities across the country where job seekers will have the greatest success in securing employment.

Best Cities for Jobs

Jan 3, 2019 | Adam McCann, Financial Writer

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-jobs/2173/#main-findings

“Earning a top ranking out of 182 other outstanding communities demonstrates the strong commitment the City of Scottsdale continues to make in growing a diverse and robust business community,” says Acting Economic Development Director Rob Millar.

Other Valley cities fared well, too.

Chandler (No. 10), Tempe (No. 14), Gilbert (No. 39), Peoria (No. 41), Phoenix (No. 53), Mesa (No. 65) and Glendale (No. 68) all scored well.

Best Places to Find a Job

Overall Rank (1 = Best)	City	Total Score	‘Job Market’ Rank	‘Socio-economics’ Rank
1	Scottsdale, AZ	66.58	2	6
2	Columbia, MD	65.78	4	5
3	Orlando, FL	64.76	1	48
4	San Francisco, CA	64.67	3	25
5	Colorado Springs, CO	62.85	6	42
6	Portland, ME	62.81	8	36
7	Plano, TX	62.62	5	55
8	Washington, DC	61.79	11	32
9	Boston, MA	61.70	7	73
10	Chandler, AZ	61.65	14	11
11	South Burlington, VT	61.45	15	10
12	Minneapolis, MN	60.98	20	3
13	Denver, CO	60.63	13	40
14	Tempe, AZ	60.41	19	9
15	Pittsburgh, PA	59.84	34	2
16	Austin, TX	59.73	17	27
17	Madison, WI	59.44	41	4
18	Atlanta, GA	59.40	16	49
19	Portland, OR	59.23	24	24
20	Overland Park, KS	58.94	31	17
21	Irving, TX	58.84	9	128
22	Seattle, WA	58.80	36	16
23	Nashua, NH	58.49	39	18
24	Fremont, CA	58.28	27	47
25	St. Paul, MN	58.26	43	19
26	Dallas, TX	58.23	12	117
27	Charleston, SC	58.23	33	26
28	San Diego, CA	58.00	37	28
29	Virginia Beach, VA	57.96	32	37
30	Boise, ID	57.95	52	7
31	Miami, FL	57.90	10	164
32	San Jose, CA	57.83	28	59
33	Salt Lake City, UT	57.78	38	35
34	Irvine, CA	57.71	44	23
35	Manchester, NH	57.59	30	52
36	Grand Prairie, TX	57.51	29	75
37	Tampa, FL	57.22	49	30
38	Burlington, VT	57.04	75	1
39	Gilbert, AZ	56.84	35	67
40	Pearl City, HI	56.80	23	87
41	Peoria, AZ	56.67	40	68
42	Jacksonville, FL	56.62	21	109
43	Fort Lauderdale, FL	56.41	18	135
44	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	56.37	57	20
45	Amarillo, TX	55.64	45	82
46	Garland, TX	55.61	26	133
47	Warwick, RI	55.58	65	31
48	Aurora, CO	55.48	22	148
49	Fargo, ND	55.46	80	13
50	Omaha, NE	55.44	79	14
51	Lincoln, NE	55.36	87	12
52	Grand Rapids, MI	55.35	62	43
53	Phoenix, AZ	55.25	54	66
54	Cedar Rapids, IA	55.16	90	8
55	Salem, OR	55.09	55	64
56	Sacramento, CA	55.08	56	60
57	Arlington, TX	55.05	25	153
58	Fort Worth, TX	55.01	42	114
59	Vancouver, WA	54.98	48	104
60	Des Moines, IA	54.64	70	53
61	Nashville, TN	54.54	50	105
62	Honolulu, HI	54.54	78	37
63	Raleigh, NC	54.49	68	57
64	Reno, NV	54.48	67	58
65	Mesa, AZ	54.36	58	77

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PRESS RELEASE https://www.mesanow.org/news/public/article/2247
City of Mesa celebrates Titan Solar Power relocation with ribbon cutting ceremony
January 16, 2019 at 12:16 pm
PM&M Electric, Inc. DBA Titan Solar Power, the Nation's Top 2018 Rooftop Solar Contractor, officially opened the doors to its' new corporate headquarters in a Jan. 16 ribbon cutting ceremony with the City of Mesa.
"Mesa's economy thrives on businesses like Titan Solar Power and I am proud that Mesa is home to their new corporate headquarters," Mayor John Giles said. "Watching Arizona businesses grow an industry locally and create jobs in our community is very rewarding and I wish Titan Solar Power the best of success." . .
This is the company's fourth relocation since its founding. The new Mesa office, 525 W. Baseline Road, more than doubles the 18,000 square-feet of Titan's previous location.
In 2017, Titan had 15 installation crews and serviced the Arizona market . Now, Titan has 35 Arizona-based install crews, Yuma and Tucson branch offices, and has expanded nationally with Nevada, California, New Mexico, Texas, and Florida affiliate locations. The Mesa location serves as the business management hub for all nationwide offices.
For more information:
Samantha Jones
PR/Marketing Director
Titan Solar Power sjones@titansolarpower.com
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$200 million dollar multi-use medical and senior living campus to bring high paying medical jobs to Mesa

December 12, 2018 at 7:13 am
On December 10, the City of Mesa moved forward a plan for a 20 acre, multi-use, campus-style community at Crismon Road and Hampton Avenue.

This $200 Million project called GrandeVita, a Biocity Enterprise

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Able Aerospace Services breaks ground on 50,000 square foot facility expansion in Mesa

December 5, 2018 at 1:44 pm
Able Aerospace Services, a Textron Aviation Inc. company, today joined with dignitaries from the East Valley, Phoenix and Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport to celebrate the groundbreaking of a 50,000-square-foot expansion at its headquarters within...It is also expected to generate as many as 100 new skilled aerospace jobs over the next two years at the Mesa facility, where it operates as an industry-leading aircraft Component Repair and Overhaul (CRO) provid

Friday, January 18, 2019

Updated Information: Ozone Opportunities Overview From Enterprise Community

2 Parts: Remember Measure, Listen, Partner + Engage

1 Published on Jan 18, 2019

This recorded webinar is perfect for anyone new to Opportunity360 -- or who would like a quick refresher on all of the tools and resources we have to offer.

Topics covered include:

How to use the Measure Tool to create and download a 25-page Measurement Report for any census tract in the country.
How to use the Opportunity Zone Explorer Tool to obtain data-rich views of every Opportunity Zone in the U.S.
Where you can find tools and resources that will allow you to engage with residents, stakeholders and community developers around opportunity in your area.

Where to find research, case studies and reports that take a deeper dive into key factors important for access to greater opportunity.

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2 Published on Jan 18, 2019

Recorded live on January 17, 2019

If you're new to Opportunity360 -- or would like a quick refresher on all of the tools and resources we have to offer, this recorded webinar provides a tour of the website, where you'll learn:

How to use the Measure Tool to create and download a 25-page Measurement Report for any census tract in the country.
How to use the Opportunity Zone Explorer Tool to obtain data-rich views of every Opportunity Zone in the U.S.
Where you can find tools and resources that will allow you to engage with residents, stakeholders and community developers around opportunity in your area.
Where to find research, case studies and reports that take a deeper dive into key factors important for access to greater opportunity.

The webinar recording also includes a live Q&A session.

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Hard-To-Believe: ASU President Michael Crow Has "No Idea" Why Arizona Attorney General Is Suing The ASU Board of Regents

Called by the interviewer working for Arizona PBS/Arizona State University "the most powerful man in Arizona", Michael Crow spun his highly-prepared implausible story made-for-public consumption last night on Arizona Horizons.
Crow's tight and tense body language tells more than his rehearsed responses to the pending lawsuit. Turns out that he and Attorney General Mark Brnovich have not spoken to each other or met in-person the discuss the problem of a non-profit educational institution dealing in for-profit deals.
Tight-lipped and filled with double-speak, Crow rattles off his long litany of responses for ABOR's plans to lease land "in lieu of taxes" [he never uses the correct word GPLETS] to a private family-owned private hotel corporation for a Hotel/Convention Center built to ASU's specifications and solicited publicly by Requests For Proposals RFPs.
Listen to the long history of how ASU engineered the deals using the establishment of "Athletic Facilities Districts" that were devised then submitted and approved in a public relations push to get them passed in the AZ State House years ago.
The lawsuit has been all-over-the-news for weeks [see below]

Arizona Board of Regents sued over ASU land deal

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed suit against the Arizona Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s three universities.

Brnovich says in his lawsuit that an Arizona State University real estate deal with the Omni Hotel breaks the law. ASU President Michael Crow responds to the suit.
There may or may not be a transcript of the interview available to viewers.
LINK > ASU/AZPBS
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Sponsor message:

Also in this episode:

Teacher shortage continues in Arizona
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Mesa Morning Live Mystery Guest Jennifer Duff

Kinda bug-eyed. Why?
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