Fast Growth > No Matter What It Costs ????

JUST THE DATA PLEASE
The metro Phoenix area has experienced the highest increase in vehicle pollution of any large city in America since 1990.
Phoenix Area Vehicle Pollution Increased 291% Since 1990
By Lauren Gilger    Published: Friday, November 1, 2019 - 1:19pm
The Boston University Database of Road Transportation Emissions found vehicle exhaust has skyrocketed 291% from 1990 to 2017. 
When calculated on a per-person basis, researchers found an 86% increase since 1990 — also the highest for any major city.
By comparison, San Diego saw its vehicle emissions increase by 39% overall and only 5% per person.
Suburban driving — particularly commuting — is blamed for the huge increase.
For Phoenix, vehicle exhaust is the largest source of ozone, a type of air pollution that can be dangerous, especially for those with breathing problems.
The Show talked with Sybil Francis, president and CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona.
In a recent Arizona Republic op-ed Francis wrote,
 “We need to put the foot on the accelerator and get into high gear with solutions before it’s too late.” 

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• Q&AZ: What Is Ozone Pollution?

• Maricopa County Experiencing Worst Ozone Pollution In Years

City of Mesa Econ Dev Advisory Board:Today's Early Morning Monthly Meeting

This was an upbeat gathering in the Lower Chambers evident when your MesaZona blogger took the time to be there in-person shortly after 07:30 a.m. Even City Manager Chris Brady was there, although he spoke little or appeared as upbeat as the voting and non-voting appointed members of the board who were all present.
Duane Roen had already started Item 4 on the Meeting's Agenda: Future Growth @ ASU Polytechnic Campus.
It was another of those oh-so-many, over-the-top self-serving highly-scripted prepared Power Point presentations A Big RA-RA for Everything ASU PolyTech!
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Everything is GREAT in Southeast Mesa!

As it turned out two items on the published were 'tabled' :
Item 5: Inner Loop Presentation - Leslie Cornfield & Rick Merritt
Item 6: Hawes Crossing PAD Presentation - Ralph Pew
BLOGGER NOTE: According to what was explained by the Chairperson and Rich Adams, the presentation materials for both these agenda items were not received enough time in advance, or at least within the minimum 24 hours [or 3 business days], for members of the board - or for that matter members of the public and citizens - to get informed and prepared ahead of time for the vital discussions and questions on matters that are up in front of the EDAB for consideration.
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At the right you can see Aric Bopp (next to the empty chair of Duane Roen doing the ASU PolyTech slide show) and Jay O'Donnell, the city's Assistant to Econ Dev Director, seen with head down using a smartphone doing the meeting.
It's too bad these EDAB months meetings are not being televised in real time or available on Mesa Channel 11 or in videos on demand uploaded to YouTube. There is, however, a city clerk present to make a record for what appears later as the "Approved Minutes" - about a month afterwards.
City Council Study Sessions and Planning & Zoning Board Meetings take place in same location where's the video equipment installed in the ceiling for broadcast.
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Mentioned:
> The Name CHRIS CAMACHO: Way more than just a few times
>Public Hearing today with Mesa Mayor John Giles appearing in front of AZ Corporate Commission to do a pitch for new power lines to gain approval for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for The Red Hawk Project and the Sossaman/Elliot Area, accompanied by N.D. Beatty and Scott Butler
> State-Wide Ozone Webinar
> "Sally Jo's What's Happening Bus Tour" --- great success, let's do it again!
Definitely before the start of Spring Training
> Mesa's OZones: Opportunity Zones --- most investments in the airport areas in northeast Mesa and southeast Mesa. When asked, Bill Jabjiniak stated there were 5 'Ozone Deals' - one at Longbow was for $70M with 40% Ozone-funded participation.
Jeff Pitcher, former EDAB Chairman and an officer at a bank that specializes in distressed properties said he knew about two deals.
> Jobs & Housing: This was interesting >
Housing drains city revenues/increases costs
 

TD Ameritrade CEO Ricketts on Surviving Commission-Free Trading

RICKETTS ring a bell???

Published on Nov 5, 2019

Views: 189+

Nov.05 -- Joseph Ricketts, founder at TD Ameritrade, explains how online brokerage firms can make money in the age of fee-free trading.

He speaks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Grateful Dead - Truckin'

Been thinkin' -
got to mellow slow ... and get goin' all over again for THE GRATEFUL DEAD

Published on Jun 7, 2009

Views: 11,444,940+

Grateful Dead - Truckin' Garcia;Lesh;Weir;Hunter
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Lyrics:
Truckin got my chips cashed in. keep truckin, like the do-dah man
Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin on.

Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on main street.
Chicago, new york, detroit and its all on the same street.
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.

Dallas, got a soft machine; houston, too close to new orleans;
New yorks got the ways and means; but just wont let you be, oh no.

Most of the cast that you meet on the streets speak of true love,
Most of the time theyre sittin and cryin at home.
One of these days they know they better get goin
Out of the door and down on the streets all alone.

Truckin, like the do-dah man. once told me youve got to play your hand
Sometimes your cards aint worth a dime, if you dont layem down,

Sometimes the lights all shinin on me;
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip its been.

What in the world ever became of sweet jane?
She lost her sparkle, you know she isnt the same
Livin on reds, vitamin c, and cocaine,
All a friend can say is aint it a shame?

Truckin, up to buffalo. been thinkin, you got to mellow slow
Takes time, you pick a place to go, and just keep truckin on.

Sittin and starin out of the hotel window.
Got a tip theyre gonna kick the door in again
Id like to get some sleep before I travel,
But if you got a warrant, I guess youre gonna come in.

Busted, down on bourbon street, set up, like a bowlin pin.
Knocked down, it gets to wearin thin. they just wont let you be, oh no.

Youre sick of hangin around and youd like to travel;
Get tired of travelin and you want to settle down.
I guess they cant revoke your soul for tryin,
Get out of the door and light out and look all around.

Sometimes the lights all shinin on me;
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip its been.

The Heat's Back On > Batista Out In Abrupt Resignation As Mesa PD Chief

Here we go! It's not a surprise and it is not unexpected . . . lurking behind it all is > 

City Manager Chris Brady was all ready to Spin that story this morning, and it looks like every mainstream media was ready outside City Hall to tape it. . .

[inserts of multiple video-clips can be viewed below]

Watch them - they're all the same!

Now really who cares if Chris Brady - portraying himself in a new image as " Mr. Nice Guy " - and the now quickly-retired police chief 'will remain friends'?? 

BLOGGER NOTE: Brady has a different rep with City staff

Hard-to-believe when there's been a riot-in-the-ranks that's been brewing and rumbling for a long time under the surface when Brady announced two years ago the hiring of the former assistant Tucson Police Chief.
Somehow that didn't seem to be the right thing to do . . . 

City officials announced Monday that Batista is leaving the department "to pursue personal interests and other professional opportunities."

. . . and tomorrow they're all ready to announce the appointment of an interim to take on the job!
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BLOGGER NOTE: Obviously the script used by Chris Brady didn't just happen in response to an abrupt resignation - the city's high-salaried public information officers probably had to 'pitch-in' to help and probably the entire narrative got run by Mesa's City Attorney.
. . . and the best of all? Everyone will be working together. . .
Could be just another one of those unintended consequences for decisions made by city officials that come back-to-bite
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Even a newspaper - https://www.mysanantonio.com/news  -  from San Antonio, Texas where City Manager Chris Brady worked as a deputy city manager before getting hired as 'an outsider' as the city's Chief Executive Officer here in Mesa in 2005, had the story:

City: Embattled Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista

has resigned

Updated 6:09 pm CST, Monday, November 4, 2019  

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — "Embattled Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista resigned Monday, five months after two police unions cast votes of no confidence in him.

The department has been under scrutiny in recent years for a high-profile murder trial and a pair of videotaped encounters involving its officers.

In a statement, city officials said Batista was leaving the department "to pursue personal interests and other professional opportunities," and the selection of an interim police chief could be announced Tuesday.
Batista was Mesa's third police chief in nine years. He had been in charge since July 2017 after serving as assistant chief of the Tucson Police Department.
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Re: High-Profile Murder Trial
Brutal Shock: Mesa PD-The Brutal Brailsford Killing of Daniel Shaver > Trauma and Pay-Offs Here In Mesa

It's just one story that's getting more attention all the time - 3 years and 6 months after an incident that the City of Mesa tried hard to cover-up for far too long.

Last week we found out about a new twist to the shameful saga when local mainstream media ABC15 revealed that Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford had been granted a pension last year:
"The local five-member PSPRS board, which includes Mesa City Manager Brady, voted in October 2018 to grant Brailsford an accidental disability pension. physical or mental condition

Time to Wake-Up Mesa! Evidence is piling-up big time
After murder acquittal, Mesa ex-cop Philip Brailsford made a pension deal

Posted: 6:39 PM, Jul 10, 2019

"Two years after he shot an unarmed man and was fired, former police officer Philip “Mitch” Brailsford was rehired by the City of Mesa in order to obtain a special pension. Now, Brailsford is considered medically retired, not fired, according to a Mesa city spokesman. . .
"Brailsford was fired from the police department after the shooting for violations of department policy. He was also charged with murder, but he was later acquitted. Brailsford appealed his termination. . Later in 2018, he signed an agreement with the Mesa City Manager’s Office. The agreement, obtained by ABC15, included that Brailsford would be rehired temporarily to allow him to apply for an accidental disability pension and medical retirement. The terms prevented Brailsford from performing any job duties or getting paid during the period of reemployment. "He was eligible for retirement benefits, so he applied for them," City Manager Chris Brady said.
"More than two years had passed since Brailsford's termination, so he would not have qualified without the special agreement to be rehired. Mesa city officials claim the whole process was held in "abeyance," or put on hold, while Brailsford stood trial."
BLOGGER NOTES: The trial dragged on for a long time. The real-time police body-cam video was first released in an edited version instead of getting released immediately . . .
What happened?

Miscarriage of Justice Here In Mesa Gets More National Attention: The Case of Philip Brailsford



Image credit: TomTingle
 Arizona Republic via AP

Daniel Shaver Killing: Cop Applied for a Pension and got it.
The opening image for this post - with the cop looking back over his shoulder - is taken from the first of a number of articles used in this report.
He Killed an Unarmed Man, Then Claimed Disability

The latest twist in the police shooting of Daniel Shaver

by Conor Friedersdorf

Staff writer at The Atlantic  Jul 18, 2019

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Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista resigns | FOX 10 Phoenix

https://www.fox10phoenix.com › video

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Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista resigns. FOX 10's Matt Rodewald reports. Posted just in. Facebook

 

Mesa police chief abruptly resigns - YouTube

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10 mins ago - Uploaded by 12 News

A union cast an overwhelming no-confidence vote against Chief Ramon Batista in June.
 

Embattled Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista has resigned

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City officials announced Monday that Batista is leaving the department "to pursue personal interests and other

 

Mesa police chief abruptly resigns - YouTube

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The chief of police in Mesa, Roman Batista, abruptly resigned from the department Monday. His resignation ...

 

 

 

Carbon Dioxide Battery Breakthrough YAY!

Make it Lithium-Carbide...
7X more energy. There's a new break-through in the charge and recharge so they don't destroy themselves > take the time to listen on the development details

Published on Nov 4, 2019

Views: 129,400+

 

Mr. Beast initiative: https://teamtrees.org
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DID IRAN BUMP INTO A SECRET MACH 10 U.S. SPY PLANE OR WAS IT A UFO? #WAR...

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Published on Nov 4, 2019

Views: 790+

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