Wednesday, March 04, 2020
Evercore ISI's Hyman Predicts Zero U.S. Growth, China GDP 'Armageddon'
Q2 and Q3 down...and a complete free-fall from February. Basically bullish?
Who's Yanking Hizzoner John Giles Strings When It Comes to Homelessness & Crisis In Affordable Housing?
YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
Where is the leadership here in Mesa?
Giles has stated he's afraid of the recent findings in the annual Point-In-Time Count of The Homeless.
District 4 Councilmember Jennifer Duff?
Mebbe she can learn a lot from Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego
Political Bias In Media Holdings Groups > Times Media Group East Valley Tribune + Arizona Republic
for an election here in Mesa featuring incumbent Hizzoner John Giles who's in-the-running to get elected to a 2nd term in-office.
TMG CEO Steve Strickbine needs to pump up the hard-copy distribution figures to add 40,000 copies enclosing paid advertising.The target: northeast Mesa, a stronghold of supporters that delivered 74% of the votes cast the last time around
Strickbine's new gambit is a one-day a week dump of pulp fictipon in the driveways - It's the Sunday Edition, renamed the namesake Mesa Tribune that used to headline THE TRUTH.
That's a different story from Phil Boas . . .
Opinion:
‘The Arizona Republic’ will no longer make candidate endorsements. Here’s why.
Readers have made it clear:
You want to be informed about elections but not told how to vote.
We hear you.
By Phil Boas | The Republic AZ Central 02.26.2020
Our highest calling as a news organization is to bring you important facts quickly and accurately so you can make informed decisions. You need information to understand your community, to seize its opportunities and help solve its problems.
In a democracy, newspapers are your eyes and ears on government, courts, police departments, public schools, anywhere the people’s business is conducted.
The information we bring you is essential to holding your government accountable.
So, today we announce a consequential change; The Arizona Republic will no longer endorse candidates for public office.
. . . more and more of today’s readers see candidate endorsements as an intrusion on the electoral process.
They tell us our endorsements alienate them and blur the way they read our news stories. They don’t see the sharp line we draw between our news and opinion content. . .
Our pages will continue to weigh in on large policy issues, including ballot initiatives, but will step back from recommending candidates in the more partisan arena of electoral politics. Choosing candidates has sometimes inhibited our ability to further the dialogue, because many readers think our endorsements compromise our analysis.
We won’t disappear at election time. Our editors and writers are redefining our role as we frame the issues in state and regional elections. We will inform with perspective and opinion about the major races as they unfold and will raise red flags when we see candidates violating traditional norms."
28:54-Minute Mesa City Council Meeting Mon 02 March 2020
Hizzoner summoned 19 kids to use as props in a photo opp saying "someone must have a camera out there" while councilmembers all get summoned to get up from their seats and join. . .watch how they all jostle for position
The rest is "business-as-usual" - and a new Interim City Auditor > Joseph Lisitano III [the 3rd]
'short form productions' from taxpayer-funded Mesa Channel 11??
Screen-grab from 17 Nov 2019
(Looks a lot like the one from Monday, huh?)
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Make sure you take the time
City Council Meeting - 3/2/2020 - Duration: 28 minutes.
Pioneer Park Comes Alive > Our Shared Cultures Transform A Public Space
MaskAlive!
Festival of Mask celebrates the diverse cultures that make up our neighborhoods
Come experience an artistic engagement family-gathering featuring giant puppets, mask performers and music, celebrating the cultural diversity of our inclusive community
Free and open to all ages
Local dance, music and theater companies will demonstrate the power of the Mask to transform the actors, as well as the audience.
Come experience an artistic engagement family-gathering featuring giant puppets, mask performers and music, celebrating the cultural diversity of our inclusive community
Free and open to all ages
Local dance, music and theater companies will demonstrate the power of the Mask to transform the actors, as well as the audience.
Performances will include:
- Chinese Lion dancers
- Mexican folklórico dancers and Mariachis,
- African music and dancers
- Japanese Taiko and Brazilian Capoeira drummers.
Kids Art Activities, vendors and food trucks will be on site!
Bring your whole family for an afternoon you won't forget!! www.culturalcoalition.com
REVERSE ONLINE AUCTION < Pilot Presentation for Land Sales @ Mesa City Council Study Session
NOTE:
This is the third "NO-Study"
Study Session in a row after 23 Feb
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for readers to use as a perspective on the Agenda Setting Process:
For some reason - no explanation given -
City officials want to test a pilot version for online bidding to auction-off two parcels of land:
> one located at the northwest corner of Adobe and Recker Roads (2.1 acres)
> one located at the northwest corner of McDowell Road and 92nd Street (1.3 acres)
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LINK > click or tap here
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AGENDA
7:30 AM Council Chambers - Lower Level Thu 05 March 2020
Roll Call (City Council members participate in person or by telephone conference call.)
Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the sale of City-owned properties through an online auction process, and proposing the properties located at
- the northwest corner of Adobe and Recker Roads (2.1 acres), and
- the northwest corner of McDowell Road and 92nd Street (1.3 acres)
2 Current events summary including meetings and conferences attended.
3 Scheduling of meetings.
_________________________________________________________________________MEETING DETAILS
| Meeting Name: | City Council Study Session | Agenda status: | Final |
| Meeting date/time: | 3/5/2020 7:30 AM |
| Attachments: |
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- Kim Fallbeck, Real Estate Services Administrator
- Scott Patterson, EasiBuy
About EASiBuy LLC
Website: https://www.eauctionservices.com/
BLOGGER NOTE: Any reasonable person might ask if this presentation is related to damping-down any questions or issues arising from the controversial land auction by city officials to sell off a parcel in northeast Mesa that was promised for years as a public park south of the Nammo Talley arms and munitions manufacturing facility.
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We work with our customers to implement reverse auction as a best practice tool to ensure that they are receiving the most competitive bidding environment and prices when they take purchases out to bid.
We specialize in reverse auctions; however, we can help you do a lot more.
Some of the services we offer include supplier sourcing, industry market research, RFP management, and vendor management.
Some of the services we offer include supplier sourcing, industry market research, RFP management, and vendor management.
ONLINE BID PLATFORM
- Can set opening amount
- Can reveal lead bid or all bids
- Auction has a specific start time with overtime periods
- Bidder will know their price, rank and lead bidder amount
- Platform is very dynamic, and all configurations can be modified to accommodate the City's goals
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
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