Saturday, September 11, 2021
Report from The Guardian Friday Sept 10 2021
Harvard University will divest its $42B endowment from all fossil fuels
University president cites need to decarbonize economy
"Harvard will divest itself from holdings in fossil fuels, the university’s president, Lawrence Bacow, announced late on Thursday.
Harvard Management Company, which oversees the university’s vast endowment of almost $42bn, has already been reducing its financial exposure to fossil fuels and has no direct investments in companies that explore for or develop further reserves of fossil fuels, Bacow said in a message. . .
The university has legacy investments in a number of private equity funds with holdings in the fossil fuel industry. Those indirect investments constitute less than 2% of the endowment, according to Bacow.
The school has not made any new commitments to these limited partnerships since 2019 and has no intention to do so, he added. . .the university had made investments along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Engine, a fund that, among other things, “seeks to accelerate the development of technologies that promise to address the challenges posed by climate change”.
The university will also work to achieve “greater transparency in the greenhouse gas footprint of all of our investment managers, along with the development of protocols for assessing and reducing the footprint for entire investment portfolios,” he wrote.
“We must continue to work with our investment managers and with industry if we are to bring about the transformation of our economy that climate change demands,” he added.
> A campus campaign created almost a decade ago called Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard, reacted by saying: “It took conversations and protests, meetings with administration, faculty/alumni votes, mass sit-ins and arrests, historic legal strategies, and storming football fields. But today, we can see proof that activism works, plain and simple.”
Over-Due Fall-Out from A Home Fall-Down on Election Night
Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel Seeking Treatment For Anxiety, Alcohol Use
Download mp3 (719.54 KB)Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel announced Friday that she is seeking treatment to address her mental health and unhealthy coping behaviors.Adel says that throughout the past year, she has struggled with anxiety, an eating disorder and alcohol use.
In an official statement, Adel says she will remain in daily contact with the County Attorney’s Office to ensure work continues.Adel says this past year has been difficult for her “medically, professionally and personally” and asked constituents for patience during her recovery.
BLOGGER INSERT: THE ELECTION WAS CLOSE. VERY CLOSE
On the night of last year’s presidential election, Adel suffered a brain aneurysm after falling in her home and hitting her head.
05 December 2020
Allister Adel: Now What? Still In-Recovery After Emergency Brain Surgery
"Allister got up in the middle of the night to go to the restroom, tripped on something in the bedroom, and hit her head on a piece of furniture in the dark," Liewer said. Days later, "the bleed progressed and became an emergency situation" on Election Day.
"She's stable," Liewer said. "She's responding ... to the treatment that they're giving her."
Asked if that meant Adel had recovered consciousness since her surgery, Liewer said the family would have to answer medical questions. Liewer said she hasn't talked to Adel since the surgery, but that's not necessarily surprising considering Adel had "major brain surgery six days ago."
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Adel Will Remain County Attorney, but Her Condition Is Still Unknown After Accident
Allister Adel's campaign declared victory on Monday in the close race for Maricopa County Attorney, but it remains unclear whether Adel knows about her victory.
The 43-year-old prosecuting attorney, who was appointed to her post in October after the resignation of Bill Montgomery, has not given a public statement since news broke on Election Day that she'd been hospitalized with bleeding in the brain.
"We are humbled and incredibly grateful to the voters of Maricopa County for electing Allister Adel as county attorney," said her campaign spokesperson, Lorna Romero, on Monday afternoon in what the campaign called a "victory statement."
Adel led her Democratic opponent, Julie Gunnigle, 51-49 on Monday, a comfortable 35,000 votes ahead. Romero didn't immediately return a call seeking comment about Adel.
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17 October 2019
Fast & Loose Times For Latter-Day Maricopa County >
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Hard to believe former AZ Governor Jan Brewer said this >
(screen-grab from a report by all people The Rose Law Group Reporter)
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Since the Feds stepped in last week after the Maricopa County Sheriff turned over Petersen into their custody, Board of Supervisor Chairman Bill Gates has unilaterally called for AN INTERNAL AUDIT.
An audit of the Assessor’s Office, which he said may be completed in a matter of days.
Accusations are flying-off in all directions to cast a wider net to see who else is getting caught-up and ensnared in one more Arizona scandal that's getting very familiar and very closely-connected to corruption in Maricopa County that usually flies under-the-radar of public scrutiny until circumstances say otherwise. . . Dillon Rosenblatt published this in The Arizona Capitol Times on December 10, 2019
Petersen’s attorney lobs ethics claim at County Attorney as he prepares for hearing on suspension
"As suspended County Assessor Paul Petersen fends for his job in a hearing Wednesday, his attorney has leveled conflict-of-interest allegations against Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel similar to what led to the downfall of her predecessor Andy Thomas.
Attorney Kory Langhofer accused Adel in a Nov. 11 letter of acting adversely against Petersen by advising the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors how to remove him from office while she also represents him in a tax-court matter.
“Direct adversity against a concurrent client is per se unethical,” Langhofer said in the letterLanghofer compared Adel’s handling of the suspension to Thomas’ attempts to pursue false criminal charges against county supervisors, judges and other political foes, a charge for which he was subsequently disbarred.
In response to the accusation, Jennifer Liewer, a spokeswoman for Adel, said the letter was sent “to create a distraction to the issues at hand” and deferred any other comments to the letter written back to Langhofer.
Adel’s attorney Lynda Shely responded in a Nov. 26 letter that called Langhofer’s claim “misplaced.”
Langhofer argued that Adel is being unethical because the county attorney (and the office) have represented Petersen in other matters and is also now working “to remove him from office.” He noted that the entire five-member board called for Petersen to resign long before any investigation had taken place or evidence had been presented, and argued Adel should have recused herself from the case. . ."
Gates said the board has also instructed the county’s auditor, Mike McGee, to determine whether Petersen used any public resources as part of his adoption business or the dozens of crimes with which he’s been charged. Fields Mosley, a spokesman for the county, said the board has no indication that county funds were used or mingled with Petersen’s business, but that it ordered the audit out of an abundance of caution...
Latter-Day Reckoning + Charade for City Manager Chris Brady @ City Council Study Session Thu 09.09.2021
Please Note: An observation made in an earlier post dated 07 Sept 2021: Aaah, September is the third month of the third Quarter for the year 2021.
NO AGENDA UNTIL ABOUT 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE FOR A VERY COMPLICATED AND CONTROVERSIAL ITEM
09/09/2021 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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| File #: | 21-0931 |
| Type: | Resolution | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council |
 On agenda: | 9/13/2021 |
| Title: | Approving, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to sign, an Agreement to Share Costs Among Various Participating Entities (including the City of Mesa) and the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District associated with seeking approval for temporary deviation from the water control plan for operation of flood control space in Modified Roosevelt Dam. (Citywide) |
| Attachments: | 1. Council Report, 2. Resolution, |
3 NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CONTRACT: Agenda Item *4-l
| 21-0911 | 4-l | Contract | One-Year Term Contract with Four Years of Renewal Options for Electric Utility Distribution Transformers for the Materials and Supply Warehouse (for the Energy Resources Department) (Citywide) This contract establishes a supply contract for electric utility distribution transformers, which are required to provide electrical service to new and upgraded commercial and residential services, as well as, routine life cycle replacement of depreciated units. The Business Services and Energy Resources Departments and Purchasing recommend awarding the contract to the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidders, Anixter, Inc. and Power Partners, LLC, at $1,070,000 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Consumer Price Index. |
4 NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CONTRACT: Agenda Item *4-m
BIGGEST CONTRACT Agenda Item 4-m
| 21-0926 | 4-m | Contract | Residential Street Overlays Project (Districts 1, 2, and 5) This project will mill and overlay four City quarter sections; three residential and one industrial. The quarter section G08C is located near Brown and Lindsay Roads, quarter section G08A is located near Broadway and Gilbert Roads, quarter section J05A is located near McKellips and Greenfield Roads, and quarter section K08A is located near Broadway and Higley Roads. Staff recommends awarding a contract for this project to the lowest responsible bidder, Talis Construction, in the amount of $3,876,782.21, and authorizing a change order allowance in the amount of $387,678.22 (10%), for a total award of $4,264,460.43. This project is funded by the Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF). |
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26 April 2019
Mesa's Budget Data + Finances: City Departments Are Eating Each Others Dog Food
It's that time of the year again for the Mesa City Council to hear presentations, discuss and provide direction in a series of public hearings for the annual end of the fiscal year June 30th. Several audits have been done this past year, with more being scheduled. The new Proposed Budget Reviews for next year FY2019/2010 started weeks ago in public hearing in front of the Mesa City Council - where not too many members of the public bother to take the time to get informed about. Budgets are complex and complicated. Unless you are a financial analysis, you might not question the data presented or how the accounting is done to "balance-the-books". These public city department proposed budget hearings will continue until probably May 31st. 
Because it is a "Shake-Down"
Sooner or later most all the monies that are funding sources for what the City spends come right out-of-your-pockets.
(There is a dis-proportionate share of that allocated to District 6 if you don't know that already.)
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