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Gilbert Davidson: From potholes and loose dogs to conducting beautiful music
Gilbert Davidson, the new chief operating officer for Gov. Doug Ducey’s administration, still hasn’t decorated his office on the Ninth Floor, but he has already challenged state agencies to find ways to cut money from their budgets.
Phoenix City Council OKs plan to start phasing out food tax
The City Council has approved a plan to begin phasing out an “emergency” 2-cents-per-dollar tax on food imposed in 2010 to help address a massive budget deficit.
Q&A with Jim Waring – Phoenix Councilman and former legislator
After losing to Ben Quayle in a crowded congressional race in 2010, former Republican legislator Jim Waring bounced back to win a seat on the Phoenix City Council in 2011.
Phoenix to begin national search for city manager
Phoenix leaders are beginning a national search to find a replacement for outgoing City Manager David Cavazos.
Phoenix city manager asked to end pension spiking
Although the city manager is being asked to end a policy that allows pension "spiking" by Phoenix police officers and firefighters, no changes are imminent because the city must honor its labor-contract obligations until next fiscal year.
Phoenix will try to cancel CityNorth agreement
The Phoenix City Council has decided to pursue efforts to end the city's $97.4 million agreement to assist CityNorth's development.
IRC picks former chairman nominee Bladine as executive director
Ray Bladine wasn’t selected to be the chairman of the Independent Redistricting Commission, but he’ll still get to play a critical role in drawing up new political lines for the state – and now he’ll get paid for his work.
Panel to review Phoenix’s kidnapping numbers
An independent panel of outside experts is being put together to review the Phoenix Police Department's disputed kidnapping statistics.
Review finds no Bell, Calif.-scale pay among Arizona’s city managers
Numbers from the Arizona City/County Management Association put the average city manager’s salary statewide at around $113,356, slightly higher than the national mean for city managers of $106,408.
Despite recent challenges, city managers say they enjoy their jobs
Whether after years of planning or by chance, public policy officials have come from throughout the state and country to manage Arizona’s cities and towns, driven by the desire to implement projects that produce tangible results.
And, despite deep budget cuts and foregone raises, those interviewed by Cronkite News Service say they find their jobs fulfilling.
Phoenix could lose $90M from immigration fallout
A city official says Phoenix could possibly lose hotel and convention center business worth about $90 million over the next five years because of fallout from Arizona's new immigration law.
Cavazos named Phoenixa��s new city manager
David Cavazos was named Oct. 26 as Phoenix's new city manager and will start the job on Nov. 6. The 49-year-old Cavazos was one of four finalists for the position and had been a deputy city manager. He will replace Frank Fairbanks, who is retiring Nov. 5 at age 63 after a 37-year career including 19 as city manager.
