The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airportâs conversion into an economic powerhouse as a major regional airport is coming into sharper focus.
The latest huge piece, a 400-acre office-retail development that ultimately will include a new terminal â was unveiled last week to Mesa City Council and at a promotional meeting as officials began fleshing out plans for Gatewayâs now vacant east side.
Although more details will emerge after a master developer is chosen near the end of 2021, conceptual plans for the sprawling Gateway East project include a combination of first-class office development, upscale âcorporate retailââ shopping and restaurants and industrial facilities.
Mesaâs pandemic relief efforts combined millions in federal dollars, a redeployed army of city employees and a strong network of non-profit organizations to aid thousands of people in different ways.
But the once powerful outreach from Mesa CARES has run out of gas, leaving behind a patchwork of programs to help the needy while a second wave of COVID-19 rages through Arizona.
âItâs kind of a work in progress,ââ Deputy City Manager Natalie Lewis. âWe spent all the dollars. They are no longer available.ââ
She said the funding expired at the end of December and Mesa will not need to return any money to federal officials because âthe entire amount was invested in eligible programs and services.ââÂ
Seven Arizonan Republican legislators face calls to ban them from the House and Senate
Arizonaâs legislative leadership are hearing calls that seven of their Republican colleagues be banned from the House and Senate. The incoming legislators in question back âStop The Steal.â They are Republican Representatives Mark Finchem, David Cook, and Walt Blackman along with Republican Senators Wendy Rogers, Kelly Townsend, Sonny Borrelli, and David Livingston.
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Arizonaâs legislative leadership are hearing calls that seven of their Republican colleagues be banned from the House and Senate. The incoming legislators in question back âStop The Steal.â They are Republican Representatives Mark Finchem, David Cook, and Walt Blackman along with Republican Senators Wendy Rogers, Kelly Townsend, Sonny Borrelli, and David Livingston.
KRWG News This Week By news editor and partners
• Jan 6, 2021
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This week, local officials talk about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, including New Mexico U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján. On a much more pleasant note, we hear about a new park coming to an East Mesa neighborhood in Las Cruces. Fred Martino highlights the economic and environmental benefits of parks with some timely research. Envrionmental relief is more important than ever in New Mexico, as the state faces enormous challenges due to climate change; we ll take a closer look at that issue and the opportunities it presents with the renewable energy business. All that, plus more of the week s top stories and Walt Rubel s thoughts on federal executions during a lame duck Presidency.
When Dianne Jacob arrived on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 1993, she received a less than warm welcome from the incumbent supervisors and entrenched county bureaucrats.
A Jamul resident and former Spring Valley elementary teacher, Jacob had jousted with the county for more than a decade, objecting to a few development projects in East County. She also campaigned as someone who would challenge the status quo and bring more accountability and community focus to county government.
She laid out two initiatives during her first address at a board meeting: one, to bring a citizen-based budget approach to a county that was on the verge of financial ruin and, two, to shutter the El Cajon jail nicknamed the “Styrofoam palace” and instead reopen the East Mesa jail, which was sitting vacant while costing the county about $2 million a year.