State Senate Republicans confirm to New Times that GOPers have selected a replacement for ousted Senate President Russell Pearce following his historic loss in Tuesday night’s recall election. The new Senate President: Senator Steve Pierce, a Prescott Republican.Pierce is one of three possible replacements for Pearce Senate Republicans considered. The…
Phoenix Mayor-elect Greg Stanton today chose Karlene Keogh Parks and Paul Luna to lead his transition team before he takes office on January 3.And, as we reported earlier, Phoenix Community & Economic Development Director Paul Blue will also be part of that transition team over the next 60 days. When…
Where is James Patock’s dog, Lobo?As we reported last month, the former Arizonan last saw Lobo, his 10-year-old German Shepherd, when the United States Park Police were searching his trailer at the National Mall in Washington D.C.Cops mistakenly believed his trailer was a giant bomb and searched it, finding three…
Phoenix Mayor-elect Greg Stanton, who beat his challenger with a commanding 14-point lead on November 8, has tapped Community and Economic Development Director Paul Blue as his first chief of staff.Stanton won’t be sworn into office until January 3, but in the meantime, Blue will help make sure there is…
Just got done reading a hilarious take on Mormon history written by Pete Kotz and posted over at our sister paper in Denver, the Westword.Colorado doesn’t know Mormons like we do, so we figure the piece should go over well here, too. He’s got over 500 comments on it, which…
Christian Weems, the friend of Susan Brock — the soon-to-be-former wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock — who pleaded guilty to charges that she tried to hide evidence of the sexual relationship Brock was having with a teenage boy, was sentenced to probation this morning.Brock’s adult daughter Rachel also…
Russell Pearce may be spending “a little time with [his] god” after getting the boot from his powerful position as state Senate president Tuesday night, but for the less pious, Pearce’s ouster means one thing: it’s time to speculate about what he’ll do next.The predictions have ranged from his again…
NOT SO DOPE Giving power to cartels: Your story’s on point when it says the Obama administration’s anti-marijuana policy, if enforced, will kill taxpaying businesses and put money in the hands of Mexican drug cartels in the middle of the second Great Depression (“Obama’s War on Weed,” Ray Stern, October…
I am an Anglo intruder in New Mexico. When I moved to Albuquerque from Virginia, I fell in love with Mexican culture. I was impressed at what I called “Southwestern hospitality.” I have had so many second dinners when I go to people’s homes that I gained a few pounds…
That police detective Mike Meislish led the search of suspected serial killer Mark Goudeau’s home on October 7, 2006, was a godsend. It could have been homicide detective Mike Polk, now in prison for possessing kiddy porn. Or it might have been David Barnes, another dick later fired after his…
Remember when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer had the most epic brain-fart in the history of public speaking during a televised debate last year (which in turn — somehow — made her poll numbers go up)? If not, check it out here (it’s humiliating). Well, presidential candidate/Texas Governor Rick Perry is…
Folks have been asking why I haven’t blogged yet on state Senate President Russell Pearce’s removal from the body politic last night when he was defeated in the Legislative District 18 recall race, 53-45 percent. A massive win for challenger Jerry Lewis, Citizens for a Better Arizona and for anyone…
Voters in 23 school districts were asked yesterday to help raise money by approving either a sale of bonds or allowing for extra money to be spent in an “override.””No” was the answer most often received, according to unofficial election tallies.See how your district fared in our handy list:…
The publicist for Gabrielle Giffords’ new book denies that the Associated Press bought an “advance” of the book legitimately for its November 4 preview article.”Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,” has been embargoed for release by retailers until November 15, and no advance copies were offered to anyone, says…
If you lead police on a car chase while high on crystal meth and heroin — trying to run down officers as they shoot at your vehicle — and then try to bodyslam the cop who finally gets his hands on you, don’t be too surprised if your mugshot looks…
The call from the White House was going to come in at 1:15 p.m.Perhaps it would be an executive that deals with local governments. Maybe, maybe the VP?Nope. It was President Barack Obama on the other line.”Please hold for the President of the United States…” a voice on the phone…
Admitted pederast Luis Mejia Ortiz was in Maricopa County Superior Court today, where he was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he molested his girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter on several occasions.In all, Ortiz pleaded guilty to one count of child molestation and three counts of…
Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce’s bag of filthy campaign tricks didn’t quite have the impact he’d probably hoped — as evident from the results of last night’s unprecedented recall election.As it stands right now (official results aren’t expected until later this week), Pearce received 9,188 votes, or 45.25 percent…
Joel Fox is a now a former captain of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, having been fired last month by the same sheriff who apparently benefited from Fox’s campaign hijinks.But Fox’s experiences of the last three years in trying to dig himself out from the mess his bosses created may…
Soon-to-be-former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce got the boot from office last night, becoming the only sitting state Senate president to lose in a recall election in the history of the United States.Pearce’s loss is viewed by many as a warning shot to immigration hard-liners, and far-right-wingers, who have followed…
While they were electing Greg Stanton as their next mayor, Phoenix voters also returned Councilwoman Thelda Williams to her seat in District 1, and chose Daniel Valenzuela over Brenda Sperduti to represent them District 5. Like Phoenix mayor-elect Greg Stanton, Williams beat her opponent Eric Frederick with a double-digit lead…
