Is Lakers head coach Phil Jackson — generally known for his lefty ways — a nativist as well?That’s the only conclusion one can draw from his recent statements to ESPN in support of SB 1070, a law sponsored by neo-Nazi hugging Mexican-hater, state Senator Russell Pearce.In speaking with ESPN’s J.A…
It just doesn’t look very good for the Arizona Diamondbacks right now. If you’re a fan, you’ve gotta like the team’s young offensive core — Mark Reynolds, Justin Upton, Stephen Drew, and Chris Young still haven’t even hit their primes yet — and are a respectable, if not intimidating, rotation. But…
Robin Lopez, the Phoenix Suns’ 7-foot center, is likely to return to action against the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA’s Western Conference Finals, beginning at 6 p.m. tonight from La La Land, after suffering a back injury in March. The Suns are outsized by the Lakers with 7-footers like Andrew Bynum and Pau…
In an effort to un-muddle the debate around SB 1070, Dan Nowicki’s article in this Sunday’s Arizona Republic further muddles it when he quotes the law’s author, nativist attorney Kris Kobach, in a section titled “papers, please.”Kobach — the guy being paid $300 per hour to tutor Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s boys…
In a media event that lasted less than 20 minutes, before a crowd of red-shirted Brewer-for-Governor supporters at the Marriott Desert Ridge in north Phoenix, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin stood with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer as part of a propaganda effort to counter the tsunami of criticism over Arizona’s…
Sarah Palin will be in Phoenix Saturday at the Marriott Desert Ridge, joining her fellow Republican, Governor Jan Brewer in an event billed at launching a “national effort and Web site to educate America on border security and encourage support for Arizona.”In other words, Brewer’s hoping Caribou Barbie can do…
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: ACLU’s Anti-SB 1070 Lawsuit; Bud Selig Waffles; Sarah Palin Weighs In; Eric Holder vs. Ted…
Yesterday, a spokesman at the Goldwater Institute told us that the think tank was readying a lawsuit over the city of Glendale’s deal with the NHL, which could give the hockey league up to $25 million to subsidize losses during its stint as owner of the Phoenix Coyotes.But today, the…
The man who captured an endangered jaguar, whose controversial death sparked outrage from animal-rights groups, pleaded guilty in federal court today to prohibited “take” of an animal.Emil McCain, a biologist working for the Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project, admitted that in February of 2009 he had illegally placed a jaguar scat…
SB 1070 is all the rage in the news biz these days, and now its effects have made the jump into the fashion world, as well.An advertising agency, in the wake of 1070, is offering a new form of “protection for Latinos” in a mask that can transform even the brownest…
Cuban-American rapper Armando “Pitbull” Perez is taking a bite out of Arizona over the state’s “papers please” legislation by canceling a stop in Phoenix at the Celebrity Theatre as part of his “Mr. Worldwide’s Carnival” tour.The popular rapper, perhaps best known for the joint “Culo,” which partnered him with rap…
The Gila River Indian Community filed a motion in federal court against the Tohono O’odham Nation in a bid to prevent it from building a West Valley resort-style casino.The Gila River want to intervene in a federal lawsuit that the Tohono O’odham Nation filed in March to force the feds to make…
More than 120,000 pounds of crystals and fossils worth about $25 million were moved illegally from a Sedona warehouse to Phoenix, where they were sold for $1 as part of a land scheme, a lawsuit alleges.Seattle resident Richard Berger claims in the suit filed in federal court yesterday that a…
Acting at the suggestion of Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will explore the possibility of folding the Housing Authority of Maricopa County back under its control.Wilcox confirmed to New Times that she has requested a policy discussion about the nature of the housing authority –…
If you haven’t laughed your ass off at seen Senator John McCain’s latest campaign ad focusing on building “the danged fence” yet, you’re missing out on comedic gold.The ad features McCain and Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu walking along the border fence discussing McCain’s new plan to secure the border.At…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon may be refusing to answer questions about a $3,200 payment made to the NFL in 2008 out of a fund meant to promote downtown Phoenix — but a Facebook photo of his girlfriend may provide a clue about that expense.In the photo, Elissa Mullany (left front),…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office released records to New Times that seem to contradict our notion that the SCA fishing trip in Alaska may have been funded by the county. To the office’s credit, the taxpayer-funded trip to Alaska taken by Sheriff’s Office personnel in late October to early November 2006…
Mum has been the operative word in recent days about the April 30 desert incident involving Pinal County sheriff’s Deputy Louie Puroll. Readers will remember this one: Sheriff Paul Babeu (in the photo) told the world that Puroll claimed to have been grazed by a bullet fired by a…
The Social Security Administration has announced Arizona’s most popular baby names for 2009 and — confirming the findings of a similar study conducted in December — it seems that the early-90s Baywatch trend is hot with new Arizona parents: The name Logan has emerged as one of the state’s more…
After an eight-year cold case investigation, police in California think they’ve got the man responsible for murdering a woman nearly 30 years ago and putting her dismembered head in the Colorado River.Jimmy Joe Cox, now 71, was arrested yesterday for the 1982 murder of 24-year-old Carole Spearman.Spearman went missing a…
The ACLU has sent out a media advisory stating that it will formally announce its federal anti-SB 1070 lawsuit on Monday. The ACLU is keeping mum till then, but you can anticipate that the suit will seek to enjoin the law, and hopefully stop it from going into effect before…
There’s a brand-new sweat lodge fiasco playing out in northern Arizona, but “spiritual warrior” James Arthur Ray has nothing to do with it and, thankfully, nobody is dead as a result. According to court documents, Adam Yellowbird De Armon, a spiritual leader and executive director of the Institute of Cultural…
