Why don’t Mexicans tip decently? I labor as a waitress in an upscale steakhouse where, unfortunately, many Mexicans eat, and the lousy tips are starting to piss me off! Even blacks tip better! (Although, I gotta say Mexicans are much easier to wait on. No constant requests for “So’ mo’…
Four years ago, when actor Steven Seagal found himself in need of a publicity-hungry, big-city law enforcement agency to help him shoot a reality TV series, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio rolled out the welcome mat. The controversial six-term sheriff hooked up the wannabe cop with Executive Chief Brian Sands,…
Two Phoenix Fire Department captains accused of lying in an arson probe won’t be charged criminally, but their actions have spurred a reform of investigative procedures. In July, officials with the state Department of Public Safety recommended that Captains Sam Richardson and Fred Andes be charged with lying and perjury…
At a Valley Interfaith Project’s fall gathering in east Phoenix on Tuesday night, more than 300 voters had a chance to hear from David Garcia, who is running to become the state’s new school chief. As usual, his opponent, Diane Douglas, was a no-show despite organizers placing half a dozen…
Arizona congressional candidate Wendy Rogers has deleted an excerpt of ISIL’s James Foley beheading video from one of her campaign ads. The Republican and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel caught flak from the Democratic Party, media pundits and probably some of her own supporters after airing the video this week…
Joseph Hui, a.k.a. “Solar Man,” the principle of a Scottsdale solar-power firm, is running for the Arizona Corporation Commission to help businesses just like his. His products, which include “solar awnings” installed on homes and tied to the grid, may reduce the amount of electricity an Arizonan gets from nuclear…
Boasting political support from Arizona first — and only — Latino governor, David Garcia writes on Facebook that he is “humbled to receive the support of a man I have admired since I was a boy — former Governor Raúl Castro. Castro, who was elected governor in 1974 and served…
Phoenix Children’s Hospital has announced a groundbreaking new institute slated to analyze patients’ unique genetic makeup to create personalized treatment plans. The institute is to focus on precision medicine, essentially an analysis of seriously ill patients and their disease at the molecular level. Precision medicine is used to create precise…
Legal same-sex marriages could take place in Arizona by the end of 2014, says an attorney representing a lawsuit by same-sex partners. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to consider appeals of lower-court decisions supporting the challengers of same-sex marriage bans in Wisconsin, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia…
Republican Congressional candidate Wendy Rogers released her first TV campaign ad, which features video footage from the beheading of journalist James Foley. The ad attempts to paint her opponent, Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, as weak on terrorism. It’s likely only to cause controversy for showing footage of Foley’s execution at…
The remnants of two hurricanes caused extremely rainy days and flooding around Phoenix last month, and the remnants of a third storm are headed this way. However, at this point, the National Weather Service’s forecasts indicate that Simon, the current tropical storm in the Pacific, won’t bring the intense rain…
Phoenix and Tucson have announced a plan to collaboratively store and make use of their shares of Colorado River water. Both cities have contracts with the Central Arizona Project, the canal that diverts Colorado River water from a pumping station near Lake Havasu throughout the rest of the state. Through…
No matter when you went to Arizona State University, there are some things nearly all students have experienced. Check out our 10 tell-tale signs that you went to ASU:…
Does Sheriff Joe Arpaio want people to see Phoenix filmmaker Randy Murray’s critically-acclaimed film The Joe Show, which begins a week-long run today at Harkins Valley Art in Tempe and Harkins Arrowhead in Peoria? Certainly, Arpaio helped pimp the flick in Hollywood when it played there earlier this year, clowning…
Two Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies were recently sued over the arrest and detention of an immigrant woman, and Sheriff Paul Babeu is using the lawsuit in a bid to raise money for his re-election. “Get this! I’m being sued by the ACLU in federal court for enforcing the law,” an…
Does Gila Bend have a dead body problem? An examination of Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s data indicates yes. The medical examiner’s Unidentified Persons Bureau offers a public database listing every unidentifiable body found in the county since 1970. Since that time, the database records 260 unidentified male bodies and 40…
Anything to do with the billionaire Koch bothers gets the liberals riled, just as anything to do with Benghazi, gun control or lefty billionaire George Soros sets Teabaggers aflame. Don’t get me wrong. Charles and David Koch’s influence over the electoral process is a legit issue, but there’s only so…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest. This week, it’s amateur hour. To quote…
This is probably hard to believe, but it appears that texting is not actually one of the most common causes of distracted driving on Arizona highways. The Arizona Department of Public Safety this week released statistics on distracted driving that the agency has been compiling all year, as part of…
The mother of a man who died last year in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Towers Jail has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. Felix Martinez-Torres, was 47 years old when he was found unconscious in a cell on October 6, 2013, and he was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to a hospital…
Why don’t Mexicans get green cards and come into the United States legally? After talking to people who have, the process is not hard and only takes a maximum of three years. By coming in illegally, they are taking the jobs from legal Mexican citizens and taking advantage of the…
A lot of Latinos are ticked by President Barack Obama’s decision to delay any further executive orders on immigration until after the election. But let’s be honest, with the U.S. Senate up for grabs in a handful of close races around the country, to have done otherwise would’ve been foolhardy…
