Two Charged After 53 Illegal Immigrants Found in Phoenix Drop House

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents found 53 people in a Phoenix drop house on Friday, and two Mexican nationals now face human smuggling charges.  Edgar Meza-Bustamante, 23, and Cruz Gerardo Meza-Tirado, 34, both Mexican citizens in the country illegally, were arrested at 11226 West Roma Avenue in Phoenix, a home…

Sergeant Sean Drenth’s City-Issued Gun Sold to Widow by Phoenix for $1

The widow of slain Phoenix police Sergeant Sean Drenth has purchased her husband’s department-issued gun from the city of Phoenix, according to minute entries from the Phoenix City Council’s December 8 meeting.The gun is the same Glock pistol found just feet from Drenth’s body when he was discovered shot to…

Get Ready for “Don’t Tread on Me” License Plates, Arizona — but, in a Perfect World, it Could Spell Trouble for Tea Partiers

Arizona has license plates supporting breast cancer research, calling for child-abuse prevention, and for those supporting wildlife-conservation efforts, to name a few. Now, if two Arizona legislators have their way, the mantra of Tea Partiers across the country will be slapped onto the tags of any Arizonan who wants it.State representatives Vic…

Kyrsten Sinema: “I Didn’t Mistakenly Vote for S@#%!”

Kyrsten Sinema’s pissed when she calls us back last night. “I didn’t mistakenly vote for shit!” she fumes. “They explained what we were voting on wrong.” The Democratic state senator’s ire isn’t directed at us, but rather at her Republican colleagues at the state Capitol — and also at Arizona Daily…

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Responds to Investigation Into Son

Since our earlier post about an internal investigation by the Phoenix Police Department into Officer Jeff Gordon — who happens to be the son of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon — the mayor has released a statement.”As Mayor, I cannot comment on a pending Police Department personnel matter. I can comment…

John Shadegg Named Senior Fellow at Goldwater Institute

Outgoing Arizona Congressman John Shadegg has joined the ranks of conservative law professors, writers and policy analysts as a senior fellow at the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute.According to a post by the Institute on Sonoran Alliance, a right-wing blog: Shadegg will support the Goldwater Institute by sharing his experience and expertise…

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s Involvement with Veolia Transportation Contract Questioned by Federal Transit Administration

A New Times story about Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon advising a transit company that employs his girlfriend on how to muscle nearly $30 million from Phoenix has prompted an inquiry from the feds.The Federal Transit Administration, an agency that provides money for and oversees federally funded transportation programs, called Phoenix officials…