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First Black woman likely on Chandler Council BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

olitical newcomer Christine Ellis is expected to be Chandler’s first Black woman to be elected to a seat on the City Council. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election show Ellis leading with 19 percent of the vote in the six-way race for three seats. Ellis is one of three candidates who appear to meet the threshold for outright claiming a council seat without needing to face a runoff election Nov. 3. The other two are Councilman Mark Stew-

art, and entrepreneur OD Harris, both of whom have earned 17 percent of the vote. The three other candidates – Rick Heumann, incumbent Councilman Jeremy McClymonds and Beth Brizel – each trailed Harris by several hundred votes, according to unofficial results. Unofficial returns showed Heumann and McClymonds with 17 percent of the vote and Brizel with 16 percent. Although the City Clerk won’t declare any winners until Maricopa County finishes tallying every vote, Ellis said she already was advised by Mayor Kevin Hartke and City Manager Marsha Reed to join the City Council.

“It’s been a wonderful race,” Ellis said the morning after Tuesday’s election. “I enjoyed every minute of it.” Ellis, who has primarily worked in the healthcare industry, said she’s proud to potentially add some diversity to the all-male council and make history by being the first Black woman elected to local office. “As a Black woman, it is very important to me,” she said. “The people of Chandler felt this is the time to make it happen.” Coy Payne was the city’s first Black resident to get elected to the council in 1983 and later served two terms as Chandler’s

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Chandler Unified sets Oct. 13 for campus reopening BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

handler Unified School District has decided not to risk potentially exposing students to COVID-19 and is delaying the reopening of its campuses until October. Thousands of the district’s students had been expecting to return to their schools by Aug. 17, but Chandler Unified will now forgo in-person teaching until the second quarter, which starts Oct. 13. The district will wait until late September, however, before signing off on that reopening date. Superintendent Camille Casteel said the decision to delay reopening was a difficult one that she knows will surely distress many parents.

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“It came down to the risks for our children,” she said. The district’s Governing Board unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday that only allows in-person instruction to resume if COVID-19 data meets specific benchmarks set by Arizona’s public health officials. Even before the state Department of Health Services released its benchmarks, the Maricopa County Public Health Department released a set of metrics to help districts decide when they can safely allow inperson teaching again. And in a press conference hours before the Chandler Unified Governing Board met,

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While the pandemic prevented most drowning prevention campaigns from being held, Chandler first responders pulled one off in June with an emphasis on teaching parents talk to their children about do's and don'ts where swimming pools are concerned. (City of Chandler)

Pandemic fuels fears of more child pool drownings BY JIM WALSH Arizonan Staff Writer

irefighters and water safety advocates fear the COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to a troubling spike in pediatric drownings in the East Valley and Maricopa County by introducing more distractions into an already dangerous scenario. Chandler Fire Department officials have toughened their water safety messaging, Battalion Chief Jeff West said. A child drowned earlier this year and two others were involved in water-related incidents. “We can list the messages and we can recite them, but what are you doing to prevent drownings? This life is on you,’’ West said. “We put the emphasis on those with the ability to prevent’’ fatal and non-fatal drownings. The pandemic closed schools in March, hampering efforts by the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona to drive home an annually repeated safety cam-

paign to watch children with undivided attention around water. While most drowning prevention events were cancelled, parents found themselves dealing with the new distraction of working from home, juggling time on laptops with the need to watch their children and avoid potentially fatal trips to a backyard pool. “As soon as COVID hit and we saw that more kids were staying home, we knew our numbers were going up,’’ said Tracey Fejt, trauma outreach injury prevention coordinator for Banner Cardon Children’s Hospital. “The distraction is huge. They are trying to work,’’ Fejt said. Mesa has recorded three pediatric drownings this year, compared with two a year ago. The city has recorded 17 water-related incidents, with 10 of them involving pediatric children less than six years old, according to the Children’s Safety Zone website. In all, there are have been nine fatali-

ties, with six of them adults. No one wants to see the tragic record of six pediatric drownings in 2007 repeated ever again. In Maricopa and Pinal counties, the same pattern becomes apparent. The website lists 70 water-related incidents through July 13, involving 36 pediatrics, two children, two teens and 24 adults. It lists 29 deaths, with nine of them pediatric and 20 of them adults. Firefighters and drowning prevention advocates are alarmed because there were five pediatric drownings recorded in Maricopa and Pinal counties all of last year, according to the website. In all, there were 150 water-related incidents in the two counties during 2019, involving 72 pediatric-aged children and 63 adults. The website recorded 30 adult deaths and one teenager’s death. The non-fatal drowning incidents are essentially close calls, where deaths were prevented by someone noticing a

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Marcy Flanagan, executive director of the county Department of Public Health, said it was unlikely campuses could reopen by next week. Flanagan said county health officials have been meeting with a work group of top administrators from public and private schools to discuss data-driven benchmarks rather than a specific date for reopening campuses. “Given the benchmarks discussed with our work group and benchmarks that we believe a DHS may consider,” Flanagan said, “We are not currently meeting those benchmarks to have our schools fully reopen and go back to inperson teacher-led classes. “I wouldn’t provide a date certain” for reopening, she said, but rather would look at benchmarks – such as the level of reported new virus cases. In order to safely open classrooms, the county health agency recommends waiting until there’s a decline in the percentage of positive tests in proportion to the total number of people tested. Flanagan said last week’s statewide infection rate of 12.6 percent was still

too high. Chandler Unified said it will decide on Sept. 23 whether the state and county health metrics have been satisfied enough to allow for in-person teaching to start during the second quarter. Though CUSD chose to delay reopening before even seeing the state’s metric guidelines, district leaders felt families were owed a decision sooner rather than later. Board member David Evans said Chandler Unified couldn’t afford to wait any longer for the state to offer guidelines for reopening. “We have to move forward now and allow people the time to prepare,” Evans added. His colleagues echoed a similar sentiment, saying they wanted to offer parents and students some stability in a chaotic situation. There are still too many unknowns about the pandemic, said board member Lindsay Love that could put Chandler Unified’s 47,000 students at risk – 10,000 of whom live in Gilbert. “We do want children back but we want children to be back safe,” she said. “One loss is too many at this point.”

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The board acknowledged the psychological impact on students by not learning in a familiar environment among their peers. But members said the physical safety of student and staff must be the district’s first priority when deciding how and when to reopen schools. The district said it will be offering free on-site learning opportunities and support services to students who absolutely need a place to go during the school day. No specific details on who qualifies for these services were immediately available. The decision to delay reopening schools was made the same day CUSD students officially started the 20202021 school year by logging online into their virtual classrooms. But the reaction from parents to Chandler’s first day of digital school was mixed. Some felt their child moved through their online classes smoothly, some reported a few technological hiccups and others were outright frustrated. Jennifer Valencia, whose daughter is enrolled in the district’s Chandler Online Academy, said the first day was rough due to several technological glitches.

“Classes weren’t all uploaded in the system, some classes have no teacher assigned yet, and things would randomly disappear from the platform while she was trying to complete them,” she said. CUSD said it is attempting to resolve these technological issues quickly and has set up a special call center where families can ask questions or report problems they’re having with the online platforms. What makes the predicament even more confusing is that the online experience for each CUSD student is not the same. The pupils who had elected to return to in-person learning on Aug. 17 will receive what the district calls “virtual learning,” which is separate from what students enrolled in the Online Academy is experiencing. Virtual learning would be like taking the schedule and coursework of any Chandler High School student and putting it online, said Larry Rother, the district’s senior executive director of K-12 services. These virtual students are assigned

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tate health officials have laid out a three-part test for when they say it is safe for schools to reopen, in full or in part. In essence, the guidelines say it will be safe to again have kids in the classroom when: • Fewer than 7 percent of area residents tested for COVID-19 test positive for the virus; • The number of people showing up at local hospitals with COVID-like symptoms is less than 10 percent of all visits; • A rate of infection drops below 100 cases for every 100,000 residents. Exceeding even one of those, according to state Health Director Cara Christ, indicates that schools should remain shuttered. But even that last category comes with an escape clause of sorts. Schools could still meet that specific benchmark if there has been a decline in the weekly average in the number of cases for two consecutive weeks, even if the infection rate tops 100 per 100,000. Arizona is not there yet. “We think it’s going to be several weeks before any county meets those benchmarks,’’ said state Health Director Cara Christ. “But we do see it trending down within the next month.’’ And Marcy Flanagan, executive director of the county Department of Public Health, said it was unlikely campuses could reopen by next week. Flanagan said county health officials have been meeting with a work group of top administrators from public and private schools to discuss data-driven benchmarks rather than a specific date for reopening campuses. “Given the benchmarks discussed with our work group and benchmarks that we believe a DHS may consider,” Flanagan said, “We are not currently meeting those benchmarks to have our schools fully reopen and go back to inperson teacher-led classes. “I wouldn’t provide a date certain” for reopening, she said, but rather would look at benchmarks – such as the level of

reported new virus cases. Christ had no predictions either. She emphasized these decisions generally are going to be made on a countyby-county level, meaning kids could be back in school in one county while those in the adjacent one have only online learning. Flanagan said the county will soon be releasing a new COVID-19 breakdown that will show positive cases by various geographical areas, including ZIP codes and school districts. The question now is whether any of the more than 200 traditional school districts and charter schools actually will follow the guidelines. Nothing in the standards is mandatory. And local school officials are free to reopen even while infections rates are high – or remain closed even past the point when the risk is minimal. Several districts already having announced they don’t intend to have inperson classes until the middle of October – including Chandler Unified and Tempe Union. “There are local circumstances that schools may choose to either open earlier or stay closed longer,’’ Christ said. “It really is left up to that local education agency in consultation with their local public health.’’ But state schools chief Kathy Hoffman is discouraging too much individual choice. “Schools should adhere to these benchmarks,’’ she said. “And school boards should be held accountable by their community members to follow the public health recommendations.’’ “I fully support these metrics,’’ she said. “It gives us a goalpost of where we need to see the numbers.’’ The standards actually are divided into three categories. First – and most severe – are conditions that the health department say creates conditions for “substantial community spread.’’ Those are the numbers outlined in the basic three-part standard. In those cases, any area unable to meet all three criteria should keep their schools closed and all instruction should be online. A second category involves lower rates

of infection and positive test results. In those cases, the standards say that schools can reopen in limited fashion for “hybrid’’ education. That could involve students in school part of the day and online learning the rest of the day, or even having students attend on alternate days. But there still are restrictions, including not just the physical distancing that the health department wants – six feet between desks – but also allowing for screening individual students for symptoms, closing communal spaces like cafeterias and mandatory face coverings. It is only when the infection rate drops below 10 cases per 100,000 residents, fewer than 5 percent of tests come back positive, and fewer than 5 percent of hospital visits are for COVID-like symptoms that it is considered safe to go back to traditional instruction. But even then, the health department protocols call for enhanced cleaning, working with students on hand hygiene

and “proper respiratory etiquette,’’ monitoring absenteeism and proper ventilation of classrooms and school buses. That last category, Christ acknowledged, presents some unique challenges in newer buildings where windows do not open. But she said there are ways of tweaking the ventilation system to get more fresh air into the system. One big issue is that the executive order issued by Gov. Doug Ducey requires schools to open their doors by Aug. 17 for students who need somewhere to go. Hoffman said that’s mainly designed as a “safety net’’ for students with special needs, things like special education students and counseling services with kids with mental health needs. She also said some districts intend to offer space for children of “essential workers.’’ But she conceded that, under federal laws, schools which are not yet offering full-time or hybrid classes will not be

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victim under water and rendering assistance in time to save them. However, some of these close calls leave behind a lifetime of pain, deficits, anxiety and even guilt. “I think what we’re starting to see is that there is more opportunity (for tragedy) and we need the ABC’s of water safety,’’ said Deputy Gilbert Fire Chief Mark Justus. “The number one advice is awareness, knowing where your kids are.’’ Man y longtime Valley residents probably have memorized the ABCs of drowning prevention: – A for adult, B for barriers and C for swimming classes and lifejackets. Gilbert has been fortunate so far, with six water-related incidents and no fatalities. But there have been five non-fatal incidents involving pediatric children and one involving an adult. “These families are the best resource I have to deliver that message. They understand,’’ Justus said. He has dealt with families who have experienced the ultimate loss, the loss of a child in a drowning that is usually preventable. “I have looked in their eyes. They would give you everything they have to take back that tragedy,’’ he said, and the nonfatal drownings should not be confused with having no impact on a family. Justus also has seen the medical conse-

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able to turn away any child who shows up at their door – even if they do not fall into one of the eligible categories. Hoffman said, though, that schools need not provide that space in traditional classrooms. She said some districts

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were planning to continue learning online for the whole school year. Online Academy secondary students work at their own pace to get through six assigned courses and can virtually chat with online instructors. The Academy’s elementary students are given a more structured schedule with times set out for when they’re expected to start and finish a lesson. Students are guaranteed to have at least three live interactions with an Academy instructor each day. If a student wants to switch to in-person learning for the second quarter, Rother

said they would return to their respective campus and be assigned new teachers. “Our hope is to make the transition as seamless as we can for students who leave Chandler Online Academy and come back to the homesite,” Rother said. The district is trying to ensure that online learning the semester will be an improvement over the last quarter of 2019-20, Rother added. Besides the need to pull an online program together quickly back then, he said the district had not even known how many students had access to a computer at home, forcing some families to rely on

paper assignments they’d have to regularly pick up from their school site. Chandler Unified has since spent millions purchasing hundreds of extra laptops for the upcoming school year and officials said they are trying to avoid the need for paper packets. Last week, CUSD handed out more than 5,000 laptops to families who had requested one and more devices should become available in the near future. Casteel encouraged parents not to withdraw their children out of enrollment and promised CUSD would resolve any issue arising from online learning.

are working with local Y’s and Boys and Girls Clubs to provide somewhere safe, complete with computers so that these students still can participate in online learning. “It will not be babysitting,’’ she said. Christ said, “We know that some parents are not going to be comfortable

sending their kids back until there’s a vaccine or until there’s minimal spread.” “We do feel it’s important to get kids back into the classroom,’’ she added. There is a potential complicating factor. “Despite schools’ best efforts to retain their teachers and find ways for them to feel comfortable for them to teach in this

incredibly challenging environment and challenging times, there are increased rates of teachers resigning,’’ Hoffman said. And all this, Hoffman said, comes on top of what’s already a “very severe shortage’’ of qualified teachers in the classroom.

quences of having oxygen cut off from the brain, even if it miraculously wasn’t long enough to kill someone. “These are things that can affect them for weeks, months, or their entire lifetime. Even though they survived it doesn’t mean they are out of the woods,’’ he said. Fejt and Melissa Sutton, the coalition’s president, are worried that the trend is heading in the wrong direction after years of progress on the drowning issue. “Because of COVID, we were unable to reach the community as we have in the past,’’ Sutton said. She said one of the few drowning prevention events was in Chandler in June, when the police and fire departments staged a mini-parade of public service vehicles at several schools. The coalition passed out safety literature and extolled the necessity of drowning prevention. “We are seeing an uptick here. Parents are now home. The kids are now home. The parent has to take a Zoom call or to get that report done,’’ Sutton said. “We’re seeing the repercussions of it.’’ “The kids are usually in the care of someone else,’’ such as attending a summer camp, she said. “Those things are not happening right now.’’ One disturbing trend Fejt has noted is that about half of the pediatric incidents involved children wearing “floaties,’’ cheap inflatable devices that are con-

sidered unreliable toys rather than true floatation devices, such as lifejackets. “They are cheap and parents have a false sense of security,’’ Fejt said. Although lifejackets can cost $30 compared with a $6 floatie, parents need to consider the overwhelming consequences of potentially losing a child’s life before pinching pennies on safety devices, she said. Nothing takes the place of adequate adult supervision, including a “waterwatcher’’ whose sole job is to watch children in the water without interruption for about 20-minute intervals. The ideal is to have sober adults take turns giving children their undivided attention, similar to a lifeguard. “It’s hard to keep your eyes on a child 247,’’ Fejt said, making barriers such as pool fences and extra-attentive supervision vital. A tragic Mesa drowning of a 2 ½ yearold boy earlier this month demonstrates Fejt’s argument for the importance of water watchers, although her focus is always on saving other children and not on being judgmental. Mesa police said the tragedy occurred at a family party, at the child’s grandparents’ home. “They were eating and realized the child was missing. That’s when they found the child in the pool,’’ said Detective Jason Flam, a Mesa police spokesman. The boy was pulled from the bottom

of the pool and family members administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but it was sadly too late to save him, despite their best efforts, police said. Authorities were hopeful when it appeared the child was breathing on his own, but his condition worsened after he was taken to the hospital and he eventually was pronounced dead. Mesa Deputy Fire Chief Forrest Smith said he believes the combination of more children at home, with more parents working from home, is contributing to an already chronic problem. He said distractions, such as a parent working on a computer, can cause tragic consequences very quickly. Firefighters are sounding a warning that undivided supervision – and barriers to compensate for predictable human failings in watching children – have never been more important. “We have to talk about with injuries to children, a lot of it is a lapse in adult supervision,’’ Smith said. “The only reason that we have fences is because we don’t have the ability to just stare at kids.’’ He said it can be frustrating for firefighters to know how to reach people about the importance of water safety as they see the tragic consequences year after year of preventable deaths. “We struggle at determining what message is impacting people,’’ Smith said.

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first and only Black mayor. Only 10 women have served on the council over the last century – the last being Nora Ellen, who quit midway in her second term for an unsuccessful run for the state House of Representatives. Ellis said she was not aware of any Black women attempting to run for local office in previous elections. Chandler’s lack of diversity didn’t discourage Ellis, she said, and only motivated her to campaign harder. “I knew I was going to be able to make history being the first Black woman to be on that council,” she said. A native of Haiti, the candidate said she’s also is excited to represent her home country from a position of elected office. Ellis started campaigning early on and spent the last year attending community events, hobnobbing with local leaders and staying active on social media. Even the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t detour Ellis from her objectives and may have made her messaging more appealing to voters. Ellis said her campaign tried to always convey a genuine and authentic message – something she thinks may have been attractive at a time when the world has been turned upside down by a global health crisis.

As a Black woman, it “ is very important to me, the people of Chandler felt this is the time to make it happen.

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– Christine Ellis

“People needed hope and I came across as a very hopeful person,” said Ellis, who plans to prioritize Chandler’s response to COVID-19 once she’s on the council. Ellis didn’t make it through the election completely unscathed by critics. An investigation into the candidate’s finances was launched last month after a Chandler resident accused her of improperly accepting campaign contributions from private businesses. Arizona law strictly prohibits a business from financially supporting can-

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didates and Ellis reported getting donations from local companies on her campaign spending reports. Ellis has previously said it was not clear to her campaign team whether some of these donors were actual companies or a limited liability partnership. She’s indicated she will return any donations that may have been improperly given. City Clerk Dana Delong said Ellis has amended her campaign finance reports and that her office is in the process of reviewing them. The city will then make a decision on whether any legal enforcement needs to be taken against the candidate. Those suspected of violating Arizona’s finance laws may be charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor offense. The outcome of Tuesday’s election appears to have signaled a desire by Chandler voters for some new perspectives onto the council. An incumbent and a former council member were both outperformed by Ellis and Harris, two newcomers who had never run for local office before. McClymonds, who earned 4,550 fewer votes than Ellis, had a somewhat underwhelming performance at the polls – especially considering the amount of cash his campaign has spent in recent weeks. Finance records indicate that McClymonds spent about $41,000 – more than any other candidate – on advertising and campaign materials between April and July.

McClymonds was appointed to fill a council seat in 2018 and ran his first campaign this year. Not long after his appointment, McClymonds got to work on campaigning for re-election and gathered about $42,000 in contributions throughout 2019, records show. Although McClymonds and Stewart often share similar viewpoints and vote the same on most matters brought before the council, Stewart garnered 2,100 more votes, according to unofficial results. During a candidate forum sponsored by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce in May, Ellis and Harris notably disagreed with Stewart’s opinion that Chandler already offered enough public transportation options. Stewart and McClymonds also said they would not support any future bond initiatives taken by the city, but Ellis and Harris approved of this possible prospect. “This election cycle is very different than any other election cycle,” said Heumann, who served two terms on Council before being termed out. He has spent the last four years in a variety of public and community activities, including chair of the city Planning and Zoning Commission and the Chamber’s public policy committee. Heumann said he was still holding out hope for the prospect of a runoff election against Harris, who only has a slim margin above the threshold needed to win a majority. But Heumann also said he would ac-

cept whatever final tally is made by election officials. The COVID-19 pandemic added some unexpected dynamics to this year’s election, Heumann said, though he added that there is nothing he would have done differently this year about his campaign. Heumann said he’s the type of candidate who enjoys knocking on doors and meeting strangers at community events – activities that suddenly became impossible when the pandemic hit and residents were encouraged to stay home. The civil unrest recently seen across the country as a result of Black Lives Matter protests could have additionally swayed the decision of some local voters to seek more diverse candidates, Heumann added. “I can’t speak for the voters exactly but that obviously had some kind of an influence,” he said. Another factor impacting this year’s election could have been turnout, which was slightly higher than the 2018 primary election. About 45,500 ballots were cast two years ago in Chandler city races and this year voters turned in more than 49,600 ballots. Councilman Sam Huang, who chose to run for a seat in Congress instead of another term on the council, ended Tuesday night nearly 30-percentage points behind Dave Giles in the race for the Republican nomination in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District. Huang’s council term will conclude at the end of this year.

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Around Chandler GAIN nominations sought by Aug. 14 in Chandler

Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke and the city Neighborhood Programs Office, in partnership with the Chandler Police Crime Prevention Unit, encourage neighborhood watch groups that participated in last year’s G.A.I.N. (Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods) events to submit a nomination for the Mayor’s Neighborhood Excellence Awards. The awards recognize neighborhoods for their dedication to creating community through events, increasing neighborhood involvement and developing the next generation of leadership. Prizes for the winners will be applied towards the 2021 G.A.I.N. events as this year’s G.A.I.N. activities have been canceled due to the pandemic. Nomination forms are now available for completion online at chandleraz.gov/ MNEA. There are two categories available: Mayor’s Choice Award and the People’s Choice Award. Completed nomina-

tions are due no later than 5 p.m. Aug. 14. Online voting for the People’s Choice Award will run Aug. 21-Sept. 11 at chandleraz.gov/MNEA. The winners will be announced on Hartke’s Facebook page Sept. 21. Information: 480-782-4354, or email neighborhood.programs@chandleraz.gov.

Chandler Library offers tech services for students

Chandler Public Library is introducing a reservation system to provide access to select library technical resources to students who may not have access to certain educational necessities in their homes. “Book It! Back to School” offers 45-minute appointments to access free Wi-Fi, desktop computers, quiet study areas, and printing, scanning, faxing and copying tools. Libraries have been closed to the public since July 1, but offer in-person holdpickup service and returns in the lobbies. Appointments start on the top of the hour during normal hours of operation.

Each reservation is for 45 minutes and all patrons must exit after they’re done. Masks must be worn at all times and social distancing practices must be followed Reservations can be made up to 24 hours in advance through the chandlerlibrary.org website. If someone cannot make a reservation online, they can call 480-782-2800 Monday through Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. and 9 a.m.-5 a.m. Thursday and Friday.

Chandler escape room reopens with new safety protocols

Escape the Room has reopened its Chandler location with stringent safety protocols and offering a safe live entertainment experience during the COVID pandemic. All escape rooms are private. Guests do not share rooms with strangers. Guests are called or texted at their time to enter the lobby. Extra time is added between games to allow for cleaning and sanitizing between games.

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Serrano’s restaurant seeks new employees

Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants is now hiring for a variety of full-time positions ranging from management to entry level. The Chandler family owned business recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary – including 40 in the restaurant industry. Qualified candidates must provide high-quality food, service and an excellent dining experience to customers. Other requirements include being a team player, having a passion for service and a strong commitment to each guest. Serrano’s offers competitive compensation, paid vacation and healthcare coverage. All of the family’s five East Valley restaurants are closed on Sundays. Open positions include back and front of the house managers, line and prep cooks and dishwashers. Apply at SerranosAZ.com/Jobs.

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Chandler woman has been arrested by federal authorities for allegedly attempting to aid al Qaeda terrorists by funneling funds she assumed would be used to kill American soldiers. Jill Marie Jones, 35, was detained by FBI agents at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport on July 22 shortly before she tried boarding a flight destined for Syria. The suspect is now facing criminal charges in federal court on suspicion of corresponding online with undercover FBI agents she presumed were members of a foreign terrorist organization. A preliminary hearing that includes a request to keep her in jail until her trial was delayed until Aug. 3 after her public defender told a judge that jail authorities would not let him speak to her by phone in enough time for him to prepare for the next proceeding. According to documents filed by federal prosecutors, investigators scanned Jones’s online activity and uncovered social media posts espousing her allegiance with extremist Islamic ideologies. “It revealed that Jones supports jihad, Sharia Law and retaliation against the U.S. military and government actions occurring outside of the United States,” prosecutors said. Jones allegedly initiated contact with two undercover agents in March on a social media website. She revealed how Jones refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school as a child and dreamed of relocating to countries occupied by al Qaeda. “I want to go and I am aware of the dangers involved in it,” Jones allegedly wrote the undercover agents. “But I know it’s worth it. If I were ever to have a family, I couldn’t imagine raising them here. The jobs I do here still feel empty.” Al Qaeda is a militant organization founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, and consists of several affiliate

groups stationed throughout Europe and the Middle East. Several Americans have broken allegiance with their homeland over the years by volunteering their services for terrorists planning attacks against Western countries. The expanding presence of the internet has allowed groups like al Qaeda to more easily recruit and indoctrinate new members and invite them to join their ranks. By early May, Jones was expressing an urgent desire to leave Arizona and asked the undercover agents for assistance in relocating to Afghanistan. She allegedly planned to assist terrorists develop websites, translate texts and help them recruit new members. “Jones also told (the FBI) that she had at least one prior chance to leave the United States but it was too risky and she didn’t want to be kidnapped,” the FBI wrote in a court affidavit. On May 18, an undercover agent told Jones several al Qaeda members were getting killed and asked if she’d be willing to help finance a mission against American soldiers. Jones said she had previously thought of helping al Qaeda from her home in Chandler, but had limited resources to make any meaningful contribution. In her messages to the FBI, Jones eventually concluded she’d be willing to help al Qaeda in whatever capacity was requested. “Well I won’t lie -- this world holds nothing for me. I’m ready to go home. It’s a reason I’m not scared of this journey,” Jones allegedly told the FBI. The undercover operative asked Jones to send over money terrorists would use to purchase weapons and explosives. Jones then began to suspect she was falling victim to some sort of trap. The FBI agent told Jones her reaction made it appear she was coming from a “place of non-believers.” Jones allegedly reiterated her loyalty to the cause and agreed to send over some money. Jones noted how most Americans had

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Film documents Chandler in the pandemic BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer

new documentary has been released online that profiles how Chandler leaders have been grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. The hour-long “COVID-19 vs. Arizona – Our Stories” comprises interviews with elected officials, law enforcement officers and others. Betty Ramirez, a local business owner and vice president of the Chandler International Film Festival, produced the documentary to provide Chandler residents a local perspective on how the city has reacted to the ongoing health crisis. “The best thing you can do is just listen to people,” she said. “Everybody has a unique story.” Chandler has spent the last five months struggling through a calamity that’s shut down schools, businesses and public buildings. Ramirez’s film offers a glimpse inside the minds of local leaders and front-line workers who have had to make tough decisions and toil with the pandemic’s widespread impact.

We need to work to“ gether, we have to work together to come out of this thing.

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– Betty Ramirez

Ramirez, who’s lived in Chandler for the last 14 years, said she wanted to offer an uplifting view on the pandemic with a film that offers a hopeful message. The first-time filmmaker said she wants the documentary to spur viewers into action and think about how they can help their neighbors weather through the pandemic. “We need to work together,” Ramirez said. “We have to work together to come out of this thing.” The film features interviews with Mayor Kevin Hartke, Councilman Mark Stewart, Police Chief Sean Duggan, Fire Chief Tom Dwiggins and Maricopa County At-

Local business owner Betty Ramirez's first documentary details how Chandler leaders dealt with the pandemic's onslaught. (Special to the Arizonan)

torney Allister Adel. Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who tested positive for COVID-19 in June, was also interviewed for the documentary. He’s earned much notoriety during the pandemic for defying Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-at-home order by refusing to enforce it. “Wear a mask, stay at home until you are comfortable to come out,” Lamb says in the documentary. “But we have to get back to what we’re doing because if we don’t – we won’t have anything to go back to.” Ramirez said she was interested in interviewing subjects who could offer a first-hand account of what it’s been like grappling with COVID-19 from a leadership position. “Every single human is unique,” she said. “Everybody deals with this situation in a different way.” Ramirez, a native of Mexico, admitted that she hasn’t always had much of an interest in filmmaking and envisioned producing a documentary. Her family’s business, Zerimar Medical Equipment Services, has been staying busy throughout the pandemic repairing equipment that’s desperately needed to keep medical facilities open. The thought of making a film during

this hectic time hadn’t dawned on Ramirez until she began wondering how her friends and neighbors may be searching for some inspiration amid the pandemic. The public probably wants to know from their leaders what’s really going on, Ramirez said, and a documentary could be the perfect medium for delivering that message. The filmmaking experience has now inspired her to consider producing more

videos on other topics she’s passionate about. “I’m not the type of person to just stay home,” Ramirez said. “You need to go out and see how you can help people.” Ramirez said any proceeds made from “COVID-19 vs. Arizona” will be donated to the Chandler International Film Festival, which intends to host its next annual event in late January. The documentary can be screened on Vimeo.com for $10.

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Zany duo to perform pop-up events in Chandler ARIZONAN NEWS STAFF

popular comedy duo is bringing its traveling comedy pop-up drive-in show for the first time to the East Valley this month and they’ve picked Chandler as they place to do it. Following their sold-out performances in May and June, comediennes Marlene Strang and Leanne Schmidt, billing themselves as “The Ladies,” are bringing their pop-up drive-in show, “Ladies in the Headlights!” Aug. 14 -15 with show times at 7:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Friday and 7:45 p.m., 8:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. on Saturday. Co-produced with the Chandler Center for the Arts, “Ladies in the Headlights” is a 15 minute performance designed for parking lots. Audience members reserve a parking spot, drive in, and watch The Ladies perform by the light of their highbeams and to the soundtrack broadcast through their car radios. The catch is that when you buy a ticket, you won’t know where to go until 24 hours before the actual show. All that their publicist would say was “The Ladies will be performing in some of Chandler’s iconic locales.” Participants tune their car radios to 88.1 FM to hear the performance and curbside food orders will be available to complete the live experience. Tickets are $19.99 per car and on sale at wearetheladies.net. “Set in a parking lot and performed to a soundtrack as varied as Kenny G and Ultra Lounge, The Ladies break free from the pressures of motherhood and housework by expressing themselves with their best moves,” the publicist said, adding: “The result is an utterly wacky and uproarious show as audiences delight in their zany physical comedy, laugh at

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recently received stimulus checks from the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She acknowledged how cruel it would be for her to use some of that money to help al Qaeda. “It would be most ironic the money from that goes for this ... They give us

ver, the Regional Alternative Dance Festival in Kalamazoo and were showcased at the 50th Anniversary of Dance at ASU. Previous productions include “Ladies Gone Mild” and “Let Your Lady Out” in venues around the Valley. Schmidt describes herself as “incredibly good at hiding vegetables in her toddler’s baked goods” and often presented shows that were comical in nature with her dance company for nine years in New York City. When she moved to Phoenix, she thought it was time to “settle down,” so she became an adjunct professor of dance. Strang is an educator, choreographer and performer based in Arizona. She teaches dance at Grand Canyon University and Arizona State University. She served as the diMarlene Strang and Leanne Schmidt are bringing a series of comedic pop-up events to Chandler this month. (Special to the Arizonan) rector of curriculum and instruction for their charming awkwardness and see Michelle Mac Lennan, the center’s genColorado Ballet and dance what happens when we can be released eral manager. programming associate at the Kennedy The Ladies are described as “a zany, Center. She also has been a guest artist at from taking life too seriously.” Shuttered since mid-March, the Chan- awkward pair of moms, clinging to the the Midwest Regional Alternative Dance dler Center for the Arts is an enthusias- past to get through today.” Festival (RAD Fest), the Dance and Film Strang and Schmidt have been per- Festival at Triskelion Arts, Denver Art tic partner. “We are so excited to bring this fun forming together since 2017. Museum, Cherry Creek Art Denver FesProfessionally trained dancers, they tival, Anne Green Gilbert’s Kaleidoscope show to locations around Chandler. ‘The Ladies’ have found a way for people to have been featured at Triskelion Arts Dance Company, Colorado Ballet, Metroexperience a live show while promoting in Brooklyn, the Beta Dance Festival in politan State University and Beta Dance local businesses at the same time,” said Phoenix, Center for Visual Arts in Den- Festival. free money, and I turn it around on them,” Jones allegedly told the FBI. Jones allegedly traveled to a local Walmart and purchased a $500 prepaid Visa card and sent screenshots of her purchase to the FBI agents. “May it help them to be victorious,” Jones allegedly wrote after sending the money. Jones then began planning her move to the Middle East. She said goodbye to her

relatives, searched the web for plane tickets and picked out a new name she wished to be called once she arrived in Afghanistan. Jones followed the advice of the undercover agents and began deleting her text messages and social media profiles. She was further advised to back up her files onto a cloud network. Her plan was to fly to Los Angeles on July 22 and then take a flight to Tur-

key before waiting for another flight into Syria. On the day of her departure, Jones was stopped by FBI agents after she checked in her baggage and passed through airport security. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged Jones with one count of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, an offense that can result in a 20-year prison sentence.

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Kyrene, Tempe Union staying largely closed BY PAUL MARYNIAK Arizonan Executive Editor

ost Kyrene School district students won’t be heading to classrooms as originally scheduled Aug. 17 and Tempe Union High School District students may not be returning to theirs for at least eight weeks. Kyrene Superintendent Dr. Jan Vesely at a special Governing Board meeting Aug. 3 announced that only online instruction will be provided for most students for an indefinite time. And the Tempe Union board last week approved a resolution extending onlineonly instruction until at least Oct. 2 unless the virus threat ebbs. Under the governor’s latest order, school districts can offer in-class learning starting Aug. 17 based on data-driven health guidelines that the state was expected to issue at the end of last week. The governor’s order also requires districts to start offering free space Aug. 17 to children whose parents have no other place to send them. While Kyrene will comply with that directive, the Governing Board also unanimously approved a resolution authorizing Vesely to seek a waiver from it “if the County Health Department, in conjunction with the Arizona Department of Health Services, advises the District to close due to a COVID-19 outbreak.” Moreover, the governor’s order requiring on-site learning for students with no place to go provides districts with some wiggle room. It says districts “may adopt procedures to ensure that the number of students present for free on-site support

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he Chandler Arizonan recently visited virtually with five experts to discuss the residential and commercial real estate market amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The experts included: Attorney Benjamin Gottlieb, of the real estate law firm MacQueen & Gottlieb; Kellie James, of Prime Lending Chandler; Lance Brace, of Bennett Property Management; Mary Nollenberger, a commercial real estate specialist for SVN/Desert Commercial Advisors and Angela Tauscher, a Realtor with West USA Real Estate Chandler. We still seem to be in a very strong seller’s market. How long do you think it will continue? Angela Tauscher: We’re putting consistently under contract every seven days 7,000 and 8,000 homes …and we’re closing between, I’d say, about 2,000 and 4,000. I think the highest I’ve seen honestly is 4,000 and I’ve been tracking it every single week since COVID started. ….As you know, a full-time Realtor sells maybe 20 residential houses a year. I think our team has sold 30 in the last three months. It has been crazy out there. It’s literally the Wild West.

Anything that we’re putting in under the $500,000 price point, we’re having anywhere from 10 to 30 showings in 24 hours. It doesn’t matter if it looks like a dog or if it’s the most beautiful home on the block. …More commonly, I’d say if it’s anything under probably $450,000, we’re getting 10 to 15 offers on every single house. We put in a cash offer for a $750,000 listing last week. We were outbid by a $775,000 loan that waived the appraisal. “We have a million-dollar home right now that we had multiple offers on and they had tons of activity. So, it is challenging on the buyer’s side. We’re having buyers that are getting discouraged –especially if they need any concessions in any way shape or form, they just aren’t getting them.” Do you see this continuing indefinitely? Tauscher: I think we have a serious issue with our shortage of inventory. A lot of people are scared to put their homes on the market because they don’t want people in their homes. I think what happened is as people got a little more comfortable when things were opening up, they were more willing to maybe put some stuff on the market. But when the numbers spiked, now we’re seeing some people withdraw and get scared again. So, there’s a real challenge there. From what I’m seeing, people are stuck

at home. They’re bored. There’s nothing better to do but talk about “what should we do?” “Should we add this gold-plated wall just because interest rates are so low?” “Maybe we should just sell and right now, then we don’t do refi.” “We get this incredible interest rate and we get a step up for the exact same payment of what we were already working with.” I think there’s a massive urge to move out there right now. We just don’t have the inventory, which is creating the stoppage. However, I think the whole (mortgage) forbearance thing that went out there early on, there was a lot of miscommunication and I think when those catch up – in 18 months or two years – I think we’re going to start seeing some situations with those people. Maybe Kellie can speak to this whole (mortgage) deferment thing.” Kellie James: I was on a market update call and 435,000 people that were taking advantage of forbearance caught their mortgages up in just the last week. …I did talk to clients that had money that chose a forbearance option even though they didn’t need to. My caution is, you’re going to have to catch up on these payments and so those that cannot, it’s really more giving the client time to sell their house. If you can’t afford the house, it’s not a free pass. It’s giving you time to sell it without damaging your credit

if you are not going to get your income back. Lance, how would you assess the current state of the rental apartment and housing market right now in the valley? Lance Brace: The prices are going up pretty quickly even through the last couple of months. A lot of my clients have opted to be more cautious, trying to keep their existing tenants in place. So, we haven’t been asking for big rental increases on existing rentals. But with new leases put on the market, we’re seeing increases upwards of about 10 percent on single-family houses. I have houses that 10 years ago I was leasing for $600 and are now leasing for $1,500. How about forbearance on rent? Brace: I have seen an increase in tenants asking for payment arrangements to pay the rent for the month. We’re not charging late fees right now because of the governor’s executive order. When this all started, we made the decision that we didn’t want to participate in an eviction crisis, seeing as how many people were going to be out of work and especially in the lower-income rentals… I manage about 140 properties. I have had an increase in the number of tenants asking for payment arrangements, but

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so far, I’ve only had one go into the following month before they had made the full payment….We’re not seeing a huge increase in delinquency where tenants are not paying other than just making payment arrangements.” Ben, with the feeding frenzy out there to buy homes, do you have clients who buy a house sight unseen and then have buyer’s remorse once they walk in? Ben Gottlieb: As a law firm we tend to see things when they go bad. We don’t get the cases on the front end where they’re seeking our advice. We typically get it on the back end when there’s a seller non-disclosure issue. We are seeing a reasonably constant flow of nondisclosure cases. Even prior to the pandemic though, that’s normal. What about on the rental side as far as nonpayment of rent is concerned? Gottlieb: A lot of landlords and tenants have entered into payment plan agreements, whether it’s a partial payment plan or some other payment arrangement. Even though landlords technically have the legal right to file an eviction lawsuit during this period that the executive order is effective, many landlords are opting not to because they know that they cannot forcibly dispossess the tenant…. We’re seeing landlords wanting to be strategic on this, like Lance alluded to, and avoiding filing eviction lawsuits if they can try to work something out and not throw someone on the street during this difficult time.” Do landlords have protection? Gottlieb: On the federal level, the suspension of foreclosures in federal mortgages has been extended to Aug. 31. …On a statewide level, I think one of the big issues is that there is a $5 million rental assistance fund that the landlord could have gone back to get some assistance but that money has been slow to get out. One of the issues is that the stimulus money is not getting out to both landlords and tenants quick enough. What about commercial tenants? Gottlieb: On the commercial side, things are a lot different when it comes to evictions. The legislature enacted a landlord-tenant statutory scheme that applies only to residential tenants and is designed to provide some extra legal protections for tenants. On the commercial side in most cases, a

court eviction action is not even required. Typically, commercial landlords will execute on what’s called ‘a lockout remedy,’ where they merely just change the locks. The only time a commercial landlord would be hesitant to do that is if they’re concerned that the tenant may sue or have certain claims against the landlord for wrongful lockout or if the lease prohibits such a remedy. Furthermore, you had the commercial eviction executive order that expired back in May and that is now been expired for a while. But while that executive order was in place, a lot of commercial landlords and tenants worked out forbearance agreements and other types of arrangements that are still in effect as of today, even though they were worked out a couple of months ago. Mary, with commercial properties, have businesses been able to stay alive? Mary Nollenberger: What we found in at least the first quarterly earnings call is that they were collecting somewhere between 50 and 75 percent of rent at that time. A lot of the restaurants that have had to pivot very quickly to take-out and delivery-only were affected but we also saw in what’s called “the triple net investment category,” which are the quick-serve and drive-through restaurants – a lot of them were posting year-over-year increases of somewhere between 27 and 32 percent. Then a lot of the sit-down restaurants put that into place very, very quickly and even began to develop family meal takeout packages and those that implemented strategies very quickly have actually survived the reopening quite well. What we also see is the domino effect as the landlords were provided forbearance on their mortgage arrangements with their lenders, they very quickly shared that without even being approached by tenants and offering to help them through at least that first 90-day window. We’ve helped implement strategies with landlords to say there can be a benefit to both sides here and we’ve negotiated blend and extend kind of situations where the landlord can add a forbearance onto the back end of the lease or can negotiate happening around or even reducing base rent in exchange for an extension of a lengthening of the lease term by a couple of years and offering kind of a menu. Conversely what we’re seeing in some of these large-scale property owners is that there’s been a lot of opportunistic behav-

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ior on a part of some large national tenants that are just in a position where a Starbucks would say, “We’re just not going to pay rent” and walk and because they can. So, landlords are struggling with opportunistic tenants who really don’t need forbearance and then strategizing with tenants that really do need the help to be able to get them through this time. Obviously, the fitness industry has been front-and-center in the media over the past couple of weeks. And a lot of the smaller fitness users are finding ways to continue either online or in outdoor situations. Then, with PPP funding, I have a number of landlords who put tenants on special arrangements and when that funding arrived, they came back and said, “I don’t need the arrangements that we made any longer.” How do you see the market for commercial and office space in this region? Nollenberger: “The East Valley for me is home, where I live and I do my work. The vacancy rate is just under 7 percent in those areas as opposed to other areas of Metro Phoenix that are in the 20 percent and 30 percent vacancy rates. Chandler and Gilbert are rising communities that are experiencing a ton of influx from California businesses. For example, State Farm in Chandler – they are recruiting from 42 markets to bring employees just into that tech corridor in Chandler. Chandler and Gilbert are experiencing growth at a rate that another municipality can’t compare to. Why is that? A lot of the tech business placement and then housing follows those jobs. The Tempe Town Lake has huge employment expansion; Chandler has huge expansion. Chandler’s population is slightly larger than Gilbert’s but Gilbert has been voted one of the nation’s friendliest cities to move to. There’s so much positive press for the East Valley and there’s housing that follows job. When people from out-of-state talk about what’s happening in Arizona specific to COVID, our East Valley cities are really in a different category because of the bulk of business and people wanting to escape the California tax situation. There’s incredible commercial tech and new jobs in the Apple Command Center and Far East Mesa in the Gateway District. There’s tons of jobs. And then Eastmark has provided a great option for affordable housing but in a community that is so vibrant. Queen Creek used to be the option for people that didn’t mind driving as far

but wanted more affordable housing. Now every restaurant, every commercial retailer that wasn’t there before is there now. So you’ve got dining options, you’ve got shopping options. You’ve got entertainment options. The entire East Valley is just vibrant in a different way than any other area. Tauscher: I agree with Mary completely. I live in Queen Creek myself and have been there for the last 12 years and we used to be basically the redheaded stepchild and now it’s the place to be. I mean we have everything – from our own Harkins now. They’re building a Fat Cats. Trader Joe’s is going in the same parking lot right next to Target and Barrio Queen. I think the thing about the Queen Creek-Mesa corridor is that there’s so much newness. It just feels fresh. It’s close to an airport for a lot of people that don’t mind going into one of the smaller airports. The 202 is right there. There’s just a lot of navigational options there. You go to Maricopa, which is also growing at a rapid rate but you’re trapped – one way in and one way out. Nollenberger: From the commercial landscape view, we’ve had a lot of conversations about the future of retail jobs. And of course, it used to be recessionproof, and then it was internet proof and now it’s COVID-proof. We’re looking at how Target spends. Target spends millions implementing inventory and digital control systems and put them in place before they needed them so that people could order online and could choose either in-store pickup or delivery. Walmart jumped on that strategy with pickup and delivery options. Those companies are going to be rewarded for having that technology in place. So we have to take a look at the grocers who have not implemented those strategies and how that might in long-term effect their viability….We’re looking at retailers and how they are changing strategies to not only survive but be competitive in the future with all those factors affecting their future. Would you say that restaurants took a greater hit than small retail businesses? Nollenberger: Absolutely. I think that restaurants that are following the protocol and requiring masks and distancing, I look at numbers occupancy numbers with clients of mine.

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Lease rate occupancy cost can’t be more than 8 percent and now with the decrease in their volume and having to comply with distancing and close every other table, They’re having to look at strategies to increase their monthly cash flow opportunities, and how are we going to navigate this. When you look at that business owner that is complying and then a bar that has no social distancing protocol going on, a survivability factor can’t be equal when the conditions are so different. How about office space? Nollenberger: Office space is going to go one way or the other – it’s not going to be static. Either office space is going to go larger to provide different spacing and cubicles are going to have to be sequestered to provide privacy or they’re going to downsize because people are going to continue working remotely. With the increase in remote working, do you see a change in the demand for office space in the region? Nollenberger: Buildings are pretty committed before they ever go vertical. There’s very little office space that’s built speculatively. There are a lot of people that want to reach out to their office setting… There are people who can’t wait for that – for office to be office and home to be home. What is the state of strip malls? Nollenberger: With every crisis comes an opportunity. There are a number of investors that thrive in a down market and that’s where all of their purchases occurred and they are not in their most driven mode when the market is where it’s been with contraction… There was a time when being a grocery-anchored or big box-anchored was just preferential and honestly now for many investors, part of being internetproof is having smaller spaces and not about the anchor and Junior anchor space being vacant. We just sold an unanchored Scottsdale site. It was under contract within two weeks of our listing and it closed 30 days early. I was on a conference call with an investor yesterday who said, “When I saw this post card and that this property was sold, I realized that I missed this opportunity.” New home construction: I’ve read that that’s not keeping up with demand. Is that still going to pose a struggle for people looking to buy a home? Tauscher: We just put two different

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clients in a new build in a Fulton Queen Creek. The sales guys were telling me they’d been open like six weeks and they’d already sold a hundred homes. We’re seeing the same thing everywhere with the builds. I think part of it is that we don’t have enough and I think part of it is, again, people are bored and they figure well, they have nothing better to do because they’re all working from home. So, they’ll just go take a lunch hour and they just want to go see a model because it’s fun and they literally can make a field trip of it …They go in there thinking “I’m not going to do a new build” and they fall in love with the staging and the next thing you know, they’re signing a contract and they’re buying a new-build. Now, there’s that weird timing issue where we are having a lot of people needing short-term rentals because the builder wants that house sold within the next week or two of going under contract and the home’s not going to be ready for six or seven months. It seems the East Valley region is a little bit better positioned even during this pandemic than a good bit of the country. Is that safe to say? Brace: What I’m seeing a lot is increased demand for four-bedroom houses in a rental whereas before it was three bedrooms… I’m having people calling me asking if they can install secure phone lines and things like that so they can take credit card payments. I’m really seeing that across the board and I think that moving forward, we’re going to see increased demand for bigger houses in rentals because of that: people needing office space. Does the uncertainty surrounding this virus concern you long-term? Brace: I don’t have any fear about that, largely because people always need a place to live… At the end of the day, there’s always going to be demand for rentals. That’s why I personally invest in rentals myself. Tauscher: I feel the same way… I spoke with one of my investors yesterday who owns a small Chinese food restaurant. He said he made that conversion very quickly to get the food out in a different way and he was terrified that first couple of weeks, but he said he's had more banner days in the last two months than he's had in the last 10 years .

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he future of fall sports in Arizona became clearer Wednesday afternoon as the Arizona Interscholastic Association released a revised schedule following a special Executive Board meeting. Boys and girls golf will be the first teams to officially begin practices, as they will hit the fairways on Aug. 17 with the first competition slated for Sept. 7. Cross country and swim and dive were pushed back a week to Aug. 24, with official competition beginning Sept. 14. Badminton, fall soccer and volleyball will begin practice on Aug. 31 and games Sept. 14, 16 and 21, respectively. Football, the sport that poses the biggest risk to spread the coronavirus due to its level of contact, will now begin its first day of official practices on Sept. 7, with the first week of competition on Wednesday, Sept. 30 for freshman and run through Saturday, Oct. 3 for varsity teams. The AIA previously announced official practices for all sports would begin Aug. 17, with competition for most sports beginning four weeks later on Sept. 11. Aside from golf, all other sports have been pushed back. “The health and safety of our student participants, coaches, officials and essential personnel, including volunteers, is the primary concern for the return of interscholastic athletics and activities,” AIA Executive Director David Hines said in a release. “We are very grateful to those who share our commitment of a return to these highly beneficial educational activities and athletics.” The amended schedule comes after a state-wide survey the AIA sent to all of its member schools to identify which schools felt comfortable allowing sports to return during the fall semester. Over 250 schools answered the surveys, most of which were in favor of hosting a fall sports season. All fall sports will have an amended

to get everything going for all the schools at one time but with good communication, we can provide the best possible experience for our students in this unprecedented time. This Board and the AIA staff will continue to provide information and guidelines as we proceed.” Especially for football, the timeThe Arizona Interscholastic Association announced Wednesday afternoon a revised fall sports schedule that pushes all sports but line will allow schools who are golf back on the calendar. Football will begin official practices still restricted from participating Sept. 7 and games on Oct. 2. (Pablo Robles/Arizonan Staff) in summer workouts on campus to be ready for the start of the season. schedule, which will result in a reduced Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, number of games and later championships. The AIA announced the updated schedules Higley and Tempe Union districts have would be revised and released by confer- allowed teams to return to campus for workouts in some capacity. Most of which ence leaders in the coming days or weeks. Football appears to follow the sched- remain in the first phase of their respecule proposed to Hines and the AIA Mon- tive district’s return-to-play guidelines, day by the Arizona Football Coaches which calls for conditioning drills. Gilbert was the first to make such a Association, which called for practices to begin after Labor Day and games the move. Tempe Union made the move this week of Oct. 2 and gained support from past week and announced it would have a full discussion on sports with its govmore than 100 coaches. The proposal offered an eight-game erning board on Aug. 18. However, schools in other parts of schedule with an eight-team postseason tournament for all conferences and the the Valley just recently started summer Open Division at the end of the season. It workouts. Phoenix Union schools were also called for the removal of the Thanksgiving bye week and an optional ninth game for teams who do not make the postseason. The AIA announced the football season would conclude on Dec. 11 and 12 for the Golf 4A-6A conferences and Open Division, First practice – Aug. 17 thus eluding to an eight-game regular-seaFirst competition – Aug. 24 son schedule and eight-team playoff forChampionships – Oct. 26-29 (Div. I), mat. The 1A-3A conferences are currently Nov. 2-5 (Div. II) discussing possibilities for the length of Cross Country regular season and an ideal date to host First Practice – Aug. 24 state championship games, according to First Competition – Sept. 9 Championships – Nov. 12-13 the AIA. It is unclear if the AIA will allow teams who do not make the postseason to Swimming & Diving First Practice – Aug. 24 schedule other non-qualifiers at the end of First Competition – Sept. 14 the season as the AzFCA proposed. Championships – Nov. 5-7 “We owe it to our members to proBadminton vide a direction,” said Toni Corona, the First Practice – Aug. 31 Executive Board President and Safford First Competition – Sept. 14 Athletic Director. “It may be challenging

restricted from any activities up until two weeks ago. Brophy announced it would not move past phase one until September. Schools in southern Arizona are still unable to work out. “Although the many school districts represented in the AzFCA membership have issued varying rules within their districts, the proposed October 2 date of first varsity competition appears to provide the schools with the sufficient opportunity to comply district guidelines and adequately prepare their teams for a full competition season,” the proposal from the AzFCA read. The AIA stressed this new timeline is subject to change based on guidance from national, state or local health officials. The amended fall schedule, if it stands, will result in a week delay to the start of winter sports. At this time, it’s unclear whether it will have an effect on the spring season, which was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We would like to thank our member schools and our school communities for their patience as we worked through the challenges to develop this plan,” Hines said.

Below is a detailed look at the new fall sports schedule released by the AIA

Championships – Nov. 7 (Individuals), Nov. 9-12 (Teams) Fall Soccer First Practice – Aug. 31 First Competition – Sept. 16 Championships – Nov. 4-7 Volleyball First Practice – Aug. 31 First Competition – Sept. 21 Championships – Nov. 12-21 Football First Practice – Sept. 7 First Competition – Sept. 30-Oct. 3 Championships – Dec. 11/12 (4A-6A & Open)

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Public Notices AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to construct five small-cell telecommunications facilities within Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Each facility will be constructed to support a top mounted antenna(s) and associated equipment. Project# 6120005387 will be located at 18113 North 68 th Street and will consist of a 40-foot steel light pole. Project# 6120005390 will be located approximately 40 feet southeast of the intersection of E. Bell Road and N. 26th Street and will consist of a 37-foot steel light pole. Project# 6120005391 will be located at 3104 East Acoma Drive and will consist of 41-foot steel light pole. Project# 6120005392 will be located at 3249 East Claire Drive and will consist of a 35foot steel light pole. Project# 6120005394 will be located at 14600 North 25th Place and will consist of a 35-foot steel light pole. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project #’s listed above- MH EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (785) 760-5938.

AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to construct a new telecommunications facility located near 118 South Roosevelt Road, Mericopa County, Mesa, AZ 85201. The new facility will consist of replacing an existing 35-foot light pole with a new 35-foot light pole topped with antenna for an overall height of 40feet. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6120006281 - JCR EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (815) 302 9118.

Important Notice for Patients of National Cardiovascular Partners, Cardiac Cath Lab of Phoenix, Arizona Cardiovascular Institute, Cardiovascular Center of Mesa, and Cardiovascular Therapeutics of Mesa July 17, 2020 At National Cardiovascular Partners (NCP) and our partnering clinics, we take the privacy and security of our patients’ information seriously. NCP is a managing partner of Cardiac Cath Lab of Phoenix, Arizona Cardiovascular Institute, Cardiovascular Center of Mesa, and Cardiovascular Therapeutics of Mesa in Mesa, Arizona (the clinics). We are providing the following information to inform our patients that a third party may have had unauthorized access to information about some patients who were seen at the clinics. On April 27, 2020, an unauthorized individual obtained access to an NCP employee’s email account. NCP became aware of the unauthorized access on May 19, 2020 and took immediate steps to contain the incident. We terminated the unauthorized access to the email account the same day it was discovered and worked with a leading cybersecurity forensics firm to investigate this matter.

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As part of our investigation, NCP conducted an extensive review of the employee’s email account to determine if any emails contained personal information. As a result of that review, beginning on June 18 NCP identified emails containing the names, addresses, dates of birth, dates relating to the provision of medical services or the payment for services, medical history and diagnosis information, prescription information, health provider information, insurance numbers, email addresses, and medical record numbers for some of our patients. We also identified emails containing the Social Security numbers of two individuals and the financial account information of one individual for whom we do not have current contact information to send a personalized notification letter. At this time, we are not aware of any unauthorized viewing or misuse of our patients’ information. All available evidence suggests that the unauthorized individual’s purpose was to attempt to commit financial fraud against NCP—not to seek and obtain any personal information of patients. NCP sent notification letters by first class mail to all potentially affected individuals for whom we have up-to-date contact information and have arranged to provide them with 12 months of identity protection and fraud resolution services through Experian. Any individuals who receive a notification letter from NCP or who might otherwise be concerned about identity theft are encouraged to regularly review statements from their accounts and to periodically obtain their credit report from one or more of the national credit reporting companies. Individuals may obtain a copy of their credit report once every 12 months by either visiting http://www.annualcreditreport.com, calling toll free at 1-877-322-8228, or completing an Annual Credit Report Request Form (found at https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/ 0155-free-credit-reports) and mailing it to: Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281. For questions about identity theft, credit monitoring, and how to keep information secure, patients can visit this website: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/identity-theft. Individuals who received care at one of the clinics and have not received a notification letter may call (833) 281-4826 toll-free to determine whether their information has been identified as being involved. Published: East Valley Tribune, July 26, Aug 2, 12, 2020 / 32042

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