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Narducci named Chandler Uni�ied superintendent BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writer
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handler Unified School District Superintendent Frank Narducci’s title is getting a little shorter. A divided Governing Board voted to remove “interim” from his title and let him lead the district through at least June 2024. The Governing Board voted 3-1 to give Narducci a contract for the next two-and-ahalf years. He has been running the district for the past year since Dr. Camille Casteel retired starting in January after being superinten-
The Chandler Unified Governing Board in a 3-1 vote took the word “interim” out of Superintendent Frank Narducci’s title, and gave him a contract to lead the district through at least June 2024. (Arizonan file photo)
dent for 25 years. Board member Lara Bruner voted no, but she made it clear she supported Narducci and respected his work. She said her objection was over the process used to make the decision. “I can’t in good conscience vote for this action item,” Bruner said. “Not because of who is being recommended, but rather the process that was used to arrive at the decision. “I believe we owe it to the community to follow best practices when hiring a superintendent, which includes gathering feedback on the qualities that the community,
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Los Angeles couple recently traveled to Chandler, spending the night at a local hotel and enjoying some of the city’s better restaurants. Nothing unusual about that, tourism is a major industry in Arizona. However, the reason they came is a bit unique. They wanted to visit the Chandler City Clerk’s office to get a passport. “We’ve had people come in as far as Oregon,” said Erica Barba, the program administrator for Chandler’s passport program. She said they’re starting to see a lot more people from California
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Mark and Jody Pectol unload bags upon bags of pet food at their Zzeeks Pizza & Wings pizzeria after rising to the call of several pet food banks that said they were out of chow. The Pectols collected food at all four of their pizzerias, including the two in Chandler. To find out how you can help, see the story on page 25. (David Minton/Arizonan Staff Photographer)
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Data center ‘torture’ for Chandler neighborhood BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writer
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handler resident Karthic Thallikar says he chooses his words very carefully, so he pleaded with a reporter not to water down his remarks. Living next to the CyrusOne data center in south Chandler is torture, he said. He and Jennifer Goehring are two residents of the Clemente Ranch subdivision that is across Dobson Road from the data center. Goehring agreed with her neighbor on the use of the word ‘torture’ to describe the constant noise coming from the data center. There are two sources for the noise. The data center has a large number of generators to act as backups in case of an outage and they need to be checked and maintained. But the noise they hear most often comes from the chilling units that keep the computer servers from overheating. “It’s really bad when they run the generators, for maintenance or whatever,” Goehring said. “It sounds like a dump truck.” “What is more disturbing has been, from 2015 onwards, this constant chill and hum, because they run 24/7,” said Karthic Thallikar, another resident of Clemente Ranch. They are concerned about the noise levels because another data center is about to open in the same area. CyrusOne officials say they are, and have always been, in full compliance with the city’s ordinances. Still, they said they want to be a good neighbor so they added vinyl blankets to all chillers in 2017 as a way to dampen the noise. In tests before and after, they found the blankets reduced the noise be about 10 decibels. “CyrusOne has never been in violation of any noise ordinances and has, in an effort to be a good neighbor, provided extensive solutions to help alleviate disruption, and, of note, is the only business to send representatives to the Dobson Noise townhalls in a further attempt to hear their voices and be a good neighbor,” Chris Napier, the company’s vice president of operations, wrote in an email statement. Current readings show the noise level being between 39.4 to 51.4 decibels. “That’s the industry standard, to mea-
zoned for industrial use and how far sound waves travel is beyond their control. “We have addressed these issues to the best of our ability but cannot control how sound moves through the Valley,” he said. Goehring admitted sound does travel far in her part of town, saying on some nights she can hear the music from concerts playing at Rawhide Western Town some five miles away. Goehring and ThalKarthic Thallikar stands in Chuparosa Park in Chandler in front likar say owners of of the Cyrus One data center that neighbors describe as crethe new data center ating an unbearable amount of noise. moving into the neigh(David Minton/Staff Photographer) borhood have already reached out to them sure decibels, but that’s not the noise that and held meetings. Aligned officials have bothers people, it’s the hertz,” Goehring promised to deploy new technology they said. “And no one is measuring the hertz.” say will not add to the noise level in the Thallikar said the company docuneighborhood. mented the hertzs once, and measured “I’ll believe that when I see it,” Goehit between 800 to 1.1 kilohertz. Goehring said. ring said the company added even more The people living near the campus say chillers at the same time it was trying to more should be done. dampen the noise with vinyl blankets, so “The City Council should put the rethey really did not notice a difference. quired pressure on CyrusOne and whoNearly 200 people have joined a Faceever else is going to be installing their book community called Dobson Noise facilities here to make sure they do not Community to address the problem. disturb neighborhoods,” Thallikar said. The city is considering reducing the He said the city should tell businesses number of future data centers. Kevin that use these types of chillers to fix the Mayo, the city’s planning administrator, problem, or stop operating. said they take up a lot of space, need lots “The city is the only entity that has the of electricity and water and don’t bring in power to do that, and they should put all a lot of jobs. In addition to that, neighbors required pressure on CyrusOne and Digiare often unhappy with the noise levels. tal Reality and GM to stop using this type He gave a presentation to the City of equipment to ... torture the neighbors.” Council last month. After getting their Mayo disputes that, saying that as long recommendations, he and his staff are as the company is in compliance with working on proposals to bring back to zoning laws, there is little the city can do. Council in four to six months. “If they are operating in compliance CyrusOne officials say the Chandler campus would be the world’s first net with their zoning, then they are good water positive data center campus, to go,” Mayo said. “We don’t go and take meaning they will add more water to that away.” Before ending an interview with a rewatersheds than they use. They also porter, Thallikar urged a reporter not to pointed out they were awarded energy shy away from his strong words, specifistar certifications. cally pointing out the word ‘torture.’ CyrusOne’s Napier also pointed out “I choose my words carefully,” he said. their campus sits at a location that is
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Chandler food bank sees hunger spiking BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writer
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he average price of gasoline is getting close to $4 a gallon. The cost of food is at a 10-year high. It’s no surprise with those two staples rising that more East Valley families are struggling. The number of new clients seeking help from the Matthew’s Crossing food bank had nearly doubled in the past month, said Jan Terhune, its executive director. “We’re seeing many, many more new clients who admittedly will say they never thought they would find themselves at a food bank,” Terhune said. “I think it’s a couple of things. The stimulus money is high and dry now, but two, grocery shopping is really expensive.” Terhune said this time last year they had about 50 people per day walk-in looking for food for their families. Now, that number is 90. And that doesn’t represent the full increase in demand. Matthew’s Crossing is doing a lot more remote service now than they did a year
Left: Beth Case, Kim Brown and Malcolm Case ready a large load of food tat Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank in Chandler. Right: Beth Case sorts food items into boxes for families. (David Minton/Arizonan Staff Photographer) ago, taking food to mobile locations and in some cases directly to some seniors who don’t want to leave their homes because of the pandemic. “We recognized seniors weren’t coming to us anymore,” Terhune said. “They shouldn’t get out, they couldn’t get out, and so we launched doorstep delivery.” In addition to delivering food to seniors, Matthew’s Crossing is also helping college students. Terhune said they entered into a
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Chandler Council OKs 4 new housing projects BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writer
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ore new housing is coming to Chandler. City Council approved four housing projects that will bring more than 200 new homes to the city. The median price of a home sold in Chandler was $472,500 last month – up 25 percent year over year. Adding to the supply will be welcome news for those looking for a home, officials said. Council approved the 36-lot Village at Hamilton Landing project, which is planned for the southwest corner of McQueen and Willis roads. The Ashley is a planned group of 78 single family townhomes along Appleby between Arizona Avenue and the railroad tracks. The developer is Porter Kyler Partners of Scottsdale. The third project is not as far along. Treeland is being built by Tri Point Homes and calls for 86 single-family homes on the south side of Chandler
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cilman Matt Orlando thanked the developer for working with the city on a project both sides could agree to. “This thing that you had originally, we asked you to look at it again,” Orlando told the developer. “It wasn’t a good fit, and you said, ‘Yeah, you’re right.’ Now you came back The Village at Hamilton Landing project will have 36 homes near and made it a beauWillis and McQueen roads. (City of Chandler) tiful single-family case. I don’t think I’ve Heights Road between McQueen and ever done this before, but I want to thank Cooper roads. you and your openness and listening to this And The Marco has 16, one- and twoCouncil and the residents of this commubedroom units south of Frye Road and nity in what we want to see out there.” East of Nebraska Street. Each unit would Reed Porter, the developer, said his be two stories and originally was planned original plan included some one- and to be part of an apartment complex. two-bedroom units they planned to New Village Homes is building the Vilbuild with the intention of making them lage at Hamilton Landing project. Coun-
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Chandler voting experiment draws yawn from public BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writer
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nterest from the public in Chandler’s mock mobile voting election was pretty limited, but other election officials were definitely paying attention. In fact, they had a front row seat. Chandler’s City Clerk’s office last Wednesday announced the results of its mock election in a pilot program meant to test blockchain voting so it might be considered for use in future elections. Only 203 people cast votes in the mock election held between Nov. 9 and last Tuesday. They were asked the same five bond questions that were on the real ballot last month, plus some additional questions about blockchain voting. One ballot was disqualified because the person filling it out signed it with a smiley face instead of their signature. All five bond questions passed with overwhelming support. In the additional questions, 187 said they would use blockchain voting in a real election if it was offered, while 14 said they would not. Keep in mind, all the voters in this election were using blockchain voting so that result is likely skewed. In a choice of the way that they preferred voting, blockchain voting came in first with 177 votes, mail was second at 102, dropping off a mail ballot was third at 85, and voting in person was last at 47. Voters were allowed to vote for up to three choices, so that’s why the total votes cast exceeds 202. The city invited media and election officials to officially count the votes at a press conference. There was one snafu during the tabulation: One of the batches of 50 votes was counted twice; it was quickly discovered and fixed. Two election officials from Maricopa
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and gas prices. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index hit a 10-year high in October of this year. The last time food cost as much as it does today was July 2011. On a year-onyear basis, that’s a 31.3 percent increase. As an example, Terhune said they spent $4,000 more this year for turkeys for Thanksgiving than they did a year
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County and one from the Secretary of State’s office attended, sitting in the front row. “They had the most questions,” City Clerk Dana DeLong said. “They had a lot of good points ... about some of the security.” The election officials asked about how Voatz, the company contracted to conduct the election, ensures each voter remains anonymous while also verifying they are qualified to vote. Nimit Sawhney, the co-founder and CEO, said Voatz treats it much like the way the state handles mail elections now. Instead of two envelopes, one with personal information that can be verified and the second that contains the anonymous votes, they rely on two packets of data. The actual votes are encrypted and can only be counted once the corresponding verification data has been accepted.
ago. They distributed 700 Thanksgiving meal baskets last month. It’s not just food that is costing families more. The average price of gas reached about $3.78 a gallon earlier this week. Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank has more food going through its doors than any other food pantry in the East Valley. It serves more than 124,000 people per year. Terhune said early in the pandemic they were unable to buy food in bulk
Once it is, that data is destroyed, he said. Here’s how it works: Voters log in to an app or website. They must verify their identity before they are allowed to vote. Once they make their selections, they are able to see their votes and confirm they are accurate. They are the only ones given a blockchain code to their votes. That jurisdiction running the election gets two data packets, the votes that are locked and an affidavit that has the voters’ personal information attached. Once that information has been verified, officials can unlock the ballot and view it, but when they do so the personal information is destroyed. “Just depending on what the jurisdiction’s requirements are, we can turn on or off different authentication methods, depending on what the jurisdiction needs,” said Don DeFord, the national from area grocery stores as nearly everyone was dealing with supply issues. She said that forced them to go to distributors. Instead of buying boxes, they now are buying pallets. Doing so required a lot more up-front cost. “The cash outlay on a pallet is a lot different than picking up, you know, 500 at WinCo and 250 at Costco,” Terhune said. “The cash outlay was really quite troublesome.” Terhune said their clients would shatter
sales manager for Voatz. After all the eligible voters’ ballots are unlocked, they are printed out so there is a paper trail to audit. They are then run through scanners to record the vote. Blockchain is the method used to keep crypto currencies, such as Bitcoin, secure. Each packet of data is given its own code, and then every additional piece of data attached gets its own code. It also has the code of the data before it, thereby creating the chain. Most states allow military voters stationed overseas to vote electronically because of possible delays in getting a mail ballot returned in time for it to count. A number of jurisdictions are starting to use blockchain voting as a way to do that securely. However, current laws do not allow the general public to cast electronic votes at this time. The city does not actually run any elections. Most Chandler elections are staged by the county. Vice Mayor Mark Stewart was the driving force behind Chandler’s pilot program. “We’re always looking for a better, more efficient way of doing things,” Stewart said. DeLong said her office will compile a report on the pilot program and present it to Council, probably in January. However, it will likely be years before Arizona voters will be able to cast real ballots from their phones. “I think we’re a few elections off,” she said.
Mock election results Bond, Parks and Rec: 179 yes, 22 no Bond, Fire: 184 yes, 17 no Bond, Police: 169 yes, 31 no Bond, Public transit: 184 yes, 17 no Bond, Facilities: 177, 24 no
a lot of stereotypes of the people who need help. She said 40 percent are white, which is about the same as Latinos. And she said they are not people taking advantage of charity. She said about 40 percent receive food only once, and don’t come back. But many may need to get the help for longer than that. “As long as groceries are expensive, and gas is expensive, I think our demand here will stay high,” Terhune said.
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office. However, that money ran out, so the City Council Nov. 4 approved paying making the trek. In fact, Barba said about those two employees through the end of 70 percent of the people applying for a the fiscal year next June 30. passport in that office live outside Chandler. Those expenses will not cut into the There’s one reason why the city is a city’s finances. destination: They are one of the few “We make quite a bit in revenue,” Desites that can accept an application and Long said. “In fact, the amount we make that have available appointments. for the passport program not only pays “When all the facilities opened again for two passport people, it pays for part after the pandemic, everyone had a hard of our staff here.” time getting an appointment,” Barba That makes Chandler’s City Clerk’s said. “We got down a really good system, office one of the few in the Valley that so we had open appointments and they brings in revenue. Other Valley cities would come here.” that offer passport services are AvonWhy does Chandler have open appointdale, Maricopa, Scottsdale and Surprise. ments when almost no other office does? People are coming to Chandler because “A lot has to do with the Council allowit has open appointments. One of those ing us to add a couple of employees to other offices doesn’t have an available be able to do this,” said City Clerk Dana appointment until January. DeLong. “We only ever had two passport Jessica Sweet is the city’s record manageThe U.S. State Department stopped isagents assigned as permanent employ- ment coordinator in the Chandler City suing passports except for extreme cirees, but allowing us to have two more Clerk’s office. (David Minton/Staff Photographer) cumstances in the early days of the CO19.11 MIS79170 Tax CredittoAD - SanTan is giving us thePRM opportunity take on Sun News 10 x 6. 6 VID-19 pandemic. DeLong said they tried 27 years ago. more appointments.” The 19.11 MIS79170 MIS79170 PRM Tax Taxaccepting Credit AD AD passport SanTan Sun Sun News Newscity 10manager 6. 6 6 approved hiring two to continue the service, but anyone who 19.11 PRM Credit -- SanTan 10 xx 6. The city started more employees to process passport had applied had to wait for months while applications in 1994 and currently proapplications in July because of a huge their paperwork sat with other imporcesses about 60 to 70 applications a day. backlog caused by the pandemic. They tant documents attached on some desk. DeLong said they’ve handled more than “So, all of those documents you have were hired through existing funds for 200,000 applications since they started I want to help feed homeless and hungry men, women, and children to send, your birth certificate, they sat YES,workers in the City Clerk’s temporary
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handler will get some of the $549 million Arizona expects from settlements with major pharmaceutical companies because of the opioid epidemic. And that is about all city officials know right now. “It’s kind of hard to pre-spend money if we don’t even know what we can do, or how much we got,” Mayor Kevin Hartke said at City Council’s Dec. 6 study session. The money will be split among the state, counties and cities. There will be restrictions on how it can be spent. It is intended to be spent on opioid abatement. Council’s action this week was to au-
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Council also rezoned the property from an agricultural district to single family attached residential and entered into an agreement with the developer
thorize City Attorney Kelly Schwab to enter into the settlement agreements. A final vote was expected Thursday night. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports nearly 500,000 people have died from opioid overdoses in
$4.5 billion bankruptcy settlement plan approved by a court. Some states are appealing that decision. The other companies are three distributors, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health, which agreed to pay $21
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this country between 1999 and 2019. States filed lawsuits accusing opioid makers of deceptive marketing of the drug. This summer, four companies offered to pay a $26 billion global settlement. A fifth company, Purdue, had its
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parents, staff, community organizations and all the other stakeholders want to see in the superintendent. There should be a posting and there should be a public forum of the finalists.” Board member Jason Olive did not attend the meeting. Two of Narducci’s top assistants praised the selection. “If you look back at the history of hiring superintendents in the East Valley, there’s been a lot of ‘let’s go out and find someone that’s not in-house,’ and then sometimes that person doesn’t work out, and then they go back in-house,” said Dr. Craig Gilbert, the assistant superintendent for secondary education. “And what you end up finding is there’s a lot lost because you’ve had to pause, because you thought you were going to get something else that was nice and green across the street, and you found out there was a lot of weeds.” He was not alone. “As you know my tenure with this district, is coming to a close,” said Frank
Governing Board member Lara Bruner explained that she voted against the move not because she opposed Narducci but because she felt the process for picking the district’s next superintendent did not involve the community. (CUSD) Fletcher, the district’s associate superintendent for support services. “So I don’t really have anything to lose. But the Governing Board absolutely made the cor-
rect decision. “We have seen it, the history of the East Valley, outside superintendents come in, blow up districts and that’s not
what Chandler is about.” Under state law, the district cannot offer a contract of more than three years. “Mr. Naducci has strong connections within our Chandler community,” said board President Barb Mozdzen. “We’re confident he’ll be able to lead the district with his innovation and commitment to education.” She said the decision was not made in a vacuum. Mozdzen said board members heard from all the stakeholders and there was strong support for Narducci, who has worked in the district for 25 years. “I have never been one that hasn’t accepted a challenge,” Narducci said. “These are tough times to lead, and we know that. I think our district deserves tough leaders in tough times. “I appreciate the confidence you have bestowed on me, and know it’s a great responsibility. … It isn’t a solo act, it never has been. Those of us that have been around a long time know it takes all of us, and even members sitting in this room, to engage and help our district become better.”
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Lovin’ Life Expos returning next month to the Valley BY ANNIKA TOMLIN Arizonan Staff Reporter
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fter a 2020 pandemic pause, the Lovin’ Life After 50 Expos are returning. They are set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at the Sundial Recreation Center in Sun City, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Mesa Convention Center. “We’re going to have great entertainment, a lot of informative exhibitors and it’s just a great way to get out and find out what is going on in the community,” says Lovin’ Life After 50 publisher Steve Strickbine. “It’s a great way to meet lots of people and have some fun.” Previously, Lovin’ Life After 50 Expos have attracted thousands of people who network and gather information, as well as participate in the raffle prize giveaway and take a shot at hourly $100 cash prizes. “These expos were started as just a way to allow organizations in the community to come together with people over 50 to show what they have to offer,”
Specifically at the Sun City Expo will be Arizona Institute and Cosmetic Laser Center, Edward Jones and MediSolutions LLC. Mesa will have Unique to Me, Bright Health Plan, Mesa Marketplace Swap Meet, Emphasis Advisors and National Cremation Society. “With COVID we are beAfter the pandemic hiatus, the Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo ing very careful with how is returning in January to Mesa Convention Center. we proceed, and we are fol(Arizonan file photo) lowing the CDC guidelines of course to make sure that Strickbine says. “...To give them informawe are operating with best practices to tion about things that are coming up in make sure that everybody that does attheir organizations. tend stays safe,” Strickbine says. “It has become a very good event In terms of entertainment, The Duttons though for entertainment and just a will be returning to the stage once again. great way for getting out.” For those who don’t know, “they’re a Among the exhibitors that will have band that has a theater in Branson, Misbooths at both the Sun City and Mesa Expos souri where they play during the summer include 4C Medical Group (Optum Care), months and then they also have a theater Arizona Liver Health, Home Concepts Cusin the East Valley (in Mesa) where they tom Remodeling, Humana, AFC Physical play during the winter months. They Medicine and Hospice of the Valley.
were on ‘America’s Got Talent’ at one point,” according to Strickbine. The Duttons’ setlist includes bluegrass, country and pop music. “They always attract a big crowd,” Strickbine says. Ms. Senior Arizona 2022 winner Patricia Person will meet and greet with attendees. “I think a lot of people are anxious to get back out,” Strickbine says.
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Chandler Council hears forecast for legislative session BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writer
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any of the same issues that came up this year at the State Capital are likely to come up again in 2022. But there will be some new wrinkles, including a flat tax and more changes to voting laws. Those were among the highlights as Chandler City Council was briefed last week on what it can expect from the upcoming state legislative session that begins Jan. 10. Another change is the number of new faces that have no history with Chandler officials. “There’s been a lot of turnover,” said Ryan Peters, the city’s government relations and policy manager. “There’s a lot of legislators who are running for other offices and they’ve decided the best strategy for them is to resign their current office.” Peters pointed out this will be Gov. Doug Ducey’s final year in office and that he con-
tinues to push for tax cuts. He and his allies passed a tax cut they are calling a “flat tax” that is scheduled to start in 2022. His plan would create a flat tax rate of 2.5 percent. However, there was a referendum drive to overturn that because of the impact it will have on public education. If that referendum is not stopped by courts, it is scheduled to be on the November 2022 ballot. Alexis Apodaca, government relations coordinator, said last year cities and towns were able to win an increase in the municipal share of that tax from 15 to 18 percent. That could impact Chandler in how much money the state has to dish out to communities in grants and other aid. Another new issue could be more changes to election laws. Peters said the Senate audit of the 2020 election continues to be a hot topic at the Capital, and some legislators want even more changes to existing voting laws. “There’s a new chairmanship in the Senate on the committee that oversees
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ew people doubt that personal transportation is driving toward an electric future but how quickly we get there is very much in doubt. Kevin Mayo, Chandler’s planning administrator, pointed to a recent Powerpoint presentation he gave to City Council. “It shows two different experts in the field of EV with their predictions for electric vehicle absorption by 2050,” Mayo said. “This one here shows 12 percent vehicles total registered in Arizona would be EV as one scenario. And another scenario shows 90. And ultimately what that means is that we don’t know. Even the experts don’t know.” Last month Mayo appeared before Council during a work study session to determine what direction it prefers in preparing for the electric vehicle future. “The feedback we got was to really let ... the market dictate which way we go with this,” Mayo said. “We’ll still be working with the individual applicants through the zoning processes to tailor an appropriate style and type of electric vehicle charging for each, whether it’s multi-family, whether it’s office/employment or something of that nature.” So there will be no suggested ordinances coming before Council any time soon. Mayo said most homebuilders his office has spoken with prefer the flexibility of letting the buyers chose how best to address their electric needs. Most homes come with a 120-volt AC outlet. It takes a long time to charge a car’s battery with one of these. Most builders are offering to put in a 240-volt plug for a little more money. Some buyers want those outlets in the garage, others on the street. Mayo said that is why homebuilders want flexibility, so they can put the outlet where the buyer wants. The fastest charging stations are 480volt and more and can charge a car battery in minutes. However, there are fewer than a half dozen of them in Chandler. Mayo said the city is trying to target putting in charging stations where cars spend most of their time, which is home and the office. He’d also like to see fast-charging sta-
tions at the city’s top destinations, including downtown and malls. Other factors Mayo and his colleagues are considering include aesthetics and safety. Mayo said some stations can be quite large. He’s also seen examples of people parking near a charging station and then stretching the cable across a walkway to reach their vehicle, an obvious safety hazard. The one thing he said every business that is thinking about an electric future should consider: It’s a lot cheaper to put in the electric infrastructure when constructing a building than it is to retrofit after the fact. He pointed to the Amazon facility south of Queen Creek and east of McQueen as an example. He said it cost Amazon a lot of money to set up two separate sections in its parking lot for the company’s delivery vans. “At the time of construction, I want to say it was about $3 million,” Mayo said. “They elected to pre-wire the parking lot with the ducting and everything in there and worked with SRP to size the electrical facilities on site to be able to handle … a full electric fleet. It ended up saving them about 70 percent to do it during construction vs. post.” Amazon officials did not respond to requests for an interview. Instead, they noted a blog post about the company’s electric delivery vehicles. The company has agreed to purchase more than 100,000 of them as it tries to deliver on its climate pledge. Amazon announced in 2019 it intends to be a net-zero carbon company by the year 2040. Electric vehicle maker Rivian is making those vehicles. Amazon is an investor in that company. “They’ve already started implementing banks of EV-charging vans and have been testing them and they seem to be proving quite successful,” Mayo said. Mayo pointed out the city is nearing full build-out, meaning there is little room left for new developments. He said most of the projects they will be working on in the future will be redeveloping older properties. Still, he said all businesses that plan to undergo a major renovation or building anew should consider their needs, both for their own fleets and their workers. If they anticipate needing charging stations, it’s a lot cheaper to add them then than it will be to do after the building is done.
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ary Poindexter’s daughter was getting worried. She was in Detroit and had tried calling her mother in Chandler multiple times, but was not getting an answer or a return call. And that was definitely not like her mother, she thought. She called Chandler Police and asked them to do a wellness check. “They came out and let me know my daughter had been trying to get in touch with me,” Poindexter said. She said she had recently changed her phone number and her daughter had forgotten that. Chandler Police officers were able to gain access to Poindexter’s home because she is one of 300 seniors who have signed up for the city’s lockbox program. “We have had numerous life-saving events and emergency medical care for residents over the past 16 years,” said Chandler Police spokesman Sgt. Jason
McClimans. “With the lockbox, it allows us quick entry into a home by both us and fire, and with of course no forced entry damage.” McClimans said that police have installed more than 1,000 lockboxes at the homes of Chandler seniors since they started the program 16 years ago. There is no charge for the service. Some of the lockboxes have been donated by the West & Southeast Realtors of the Valley. Poindexter said she learned of the program a few years ago while serving on a commission for the city. “I think about safety a lot, and anything I can do to maintain my family’s safety … it’s Mary Poindexter has a lockbox on the front door just another layer,” she said. of her Chandler home to make it easier for first Having a lockbox would alresponders to get in in case of an emergency. low police or fire personnel to (David Minton/Arizonan Staff Photographer)
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enter your home during an emergency, like if someone was unconscious or could not move on their own. If there is no lockbox, they would break down the door if needed. Poindexter said she tells all her friends about the program and how valuable she thinks it is. She said police have come to her house twice since she got a lockbox installed. The first time when her daughter called, and the second time when a friend couldn’t reach her. “At first I apologized to them for having to come out when there was nothing wrong,” Poindexter said. “But I appreciated the fact that the system does work. If it had been an emergency someone would have been alerted and given aid.”
Senior lockbox sign-up
To sign up for the senior lockbox program, visit the police department’s safety page at chandler.gov/safety.
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GOP lawmakers taking aim at school boards in 2 ways BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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Phoenix GOP lawmaker is looking for a new and quicker way to penalize school boards that ignore state laws while a veteran Scottsdale senator wants to make school board candidates run on party lines. Rep. Steve Kaiser wants to allow lawmakers to file complaints when they believe a school district or charter school is doing something that is illegal. HB 2009 would then require the attorney general to investigate. And if the lawyers there agreed that the statute was being broken, it could order that some state aid be withheld if the district didn’t repeal the policy or practice. If all that sounds familiar, it should. What Kaiser wants is based on an existing 2016 statute that empowers the Attorney General to investigate actions by cities and counties, complete with the same ability to cut off state dollars. And it is a power that has been used since its enactment to force several Arizona cities to alter or repeal some ordinances, ranging from a Sedona tax on vacation rentals to a Pima County moratorium on evictions. Kaiser said what made him decide to seek expansion of that law was the vote in late June by legislators to prohibit any requirement that students and staff wear masks while on campus. “I was shocked to see how many school districts and how many schools decided they were just going to snub their nose at state law,’’ he said. Only thing is, that law was not set to take effect until Sept. 29. But Kaiser said schools should have obeyed it anyway once it was approved. As it turned out, a judge declared on Sept. 28 that the law was illegally enacted, prohibiting its enforcement. Kaiser said, though, that doesn’t change the fact that some districts intended to keep the mask-up policy in place with or without that court ruling. Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita wants to scrap the current system where people interested in the
unpaid position submit nominating papers and then run against each other in a general election. Instead, all the registered candidates from each party would compete in an August primary, with the winners then facing off in November. It would be a massive change for the process now used in the more than 200 school districts across the state. And it also would put Arizona in the minority of states with a similar system, following only Louisiana and Pennsylvania. SB 1010 is drawing a chilly reception from Chris Kotterman, lobbyist for the Arizona School Boards Association. He said adding partisan labels would detract from the ability of board members to focus on what are issues of how to educate children in the community. But Ugenti-Rita told Capitol Media Services that is denying the reality that much of what falls within the purview of board members is partisan. She said these range from issues of taxes and budget to curriculum, parental control and even whether schools should remain open during a pandemic. “This is helping voters understand where someone stands ideologically and politically so they have a better sense of how they’re going to govern and how they’re going to vote,’’ Ugenti-Rita said. “This holds elected officials accountable,’’ she continued. “And this provides additional transparency to the voter.’’ Ugenti-Rita said no one thing is behind the move. But it comes after more than a year of some high-profile battles, often between board members and parents, about things like whether schools should be open for in-person instruction and whether student and faculty should be required to wear face coverings while on campus. Kaiser acknowledged that the majority of those classroom site funds that districts would lose are earmarked for teacher pay. “I don’t want to have to enact this,’’ he said. “I certainly don’t want to hurt teachers’ pay ... because this isn’t about a teacher
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EV minister leads religious response to climate change BY SAMANTHA MORRIS Arizonan Contributor
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ev. Doug Bland wants everyone to fall in love with the earth. “There are enough sunrises, enough cactus wrens, distant planets, flowers and butterflies to fall in love at least three times a day between now and eternity,” said Bland. Bland is the executive director of Arizona Interfaith Power & Light, an organization committed to bringing people of all faiths together to take action on climate change. AZIPL has deemed themselves as “a spiritual response to the climate crisis.” “People protect what they love and if we can encourage people to fall in love then they become defenders of what they love,” said Bland. Bland grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho and always enjoyed spending time in nature. He graduated from College of Idaho with a degree in Zoology and earned his masters in Divinity from Duke Divinity School. He recently retired after serving
Rev. Doug Bland likes to get playful, but his mission is dead serious: bring people together to take action on climate change.
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twenty-three years as a pastor at Community Christian Church in Tempe. His journey to environmental activism was reinforced through his time studying Christianity. “Caring for the environment was very much a part of what I did as a minister. The scriptures from Genesis and other places call us to be stewards of creation. So I think it’s very central to us as Christians, but also all the faith traditions have an emphasis on caring for creation,” said Bland. In addition to environmental activism through AZIPL, Bland also has a passion for storytelling and is a part of adjunct faculty in the storytelling institute at South Mountain Community College. “One of the things we say is that the shortest distance between two people is always a story.” “You can’t hate someone whose story you know,” said Bland. Bland recalled an event he led called Sacred Earth Common Ground where a Unitarian Universalist congregation, an Evangelical church, and a Jewish syna-
gogue all got together and were all told to respond to a story prompt: “Tell a story about a time when you found yourself standing on holy ground.” “As the evening began everyone was suspicious of the other group, there’s not trust built up,” explained Bland. He deliberately avoided an explicitly religious conversation, as it could become divisive. “If we just shared our doctrinal point of view, there would be all kinds of divisions and misunderstandings, but if we just tell a story about an experience we’ve had, we can connect that bridge,” said Bland. Everyone shared stories about their lives and considered what it means to stand on holy ground. “By the end of the evening you could not tell one tribe from another tribe, everyone was mixed together and they would hear a story from someone else about a time where they were in a similar situation and by the end of the
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Massively upgraded Pollack Tempe Cinemas reopens
Pretty much everything is new and improved. Some of the major improvements are in the bathrooms – where he installed touchless toilets, sinks, soap dispensers and paper towel dispensers. That’s in direct response to the pandemic, which shut his theater down for nearly two years beginning in March 2020 after the government ordered all cinemas closed. “We sat back and waited until we felt it was the right timing,” Pollack said. “First of all, there wasn’t a lot of content out, which was difficult. Pollack Tempe Cinemas plays movies that have already been released and are on their
second run. Movie fans who are patient can see the top movies a few weeks after everyone else, but pay a lot less. Tickets are only $3.50. The theater will only be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays to start. Pollack didn’t set out to be a theater owner. He said he bought the strip mall on the southeast corner of McClintock and Elliot about 20 years ago and the existing theater owner wanted out. So he had three options, which were limited because the building’s floor sloped downward. “I can tear down that building and start over,” Pollack recalled saying at the time. “Two, I can invent a new game
called downhill bowling. Or, three, I can figure out how to run a movie theater.” The time the theater was shut down gave Pollack a chance to make other upgrades. For example, patrons can now purchase their tickets and select their seats online, something they could not do before the pandemic. However, he did bring back many of the favorites his regular customers enjoy. There are life-size figures of many entertainment legends, and others, including presidents. One tradition Pollack is keeping alive involves the holiday lights outside his theaters. He said they put them up last year despite everything being closed down because he felt they needed a little holiday cheer. “At night, it looks absolutely incredible,” Pollack said. He said there are hundreds of thousands of lights in the display and that thousands already have visited this year. He said he recently went through a drive-thru holiday light displays and it cost him $50. Pollack said people come to his mall at night to take their photos before his light display for free. “This theater always had its own identity, it always had its own uniqueness,” Pollack said. “But now, it’s over the top. You’re not going to find a more contemporary theater than what you’re looking at right now anywhere in the United States that I know of.”
said. And those that do not? “This is a tough subject,’’ Kaiser said. “I have three kids in public schools, I love public schools.’’ But Kotterman said, “Its main purpose is to intimidate districts into doing what certain legislators want them to do, rather than what the law allows or requires them to do.’’ Ugenti-Rita charged, “I think that those who operate in the school board and in the education arena have gotten a little too cocky and taken advantage of the nice position they’ve been in.” “And, yet, they’ve acted very political,’’ she said. “And so I think we should align the system with how these boards have
been acting for decades, which is political.’’ She said that party labels will help voters understand “where candidates are.’’ What Ugenti-Rita is seeking to impose in some ways runs counter to what fellow Republicans tried to do more than a decade ago. In 2009 Jonathan Paton, then a state senator from Tucson, convinced the Republican-controlled legislature to forbid candidates for local office from running with party labels. Paton argued that issues important to local voters, like fixing potholes and picking up trash, are not partisan. But there also was a partisan reason behind the measure: Paton conceded he
believed that more Republicans would get elected in Tucson, a city with a Democratic majority, if they didn’t have to run with the party label. As it turned out, the Arizona Supreme Court voided the law, declaring that the legislature has no right to tell charter cities like Tucson how to conduct their elections. Ugenti-Rita said there’s no comparison between what Paton tried to do then with cities and what she’s proposing now for school boards. “This is already very political,’’ she said. “Let’s just get real and deal with reality,’’ Ugenti-Rita continued. “And school boards are political.’’
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hen you walk into the newly renovated Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Michael Pollack will be there to greet you himself, wearing his traditional black shirt. Only it will be a hologram of the Chandler shopping center owner/developer – one of many new additions to his theater complex at Elliot Road and McClintock Drive, which has reopened after a 20-month closure. There are 15 more holograms on the walls, showcasing some of the products for sale at the snack bar. The sound system has been upgraded, as have all the theater seats. “We still have some of the things that are the original character that this theater has always had, at least since I’ve had it, and that is all the memorabilia, the collectibles, a lot of the posters and a lot of things that are from movies that are many, many, many, many years ago.” Pollack added new decorative ceilings, changed the curtains on the sides of the theaters to give it a contemporary look and refurbished the floors. “It reminds me of Disney,” Pollack said of his sparkling floors. Pollack said he began planning reopening six to eight months ago. That included ordering three black crystal chandeliers from Spain.
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doing something wrong,’’ Kaiser continued. “This is about a district or a charter enterprise deciding through policy or deciding through voting of the board, or a prescription from their superintendent or their CEO, that we’re going to do this policy that’s in direct opposition to state law.’’ In fact, HB 2009 has language which specifically prohibits a school district or charter school from reducing the pay of anyone during the same school year that a penalty is imposed. So if salaries can’t be cut, how do schools handle the financial penalty? “A lot of districts have balances,’’ he
Developer Michael Pollack has spent $1 million on upgrading his movie complex at McClintock Drive and Elliot Road, Tempe, including new luxurious seating in all the theaters. (David Minton/Arizonan Staff Photographer)
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12th annual German-language Christmas service set ARIZONAN NEWS STAFF
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he East Valley’s only Christmas service in German will be held online for the second consecutive
year. The service will air for the first time at 4:30 p.m. next Sunday, Dec. 19, at bit.ly/ weihnachtsgottesdienst2021inphoenix. It will be available for viewing any time
after that. Dr. Petra Schmid-Riggins said, “The German-language Christmas service has become a cherished tradition in Ahwatukee. From all over Arizona, adorers have been traveling to Ahwatukee to enjoy a Christmas service that is either reminiscent of their childhood, a time they spent in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland or a precious time they spent with a friends
or friends from German-speaking countries.” But Petra said that while 2021 has been “filled with hope…others are still concerned about health issues so the German-language Christmas planning team determined it best to prerecord the German-language Christmas service. Pfarrerin Cornelia Henze will deliver the sermon and more information is at
weihnachtsgottesdienst.wordpress.com. People are also encouraged to gather at friends’s homes or Adorers of the German-language Christmas service are encouraged to gather at one another’s houses or at the Treffpunkt, a German-speaking social club that recently opened in Scottsdale. Information on the club is at treffpunkt.us. Information: ingeborg07@hotmail.com.
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handler Police have accused a motorist of manslaughter and DUI in connection with an earlymorning traffic accident that claimed the life of a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Ronald Enos, 33, was arrested after his jeep allegedly rear-ended a sedan at a high rate of speed at 2:21 a.m. Dec. 5 in the southbound lanes of Arizona Avenue at Ocotillo Road. The unidentified victim, 22, who was one of four people in the sedan, was pronounced dead at the scene and “as a result she lost her unborn baby,” police said. The three other occupants and Enos who sustained minor injuries. Enos had a blood-alcohol level of .245 – more than three times the legal limit, police said.
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evening people didn’t want to leave because they just felt that connection,” said Bland. Connection is a major theme in Bland’s sermons. He tells stories considering how to achieve it in an increasingly polarized world. For Bland, people’s inability to form connections is a key problem that leads to inaction on climate change. “The climate crisis today is just a symptom of the problem we face. The real problem is broken relationships between us and the rest of nature. Between one human and another. And storytell-
Ronald Enos He was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on two counts of manslaughter, one count of aggravated assault, recklessly causing the death of another person and two counts of endangerment. ing is a way to sort of bridge that difference between us and understand each other better,” said Bland. ■
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Pizzeria owners’ drive amasses dog food
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ark “Zzeek” Pectol said when you have a good cause, people will respond. The business he and his wife Jody run, Zesty Zzeeks Pizza and Wings, proved that last week as the Pectols began collecting donations for pet food banks, ensuring four-legged critters don’t go hungry when their families are struggling. They ended up collecting more than 17,500 pounds of chow. “We put this out just a couple of days ago, and we had a thousand shares, not a thousand views, but a thousand shares, just like that [he snaps his fingers],” Mark said. Even before they kicked off the official pet food drive Friday, Pectol said they had thousands of pounds of dog and cat food brought to their stores. How do you get such a strong response so quickly? “That’s an eight-year answer,” Pectol said. “We have got, for whatever reasons, a pretty good foothold into Ahwatukee. We live here, and part of our mission when we opened this place up was we were going to dig into the community and do a lot of fundraising, a lot of support … people say you support and fundraise for what you love.”
Standing with the haul in pet food donations at Zzeeks Pizza & Wings are, from left, pizzeria owners Mark and Jody Pectol and Tia Hoyes, who runs the Chandler Pet Food Bank on behalf of the Salvation Army. (David Minton/Arizonan Staff Photographer) Pectol said years of supporting good causes in a transparent manner have built the trust needed. He said they put out the word on Ahwatukee411, Hello Chandler and other community websites. Since then, he said, the response has been amazing. Last year they collected 10,000 pounds of pet food. Pectol said he wouldn’t be too surprised if they tripled it.
So far, the Ahwatukee location has brought in the most donations. Right behind them is the Ocotillo location in South Chandler. The Chandler location is a close third and the Tempe location after that. Tia Hoyes, who runs the Chandler Pet Food Bank on behalf of the Salvation Army, said the need for donations is dire. “We did not have any [pet food] coming in,” Hoyes said. “There’s been a dry
grated Drought Information System. “This last season, we had a lot of wildfires, a lot of heat waves and a lot of drought in the Pacific Northwest,” said Scott Albretsen, tree specialist for Valley View Christmas Trees. “And that’s caused a lot of damage to the farms up there. A lot of the mature trees were damaged from it, and a lot of the seedlings that were just planted were completely lost.” In addition, supply chain issues have arisen as the economy continues to rebound from COVID-19 disruptions. “The second issue that we’re dealing with is shipping,” Albretsen said. “They’re increasing costs with fuel and trucking and the significant shortage in
the amount of trucking we can get is just significantly limited in how we can get the trees delivered to us.” Albretsen said Valley View Christmas Trees, a family-owned business with multiple lots in metro Phoenix and Southern California, has slightly raised prices because of those supply chain challenges. “So the prices have raised in comparison to that, but we’re trying very hard to keep our prices low,” he said. “We’ve been here for 40 years selling trees in Arizona, and this is about community for us.” Sal Bracale, director of operations with Moon Valley Nurseries, which has locations in Arizona, California, Nevada,
spell since the pandemic has calmed down a little bit and people are starting to feel comfortable with going out and doing things. So, people are forgetting about the need.” She said they’ve seen an increase in the number of people driving their pets to a secluded area and releasing them and suspects many are families that can no longer afford to keep feeing them. That’s where her organization comes in. It provides families free pet food so they can keep the pets in their homes. She said she first noticed a problem during the 2008 financial crisis, when a lot of people were forced to abandon their pets. She suggested it may be worse now because of the pandemic. “I think it’s pretty bad, things are really ramping up,” Hoyes said. “A lot more people are aware of problems now … so we have a lot more groups that we’re able to network with.” Hoyes said the food collected will go to a variety of organizations – variety of rescues, food banks and even some to an animal shelter in Mexico. “We’re just so fortunate that there are so many people who care about animals so much and that want to help,” Hoyes said. How to donate: Call 480-824-8482
Christmas tree shortage threatens Phoenix BY RAVEN PAYNE Cronkite News
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xtreme weather in the Pacific Northwest and supply-chain bottlenecks everywhere have left Christmas tree lots across the country scrambling this holiday season. Most U.S. lots get their Douglas and Noble firs – among the most popular trees used at Christmas – from the Northwest, and many Arizona lots get theirs specifically from Oregon. Persistent drought, rising temperatures and wildfires last summer have resulted in fewer trees from Oregon – 92 percent of which is experiencing severe drought, according to the National Inte-
Texas and Florida, said his lots are determined to make getting a tree a family experience, despite the challenges. “We want our clients to be able to come in and hear the Christmas music and hear the chain saws going, have the fire burning,” he said. It’s a tradition; it’s like going to a pumpkin patch. It’s something you do as a family event.” Both companies believe they have enough trees to supply to everyone who wants to bring a little green into their home. Bracale suggested shopping for a tree early to get the best pick. Smaller potted trees and artificial trees are options, although artificial trees also are subject to supply chain constraints.
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Chandler sisters perform in local company’s ‘Nutcracker’ ry High School, were excited to learn about the roles. “I knew my sister was ready to take on the role of Clara, and I had high expectations for her when casting came out, and considering I danced as the Sugar Plum Fairy in last year’s nutcracker, I had a feeling I would have the opportunity to do so again,” Sydney said. “I love being able to share a passion with my sister, and I am excited to per-
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Two Chandler sisters have been chosen for plum positions in Chandlerbased Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre’s upcoming production of The Nutcracker. The Howell sisters, Sydney, 18, and Olivia, 15, will dance as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Clara, respectively, at concerts Dec. 17-19 at Higley Center for the Performing Arts in Gilbert. Tickets are $26 and the schedule is at SouthwestYouthBalletTheatre.org. Sydney and Olivia are relishing their accomplishments as they look forward to battling oversized mice and celebrating their victory in the Land of Sweets on stage. “This is my first year performing Clara. This is also my first year getting a lead role, and I’m really glad it gets to be Clara,” Olivia said. The teens, a senior and freshman at Per-
Chandler sisters Sydney and Olivia Howell have lead parts in “The Nutcracker” production of Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre. Sydney, as the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Olivia, as Clara, are looking forward to creating a magical atmosphere on stage. (Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre.)
form these roles together.” Even though both sisters have been dancing ballet for many years – 15 for Sydney and 11 for Olivia – they don’t call their roles easy. “Clara is a role that requires you to be on stage for the majority of the time. Dancing for so long can be very physically taxing, and I’ve had to build up stamina,” Olivia said. “Not to mention the soreness of my body, I also have to balance my schoolwork with dance. I receive a great amount of work every week and it is pretty challenging to keep up.” However, they both enjoy the limelight. “I have been performing in front of audiences since I was 3 years old,” Sydney said. “However, my feelings toward performing have changed significantly. I used to dread performances because of how nervous I would get, but now it is what I look forward to most about ballet.”
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Kids will jump for joy at Chandler bounce park BY KEN SAIN Staff Writer
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ome entrepreneurs saw an opportunity during the pandemic. Laurence Hallier said before the pandemic he and his partner did a number of Instagram pop-up museums at malls. It was successful, with some 300,000 people checking it out. However, he said they agreed that wouldn’t work after COVID-19. They wanted something big. Very big. They settled on the Funbox, the world’s biggest outdoor bounce park and chose Chandler to be one of the first cities to get to try it out. It is built in the west parking lot of the Chandler Fashion Center. The park consists of three inflatable structures, one that is 24,200 square feet. Combined with the other two that brings the total to 25,000. “We saw that things have shifted, the
The park consists of three inflatable structures, one that is 24,200 square feet. Combined with the other two that brings the total to 25,000. masks are going to stick around, so that’s when we decided to design something unique and different,” Hallier said.
Since there were no large gatherings during the pandemic, Hallier and his partner used that time to design and
build two giant inflatable bounce parks that they plan to travel to different locations. The first opened in Woodland Hills, California, about seven weeks ago. The other opened in Chandler three weeks ago. Hallier said the original plan was for the bounce park to stay in Chandler through January, but Hallier said if demand remains strong, they are open to keeping it here into February. It’s scheduled to go to Sacramento after its Chandler run. “It was really fun,” said 7-year-old Maya Battle. “My favorite part was the climbing stuff, and the little cute animal thingys.” Brigdon Schaub, 11, agreed. “It’s really fun,” he said. He said his favorite part was the maze. Based on the full parking lot, the attraction has been popular. “We did opening weekend for a $1 a
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“Performing brings out the light in me, and it is so valuable when I have rehearsed for months, to finally dance on stage,” she added. Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre has been presenting “The Nutcracker” for 15 years, receiving its guidance from principal dancer and artistic director Yen-Li Chen. Chen danced to critical acclaim for audiences and critics around the world until her retirement from Ballet Arizona in 2004. Her artistry made her a highly sought-after principal ballerina and guest artist, according to the ballet theater. Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet score was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. The two-act ballet dating to 1892 is adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” The Chandler group’s version is a classical adaption of the ballet, Chen noted. “The choreography and performance stay true to the original interpretation,” she said. The group is also particular about having live music during the ballet, and not recorded music. The live music is pro-
vided by Chandler Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vanja Gjumar Nikolovski. “We feel that the addition of live music sets our performance of The Nutcracker apart from others around the Valley, because the live Symphony provides a richer experience than recorded music,” said Mary Madine, president of the ballet theater. “This is the 12th year that Chandler Symphony has accompanied us, and it has been a fantastic partnership.” Joining Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre on stage is former Ballet Arizona principal dancer, Alejandro Mendez, performing the role of Cavalier on Dec. 17 and former Eugene Ballet Company Dancer Kenta Taniguchi, performing the roles of Nutcracker, all shows, and Cavalier on Dec. 18-19. Established in 2007, the group is dedicated to the development and advancement of ballet students 13-18 years of age who aspire to a professional career. Students develop various reasons for liking ballet and, more importantly, sticking with it. To Olivia, it’s the unique expression. “I love how ballet consists of clean and precise movements, but there is also the opportunity to stylize and make your body flow,” she said. “It really helps me
express myself, and it’s so much more than just a style of dance.” Sydney has developed such a liking to the artform that she plans to study it in college, along with her other love, working with children. “I love ballet so much because of the connection aspect,” she said. “Dancing with someone creates a different kind of bond, a stronger bond than the ones established throughout day-to-day life. “Even more rewarding is the ability to reach people in the audience through the beauty of movement,” she added. “There is no greater feeling than taking your bow knowing you have made an impact on someone’s day while doing what you love.” Hence, weathering the pandemic without their favorite pastime has been difficult. “In the very beginning stages of the pandemic, where the entire world was shocked by the new way of life, I realized how great of a loss losing ballet was,” Olivia said. “However, the extreme change I experienced when having to take classes online in my living room, and not being able to perform, really highlighted my love for the art form. “I never realized how much I appreciated, and I learned not to take a single moment for granted,” she added.
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nne McAuley Lopez thought life was pretty great. She was a successful professional writer starting a new life with the man of her dreams. Then, at 43 and a newlywed, she was told she had a rare and incurable form of leukemia. Once a deadly leukemia, it is now managed with daily chemo pills. Now 48, McAuley Lopez is telling the story of the fight to save her life in We Don’t Get to Ring the Bell: My CML Story, due for release Dec. 15. Chronic myeloid leukemia is rare, representing .05 percent of all new cancer diagnoses in the U.S. The American Cancer Society estimates 9,1000 new cases will be diagnosed in 2021. The average age of diagnosis is 64. In her book, McAuley Lopez shares how she faced the reality of being diagnosed with cancer while learning to navigate the uncharted waters of dealing with chronic illness. “We Don’t Get to Ring the Bell is about my personal journey, but I also wrote this as a resource to bring hope to, and advocate for, other CML patients, their caregivers, those newly diagnosed, or anyone with a chronic condition. They need to know that they can get through this,” she said. It was in 2016 when McAuley Lopez, a nationally known content writer, and her new husband, Eddie, started noticing that something was off. “Looking back, we both knew something was wrong. At first, I thought it was nothing. I was fatigued, but we were engaged and had a wedding to plan. I was bruising for no reason, my hair was thinning, and I was feeling intense anxiety. It
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ticket, and we had 5,000 people come out,” Hallier said. “We donated the money to a foster charity.” Hallier said that’s something they do every time they open a new attraction. His partner, 27-year-old Antonio Nieves was part of the foster system. “We kind of focus on the older foster kids, because they’re the ones that kind of get lost, 16-plus,” Hallier said. Hallier said Nieves is the creative force behind the bounce park, and that he helped
Anne McAuley Lopez, a Chandler businesswoman, has written a book about her fight with a deadly form of leukemia. (Special to the Arizonan) was this anxiety that finally brought me to a naturopath, and eventually to a hematologist-oncologist.” McAuley Lopez’s illness was detected through a BCR-ABL, a test which checks for a specific mutation that most all CML patients have. The condition is caused by a spontaneous genetic mutation. Often, but not always, those diagnosed experience weight loss, pale skin, fatigue, and night sweats. Researchers do not know what causes the mutation and there is no cure for CML, but it is manageable. One of the challenges faced by patients is finding a CML specialist. Because it is rare, many patients seek a general oncologist or, if available, a hematologist-oncologist. The name of the book refers to the bell that cancer patients ring when they complete their chemo treatments. With
design and engineer it. He said the parks were built in China and because they are so large, they had to be built outdoors. “The challenge was no one had ever built anything like this,” Hallier said. “I think the largest one ever built before us was 8,000 square feet.” That would be less than a third the size of their bounce park. It only takes about five minutes to fill it with air, but it takes about an hour to deflate. The Funbox bounce park is open Fridays through Sundays and it costs $26 to play inside for two hours. There is no
CML, patients like Anne take the chemo pill daily for the rest of their lives or until there is a cure. There is no bell for them to ring, “My CML grew fast for a slow growing cancer, so my oncologist and I are being conservative in my treatment. I will be on chemo until there is a cure or better option. There are some patients who work with their doctor to go off their meds, but studies show 40-60 percent will relapse,” said McAuley Lopez. Along the way, she has become a staunch advocate both for herself and for others affected by the rare blood cancer. From 2016 to 2019, Team McLopez, Anne, her husband, and a host of friends and family from across the country, raised $40,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night, a fundraiser and walk to support blood cancer research.
age limit. Hallier said they will likely be back again next year. They also plan to add to it with a couple of additional obstacle course structures, one for 13 and younger and the other for older folks. “One thing that has surprised us is the repeat business,” he said. “We were never in the repeat business, and we’re getting a lot of that.” Hallier said it takes 20 minutes to go through the entire bounce park. “It has a hide-’n’-seek area, an obstacle course, a bunch of slides, a dodge ball court, it’s pretty cool,” he said.
She has now told her story at venues throughout Phoenix, including in front of the 7,000+ participants of the LLS Light the Night in 2017, and at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in 2019. McAuley Lopez added that there is exciting news for CML patients. “In one chapter of the book, I write about Treatment Free Remission (TFR). This is when a patient works with their oncologist to taper down their TKI (Tyrosine kinase inhibitors). Eventually, they cease taking the drug and monitor their blood counts. Studies show, however, a 50 percent failure rate with patients ending up back on their TKI. The reason for relapse is due to CML stem cells. An antibody that kills the stem cells would effectively be a cure. It is quite promising,” In We Don’t Get to Ring the Bell: My CML Story, she advises other patients, “You Can’t Manage CML Alone - There comes a time when you need to reach out to medical professionals for help and that is okay. If one professional isn’t working for you, it’s okay to seek another opinion. If you’re not sure if what you’re feeling is CML related, check in with the CML community groups on social media, and seek medical attention. Advocate for yourself.” Today, her cancer is undetectable. We Don’t Get to Ring the Bell: My CML Story will be available on Amazon for $9.99. Anne McAuley Lopez and her company, Agency Content Writer, provide SEO optimized content, content management and content research to digital marketing agencies and their clients nationwide. For more information, call 480-206-6452 or email info@agencycontentwriter.com
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What: Funbox Bounce Park Where: West parking lot of Chandler Fashion Center, Loop 101 and Chandler Blvd. When: 2-9 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 15. Tickets: Timed tickets. $26 for two hours. Buy them at: funbox.com or at the site.
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His arcade business evolved from YouTube tutorials BY GABRIELLA BURTON Arizonan Contributor
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Entrepreneur Will Leinart made a reputation with YouTube tutorials showing how people can get prizes on claw machines in arcades. (Special to the Arizonan)
ormer YouTuber Will Leinart, owner of the arcade company Joystick, now counts Chandler Fashion Center among his multiple locations of self-monitored machines throughout Arizona. Leinart began YouTubing in 2011 with an unusual angle: throughout the years, he provided tutorials on claw machines that showed people how to get prizes. Forming an LLC called Claw Master, the Tempe resident racked up a million subscribers in the process. “It really helped grow my
character, my YouTube helped me fund my career,” Leinart said. His first company was called Zap, which he bought in 2014. For a few years he kept the name until he realized that the brand had developed a bad reputation and feared it might follow his career. Enter Joystick. “When I rebranded in 2018, I started over and then my YouTube started doing better,” Leinart explained. “Then everything worked off each other.” Now, with 10 years in the arcade industry, Leinart feels that he has gained a lot of experience. And because he is not a large arcade company, he doesn’t have much competition because most other arcade businesses are ei-
ther far smaller or much bigger than Joystick. That advantage made it easier for him to navigate through the challenges of the pandemic, Leinart said. Joystick’s only obstacle throughout the pandemic occurred when malls were closed and therefore could not access his arcades. And when malls reopened, he said, he recovered more quickly than other family entertainment centers. But that doesn’t mean Leinart has avoided all the economic woes associated with the pandemic. Like many other businesses
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North Chandler Place ranked high in Arizona BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Arizonan Staff Writer
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ith so much green space on North Chandler Place’s conveniently located continuum of care senior living community, it really stands out from its competitors. Located at 2555 N. Price Road in Chandler, the community offers apartment homes for adults 55 and older; assisted living; memory care and five-star-rated nursing care and rehabilitation. The independent living residences are separate from the rest of the campus. Apartments range in size from 647 to 1,330 square feet and rent starts at $2,100 per month — a great deal considering that rent includes two meals each day, complimentary use of washers and dryers, basic cable, an emergency call system, and activities. Kathleen Fanning, community relations director, says the campus had a recordbreaking summer with move-in activity.
North Chandler Place provides a continuum of care with many amenities.
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sense of community we have cultivated here at North Chandler Place” Fanning says. “I would encourage anyone interested in making a move to act now so that they can take advantage of, and lock-in, our low 2021 rates.” There is a variety of apartment styles for rent. The largest apartment is 1,330 square feet, which Fanning called “huge.” “That is a big deal here,” she says. “We’re probably the only place where you can get something that big that isn’t twice our price.” Fanning encourages all potential residents to shop around and compare and added, “Our campus also offers personal care services with our staff located onsite – a really unique amenity.” Other accommodations include assisted living and memory care. Complete with a 24-hour certified care staff, assisted living begins at $1,800 plus care, which is personalized to meet the distinct
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large and small, he has had trouble finding workers. He was elated when he recently found Zachary Mott to take on the role of fixing machines and checking security cameras. “Working for Will is a great experience,” Mott said. “I’ve known him for a while because we met through an arcade enthusiasts’ group but working for him is usually a lot more fun than it is stressful. I also appreciate the flexibility of the job because there doesn’t need to be a person manning every store. We just watch the cameras.” Leinart said he just always had a passion for arcades. “It’s kind of funny because I did like it. I didn’t know I was going to own one, but I knew I enjoyed it. I posted my first video a decade ago which was like, literally almost half my life ago,” Leinart said.
He said he wants to continue creating new experiences for families that enjoy his arcades, and said profit is not as important to him as creating more joy for customers. It seems to work for fans. “Some of the games I have played in the arcade are ones I have never seen before. They have the best arcade games,” said Mark Stempel, a Joystick patron at the Chandler mall. As arcade games begin to move with technology and innovate, Leinart said he might consider getting into the virtual reality industry or expanding into another state. Until then he plans on continuing to do what he loves, opening more arcades. “I didn’t know I’d be making money because it started from my hobby. I think that’s how everything should start. Like, don’t think about the money so it will come later,” Leinart said. Information: joystickarcades.com ■
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needs of every individual. Residents enjoy life-enriching activities and outings, three meals and snacks each day, and a visit by a licensed nurse on staff. The memory care suites offer all-inclusive rates starting at $4,200 each month. Residents and their family members appreciate a plethora of amenities that include personalized care plans, weekly laundry, housekeeping, transportation, activities, and emergency assistance. The North Chandler independent living boasts five floor plans, while assisted living offers three. Memory care has two floor plans. “Four out of the five floor plans come with two bathrooms,” Fanning says. “It gives people a guest bathroom, or the spouse a bathroom to themselves. When you compare the square footage and amenities, our price point is outstanding — for the most part, we’re much less expensive than the competitors in our area.” There is also a skilled nursing and rehabilitation health care center on the North Chandler Place campus. The health care center is ranked among the highest in the state having earned five stars for quality care (visit medicare.gov to learn more).
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This small health care facility can accommodate rehab-to-home stays, as well as extended care and hospice services. “North Chandler Place is a mature, established community with a distinct separation of living spaces and care models,” Fanning says. She continued that the campus of care is different from many “big-box” retirement communities. “You will not find the glitz and glamour of the newer developments here, but you will find a warm and welcoming feel and the friendliest neighbors around.” North Chandler Place goes above and beyond to make its residents happy. It offers “all the basics” from bingo to board games to outings to Sedona and Tucson, Fanning says. Guest speakers are featured, and crafts include weaving mats for the homeless. “The most unique feature of our campus is the wonderful residents who call North Chandler home.” ■
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Bap and Chicken picks Chandler to start expansion
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ap and Chicken, a Minnesotabased eatery that focuses on fresh Korean cuisine, has brought its flavorful menu to Chandler. It picked the former Habit Burger Grill location at 940 N. 54th Street in west Chandler to open its second restaurant in the country and its first in Arizona. “Bap” means rice in Korean and the restaurant’s menu includes dishes such as “bibimbap,” a combination of various ingredients with rice. Build-Your-OwnBap bowls, Korean fried chicken in a tempura style batter, and “Kidz Baps” are also included on the menu. The Chandler location also sponsors “k-DOGG Night” on Thursdays 4-9 p.m., when diners can enjoy the restaurant’s Korean cheese and beef corn dogs. Bap and Chicken’s founder and owner John Gleason was adopted from Korea as an infant and raised in Minnesota. Gleason opened his first Bap and Chicken in Saint Paul in 2019 and he started
Right: Bap and Chicken’s menu includes Korean fried chicken (twice fried in tempura-style batter), build-your-own bap (rice bowls), sandwiches, and fish-shaped ice cream sandwiches. Left: Owner John Gleason and General Manager Jennifer Thao Habe opened Bap and Chicken in Chandler. (Special to the Arizonan)
running a food truck in 2020. The owner then decided to open a Bap and Chicken location in Arizona, as he said it was time to keep pushing forward
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with brick-and-mortar stores. “When I was looking outside of Minnesota, I was looking at what cities would be good for Bap and Chicken to move into. Obviously, the greater Phoenix market is growing; it’s huge and it’s very diverse. And then Chandler you know, it just happenstance, I looked at probably 20 locations and this location in Chandler was the best fit,” Gleason said. The Bap and Chicken Chandler location also offers a karaoke room and a “Bapmobile” food truck for catering corporate events as well as private celebrations. “It’s the whole package really. It’s not just about the food anymore. It’s not just about the service. It’s not just about the music or the atmosphere. It’s everything that’s put together and so I really feel that it’s Bap and Chicken as a whole. Anyone can come and enjoy themselves,” Gleason said. Bap and Chicken diner, Janee Garcia, said her family had noticed the new restaurant in the area and decided to check it out. “I ordered the six drummies and the bibimbap. I thought it was great, the chicken is perfectly cooked, it’s got super crispy skin. The portion sizes are huge. I wasn’t expecting drumsticks that big, so I felt like it was a good value,” said Garcia. “There’s a lot of seating outside which I like and it’s really clean and I loved that they do karaoke and stuff,” she added. “They have their adoption wall and I think that’s a really cool way to recog-
nize adopted people in the community.” Gleason said that he created the “Bap and Chicken” concept based off of his culture and his background. “Bap and Chicken is a symbol of who I am. Bap means rice in Korean and we serve the bibimbap, which is the traditional Korean rice bowl, and then chicken for Korean fried chicken. And I’m adopted, so it’s kind of a little bit of my heritage of being Korean but also American,” Gleason said. Gleason said even though people have returned to dining out, he doesn’t expect overnight success. “The market right now is pretty tough still. Things have really changed in the last few years for not just restaurants but employment all across the board. And so, you know, one of the main reasons I wanted to start a restaurant was to provide a great place for people. Those first people that I want to provide a great place for are the employees or the team members and then, in turn, they will provide a great experience for the gap, because I can’t do it alone,” said Gleason. Gleason plans to eventually open more locations and said that Bap and Chicken will continue to adjust as it grows. “We’re happy to be open and happy to serve the community,” he said. “And that’s what I want, is to not just to be a restaurant in Chandler, but also to be a strong civic minded community member.” Information: bapandchicken-chandler. square.site.
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If in�lation continues to accelerate for years BY HAROLD WONG Guest Writer
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ecent news reports say that inflation is a serious concern to most Americans. What if inflation continues to accelerate for years? The effects of inflation fall hardest on those with lower incomes and lower assets and the retired on fixed incomes. It’s projected that the Social Security Administration will boost benefits 5.9 percent in 2022, which would be the biggest increase since 1982. For a single person who received a $1,565 monthly check this year, it would raise $92 to an average $1,657 monthly check in 2022. In 2019, the median US family household income was $68,703 and $67,521 in 2020. In 2019, about 30.7 percent of households earned over $100,000 in 2020. If a family spends $75,000/year (after paying all income taxes) and future inflation is 6 percent per year, the family will need $150,915 in 12 years and
$303,670 in 25 years. It’s even worse for many baby boomers and Generation Xers, who have most of their savings in IRAs or 401ks. Example: a couple is spending $75,000 the first year they retire at 66. Their steady income from Social Security is $50,000 and so they need to draw $25,000 from their IRAs or 401ks. However, any withdrawal is taxed. Suppose it’s only a 20 percent combined tax rate between federal and state income tax They would have to withdraw $31,250, pay $6,250 in taxes, in order to net the other $25,000 needed. In 12 years when they are age 78, inflation requires $150,915 to buy what $75,000 buys today. If Social Security is now $70,000 (with 12 years of costof-living increases), they need to pull $107,887 from their IRAs and 401ks; pay a 25 percent rate of tax ($26,972); and net the additional $80,915 needed to be able to have $150,915 of total income to equal total spending. Even if they have $1 million saved, with most of it in IRAs and 401ks, it
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won’t last more than about 10 years before all their savings are gone. How to protect yourself if high inflation continues for years? Gold hasn’t been a perfect inflation hedge over the last one-20 years. The price of gold on Nov. 17 was $1,862.66 per troy ounce. The 10-year high was $2,067.16 and the 10-year low was $1,049.41. The total increase was only a $120.16 increase over 10 years, which is 6.90 percent increase. Then there’s real estate. Over the last few years, Phoenix has either led the nation in year-over-year price appreciation or has been one of the highest markets, along with San Diego, Seattle and Austin. According to Zillow, annual appreciation was the second-fastest in August 2021 in Phoenix (about 31.8 percent). Only Austin, Texas, with 44.8 percent, beat Phoenix. The annual rental growth in Phoenix was 24.8 percent. Typical property values in PhoenixMesa-Scottsdale Metro grew by over 31.9 percent from August 2020 to August 2021, compared to only 10.5 per-
cent the previous year and 5.3 percent from August 2018 to August 2019. In September, 2021, the typical Phoenix home was worth $376,684 vs. $109,000 in October, 2011. That’s a compound average growth rate of 13.2 percent. An additional benefit is “depreciating debt” – the fact that your mortgage payment is fixed but the same payment is worth less to the lender in the future due to inflation. Free live seminar and lunch: A seminar at 10 a.m. followed by lunch at 12:15 p.m. will be held Jan. 29 at Hyatt Place, 3535 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler. Lunch will be catered by La Madeleine French Café. Topic is “Double your Social Security & other retirement income and pay less tax!” To RSVP for the seminar or schedule a free consultation, contact Dr. Harold Wong at 480-706-0177 or harold_wong@hotmail.com. His website is drharoldwong.com. Dr. Wong earned his Ph.D. in economics at University of California/Berkeley and has appeared on over 400 TV/radio programs.
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Converting old hotels can help reduce homelessness BY TOM SIMPLOT Guest Writer
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ecent increases in homelessness, coupled with the challenges brought on by the global pandemic, have made it progressively more difficult to provide enough shelter to house people living on the streets. The majority of Arizona facilities that focus on offering food and shelter to those in need are at maximum capacity, often making it difficult to properly social distance. Many times, people experiencing homelessness are faced with the choice of staying in a shelter (and facing a higher risk of acquiring COVID-19), or choosing a dangerous situation like sleeping in their cars or on the streets. This is a decision no one should have to make. Also as a direct result of the pandemic,
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or the past few weeks, we have heard the cries throughout the country of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) rallying the Executive and Judicial branches of Government to characterize parents “speaking out” about their children’s education as “domestic terrorists.” While NSBA was quick to apologize, the damage was done and the intent clear on the message this sent throughout the nation. For too long, school board members in Arizona have not had a choice. While each board is all but required to join a school board association,
many hotels and motels across the country have lost business, especially the older properties. With these two factors in play, homeless and housing providers throughout the country, including here in Arizona, developed a new service model for transitional and permanent supportive housing. It’s called “hotels to housing.” With the need to rapidly adapt service models during the pandemic to accommodate safety protocols while still continuing to serve the homeless, housing providers started to look at vacant hotels as an opportunity – an opportunity to turn unused rooms into housing for those who so desperately need it. The “hotels to housing” concept allows homeless persons to be distanced for safety and stabilized in comfortable housing, before they move to permanent housing with the help of wraparound services. We have already learned that this new model for housing makes following CO-
VID-distancing requirements easier and provides more humane housing than large, congregate shelters. We have also learned that this model results in shorter stays in transitional housing, and may even offer permanent supportive housing. Statewide, many homelessness agencies are moving to this new model and ADOH (AZ Dept. of Housing) is making major commitments to “hotels to housing.” ADOH has funded “Project Haven” in Phoenix, a former motel that will be transformed into a 130-unit transitional housing community for seniors so they can achieve the dignity they deserve, and JoJo’s Place in Flagstaff, a former hotel on Route 66 that will be converted into a transitional shelter for all ages. ADOH is funding at least two more hotel acquisitions with federal CARES Act funding and we are developing a funding pipeline with additional federal funding. Most hotel conversions plan to offer closed facilities, where only residents
cleared to stay will be allowed, and include full-time security and on-site supportive services. Residents will be provided all the necessities, within the converted hotel properties, to stabilize and move toward self-sufficiency and permanent housing. While the pandemic created even more problems for an already tenuous housing situation, it is also forcing Arizona to find new, innovative solutions. Turning hotels into housing helps save lives and provides a potential long-term solution for reducing homelessness, but it also does something more. It offers a successful model for future regional, specialized housing that didn’t exist before. Through “hotels to housing” projects, homeless Arizonans can be safe and secure under a roof, receive needed healthcare services, and eventually get back on their feet. Tom Simplot is the director of the Arizona Department of Housing.
they have been forced to rely on the monopoly of one organization Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) for policy guidance and training. They do so with hefty memberships, upwards of $10,000 per year, paid by the school districts with your tax dollars! That association then trains your school board members on topics like Critical Race Theory. It is time for that to change. The Arizona Coalition of School Board Members is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping school board members put students first. Other associations have forgotten who is important: our kids. In education, students should always be at the forefront of training and policy
considerations, not unions and special interest groups. What works for one student may not work for another, which is why The Coalition will always support school choice. The Coalition also recognizes the importance of parents in their child’s education. Kids belong to their parents, not the board, school, or state. Parental rights have been eroding – slowly at first and now it seems right before our eyes. As of this writing, 26 state school boards associations have now distanced themselves from the NSBA. Ten of those states have discontinued membership, participation and dues because of NSBA’s actions. While one district in Arizona has cut ties with the national organization, none have yet to do so with ASBA. How
is this acceptable? If you feel compelled to contact ASBA and demand answers please do! The Coalition doesn’t just provide training and services to board members. We offer membership to parents, concerned citizens, and school employees. Even if you haven’t had a student in the K12 system for many years, that’s OK. Join us. The Coalition welcomes all charter, public, private and homeschool advocates. The Arizona Coalition of School Board Members understands that education policy requires an unwavering, laser focus on #StudentsFirst. Support our mission and get involved today. azcoalition.org -Nancy Cottle (AZ Coalition board member)
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very chapter must come to an end for Arizona State graduate defensive back Chase Lucas, now in his final year with the Sun Devils. But he still has a lot to accomplish before walking off the field for the last time. “I’ve just seen all the older guys, like Manny Wilkins, N’Keal, and all of them get their respect, and for me, I’ve just had to earn it,” Lucas said. “I love the place where I am right now, playing with my brothers for one last year.” This chase started nine years ago at Chandler High School alongside lifelong friend and former teammate N’Keal Harry, who he competed with in just about everything growing up. That eventually led to success in high school for the two, especially in 2014 when they helped Chandler win the 2014 state championship. That season as a junior, Lucas rushed for 1,126 yards on 155 carries with 13 touchdowns. The duo’s development as leaders was just as, if not more important than the accolades they received. Lucas has the knack of connecting with his teammates on a deeper level allowing them to all buy in and trust the process. “I think the leadership style that Chase represents is that he is not afraid to speak his mind,” Chandler athletic director Jim Culver said. “I think Chase is one of those people that people know that he is passionate about what he is saying, he believes in what he is saying, and he does it on the field.” Lucas and Harry had established a special bond at Chandler and knew they wanted it to continue. They decided to trade in the blue and white for the maroon and gold. The transition was a challenge for Lucas, but he was no stranger to adversity. “It was a big type of adjustment, us leaving high school and going off to college by ourselves, but by having somebody like him by my side the whole time, it made the transition smoother,” Harry said. “It was just reassuring knowing that
Left: Chandler alum and Arizona State graduate defensive back Chase Lucas’ journey is one he will reflect on for a while. It’s one of heartbreak and triumph that he hopes will lead him to the NFL. (Courtesy Sun Devil Athletics) Right: Chandler alum N’Keal Harry, who played with Lucas at Chandler and Arizona State before he was drafted by the New England Patriots, has been by his friend’s side since day one. The bond they share has helped each have success. (Arizonan File Photo) you have somebody that has your back through thick and thin, no matter what.” Redshirting his freshman year gave Lucas an opportunity to develop and grow. That eventually led him into the starting cornerback position that he has held ever since. He has made 49 career starts, one away from matching Dexter Davis’ record of 50. This experience is invaluable to the team and showcases the wealth of knowledge that he possesses. “When you have played all the games that he has, the confidence is there,” ASU defensive backs coach Donnie Henderson said. “You’ve seen enough through visual experiences, and when you think you are the best and feel like you are the best, you kind of feel like you are really good. I think he is at that point right now after all the years he has played.” Before entering his final season, he was already regarded as one of the best defensive backs in ASU history. But Lucas wasn’t satisfied just yet. There was one thing that he was still yearning for. He wanted to get that ‘C’ finally stitched into his jersey. Only a small percentage of athletes are given the title of
captain, and for Lucas, that was one of the biggest goals of his career thus far. ASU head coach Herm Edwards told Lucas last season that he didn’t think he was ready for that title. Lucas left the meeting with tears in his eyes. But Edwards made it clear that he wanted Lucas to prove him wrong, and he did just that. This season, he was named captain. “Players know that when he speaks, you better listen to this guy,” Edwards said. Not only does Edwards believe in Lucas, but so does the entire roster. Lucas has earned respect. His teammates know he will help them win games and be a mentor and brother at the same time. Given all of his experience, Lucas makes sure to share what he has learned, especially in regard to having the correct mindset as an athlete. He wants to make sure that this winning mentality is not lost when he hangs up his Sun Devil jersey for the last time. He wants to leave a lasting impression. “Chase reminds us that whether it’s this game or the next game or the previous game, do not get into the hype of the game,” ASU offensive lineman LaDarius
Henderson said. “Instead, he shares the mindset of just focusing on one game at a time and reminds us what our end goal is. I think it’s just really good leadership by him.” The message of love and support has been widespread among Lucas’ community, especially those who have been with him since day one. As he has developed into not only the player, but the person that he is today, Lucas attributes a lot of his success to his foundation of loved ones whose aid has never faltered. “He knows the ability that he has,” Harry said. “All of his loved ones know what he can do. As long as he is being himself, playing free, has no worries out there, and playing fearless, the sky’s the limit for him.” With six seasons under his belt and a future in the NFL awaiting, Lucas has a lot to reflect on. “I’ve had trials and tribulations here, but I wouldn’t trade those experiences for the world,” Lucas said. “I love everything about this. I love my teammates. I love my squad. I really even love the higher-ups like Ray Anderson and all of them. They helped me out tremendously through my time here and my career.”
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uring the holidays, Chandler lights up. A festive holiday spirit spills from shops, restaurants, theaters, parks and libraries, where halls are decked, trees are trimmed, and tables are set to celebrate the season. This year promises heaps of holiday things to do in Chandler. Every must-do holiday list includes a visit to the City’s iconic Tumbleweed Tree, a seat at Ballet Etude’s The Nutcracker, the purchase of the perfect locally made gift for that perfect someone from the Downtown Chandler Farmers Market or Visit Chandler’s Holiday Guide; a walk through the whimsical life-size sweets displays on view during Sugarland; and of course, a commemorative photo with the jolly man himself, at Santa’s House. Plus, when you’re out and about, remember to grab a toy for Chandler Fire Department’s annual Toy Drive and be sure to keep little elves busy with an array of holiday craft workshops through-
out the month hosted by Chandler Public Library. Chandler for the Holidays celebrates all of winter’s holidays and provides the opportunity for holiday traditions for you and yours. Advance tickets are necessary for some attractions and times and dates vary for select events.
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A spectacular interactive display comprising a candy cane sleigh, a life-size cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows, giant gumdrops, cookies, colorful swizzle sticks, candy canes, selfie stations and a 5-foot fruit-roll-up slide — all perfect for holiday photos. Sugarland is located at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, 3 S. Arizona Ave. New this year is a life-size nutcracker, whimsical trees and beautifully lit reindeer dancing through the palm trees. Family favorites including the candy sleigh, fruit roll-up slide and life-size cup of hot chocolate complete with giant marshmallows will also return and
may be experienced anytime of the day or night. Sugarland’s Canal of Lights also has a few sweet additions, including a candy cane arch and hanging candies that can now be experienced during the day. At night, the walkway over the Commonwealth Canal on Commonwealth Avenue features over 500 colorful lights choreographed to holiday music from 5-10 p.m. daily.
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Whether you’re looking for fresh produce for your holiday dishes, gourmet food items or unique gifts, the Downtown Chandler Farmers Market at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park has everything you need in one place.
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Santa Claus is coming to town and he’s hanging out at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. Bring the whole family to visit with the jolly man, himself at Santa’s House for free photos and to share holiday wishes. Dec. 12 and 18-19, Spirit of Christmas Show
The Spirit of Christmas is an energetic variety show featuring a cast of more than 100 dancers, singers, a horse and carriage, special guest performers, and a champion hoop dancer. Performed by Tempe Dance Academy and hosted by Mark Hart.
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ruising neighborhoods looking at Christmas lights is a tradition for many families, but sometimes the logistics do not work out. Kids complain because of the lack of lights, and/or parents miss the views because of they have to watch the road. Jarrod Riddle said this was the case for his family when he was a kid, and it inspired him to offer his own tour through Spirit of Arizona Tours “I thought, ‘What if I find a really good route where friends and family don’t have to worry about the route or driving, they can just hop on a tour and enjoy the lights how they were meant to be enjoyed?’ So, that’s where the idea came from, and it’s been a pretty successful one,” Riddle says. “We get a lot of families that show up in ugly sweaters or dressed up or some bring Christmas cookies and it gets turned into a nice little family event.” The tours run at 6 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and
9:30 p.m. through Dec. 31 – except for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Each tour starts in Tempe near the 101 and Warner and goes through Tempe and Chandler. The 90-minute tours pass dozens of homes and stop twice for close-up looks. A longtime Valley resident and certified historian, Riddle has been a tour guide for 10 years. Using his insider information, Riddle plans a perfect route that is guaranteed to have great decorations and even avoids traffic delays for an entertaining ride from start to finish. “If I’m going to offer a Christmas light tour, it’s going to be above and beyond,” Riddle says. “It’s not just going to be random neighborhoods. I made sure to scout out several locations where each street keeps getting better.” Riddle says the tour hits every decoration imaginable, like music-synchronized light shows, Santa Claus, nativity scenes and, in true Arizona fashion, illuminated cactus. The tour not only goes through some of the best displays in the state, but also the country. “Two of the streets on the tour com-
pete for best Christmas light displays in America, and one of those streets is basically like a street festival,” Riddle says. “They have food trucks and Santa Claus who the kids come and talk to. They do horse carriage rides. So, for that street, I actually let my guests get out and walk it if they want. I give them about 20 to 30 minutes to get out and actually walk the streets themselves. It’s a good, fun experience.” There is more to see than the classics, too. One of the unique displays on the tour is a giant, 25-foot-tall Christmas koala who takes up an entire front yard. Riddle says he spoke to the owner and found out the bear was originally from a storefront in Australia. Apparently, the family brought it with them when they moved to the States and it was passed down to Phoenix residents. Riddle says that it is always a bit of a show-stopper and has a “Godzilla effect” on kids and adults. Families and friends are transported to each sight on a luxury bus which is even decorated inside with garland and lights. The bus has 14 captain’s chairs
that have armrests and recline for a truly cozy and homey atmosphere. “They can bring whatever they want on the bus as far as drinks are concerned,” Riddle says. “Since I’m doing the driving, people like to bring hot cocoa for the kids and maybe some canned drinks for the grownups, which is totally fine by me. “I’ve had people bring little Christmas cookies and stuff like that, so basically they can make it like their own little holiday party.” This is the Spirit of Arizona’s third year offering the Christmas Lights Tour. Riddle estimates he has about 900 guests on average per year. He says the proof is in the pudding when it comes to his tours, as he has a five-star rating on Google, TripAdvisor and Yelp. The company earned those stars because, he says, he cares about the customer experience. “Don’t worry about the route, don’t worry about the driving,” Riddle says. “All you need to do is show up, sit back, relax and enjoy the lights.” Information: spiritofarizonatours.com
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Advertisement of Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the Arizona Self-Service Storage Act, Arizona Statutes 33-1704, Section H, Enforcement of Lien. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on or after December 17, 2021 at 9:00am using an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com, said property has been stored and located at US60 Self Storage, 1661 S Alma School Rd, Ste 105, Mesa, AZ 85210. Property to be sold as follows: Misc. household goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys and/or business fixtures and items belonging to the following: Tenant Name Unit # Prince Willis 228 Laura Cooper 517 Tyler Crocker 334 Jeff Lewis 2303
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