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Unpaid city water bills near $10.5M and counting BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

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elinquent city water accounts are soaring in Phoenix as officials continue their pandemic-related policy of not turning off the tap for households and businesses that aren’t paying their bill. More than 21,500 Phoenix households have run up a tab totaling $7.3 million while 609 businesses owe another $2.2 million, according to a report that the City Manager’s office sent City Council last Thursday.

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Combined with accounts that stole water and now owe $1.1 million, delinquent Phoenix Water Services Department customers – 22,923 businesses and households – owe $10,489,000, according to the report. Total project revenue from all water accounts is estimated at $850 million this year. The total now owed for water services is more than five times the $1.8 million in delinquencies the city faced just two years ago and there appears to be no plan for recouping the money any time soon. Aside from a closed-door discussion of the

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problem, City Council has yet to address the problem and apparently won’t be taking up the matter until it returns from summer break. “We are planning for a discussion with Council in the fall when they are back from break,” administration spokeswoman Stephanie Bracken told AFN Friday. “In the meantime, we are working closely with residents who are in need of some help paying their bills through our various assistance programs.” To help customers pay their water and other

see WATER page 18

BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor

he flashpoint for the longest-running controversy throughout the 2020-21 school year in Ahwatukee – mandatory face masks on campuses – was obliterated last week as a future tool for school districts as the Republican majority in the Legislature passed a measure banning such mandates. Making it effective July 1, the measure “prohibits a county, city, town, school district governing board or charter school governing body from requiring students or staff use face coverings during school hours and on school property.” That means districts not only are forbidden from requiring students and staff to wear

see MASK page 13

The 22nd annual Ahwatukee Children’s Fourth of July Parade sponsored by the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce and Mountain Park Ranch HOA was held the day before Independence Day but scores of kids who attended weren’t paying the calendar any mind. Among the winners were Hazel Sheridan, 2, left, and Amelia Sheridan, 5, who took first place for best decorated wagon. For other photos, see page 22. (Pablo Robles/AFN Staff Photographer)

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The eight-tenths of an acre triangle shaded in red is home to a Walgreen’s drug store at 48th Street and Elliot Road in Ahwatukee. It was sold recently for $5.35 million to a California firm. (vizzda.com)

Ahwatukee Walgreen’s site sold for $5.35M AFN NEWS STAFF

California development company has paid $5.35 million for eight-tenths of an acre on the southeast corner of 48th Street at Elliot Road. Flair Realty Development LLC of Alhambra bought the site – a 34,848-square-foot parcel that includes the 14,488-square-foot drive-thru Walgreen’s pharmacy and 56 parking spaces– according to the real estate tracker vizzda.com. Flair also has an office in Phoenix. The pharmacy was built in 2011 and the site on which it stood had been owned by Gilligan Commercial Development LLC of Scottsdale. The land is part of the Ahwatukee Plaza. Flair Reality, represented in the transaction by a corporate officer named Chun Hsiung Tseng, was formed in 2013, according to California Secretary of State corporation records. The $5.35 million purchase price represents a sale price of $369 per square foot. Vizzda said records show Tseng acquired the property with $1.87 million down and a mortgage of just under $3.48 million from East West Bank. The deal was the second seven-figure sale of a commercial property in Ahwatukee last month. A convenience store-gas station on the southeast corner of 48th Street and Chandler Boulevard that sold in May for $1.8 million has landed in the hands of a giant restaurant conglomerate for $1.05 million. Scottsdale-based Unified CRE Partners sold the site to the Dhanani Group of Houston Texas less than five weeks after buying it from a Texas woman, according to vizzda.com. The Dhanani Group is considered one of the world’s largest restaurant combines with hundreds of franchises for Burger King, Popeyes Fried Chicken and the la Madeleine Baker and Café concepts. The Dhanani Group currently own and operates 275 restaurants throughout Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska alone as well as 144 across Texas, according to the company’s website. 

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enue, security, and critical services to Community members. In addition, we anticipate he Gila River Indian Community is being able to add hundreds of new jobs that Community members can take advantage building a fourth casino. The community last week an- of, and we expect that many of those will be nounced that the new casino will be built filled by Community members, just as was on tribal land south of the intersection of the case at the Vee Quiva Casino.” The Gila River Indian Community covGilbert Road and the Hunt Highway and ers 372,000 acres and is home to the inwill take about two years to build. That casino will join the Gila River Ho- digenous O’odham (Pima) and Pee Posh tels & Casinos-operated Wild Horse Pass, (Maricopa) people. The community’s announcement of a Lone Butte and Vee Quiva and is part of the recently approved gaming compact fourth casino also comes as sports betting edges closer to a reality in Arizona. with the state. Gov. Doug Ducey agreed to the new gam“The Community gave up its fourth Casino in the 2002 Gaming Compact, based ing compact and formally approved sports on the promise that there would be no wagering earlier this year. While sports books were expected to new casinos in the Phoenix Metro Area,” the Gila River Indian Community said in launch Sept. 9, a report by sportshandle. its announcement. “That promise was com, a new site that monitors the world of broken, as you know, and we fought hard sports betting, said that launch date was to ensure that we could reclaim our right in jeopardy because the Arizona Departto build a fourth Casino as part of these re- ment of Gaming did not publish proposed Luxurand daily sports ugs ~betting y Vi n cent negotiations.” yl ~fantasy Area Rsports Cou15. m o t regulations as planned on June Community Governor Stephen Lewis said s n u tert C rs ~ additional ops owebring “The ADG shared little information casino rev~ Sh“will ood ~ Lathe nate minew

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“But the ADG has not yet released information about the application process, which means potential operators have not been able to apply yet,” the website said of Arizona. The state department has up to 60 days to approve or deny a license application and sportshandle.com noted that July 11 is the last day that an application could be submitted to the state for review and be approved in time for a sports book to launch in Arizona on Sept. 9. “Given the current delay in rolling out proposed rules, the timeline is getting tight,” the website noted. That July 11 date doesn’t leave any wiggle room between license approval and launching on Sept. 9, the website said. Arizona’s new law allows for statewide mobile and retail sports betting. Up to 10 commercial venues and 10 tribal casinos can be licensed for both digital and retail wagering, while an additional brick-andmortar wagering only licenses are available for horse racetracks and OTBs. plans to extend to sports wagering.

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Chandler, Phoenix crack down on distracted drivers BY KEVIN REAGAN AFN Staff Writer

handler Police have issued more than 700 citations for violators of the state’s 6-month-old distracted driving laws – more than other East Valley agencies and not far behind the 984 citations written by Phoenix officer up through June 26. In 2019, Arizona lawmakers adopted stricter policies to deter drivers from handling cellphones or electronic devices while on the road. To allow motorists time to adjust their driving habits, the state provided a grace period before officers could begin to cite violators. Since the new rules went into effect in January and the grace period ended, Chandler officers have written 710 citations for distracted driving in the last five months. By comparison, the police departments in Tempe, Scottsdale, and Mesa reported significantly lower citation rates for the new driving statutes. Tempe Police reported 183 violations, Scottsdale Police issued 156 citations and Mesa Police gave at least 175 citations and warnings to drivers between January and May. Chandler Police could not explain why so many more motorists in their city have been cited except to say that its officers are diligently following the new laws. “We believe that distracted driving is a large contributor to traffic accidents and we are determined to make the city of Chandler streets safer through education, enforcement, and community outreach,” said Chandler Police Sgt. Jason McClimans. In 2020, the department issued about 23,000 citations for various traffic violations around the city. Chandler is one of a handful of cities in Arizona utilizing traffic cameras to cite speeders or red-light runners. Earlier this year, the city renewed its contract with the vendor operating the red-light cameras for another five years. Like many other agencies throughout the state, Chandler has been attempting to inform local drivers about the new laws and advising them of the penalties that can result in texting while driving. Violators are liable to pay a fine between $75 and $149 for the first citation and up to $250 for the subsequent infractions.

New laws that crack down on motorists using cell phones while driving were passed after the 2019 death of Salt River Police Officer Clayton Townsend in an accident on Loop 101. Though the driver was initially charged with manslaughter and distracted driving, charges last month were dismissed because new evidence showed he was not texting when the accident occurred but had a medical emergency. (AFN file photo) Chandler is certainly not leading the state in the number of tickets it’s already handed out for distracted driving. The Arizona Department of Public Safety, which patrols the state’s highways, has issued more than 4,000 citations for drivers caught using their phone. Phoenix Police reportedly issued more than 800 tickets since the start of this year. Ever since cellphones began to proliferate in the early 2000s, state legislators across the country have been attempting to prevent them becoming a major contributor to motor vehicle accidents. Nearly every state has passed some sort of law that completely or partially prohibits cell phone usage while driving. New York became the first state to out-

law hand-held phones for all drivers in 2001. Another 29 states, including Arizona, have adopted similar laws over the last 20 years. Arizona was prompted to enact stricter driving laws after a Salt River Police officer was allegedly struck and killed by a distracted driver in January 2019. Officer Clayton Townsend was hit by a motorist on the Loop 101 freeway while he was conducting a traffic stop near McKellips Road, leaving behind a wife and 10-monthold baby. Jerry Sanstead, 42, of Scottsdale was later identified as the driver who allegedly hit Townsend. Police said at the time Sanstead was using his cell phone shortly before the accident. But last month County Attorney Allister Adel filed for a dismissal of the manslaughter and other charges against Sanstead, stating “the evidence showed that Mr. Sanstead was not texting at the moment of the crash.” She said evidence “showed he had been distracted by his phone while driving, and his decision not to focus on driving was the only reasonable explanation as to why the crash that killed Officer

he caused Townsend.” “This office sought charges based on the evidence we had at that time. However, over the life of a case, information sometimes becomes available that impacts our ability to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt. In this case, two new crucial pieces of evidence came to light after the presentation to the grand jury. “One will make a key witness unavailable for trial making it impossible to prove Mr. Sanstead’s distraction close to the time of the crash and the second is a medical opinion that offers a non-criminal explanation for the crash.” She noted that explanation was medical and that “there is no reasonable likelihood

of conviction.” A couple months after Townsend’s death, the Legislature was pressured to pass a bill that would strengthen the state’s driving laws and deter motorists from using their cell phones. Townsend’s family publicly advocated for passing the anti-texting bill and rejoiced the day it was signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey. “Although we feel the pain everyday of losing Clayton,” Toni Townsend, the officer’s mother, said in 2019, “we hope that this much-needed reform can save lives to countless others moving forward.” The legislation received widespread support from law enforcement associations, insurance companies, and medical professionals. Chandler was one of several municipalities across Arizona to publicly signal their support for enacting the bill. Most of Chandler’s legislative representatives favored the new law with the exception of state Sen. J.D. Mesnard, RChandler, who voted against the bill and introduced his own legislation that more broadly outlawed any distracting object that impedes a driver’s attention. Some recent national studies indicate distracted driving laws could have an impact on lowering fatal car accidents among teenage drivers. A 2020 report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that areas with anti-texting laws had a crash fatality rate that was 29 percent lower than regions with more lenient rules. “Adoption of universal handheld cellphone bans in all states may reduce the incidence of distracted driving and decrease (motor vehicle) fatalities,” the study’s authors wrote. National data shows that distraction was a contributing factor in causing car accidents that killed more than 3,000 people in 2019. Only 422 of these nationwide deaths reportedly involved the use of a cellphone before the accident, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. In 2019, nearly 10,500 drivers involved in crashes throughout Arizona were allegedly engaged in distracted driving behavior. But the state’s data is not considered to be completely accurate because distracted

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PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP Tempe Union Governing Board members continued wearing masks at their most recent meeting but are now forbidden from making anyone else wear them. (YouTube)

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masks in classrooms but also cannot require them for visitors to schools or citizens attending governing board meetings. Nothing prevents parents from making their own child wear a mask in school. The ban also deprives districts of a tool many relied on to keep classrooms open even when COVID-19 transmission levels were high. And it comes as the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 looms as a threat. Heidi Vega, spokeswoman for the Arizona School Boards Association, said, “As far as the ban on masks, we think the biggest thing to emphasize is that now with variants causing concerns, it will be on the Legislature to deal with the debate over masks. Districts and school boards are now powerless to implement any mask measures without the legislature say so even if the CDC recommends. This will cause problems in the fall with the Legislature out of session.” While the measure does not proscribe penalties for entities that violate the ban on mask mandates, it was denounced by former state health director Will Humble, executive director for the Arizona Public Health Association, who called the measure “stupid.” “It’s harmful, it’s ill-advised. They know it’s harmful – they being (state health) director Cara Christ and Governor Ducey. They wanted to flex their muscles and so they made sure that that was put into the

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driving is often underreported since drivers often don’t admit to using their cellphones, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. For the last few months, ADOT has been spearheading a statewide campaign to dissuade motorists from picking up their

budget reconciliation bill and now districts and parents are going to have to live with it.” The measure is one of dozens that were tacked on without any hearing to the state budget bill that was passed by the Republican-dominated Legislature and signed by Gov. Doug Ducey last Thursday. Another measure forbids districts from requiring staff or students to get a COVID-19 vaccination or wear a mask to be in classroom instruction. The mask mandate ban was sponsored by Kingman Republican Rep. and dentist Regina Cobb, who represents the district that includes Lake Havasu. According to Today’s News-Herald Havasu News, Cobb and the rest of that district’s delegation had lobbied Lake Havasu officials to lift their mask requirement as early as last September, although it is unclear if they had also joined parents pressing the school board to lifting its mandate, which expired at the end of the school year. Cobb and her two district colleagues also joined the Mohave County Board of Supervisors in sending a letter to the governor in May of last year that demanded he lift restrictions on businesses. Cobb also appeared before Kingman City Council to criticize its mask mandate in September, according to the Mohave Valley Daily News, which quoted her as telling officials, “I have heard from many

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phones while driving. “Plenty of people think they’re excellent drivers and they can multitask behind the wheel. They’re all wrong,” ADOT Director John Halikowski said earlier this year. “People become dangerous drivers when they shift their attention from the road ahead to the tiny screen on their phone.” 

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Ducey cancels many pandemic orders BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ov. Doug Ducey has rescinded some – but not all – of the executive orders he issued dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. But he’s not ready to rescind the original emergency declaration he issued 16 months ago. And that means the governor retains the power to issue new orders as he believes they become necessary. Press aide C.J. Karamargin said his boss believes the now or soon-to-be defunct orders are no longer necessary. He said that, in many cases, the legislature has enacted some of the same restrictions, making Ducey’s unilateral actions no longer necessary. For example, there are provisions in the just approved budget package prohibiting local governments from enacting their own mask mandates. That eliminates the need for his executive order prohibiting such local action.

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local citizens of how divisive this proclamation has been to our community. This is a blanket violation of our constitutional rights and civil liberties.” While many East Valley districts dropped their mask mandates in mid-January or February, both Kyrene and Tempe Union required them right up to the end of the school year. They have made masks optional for the new school year, although it is unclear if they also are optional at Tempe Union Governing Board meetings, which have been closed to the public except during the portion of the meeting reserved for citizen comment. At that time, only the speaker is allowed in the board meeting room and has been required to wear a mask. As they have been throughout the country, the mask mandates have been a polarizing subject in both districts. Many board meetings throughout the year have included numerous emails both condemning and praising Kyrene and Tempe Union officials for maintaining the mask mandates. Tempe Union spokeswoman Megan Sterling said district officials would have no comment on the new legislation.

And another budget provision stripped universities and community colleges of their right to inquire whether students have been vaccinated, another issue on which the governor had issued his own order. “Throughout the pandemic, we took action to protect Arizonans and their individual freedoms, like banning vaccine passports and protecting access to state universities,’’ Ducey said. “Working with our legislature, we’ve enacted these reforms into law.’’ Ducey has not rescinded the declaration of emergency, at least not yet. One reason is that Arizona is still owed about $450 million in reimbursement from the federal government for COVID19-related expenses already incurred by the state. And there is some question about whether the state would get that money if there is no longer a state of emergency. The move comes as the number of new cases of the virus has hit a plateau, generally running between 300 and 500 cases

Kyrene spokeswoman Erin Helm told AFN, “Since Kyrene had already decided to make masks optional, barring any government mandate to reinstate them, this announcement does not have any impact on Kyrene’s current plans. We are working on updates to all of our safety and mitigation strategies for the 2021-22 school year, which we hope to have ready to share on our website by the end of next week. Many precautions, such as frequent disinfection, hand washing, air filtering, etc. will continue to be part of Kyrene’s plans.” Tempe Union Governing Board members did not respond to AFN’s request for comment and only Kyrene board member Margaret Wright responded to a similar request made to that district’s board members. “I have every confidence in Kyrene’s emergency management team,” Wright said. “They have led us through this pandemic so far and I believe our mitigation strategies are sound. I realize that things can change quickly. “If COVID rates spike, I also have confidence that the families of our community will continue to make the best choices for their children in masking and vaccinations. All we can do is continue to be

per day. But deaths have dropped into the single-digit range. Close to 18,000 Arizonans have died since the pandemic began. Among the orders Ducey issued while the pandemic was raging was automatic renewal of driver’s licenses for the elderly, eliminating the need for them to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles. That is now gone. Also gone is an order allowing restaurants, shuttered for the most part during the height of the virus, to act as grocery stores and sell items they had in stock. And pharmacists can no longer refill certain medications without a prescription. Other orders have outlived their usefulness, like requiring schools to return to in-person learning by March 15 and postponing the expiration of certain professional licenses. Karamargin said he could not say when Ducey will be ready to rescind the emergency declaration and the powers that go with it, saying “We’re going to continue to

flexible with these interactions between political policy and viral spread,” she said. The Legislature’s approval of the ban on mandates – which drew support from no Democratic representative or senator, including all three in Legislative District 18 – comes at a time when vaccination rates are flagging and when the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 has been spreading across Arizona and the rest of the country. “Prohibiting schools from making mask mandates is foolhardy,” said LD18 Rep. Mitzi Epstein, whose district includes Ahwatukee. She noted the add-ons went even further with universities, forbidding them from requiring masks or even testing unless there is an outbreak in a dorm. “Worse yet, if there is an outbreak in a classroom, colleges are banned from doing anything.” “The science shows that masks reduce the spread of diseases, not just COVID-19 but also other illnesses that are contagious via respiratory droplets, like the flu,” Epstein added, contending “there is a noisy minority who want no mandates about face coverings – not anywhere.” Humble said that people who need to worry about that variant – which some

monitor this situation closely.’’ What has not changed, he said, is that the administration continues to urge people to get vaccinated. “When we get reports that show that many, if not most, of the new cases are people who’ve not had the vaccine there is no better reminder that the best way to put this public health emergency behind us is to get the vaccine,’’ Karamargin said. “The vaccine works. People should get the shot,’’ he continued. “The public health emergency will come to an end quicker if everyone rolls up their sleeve and gets a shot.’’ The list of restrictions Ducey lifted also contains something that was an issue more than a year ago: Pharmacists will once again be able to dispense hydroxychloroquine as a possible way to prevent COVID-19. The governor issued the ban after there were some reports that the drug, normally used to treat malaria, might block the virus. 

experts said appears to trigger more serious cases of COVID-19 infection and most hospitalizations – are those who have not been vaccinated. And that includes most K-12 students, especially those in lower grades who have not been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to get COVID shots. “The K-5 kids – none of them will be vaccinated,” Humble said. “And K6-12 – the vaccination rates are pretty poor still and Pfizer is so far the only one that can go below age 16.” “As a new school year begins, though, there are still risks with this virus and particularly because of Delta – it’s a lot easier to catch it,” he continued. “It’s dangerous in that it just spreads so much easier but once you get it, it’s not worse than Alpha.” The Arizona Department of Health Services said 49.6 percent of all eligible Arizonans had received at least one dose of the vaccine by Friday. When considering only those age 18 and older, the number in Arizona rose to 62.2 percent, according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That was good for 29th place among states and the

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Waymo endures accidents and harassment in Chandler BY KEVIN REAGAN AFN Staff Writer

aymo’s self-driving cars continue to fall victim to incidents involving harassment and physical damage more than four years after they first began circulating around Chandler’s streets. Reports released by Chandler Police detail a variety of incidents that Waymo’s autonomous vehicles were involved in over the last 18 months, some of which highlight the reservations people still have about the emerging technology. Waymo last year began piloting minivans without humans in the vehicles, although it also has technicians in others. Over the last 18 months, local authorities have been called out to at least 20 incidents involving one of Waymo’s signature white minivans that use advanced sensors and cameras to navigate Chandler’s roadways. The events range widely from paranoid suspicions, to fender benders to hit-and-run crashes ending in a criminal arrest.

A red light runner in 2018 struck this Waymo minivan in what is believed to be the first accident involving the autonomous vehicle. (Courtesy ABC 15) One of the most recent incidents involved a motorist accusing a Waymo car of slowing down without much warning. On May 7, 2021, a motorist rear-ended a Waymo minivan on Ray Road after the autonomous car “locked its brakes” and the oncoming car was unable to avoid a colli-

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District of Columbia. Nationally, the overall vaccination rate was 54.7 percent and the rate for adults was 66.8 percent. The data do not differentiate between fully and partially vaccinated people. But the Maricopa County data, which does break down partially and fully vaccinate people, show that more than half of all eligible Ahwatukee residents are fully vaccinated, with 85045 at 65.4 percent, 85048 at 58.8 percent and 85044 at 55.7 percent. That data – which does not measure vaccinations within school district boundaries – show lower vaccination rates for Tempe, where 48.2 percent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated – slightly higher than Phoenix’s 44.6 percent, according to data released last week by the county. Data released last week by the county health department show a moderate level of COVID-19 transmission within the boundaries of both Kyrene and Tempe Union school districts. Kyrene was recorded with 35 cases per 100,000 and positive new test results were in the low transmission category at 3.2 percent. Tempe Union was recorded 37 cases per 100,000 and a similarly low

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thoroughly assessed by our technical team to determine if there are any potential issues before being repaired and put back in service,” Waymo’s representatives wrote in a statement. There have been several other incidents this past year in which Waymo vehicles were targets of erratic drivers or shady characters. Last February, an unknown person hurled an ice cream cone at a moving Waymo car. A few days after this incident, another person was spotted throwing eggs at multiple Waymo vehicles. Situations involving harassment have been a frequent occurrence ever since the company first introduced its cars on Chandler’s streets in 2017.

when virus spread levels, Epstein said districts have lost a valuable tool for protecting not just those on campus but the broader community. “It is possible that many more children could end up with only distance-learning as an option because of this regrettable law,” she said. “It is the opposite of choices in schools. It is the opposite of local control. Most importantly, it is the opposite of safeguarding public health, the health of our children.” 

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Republican State Rep. Regina Cobb, a Kingman dentist, sponsored the ban on mask mandates. (Special to AFN)

4.8 percent positivity. But Tempe Union also gets students from Laveen, where there is a high transmission level with 74 cases per 100,000 and a 13 percent positivity rate. Humble said the mask mandate ban had been in the works for days and condemned state Department of Health Services Director Cara Christ for keeping silent. DHS did not respond to an AFN request for comment. He also rapped Ducey for approving the In the first couple years of Waymo’s presence in the East Valley, local law enforcement responded to several incidents involving residents throwing rocks or pointing weapons at the self-driving cars. A Chandler man was arrested in 2018 for recklessly aiming his firearm at a Waymo vehicle. Recent police reports suggest some Waymo vehicles continue to be targeted around the city by angry motorists. On Oct. 31, 2020, a Waymo employee called Chandler Police after two motorcyclists followed him and blocked the autonomous car from being able to exit a parking lot. The Waymo worker claims one of the drivers got off their motorcycle and started yelling and pointing at the self-driving car before it managed to drive around the

measure. “From a public health point of view and local control point of view, it’s also hypocritical because he keeps saying he’s in favor of school choice. Well, this definitely takes away choice from parents. There’s no district in the whole state where they can take their kid – especially one who is immunocompromised – that’s going to have assurances that the faculty and students are going to be wearing masks.” As for what happens if there is a time two motorcycles. On Dec. 29, 2020, an unknown pedestrian punched a Waymo vehicle near Dobson and Warner roads. A technician riding with the Waymo car alleged the man began yelling at the moving vehicle before knocking one of its side mirrors out of place. In a couple instances in recent months, law enforcement had to reassure residents who felt intimidated by Waymo’s vehicles. A cyclist expressed fear getting hit by a Waymo car vehicle didn’t seem to detect their presence while turning onto Rita Lane. Last summer, one resident told Chandler Police he felt like a Waymo vehicle was stalking his family at a nearby park because it kept hovering around them. The company later explained that it had

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been testing its vehicles in the resident’s neighborhood and that several were moving in and out of the area, according to police reports. The company’s vehicles have additionally been damaged in multiple hit-and-run accidents reported throughout Chandler. Earlier this year, a Chevy Silverado sideswiped a Waymo vehicle on Price Road and continued driving without stopping. Another Waymo vehicle was hit by a Jeep Wrangler last September near Price and Ray roads and the other motorist kept driving. In February 2020, a hit-and-run driver struck a Waymo vehicle on Price Road and was later apprehended by police. The suspect had allegedly been involved in several hit-and-run accidents across the Valley. 

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Grassroots group takes on GOP tax break for rich HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizonans may get the last word on a nearly $2 billion tax cut plan that mainly benefits the wealthy. Organizers of what had been the Invest in Ed initiative that voters approved in November have crafted three separate proposals to take to the ballot in 2022. They want the public to decide whether to ratify the decision by state lawmakers to: create a 2.5 percent flat tax rate, scrapping the current progressive rates; cap anyone’s taxes at no more than 4.5 percent including the 3.5 percent surcharge in Proposition 208; and create a new tax category for small business owners to allow them to escape having to pay any of that surcharge. Backers need 118,823 valid signatures on petitions by Sept. 28 to force a vote. Given the number of signatures that are normally disqualified, a more realistic

goal would be closer to 150,000. But the groups involved in the effort have a proven track record of not just getting proposals on the ballot but getting voters to go along with them. Potentially more significant, if they reach that goal, it immediately prevents any of the challenged measures from taking effect until the 2022 election. At that point voters would get to say whether they agree with what the legislature did or not. A spokesman for Gov. Doug Ducey, who championed the tax-cut plans, said he would have no comment unless and until the backers got the signatures. Instead, C.J. Karamargin said the justcompleted legislative session was “one of the most successful sessions in recent memory.’’ And he said that includes the three items that foes hope to put on the 2022 ballot. At the heart of the fight are two questions: whether the state should forego

close to $2 billion in revenues – the total that would be collected without the three measures at issue – and who should benefit if there are tax cuts. David Lujan, one of the organizers of Invest in Education – now being renamed Invest in Arizona – said he believes there is strong public opposition to what the Republican-controlled legislature enacted. “This is a tax give-away to the rich and it’s giving away Arizona’s future in the form of tax cuts to the rich,’’ he said. A study by legislative budget staffers of the flat-tax proposal and the 4.5 percent cap shows that 53 percent of the savings would go to those with taxable income of more than $1 million a year. By contrast, those in the $50,000 or less range would see just 1 percent of the savings. More specifically, the study shows the average tax annual tax cut for someone in the $25,000 to $30,000 range would be $5. But someone earning more than $500,000 but less than $1 million would

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ov. Doug Ducey last week signed legislation putting in place an immediate $1.3 billion tax cut, set to rise to $1.9 billion, that is designed largely to benefit the wealthiest. Ducey inked his approval of the $12.8 billion spending plan just a day before the new fiscal year began Thursday. It also came as state lawmakers approved the last elements of the budget package for the new fiscal year after jettisoning provisions to vastly expand the number of children who could get vouchers of public dollars to attend private and parochial schools. But it still will make it easier for some students to leave public schools and get these vouchers. There also is a ban on what some have dubbed “critical race theory’’ in schools. It specifically prohibits teaching students that one race, ethnic group or sex is inherently morally or intellectually superior to another; that any individual by virtue or race, ethnicity or sex is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive; that any in-

Gov. Doug Ducey signed a budget for the new fiscal year that includes a ban on school district mask mandates. (AFN file photo) dividual bears responsibility for actions committed by others of the same race, ethnicity or sex; and that any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or psychological distress because of their race, ethnicity or sex. However, gone is a proposal added in

the House by Rep. Judy Burges, R-Skull Valley, that would have required schools to have a comparative discussion of communism and totalitarianism that conflict with the founding principles of the United States. It also would have mandated new civ-

see $10,035 in annual relief from what they would otherwise have to pay. That rises to nearly $44,800 for those in the $1 million to $5 million range, and an average tax break of close to $350,000 for those in the $5 million-plus tax category. “Arizona has, we think, a lot of more important priorities like funding our public schools, funding health care for kids, infrastructure, that we should be focusing on before giving huge tax cuts to the rich,’’ Lujan said. The legislative changes are the result of two separate forces. Many Republicans have long argued for a flat tax rate. Separately, Ducey and GOP lawmakers said if Proposition 208 is allowed to take effect as crafted it would dampen economic recovery. That’s because the measure imposes a 3.5 percent surcharge on earnings of more

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ics instruction “to prepare students to be civically responsible and knowledgeable adults.’’ In a prepared statement about his decision to sign the budget, the governor cited what he said are various investments, ranging from $100 million for wildfire prevention and mitigation efforts and $55 million for border security to $13 million for body cameras for state troopers. The governor made no mention of legislation that allows the Department of Public Safety to deny public access to the footage. He specifically cited the 2.5 percent flat tax to be phased in over three years, scrapping the tiered system that now has tax rates up to 4.5 percent for earnings by married couples in excess of $318,000. And the plan also helps those with earnings of more than $500,000 avoid paying all or part of the 3.5 percent surcharge voters approved in November to help supplement education funding. An analysis of the plan shows that about 53 percent of the tax relief will go to the 9,645 Arizonans with a taxable income of

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than $250,000 a year for individuals and $500,000 for married couples. Couple that with the 4.5 percent top rate and it creates an effective tax rate for the wealthiest of 8 percent, one of the highest in the region. Lawmakers are powerless to rescind the surcharge as it was approved by voters. Instead, they created a new 4.5 percent top rate, effectively reducing the tax rate for other earnings for those affected to just 1 percent. That plan, however, still provides the funds for K-12 education, with what is not paid by the wealthy instead coming out of general tax revenues paid by everyone else. That’s not the case with SB 1783. It creates a new “small business’’ tax category which, because it did not exist when Proposition 208 was approved, is exempt from

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more than $1 million. By contrast, only about 1 percent is available for those who have taxable earnings of $50,000 or less. For those in the $20,000 to $25,000

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the surcharge. And that could reduce the collections for education, which otherwise might reach $940 million, by more than $200 million a year. Lujan said he’s not buying the argument by the governor and Republican supporters of the tax-cut plan that a top tax rate of 8 percent would harm the Arizona economy or make the state less attractive. He pointed out that the new laws have been on the books since it was approved. And Lujan said there has been plenty of publicity about the changes. “Since that time we’ve seen reports that luxury home purchases are surging in the Valley,’’ Lujan said. “We’ve had lots of new businesses here after they know (Proposition) 208’s going to be on the books,’’ he continued. “And this is what the voters of Arizona voted for.’’

range, for example, legislative budget staffers figure the average tax cut would be $3, rising to $5 for those in the $25,000 to $30,000 income bracket and $8 for those between $30,000 and $40,000 range. Those in the $75,000 to $100,000 income bracket would see a cut of $115.

There’s also the fact that Arizona has a tiered tax structure. So, for example, a married couple with taxable income of $650,000 would pay that 8 percent rate only on $150,000 – the amount above $500,000 – with everything below that subject to normal state tax rates. The burden to get the signatures within 90 days is not insurmountable. Lujan pointed out that backers of Invest in Ed got more than 220,000 signatures in the same time period in the first effort to put the measure on the ballot in 2018. The only reason it didn’t appear at that time is because the Arizona Supreme Court concluded that the wording in the legal description was misleading. The 2020 version did get on the ballot, even with the COVID-19 outbreak and stay-at-home orders. More to the point, Lujan noted that one

It is not until reaching the $200,000 to $500,000 range where the average cut hits four digits. The last piece of the budget to fall in place Wednesday deals with K-12 education. Key to that are vouchers, generally worth between $6,000 and $7,000, to allow students to attend private or parochial schools. Right now, these are available to those with special needs, foster children, children living on reservations and those attending public schools rated D or F. Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Peoria, sought to expand that to any student who is eligible for the federal free or reduced-price lunch program, a figure he pegged at about $40,470 a year for a family of four. He also wanted to make vouchers available to any child of a veteran. That would have opened the door for vouchers for about 700,000 of the approximately 1.1 million students now in public schools. But that proved unacceptable to several House Republicans. And with all Democrats opposed, he had to compromise. The final version does not change who is eligible. But what it does is reduce the time that students have to attend a failing school before being able to switch and get a voucher from 100 day, as it is now, to just 45 days. And for students in these schools who come from needy families – meaning they qualify for free or reduced-lunch programs – there would be no requirement

of the groups involved with the petition drive is Save Our Schools Arizona. That was the same group that turned in enough signatures in the same 90-day period to block the decision by the legislature to expand the number of children eligible for vouchers. “They’ve shown they know how to successfully do referendums,’’ he said. 

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to even go to the local school first. Those provisions could ease the exit from public schools for eligible students. The move still drew opposition from Democrat lawmakers who said the state should be investing more in the public schools. Sen. Kirsten Engel, D-Tucson, said any money going to these private schools though what are formally known as “empowerment scholarship accounts’’ is money that should be used to improve those failing schools. But Boyer said Arizona got $5 billion in federal COVID aid for schools this year. And that, Boyer said, is on top of $6.7 billion in state aid. What’s also in the budget, he said, are other earmarked dollars, ranging from $5 million for career and technical education for 9th graders and $17 million for “targeted K-12 investments’’ to $193 million for school repairs and construction and another $69 million specifically for seven new schools. “So, my question to you is, when will it ever be enough to allow poor and minority students to leave the schools that are failing them?’’ he asked. All that brought an angry response from Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Glendale. “I am sick of the majority coming in and telling us what people of color need and ignoring what people of color are actually telling you,’’ he said. Quezada said the record shows that these kinds of programs only further segregation. 

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very other Saturday morning, a group of volunteers, many from Ahwatukee, join Dr. Neal Lester in a special way of helping and connecting with people experiencing homelessness. As founding director of Arizona State University’s Project Humanities, Lester, also an Ahwatukee resident, leads Service Saturdays as the volunteers gather on the Human Services Campus in downtown Phoenix to distribute clothing, shoes and hygiene products to men and women who have found themselves without a home. The biweekly effort is “Humanity 101 in action,” Lester said, referring to Project Humanities, which is marking its 10th anniversary this year. The award-winning university initiative, Project Humanities, “strives to be a leader in local, national, international conversations about the breadth, depth, and value

of humanities study and humanist practice and understanding across disciplines and communities,” according to its website. Part of the mission is to help the university and local communities “in talking, listening, and connecting” – which is what Service Saturdays is all about. The list of Ahwatukee organizations and individuals participating in Service Saturdays includes Barry and Carol Smith, Dave and Chris Dotts, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society from Desert Vista High School, Sherry McFadden, Boys Charity of Ahwatukee, Stephanie Lee, LeBetha Williams, Tony Ferrara, Chris and Rocky Armfield, Melissa Fedler,

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omen are the epitome of strength, love, sacrifice and courage. They are adorned with patience and perseverance. Women are the primary caretakers of children and elders. They take the lead in helping the family adjust to new realities and challenges. While the role of women in today’s world has changed significantly over the last few decades, there are many women who struggle to sustain financial independence even though they are employed fulltime. These women are working hard in entry level jobs, supporting their families, and falling short of their dreams. Fortunately, there are organizations in our community who assist and encourage

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need by providing a life bridge to economic stability, personal growth, and professional achievement. The organization achieves this through mentorship programs, scholarships, and supportive services. Ellen Tadman is a Positive Path’s mentor who has been working with Sarah for the past year. Sarah’s story is one of heartbreak and grit. She had a rough entry into adulthood. When Sarah was 19, her mother killed herself and she had no father to turn to for help. Her life slipped into a cycle of addiction and abuse. Now in her 30s, she is the primary caregiver for her grandmother after watching her grandfather die in her arms. Thanks to a scholarship from Positive Paths, and the encouragement of her men-

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as the time come for sellers to get nervous? After months of riding the wave of low inventory, big demand and quick turnovers, sellers may be headed for a rude awakening, according the Cromford Report, which closely tracks the housing market in Maricopa and Pinal counties. It noted that more homes are coming on the market and that its own index for measuring the markets in Phoenix and 16 other nearby communities is trending

away from a sellers’ market. But at the same time, many potential buyers may not find the new trend all that encouraging. Home prices are continuing to increase and Phoenix is now the nation’s leader in that category. Cromford noted that prices between April and May jumped by 3.29 percent, observing, “Phoenix is back on top of this table again, comfortably ahead of the national average, which was 2.09 percent.” Phoenix also topped the nation’s cit-

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had a conversation with my friend Steve O’Brien at AZ Auto Air recently and he asked, “What is going on in the (real estate) market.” An Ahwatukee resident, he is curious like everybody else about the real estate market. With prices jumping upwards month after month, gun-shy homeowners who remember the real estate meltdown of 2008 are concerned that another bubble is about to burst. Last month, I addressed reports in the local Phoenix media that the “Phoenix real estate market is seeing increases in the number of listings and that the housing market is cooling.” Despite the reports, we didn’t see a dip or slowdown in the Ahwatukee market in April or May and the market still per-

formed at record levels in June. The average sale price of an Ahwatukee property in June stayed steady at $542,780 – compared to the $543,297 average in May. There were 59 properties listed on July 1. On average in 2021, 161 properties are selling per month in Ahwatukee. The listing inventory of 59 properties would be depleted in about 11 days. As we have seen for many months demand is outstripping supply in Ahwatukee, the entire metro area, and many real estate hot spots around the country. The 179 Ahwatukee properties that sold last month crept ahead of 168 properties sold in June 2020. The Ahwatukee real estate market expanded in the first six months of 2021 with 965 Ahwatukee homes sold – far outpacing the 760 Ahwatukee homes sold in the first half of 2020 by 21 percent. The average sale price of an Ahwatukee property sold in the first six months of 2021 increased to $505,106 from the

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$395,829 average value of Ahwatukee properties sold in the same period in 2020. This puts the average value of an Ahwatukee property 28 percent higher in 2021 than for the same period in 2020. Most urban areas across the country are reporting market conditions similar to what we are seeing in the metro-Phoenix market. Demand is high and the record low inventory levels are pushing prices steadily higher. In many markets, including our own, we are seeing homebuyers offering over the asking price to get a property. Bidding wars are common. So, is there any end in sight? Are we about to see prices crash as we saw when the real estate bubble burst in 2008? The current market, while similar to the market leading up to the 2008 crash, is decidedly different. In the days leading up to the 2008 crash, there was a lot of speculation in the real estate market. Speculators were building properties at a pace that outstripped the demand. The mortgage market, in retrospect, was unregulated in many ways and lenders were doing creative lending. It was the wild west of real estate and when it stopped, it crashed. It brought down individuals and banks. It required a huge bailout by the government (really the taxpayers) and incredibly, nobody went to jail. The current situation, with rapidly rising prices and lines to make offers on properties, is remarkably different. Mortgage reforms that were put in place after the crash of 2008 have become laxer, but today’s market is responding primarily to

the lack of inventory and the high demand. The fact that the mortgage interest rates have remained at record lows has allowed the market to continue. Most experts believe this market will continue to expand until people are forced to the sidelines because they can no longer afford the escalating prices. I am not hearing much from the real estate analysts about the high inflation rates we have recently started to see. Inflation will have the effect of pushing up the cost of all consumer items, including properties. The quantity of treasury funds in circulation has increased, creating the usual inflationary pressures that will drive up interest rates. The U.S. dollar has weakened significantly since the pandemic began. As the dollar weakens, foreign investors can demand higher yields. This increases the interest rates across the board. The resulting rate increases push the cost of borrowing for a mortgage loan higher and buyers have less buying power. These factors will put downward pressure on home prices if they continue. In my opinion, inflation should be on the watchlist for all homebuyers and sellers. The year to date, snapshot of the Ahwatukee market shows us the bigger picture. Many frustrated buyers are looking for homes in Ahwatukee. The lack of listing inventory is pushing prices steadily upward as many, if not most, buyers make offers over the asking price in the anticipation of multiple offers. We always encourage home sellers to

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average price of $551,530 and 55 days on the market. • $400,000-$499,000, 55 sales with an average price of $466,468 and 20 days on the market. • $300,000-$399,000, 32 sales at an average price of $374,412 and 19 days on the market. • Under $300,000: 19 sales at an average price of $268,917 and 22 days on the market. In the short term, and perhaps even the long term, it is probable that rising prices will be the single biggest factor in slowing down the real estate market. As prices increase, many buyers will be priced out of the market, demand will fall, supply will increase and prices will drop. We are not seeing this currently in the Ahwatukee real estate market but the potential exists. If you have any questions or need a free professional consultation, Ahwatukee Realtor Allen Henderson can be reached at 480-392-2090. 

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gage rates are rising again, many home buyers could be pushed out of the market as purchasing a property becomes less and less affordable.” “The very factors that continue to push home prices higher are also limiting sales activity across the housing market,” MarketWatch said last week. “For many years following the Great Recession, home-building activity did not keep pace with the formation of households and population growth in this country. And now that millennials especially are buying homes in earnest, there simply isn’t enough inventory to go around. “New home construction, while at the highest pace in some time, can only make up for the shortfall so much,” it said, adding, “as mortgage rates begin to rise, affordability will become a more significant barrier for many prospective buyers and force some households out of the market.” 

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They will now need to get re-adjusted. The market still favors sellers, but buyers will start to gain a little more respect.” Yet, it warns, “It is still very hard work buying a home, but it should by now be obvious that this is not really due to strong demand; it is almost entirely due to the weakness of supply. “This means it is crucial to keep a close watch on how long the new listings trend lasts and how much inventory starts to build.” Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors still sees an uptick in new listings continuing through the rest of this year and suggested that will slow the pace of home price increase. But other economists are warning that sellers might see their homes staying on the market longer, citing a 26 percent decrease in mortgage applications between

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last week, Mesa at 416 and Gilbert at 426. Chandler held the fourth highest market index rating with 477. “The number of active listings is increasing by roughly 300 per week,” Cromford said. “The number of showings is in decline and the number of contracts getting signed is getting smaller as each week goes by.” “All this makes sense,” it continued. “When prices leap by over 35 percent, demand is suppressed and supply stimulated.” Cromford said that while questions may arise as to when this downward trend will level out, “the honest answer is that noone knows.” “Buyers are more cautious now than they were in 2005. Sellers’ normal first reaction will be denial. Some will blame their agent," it added, predicting: “These sellers will probably be complaining that they are not getting the viewings and offers their house deserves. “This is because they have so quickly become accustomed to a frenzied market.

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ies for year-over-year price increases. Between May 2020 and May 2021, home prices rose 22.3 percent. “Phoenix was top of this table for the 23rd consecutive month,” Cromford said. “The national average was 14.6 percent.” Realtor.com reported that nationwide, more homes were put on the market last month than in prior months this year, but it added, “prices continued to soar, reaching a new all-time high.” It also noted that low inventory persists despite more homes going on the market since “the overall number of homes for sale was down 43.1 percent from June of the previous year, when the nation was already in the throes of a housing shortage.” “The dearth of properties for sale boosted median list prices 12.7 percent year over year, to reach $385,000,” Realtor.com reported. Realtor.com senior economist George

Ratiu observed “a shift away from an overheated market to a new normal.” “More homeowners are deciding to put their homes on the market, encouraged by vaccines, a stronger economy, and low mortgage rates,” Ratiu said. “What this means is buyers will have more choices at more affordable prices.” “We’re going to see more homes come to the market as we move through the summer into the fall,” he added. “More first-time buyers will see much more approachable prices as the number of homes increases.” Cromford noted that its index is decreasing in all 17 Valley submarkets. But with an index rating of 100 indicating a balanced market and anything below that a buyers’ market, the index suggests sellers still have more leverage. The lowest index reading among all 17 Valley cities was 294 in Tempe. The rest ranged from 344 in Paradise Valley to 639 in Avondale. Phoenix stood at 406

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One-of-a-kind architectural masterpiece designed by well-known Valley Architect Eddie M. Jones and featured in magazine articles including Phoenix Home and Garden and Concrete Masonry Designs. Built into the side of a mountain facing South Mountain in Phoenix’s Ahwatukee Foothills.

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CIRCLE G AT RIGGS RANCH Estate living with refined tranquility in this exquisite setting. Meticulous stonework adorns entire exterior of this luxury home. Inviting entry opens to diagonally laid tile with granite inlays and dramatic wooden staircase. Formal dining room with stacked stone fireplace. Gourmet kitchen features granite countertops, large island, Subzero refrigerator, and Wolf gas cooktop with double ovens. Fireplace and wet bar in great room. Floor plan boasts seven bedrooms, playroom and large game room. Expansive master suite includes large sitting area with two-way fireplace, crown molding, separate walk-in closets and spacious bathroom. Three custom iron doors lead to massive covered patio with pavers, built-in barbeque, heated pool with waterfall and slide, gorgeous landscaping with fruit trees and koi pond. Large secondary bedrooms. Oversized laundry room with sink, granite countertops, cabinetry and room for a refrigerator. Additional upgrades throughout include 8’ solid core doors, speakers, surround sound in numerous locations, designer paint and exterior security cameras. Three masonry fireplaces. Anderson windows installed six years ago on entire first level. Four Trane a/c units with variable speed. Over-sized side entry four car garage. Availability to park an RV in the back as long as a garage is built for it. Over 7,000 square feet of stone on exterior. Almost acre-sized lot affords complete privacy.

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How corporations, Legislature impact housing market BY GREG HAGUE AFN Guest Writer

he Phoenix Metro area has been one of the nation’s strongest, with homes appreciating over 1.5 percent a month for the past year. There are many factors that have contributed to our housing shortage. In the resale area, there has been a surge of out of state buyers flocking to the Valley in search of great weather, a booming economy and more property for less money. This has eaten up housing inventory that would otherwise have been available to local residents. But there is another factor that few talk about – something that is not only making it tough on homebuyers, but also homeowners. It’s the rapid rise of institutional investors purchasing residential homes for rental. They see homes as having more potential for appreciation than stocks, with rent from those homes delivering a better re-

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turn than dividends. These institutional investors are entities that pool money to purchase investment assets, in this case, homes. These entities include banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, REITs, investment advisors, endowments, and mutual funds. For the first time in U.S. history, we have large corporations purchasing thousands of homes with all-cash offerings, outbidding “normal” people who need a home to raise a family or retire. Since the pandemic began, residential real estate has proved to be a spectacular investment – even more so than commercial. It has not only survived, but thrived, and Wall Street took notice. Phoenix is the national epicenter of homes being purchased for rental. A report by Inman News stated that 30 percent of homes bought in Phoenix are being purchased by investors, higher than the national average of 20 percent. Corporate rental purchasers make sellers all cash offers with no loans needed. This makes it hard for the typical residen-

tial buyer to compete. These companies then rent the home to generate monthly cash flow, and bet on appreciation to increase the asset value of their fund. So, when you lose out trying to buy your next home, it may be an investor who lured the seller away from you. The massive numbers of Arizona homes being pulled off the market for rental has not only become a problem for buyers looking for a home; it’s becoming a problem for residents who live in those neighborhoods. In many areas the character of once quiet residential streets has changed from friendly neighbor to short term renter, often a weekend Airbnb vacationer here to party. Investors purchasing homes for rental is more pronounced in Arizona than anywhere else in the country. Why? In 2016, the Arizona Legislature passed a law prohibiting Arizona communities from regulating short-term rentals, like Airbnbs. No other state in the country has such a law. The result? Homes purchased for short term rental in Arizona have skyrocketed, not only making it tough on normal buy-

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ers, but also changing the character of many communities. Sedona has been adversely affected, with a significant proportion of home sales being for Airbnb type rentals. Many who work in Sedona have been displaced to Cottonwood and other outlying areas because they can’t find a home to buy (or rent long term) close to the city. Recently, asset management companies Altas Real Estate and DivcoWest announced a joint venture for single-family rentals and will spend $1 billion acquiring and renovating homes in high-growth states including Arizona. This news is a sure sign that institutional investors are not going anywhere any time soon. So the next time you see a “sold” sign in your neighborhood and go to meet your new neighbor, don’t be surprised if it’s a weekend vacationer or renter. Greg Hague is the CEO of 72SOLD, a local attorney, and broker with decades of real estate experience. 72SOLD developed a way to sell a home in just 72 hours using an auction-like process. For more information visit 72SOLD.com.

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3,270 sq ft. 4 Bedroom+Loft+Den & 3.5 Baths. Stunning two-story home with lush grassy landscape & two-car garage. Inside you will find spacious dining and living areas with soaring ceilings, cozy loft, wood-burning fireplace, plush carpet, stylish light fixtures t/o, and a neutral palette. Expansive backyard, with its covered patio and sparkling blue pool, is the perfect place for spending a wonderful summer day.

2,438 sq ft. Beautiful 4 bed, 2.5 bath. Master Down ! Great curb appeal with easy-care desert landscape and a two-car garage. New Carpeting discover formal dining and living areas, plantation shutters, and a soothing palette throughout. The charming kitchen offers ample oak cabinetry, tile counters, recessed lighting, & an island complete with a breakfast bar. The primary bedroom boasts its own ensuite filled with natural light & a sizable walk-in closet. Spacious bedrooms offer plush carpets and ceiling fans. Interior laundry with shelving. Backyard offers the best of both worlds with a covered patio and sparkling pool to cool off in.

Impeccable, Executive 5 bedroom/3.5 bath home in Foothills. This popular model includes formal living/dining areas plus a huge great room w/ gas fireplace. Chef’s Dream kitchen includes maple cabinets, granite countertops, stainless appliances, large island, & breakfast nook. Full bedroom w/ensuite bath on 1st floor perfect for guests.

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Pristine Curb appeal in desirable Adult 55+ Golf Community of Ahwatukee. Open concept split floor plan with Vaulted ceilings. Many upgrades include remodeled and updated kitchen, tile floors, master bath, murphy bed, travertine deck and patio with misting system and a putting green. updated duel pane windows, Plantation shutters throughout, pebble-tech heated pool with a water feature, North South exposure and mountain views. Enjoy all the benefits that the ARC has to offer.

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Gated Community! 3bedroom/2bath PLUS Den/Office with built in cabinets. Easy access to freeways 101, US60, I-10 and 202. This home is located within the Kyrene school district. Open floorplan with Bosch stainless kitchen appliances and granite countertops. Large master bedroom and bathroom. Nice backyard and raise garden with tomato plants, chili and egg plants. Ready to be harvested!

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3,250 sq ft. 5 bedroom, 3 baths! 3 car garage, short walk to the huge HOA pool and top-rated Kyrene Monte Vista. Large kitchen with multiple living areas, nice front/ afternoonshaded patio, in a family-friendly cul-de-sac. Plantation shutters, new plumbing, one newer AC on a split-system, newer interior paint and flooring.

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Mike and Paula Przewlocki, Mike Greene and Michelle and Sal Viola. Megan Todd and her children, Santi and Zora, participate as does her father LaRay, who drives down form Prescott. When ASU Project Humanities’ homeless outreach began a few years ago, the volunteers headed down to the Human Services Campus from 6:30-8:30 a.m. to support 150-200 adults experiencing homelessness. They came from different parts of the Valley and had stored donations in garages, then used a tarp to lay the folded items for a pop-up marketplace along the 12th Avenue and Madison sidewalk. “We initially called it ‘Spontaneous Day of Service,’ said Lester, “but the idea of supporting unsheltered individuals was so transformative for the volunteers...that we and they wanted to continue.” Now, the group comprises a collection of “intergenerational, multi-professional, and multi-communal individuals, groups, and organizations.” It’s a lot more than distributing items to people in need. Lester said the purpose – in the face of a growing need across the country – is to “extend humanity to individuals most denied that fundamental dignity: respect, kindness, compassion and empathy.” But it also gives the volunteers a chance “for deep self-reflection and critical reflection on class, race, gender, age, sexuality, ability, mental health, wellness, suffering, loss, and humanity,” he added. Which is why the outreach isn’t a matter of dumping a bunch of stuff on tables and letting everyone have had it. “We want to be personal shoppers and

as part of his participation in the Arizona Jews for Justice’s outreach program. Each week Davis would write down what was needed by the people he met and then meet with Project Humanities volunteers at its warehouse where donated items are stored. With his shopLaRay Todd, second from left, drives from Prescott to join the outreach ping list in hand, in downtown Phoenix with his granddaughter Zora, grandson Santi and Davis collected daughter Megan of Ahwatukee. (Courtesy of Project Humanities) the requested not just, having people wander around items and then delivered them to the getting stuff,” Lester said. “We want to needy people he had met. make personal contact with folks.” There are a variety of ways to help ProjAnd so the donated items are neatly ect Humanities’ outreach program. folded and separated into a men’s table, Its next in-person outreach – which folwomen’s table and toiletries. “It’s like a lows COVID-19 protocols – is this Saturmarketplace,” Lester said. day, July 10, from 8:30-10 a.m. at the HuPeople can choose the toiletries they man Services Campus at 204 S. 12th Ave. need and the clothing is carefully sorted in downtown Phoenix. even before the volunteers get downtown If people can’t serve as “personal shopso that winter jackets are not out in July pers,” they can help sort donated items and short-sleeved shirts not out in the on Fridays – again with safety protocols dead of winter. in place. The outreach was curtailed to a signifiThey also can donate requested items cant extent last year as a result of the pan- either by themselves or through organizdemic and only recently ramped up. ing efforts in their workplaces, commuIt continued during those many months nity groups, churches and the like. of closure largely as the result of an inAnd, of course, they can contribute coming ASU junior and poet named Aus- much-needed cash to purchase toiletries tin Davis. and other necessities. The Mesa youth would visit with those To mark its anniversary, Project Humanexperiencing homelessness downtown ities also is designating each month of this

Ahwatukee women’s group slates two events in July

Support for Desert Foothills Park pickleball sought from locals

Ahwatukee Foothills Friends and Neighbors will offer Zoom presentation of “The Fascinating Lives of America’s First Ladies” by Dr. Robert Watson of Lynn University at 1 p.m. July 29. Watson will look at some of the women who have served as First Lady and discuss their contributions. Register at affanwomensgroup@gmail.com. An email will be sent the morning of the presentation with the link. Registration closes July 18. AFFAN also will hold a meeting and luncheon at Voodoo Daddy’s Steam Kitchen in Tempe at 11:30 a.m. July 18. Cost is $17 prepaid. Email affanwomensgroup@gmail.com to register.

Santi Todd looks over the items that are available during Project Humanities’ Service Saturdays outreach to people experiencing homelessness. (Courtesy of Project Humanities)

year for collecting a particular necessity. This month it’s bottled water, Gatorade and crystal light packs. Next month it’s new underwear, toiletries and refillable travel-sized bottles. Details on how people can help are at projecthumanities.asu.edu/serviceSaturdays. 

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Ahwatukee residents Carrie McNeish and Jill Ostendorp have started a campaign to persuade the City of Phoenix to build some courts in Desert Foothills Park. Ostendorp and McNeish have won the support of Councilman Sal DiCiccio, whose office is guiding them through the complex City Hall process. Their first step is to get simple statements of interest from people so they can show city officials there’s community interest in pickleball courts at Desert Foothills Park. People can express their interest by emailing dfparkpb@ gmail.com.

Y OPAS slates fundraiser, COVID vaccinations next week

The Ahwatukee Family YMCA Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors, has partnered with Home Instead Charities for its annual Give 65 campaign. Give 65 is a crowd-fundraising platform exclusively devoted to helping nonprofits raise money for programs that help seniors live with independence and dignity. “Y OPAS has the opportunity to have donations matched but it is first-come first- serve so it is important that donors donate earlier in the period,” Y OPAS Director Simon Hill said. Matching begins 6 a.m. July 13 and ends 11 p.m. July 15. A gift of $100 will touch three Ahwatukee seniors, $250 will touch eight, $500 will touch the hearts of 17 and $1,000 will

reach 35. Y OPAS has 198 volunteers serving 400 clients. To help: give65.org/yopas Between 1-3 p.m. July 13, Y OPAS and the YMCA have partnered with Commerce Medical Group to provide free COVID-19 vaccination and testing. Commerce Medical will have both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in both first and second doses. No appointment required but bring your insurance and ID.

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is appropriate for their career field, including business clothing, resume writing, time management, financial tools, decision-making skills, etc. In short, they amplify the ability for women to obtain and maintain successful employment. Positive Paths accepts donations of gently used or new clothing, shoes, purses, and jewelry. To learn more about Positive Paths visit PositivePathsAZ.org. 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun is all about sharing a simple concept of coming together as a collective community to make an immediate, direct, and positive impact in giving locally. Membership in the chapter involves attending four one-hour giving circles a year with the sole purpose of supporting the wonderful work our local nonprofit organizations do by providing funding, exposure, and awareness. The chapter has three sister groups who meet quarterly in Ahwatukee, Scottsdale and the East Valley. To learn more or register for one of their August giving circles, visit 100wwcvalleyofthesun.org or follow them on Facebook. The Ahwatukee group will meet on at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Foothills Golf Club. 

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t age 8, Rishi Popat discovered what he wanted to do with the rest of his life – thanks to air conditioning and a chair. Harvard-trained Dr. Rishi Popat, DMD, DMSC, was working alongside his parents at their north central Phoenix dry cleaners in the heat of summer when a customer, an orthodontist, asked permission to show the youngster his nearby office. “He walked in and saw me, sweaty and bored, and asked my parents if it was okay to have me come and see how they worked,” Popat recalled. “I walked in the door of his office and was in heaven when a blast of air conditioning hit me. And then I saw a chair, and

I said ‘you get to sit in a chair?’ I went back and said, ‘Dad, this is what I want to do.” Born in London and raised in Phoenix, Popat said Indian parents generally maintain high expectations for their children. He said many prefer their children work toward being physicians. “I assured them I’d still be a doctor, but I’d be a doctor of the mouth.” He made them proud, first receiving his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. While practicing general dentistry for two years in Phoenix, he volunteered at a downtown clinic providing dentistry to the underserved. But he wasn’t done. He headed east to Harvard University,

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Harvard-trained Dr. Rishi Popat, wearing his signature bow tie, stands outside what used to be Ahwatukee Orthodontics next to founder Dr. Janet L. Jordan, who is retiring. (Special to AFN)

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pooner Physical Therapy has rebranded the Fischer Institute of Physical Therapy and Performance in South Phoenix. It is now called the Spooner Sports Institute. Spooner – which has physical therapy clinics in Ahwatukee, Sun Lakes, Chandler and Mesa, among other Valley locations – acquired the institute in January 2020 and will soon put new logos on the building and its personnel’s uniforms. In a release, Spooner noted that the Fischer Institute “has helped some of the world’s top professional athletes with their physical therapy and sports medicine needs.” Over the past year and a half, Spooner said, it created and launched a sports medicine and training program “aimed at bringing the best of the Fischer Institute

with Spooner’s deep-rooted and lasting local relationships, brings excellence in sports medicine to athletes like never before.” The institute, located in a 20,000 square-foot warehouse near 32nd Street and Southern Avenue, is a frequent go-to destination for professional athletes in all major league sports. Spooner said a renovation of the facility over the last six months has “provided a reSpooner Physical Therapy has rebranded the Fischer In- freshed environment for pastitute of Physical Therapy and Performance. (Instagram) tients and athletes, as well as for the team to deliver the excelto Spooner’s 22 locations.” lence that has become synonymous with “The program offers Spooner therapists care received at the institute.” annual and ongoing training, collabora“What has not changed is the team and tion, reinforcement and personal learning their commitment to the patients who enopportunities that will continue to elevate trust the institute team with their care,” skills for years to come,” the company Spooner said, adding: said. “The expertise at Fischer, combined

“The refreshed vision is only a refined version of what has always been known: They provide world-class care that makes lives measurably better.” Brett Fischer, founder of the Fischer Institute, remains on the Spooner team. “As a member of the Spooner Sports Medicine team, he greatly influences athletes, the community, and Spooner’s own team members,” the company said. Timothy A. Spooner, PT, FAFS, CEO, said “We are incredibly proud of the work that we do at the Sports Institute and we are thankful for the team members, community partners, athletes, and patients that have accompanied us in our evolution. We owe this rebrand to all of you.” Spooner founded the company in 1990 as an outpatient physical therapy practice in Scottsdale with the philosophy that every “individual should be empowered with the knowledge and ability to achieve health through movement.” 

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Time for a mid-year check on your financial condition BY DR. HAROLD WONG AFN Guest Writer

ust like a doctor often gives a patient an annual or semi-annual physical exam, it’s time for your 2021 mid-year financial check-up. Let’s look at your job situation, real estate, investments and tax plan. Job Situation: Nothing is more important than having a secure and substantial source of income. For most people it’s their job and for some it’s their net profit from their own business. Here are the key considerations: • Is your job secure or is there a substantial danger of lay-offs? • If so, what can you do to decrease the probability of being laid-off? Do you volunteer for job duties and tasks that no one else wants? Have you added skills such as maintaining the company website and social media accounts that are essential to your company? • Are you networking and getting known in your industry so that you have

several back-up jobs you can get on short notice if you get laid-off? Real Estate: For most people it’s their primary home because very few have rental houses or other rental real estate. • With mortgage rates at all-time lows, have you refinanced to get the lowest rate possible but kept the same number of years left on your old loan so that you keep reducing principal without starting from the beginning? • With a 30-year fixed rate loan, it’s not until year 22 that half of your payment goes to principal and half to interest. It makes sense to have a 15-year loan instead of the standard 30-year loan if you can afford the higher monthly payments. • With our very hot summers, have you maintained your air conditioning units? It’s recommended that you have at least one thorough service annually. If you need to replace your AC units, understand that supply shortages may cause a 3-5 week delay in obtaining new units. • Consider paying $500-600/year for a good home warranty policy to cover most of the smaller items that go wrong

in a house. Investments: We have had an unprecedented 12-year stock market boom since the lows were reached March 9, 2009. • Are you comfortable with 80-90% or more of your total life savings in the stock market, which is typically what I have seen from the hundreds who have seen me for consultations in the last 12 years? • How would you cope if you lost 2550% of your life savings when the next stock market crash occurs? • Are you open to reducing risk by using the Rule of 100? Example: if you are 70-years-old, 100-70 means you should have no more than 30% of your life savings in the stock market. If the market crashes and you lose half of the 30%, you still have 85% of your life savings left. Tax Plan: For many, total taxes paid (federal, state, and local) exceed any single other item of one’s budget, including housing or food. • Are you paying a professional for tax planning now to reduce your 2021 taxes; or do you just find the cheapest person to fill out your tax return due on April 15, 2022?

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earning his specialty Certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at Harvard while concurrently pursuing and receiving his second doctorate degree in oral biology from Harvard Medical School. He was the only American dentist accepted to Harvard’s internationally renowned orthopedic residency – in a class of five. “The first time I applied to Harvard’s orthodontic program, I got denied but Harvard offered me a position in the General Practice Residency Program where I learned advanced general dentistry,” he explained. “I applied again and was not accepted, so I moved back home to Phoenix and utilized my advanced general dentistry skills to help the underserved population at a community health center in South Phoenix.” “The third time I applied, the dean asked, ‘Are you going to keep applying?’ and I said ‘yes’ and I was accepted. I now tell my family and patients they should never give up. If you really want something, pursue it.” That motto helped him win the hand of his wife of eight years, Bansi Popat, also chief community officer of Popat Orthodontics.

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“I was in my third year of Harvard residency and she was in Harvard Business School. There was a class I was taking and with 900 students, when I arrived, there was just one seat left. It was right next to Bansi,” he recalled. “That was the start.” “On our first date she asked me about my business plan. I said, ’I’m going to go back to Phoenix and open an office and practice orthodontics. I’ll use a smile for my logo.’ She wasn’t impressed,” he laughed. Now a Harvard Business School alum with an MBA, Bansi Popat stepped in to help him. Her first move was suggesting a logo: a pink bow tie. “She said when she first met me, I was wearing a bow tie. Growing up, I always wore bow ties – the clip-ons that my parents bought me and that I wore to all my big events,” he stated. “It’s not Harvard tradition, per se, but the professor of orthodontics cut my Mervyn’s long neck tie my mother had bought for me to wear on my first day of orthodontic residency at Harvard,” he explained. “The next day the pink bow tie from Brooks Brothers appeared, and my professor showed me how to tie a bow tie.” Serendipitous occurrences – like the orthodontist’s visit to his family’s business

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With his acquisition of Ahwatukee Orthodontics, Dr. Rishi Popat now has two Popat Orthodontics clinics in Phoenix. (Special to AFN) and meeting his wife-to-be by taking the only chair available in a crowded Harvard classroom – also account for purchasing Ahwatukee Orthodontics and launching his second orthodontics office in Phoenix. “My grandparents lived down the street from Ahwatukee Orthodontics and my aunt and uncle and cousins also live there, so Ahwatukee is my second home. Even in my residency, I would pass by Dr. Jordan’s office. At last, we got acquainted, and I’d keep in touch with her. “During COVID she decided she was ready to retire and I’m very fortunate she let me take over her practice,” he said. “Funny thing is, her parents also own a dry cleaners!” A recent remodel of the office that Dr. Janet L. Jordan, DDS opened in 1996 was completed in May. An inventor of various medical, dental and orthopedic devices, Popat also serves as a consultant for an innovative orthodontic technology company. At 41, he is passionate about developing and applying new technologies to aid his patients. “I’m always trying to invent new things to make orthodontics more affordable and accessible,” he said. “We use our proprietary software to design the patient’s smile, and then make 3-D print Invisalign aligners in-house. Normally, Invisalign would take six to eight weeks to make, but we can have it made here in under a week, and the cost is better.” Popat intuits the right questions to ask his patients. “I love dealing with my patients; I love people. It’s nice to talk to them and see

what they need. Everybody’s different, and I like to take time to get to know what they want, what their goals are. We help improve their lifestyle, their lives.” “Facetime, Instagram, social media - that’s how millennials communicate, and that’s how I communicate with my patients,” he said. “They know I’m available to them. For Jordan, leaving the practice she launched 25 years ago is bittersweet. “The decision to retire was a difficult one, but once arrived at, I had the unexpected pleasure of meeting Dr. Rishi Popat,” she said. “As I grew to know him, I realized that he would be the perfect fit for my patients and contribute greatly to the already outstanding dental and orthodontic community here in Ahwatukee. I have found Dr. Popat to be incredibly knowledgeable, kind and caring. “It is most comforting to be able to refer patients to Dr. Popat who I feel confident will take excellent care of them bringing his expertise and talent to their treatment.” Jordan said she’s continuing to practice until next spring. “It is my hope then to continue to work in other capacities within the orthodontic field,” she said. “My staff and I have received endless satisfaction and joy in caring for all our patients and families over the years. It has been a true pleasure and an honor to be a part of this community since first opening our doors back in 1996. In the meantime, it has been my great pleasure to introduce Dr. Rishi Popat to Ahwatukee.” Information: PopatOrthodontics.com or phone 602-313-8707. 

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Appropriating vs. appreciating cultures BY NEAL A. LESTER, PHD AFN Guest Writer

t its very core, “cultural appropriation” is stealing – whether intentional or not. It’s profiting off something that is not materially or culturally one’s own. It’s like plagiarizing an idea or paper, submitting it as one’s own and then getting credit for it. And it happens all the time. If considered within the context of power dynamics and dominant culture vs. subordinate culture – whether in terms of race, gender, class, age, sexuality, language, and other systems of oppression – cultural oppression is about systems, not individuals. Individuals who culturally appropriate can naively or deliberately be the casualties of cultural appropriation. Specifically, cultural appropriation is the act of taking elements of another culture and intentionally or unintentionally abusing or misusing those elements to

perpetuate stereotypes, to exploit, and to demonstrate or exert dominance. When considering what constitutes cultural theft, these questions are critical: Who is laboring? Who is profiting? Who is considered “surplus”? Who is considered “core and central”? Does the action or performance underscore the difference between an historically discriminated group that is still being discriminated against today? Is the action perpetuating a stereotype? Stereotypes themselves are shortcuts to understanding and to granting humanity to individuals. Stereotypes are based on previous experiences and knowledge, not on critically accessing and assessing what is in the present moment that may, in fact, challenge past experiences. It takes time and critical thinking to assess and access what is in the present, especially when non-threatening circumstances do not warrant the human capacity for fight or flight. As a scholar and educator who has studied US race relations for over 30 years and who has facilitated myriad

professional workshops and community conversations on and about cultural appropriation, the resistance to what is and is not cultural appropriation is often coached as a distinction between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, too often framed as “What is culture?” and “Who owns culture?” Such questions may well originate from a desire for understanding, but those who are minoritized in this country know well what culture is the dominant (i.e., “mainstream” culture) and what is not. Poet Audre Lorde, in her speech “Age, Race, Class and Sex: Women Redefining Difference” (April 1990), offers this context when explaining this notion of “minoritized vs. mainstream”: “Somewhere, on the edge of consciousness, there is what I call a mythical norm, which each one of us within our hearts knows ‘that is not me.’ In America, this norm is usually defined as white, thin, male, young, heterosexual, Christian, and financially secure. It is with this mythical norm that the trappings of power reside within this society. Those of us who stand

outside that power often identify one way in which we are different, and we assume that to be the primary cause of all oppression, forgetting other distortions around difference, some of which we ourselves may be practicing.” So, while cultural appropriation is most often about race, it is also about other identity intersections where someone in power takes from or takes credit for another’s cultural and physical labor or uses another’s oppressed identity and lived experiences as a costume – as a “performance” – for amusement, edginess, coolness, trendiness, or some other purpose lacking in understanding and authenticity. Consider the popularity of prison Halloween costumes by those who know little to nothing about prison culture. We can certainly appreciate hip hop music without assuming a “Blaccent” as did Iggy Azalea a few years ago with great fanfare and acclaim. It’s also the situation of mostly white folks calling cornrows “Bo Braids” as

On average school districts in Arizona spent $729 million per year on construction capital outlay for fiscal years 2009 to 2018. To pay for this, local districts took on long term debt, and at the end of fiscal year 2018 had $5.6 billion in long term debt, about $4,900 per student. If Arizona school districts and the State were to maintain their public school facilities at the industry-recommended levels, Arizona needs $1.9 billion per year for capital outlay, rather than $729 million. One consequence of under investment is that Arizona school districts are spending 12 percent of their total operating funds each year on maintenance and operations of facilities, one of the highest in the nation. With $100 billion in grants, consistent with S. 96, the Rebuild America’s School Act, Arizona would receive $206,850,000 annually over 10 years, which could be leveraged with state and local funding to reduce the annual $1.2 billion gap in facili-

ties funding. If funded, this program will provide formula funds to states to target to the highest need and lowest wealth districts. Given the increase in school enrollment and the needs of rural communities and tribes, Arizona’s congressman and senators should pitch hard to include this school funding in any final infrastructure package passed by the Congress. Bridges, ports, roads, broadband, and water works are in infrastructure packages and like schools are essential public infrastructure and raising sufficient capital from local and state sources to replace aged and crumbling infrastructure is difficult. Public school children in Arizona need our support. Public school buildings are “essential” and short-changing schools is just unfair and is leading to gross disparities between the wealthy and poorer school districts. This legislation is a key part of economic recovery. According to the Economic Pol-

icy Institute each $1 billion spent on construction creates 17,785 jobs. The schools we build now will still be in use in 2075, if not longer, so this is a smart way to build back better. Our public schools are our nation’s core civic institutions and are often the anchor at the very heart of our nation’s communities. Encourage Arizona’s two Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly to stand up for Arizona’s school children and support President Biden’s infrastructure package. Now is the time to build a new generation of resilient community-based schools for the children of Arizona.

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Biden’s infrastructure plan, an investment in Arizona’s schools

BY PAUL BAKALIS AFN Guest Writer

resident Biden’s infrastructure proposal is a $100 billion plan to build the next generation of school – which is great for Arizona public schools facing growing enrollment in the next five years. New money will provide jobs and assist our tribes on the Navajo Nation, and it is important for Arizona since the state’s school infrastructure program is underfinanced and facing two immediate challenges; increased enrollment and deteriorating schools. Here are key facts about Arizona’s public-school facilities. From FY2014 to FY2018, enrollment increased nearly 40,000 students. While there has been a slight decline in enrollment this year due to COVID-19, the National Center for Education Statistics projects that enrollment will continue to rise from 1,168,000 in 2020 to 1,258,000 students in 2026.

Paul Bakalis, AIA, ALEP, NCARB, CSBA , is vice president of the Arizona Chapter of the Association of Learning Environments, former Arizona School Facilities Board director and President Emeritus of the National Council for School Facilities. 

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though Bo Derek’s hairstyle in the 1979 movie 10 was groundbreaking and trendsetting when Black women had sported cornrows and braids forever, too often having them deemed “unprofessional” and inappropriate in the workplace. For some white person who sports dreadlocks because the style communicates edginess and anti-establishment, there is a Black child with braids being told that his hairstyle violates school dress code or a Black student whose locks are keeping him from graduating high school or a Black wrestler forced to cut his locks as he is beginning a match or a Black student sent home because of her braid extensions. Cultural appropriation is about power and authority, not about “political correctness” or “identity politics.” The list of celebrity and politician appropriation offenders is extensive and exhausting – Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Chet Hanks, Elvis Presley, Justin Trudeau, Pat Boone, Beyonce, Adele, Gwen Stefani, Robin Thicke, Bruno Mars, Halsey, Christina Aguilera, Bo Derek, Katy Perry, Rita Wilson, Lizzo, the Beach Boys, Kenya Moore, Taylor Swift, Mick Jagger, Amy Winehouse,

Riff Raff, Nick Jonas, Hilaria Baldwin, Justin Timberlake, and Tyler Perry. But everyday folks engage as well – whether old folks adopting a younger generation’s lingo to be cool or hip, or gay males assuming typically Black women’s personas and rhythms of talking, or middle class white folks rapping as Black rapper stereotypes, or even Black heterosexual men assuming some exaggerated construct of women and femininity solely for the sake of laughs at the expense of mocking women (Jamie Foxx, Flip Wilson, Martin Lawrence, Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes). This latter example should not to be confused with the artistry of drag via RuPaul and others whose performances are not centrally to mock women as comedy. The sin of cultural appropriation is not a legal criminal offense. However, it will likely come with social consequences from those who are historically and culturally aware and socially conscious. And once we know multiple histories beyond the prescribed and digested “master narrative” that excludes, erases, or invalidates in terms of what we say, how we dress, and how we show up as performers dressed literally and figuratively in another’s culture, we simply have to do better.

Yes, we can appreciate without appropriating, and the difference between “appropriating” and “assimilating” is the degree of power afforded the assimilated person’s actions in terms of perceived job “professionalism” and even social status. For instance, historically, Black women chemically straightening their hair is still part of mainstream “professionalism” as long, straight, and silky continues to be a female beauty ideal in this country. Wearing an afro wig as part of 60’s party as a non-Black person moves into appropriation. Women wearing dark business suits as professional attire mirrors what many men wear as “professional” attire in many corporate settings.

Understanding histories that differ from our own means that we are aware of the complex histories of marginalized communities from multiple perspectives – from rituals to music to commercials to hairstyles to language to fashion to Halloween costumes to tattoos. The rewards and gains for cultural appropriation, although temporary and material, reveal us as “emperors” metaphorically and literally wearing another’s traditions, clothes, and cultures. Ahwatukee resident Neal A. Lester, PhD, Foundation Professor of English and Founding Director of Project Humanities, Arizona State University. For more information he provides on this topic, go to Ahwatukee.com/opinions. 

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egacy Sports Park, a massive 320acre sports and entertainment complex currently under construction in East Mesa, has announced its partnership with the Cactus Football League for its 2022 season. The partnership between Legacy Sports USA and the CFL is the �irst of its kind for an adult semi-pro league in Arizona. In the more than 20 years leagues similar to the CFL have been around in the state, they frequently used high school �ields or local parks for games played by self-proclaimed “weekend warriors.” But Matt Archer, an East Valley resident and owner of the CFL, has built his league into one that stands out from the rest in four short years. “Matt’s vision with his league aligned really well with ours,” said Brett Miller,

Legacy Sports Park has announced its partnership with adult semi-pro Cactus Football League, the first partnership of its kind for competitive adult tackle football in the state. (Courtesy Legacy Sports USA)

president of Legacy Sports USA. “I’m very familiar with his league. There are so many leagues that allow kids and

adults to play at the highest level that coincides with where they are in their life and I think that’s what the Cactus Foot-

ball League does. “It gives people an opportunity to continue to play the sport they love to play.” As part of the agreement, three CFL games will be played every Saturday afternoon inside Legacy’s main stadium. Primarily meant to house soccer games, the multipurpose �ield can be repainted to accurately re�lect lines found on a football �ield. The venue can seat as many as 5,000 fans and will allow the opportunity for individual teams to set up makeshift stores to sell merchandise outside the stadium. Players, who stem from amateurs to former college and arena football athletes, will utilize locker rooms at the stadium. Restaurants and a beer garden will also occupy the stadium, offering a unique and pro-like game day experience for fans.

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Desert Vista parts ways with head baseball coach Cody Brass�ield BY ZACH ALVIRA AFN Sports Editor

esert Vista will begin its search for a new baseball coach after the school decided to part ways with Cody Brass�ield, Thunder athletic director David Klecka said in a statement Wednesday. Brass�ield, who was hired to take over the program as head coach in 2017, led the Thunder to a 45-44-1 overall record during his tenure. The program’s two most dif�icult seasons under Brass�ield came in the last two years, when it was 2-5-1 during the canceled COVID-19 season in 2020 and 4-16 this past spring. “After careful evaluation of our Desert Vista baseball program, a decision has been made to move in a new direction regarding our head coach,” Klecka said in an emailed statement. “I want to thank coach Cody Brass�ield for his efforts and

hard work. He has led the program with integrity.” Brass�ield began his tenure at Desert Vista as freshman head baseball coach in 2008. At the time, he was seven years removed from his own baseball career that began at Red Mountain from 1993-96 and extended to Phoenix College (199697) and Kansas Wesleyan University (1998-2001). He was elevated to the varsity level in 2014 as the hitting and out�ielders coach under then-head coach Stan Luketich. The Thunder’s most successful season with Brass�ield at the varsity level came

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Desert Vista athletic director David Klecka announced Wednesday the school has parted ways with head baseball coach Cody Brassfield, who was hired to take over the program in 2017. (Zach Alvira/AFN Staff)

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School in Mesa and Raymond S. Kellis CACTUS �� 35 High School in Glendale its �irst season in The CFL is the �irst adult-focused the spring of 2019. Last year, before the league Legacy has partnered with for the pandemic forced a halt to all operations, opening of its park, which is currently Youngker, Cortez and Sunnyslope high scheduled for January. In just the last few schools were used. months, Legacy announced partnerships The league stuck with those three with Arsenal Soccer Club to become the schools for the 2021 season, but Archer premier youth soccer organization at the has always had bigger and better plans. park, Elite Youth Ultimately, he aims Football, Arizona to own his own Dynamics gymfacility. That may Even when COVID hit nastics, the Sand come to fruition last year we said we would with a new mulClub beach volleyball and just rehave six months off, but we tipurpose dome cently announced currently under have worked every day on the Professional construction in the league, on our media Tour of Pickleball Surprise he has a company, on Cactus Fuel. will add a stop at stake in. Legacy. However, he I’m excited for the direction Miller said the didn’t want to go we are going but I don’t park expects to another year utithink it will really hit me until lizing only high cater to as many everything is in place. as 65,000 people school facilities every weekend, for games. That’s which will allow where Legacy leagues occupying the park to further came into play. grow and appeal to more individuals. “They made it really easy,” Archer said “Every day, every weekend will be a of Legacy. “We got on the phone with unique experience,” Miller said. “All at the them and told us what we wanted to same time we will have Cactus Football do, where we wanted to take the league League games, soccer games, gymnastics, and the problems we were having with everything. More and more people will restrictions at high schools. They rolled become aware of everything going on be- out their entire plan and it was perfect.” cause it’s all at the same place, and that’s Since its inception, the CFL has been pretty cool.” the premier destination for top-tier adult The CFL was founded by Archer in football clubs in the state. The league has 2018. What started as an idea on how to routinely �ielded well over 10 teams per better the semi-pro football landscape in season and has catered to nearly 1,000 Arizona quickly turned into the biggest players every season. This past season, which of�icially and overall, best run league in the state. The league utilized Westwood High wrapped up with the South Phoenix Run-

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after he had taken over as head coach for the 2017-18 season. Desert Vista �inished 20-10 that year. During his time as head coach, Brass�ield helped develop several Division I baseball players at Desert Vista. Brock Burton, a class of 2018 out�ield-

er committed to play for Grand Canyon, at the time an up-and-coming Division I program in the heart of Phoenix. The next year saw left-handed pitcher Eli Ankeney commit to GCU and righthanded pitcher Tyler Magin go on to continue his career at Washington State. Beau Ankeney, the younger brother to Eli who played �irst base for the Thunder

Matt Archer, an East Valley resident and owner of the Cactus Football League, aims to further grow the league into a developmental football organization with partnerships with NFL and arena teams. (Courtesy Legacy Sports USA) nin’ Rebels winning the league championship on June 5, the CFL had 17 teams split into two separate conferences. As many as eight games were played every week. Along with the growth in participation, Archer has also seen a growth in his league’s brand altogether. He has created divisions of the Cactus Football League, including Cactus Media X which handles all of the league’s podcasts, photos and live-streamed games, as well as Cactus Security and a new sports drink, Cactus Fuel. But even then, he strives for more. “I don’t know if I’ll ever be satis�ied because I don’t think I’ll ever be done,” Archer said. “Even when COVID hit last year we said we would have six months off, but we have worked every day on the league, on our media company, on Cactus Fuel. I’m excited for the direction we are

was the most recent Division I signee. He will join his brother in the fall. Several other players during Brass�ield’s tenure went on to play at lower levels of collegiate baseball, including some to Central Arizona Community College, one of the best programs in the country at the Juco level. Brass�ield declined to comment on the

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going but I don’t think it will really hit me until everything is in place.” Despite all he has accomplished in a short amount of time, Archer remains unsatis�ied. He ultimately aims to turn the CFL into a professional developmental league with arena or NFL partnerships. He knows, however, that will take time and a more professional environment than playing at local high school stadiums. Archer believes both the CFL, and Legacy will bene�it from the partnership. Teams from all over the Valley, Tucson and Prescott will bring revenue to the East Mesa facility while more eyes will be on the league. “It’s so exciting,” Miller said. “For years this thing has been a dream and now it’s come to fruition. 

school’s decision to move in a different direction at this time. Klecka said Desert Vista will immediately begin its search for the baseball program’s next head coach. “We will immediately start the process of �inding the next head baseball coach for Desert Vista High School,” Klecka said. 

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Food truck laden with lobster, sushi delights BY CONNOR DZIAWURA GetOut Staff Writer

t could be said that things have come full circle for former Marquee Theatre general manager Donny Johnson. Previously a professional bass �isherman and full-time angler, the longtime Mesa resident pivoted to the entertainment industry over the past several decades. He views working at the Electric Ballroom as a sort of entry point, and then in 1995 he launched his own music bar, the Big�ish Pub. After running the joint for about a decade, he took a job at the Marquee Theatre. But last year, the pandemic hit — and he began to rethink things. Now, he’s back in business for himself, having recently hit the road in his Rockin Rollz Lobster & Sushi mobile culinary venue. The venture incorporates his two backgrounds: In the trailer is a seafood operation with a menu ranging from lobster rolls and tacos to poke bowls and sushi, while the rear is equipped with a stage for performances. “The whole idea was to do something unique, something that had never been done before, and still — I searched all over the internet — I cannot �ind any sushi trucks,” Johnson said. “I can’t �ind any food trucks or food trailers that offer live music anywhere, so it was really my own idea, and it was my concept, and there we are. And so far, it’s just been amazing, like the response has been unbelievable.” Relationships are fundamental to Rockin Rollz. Johnson’s girlfriend Katie McAtee is his business partner, and his longtime friend Ricky Gonzales is the sushi chef. Johnson said he has known the latter for 25 years, some of that time spent as on and off roommates. “Really talented guy,” Johnson describes Gonzales. “I mean when it comes to sushi he is really smart, knows a lot of stuff about it, and he was the culinary trainer at

Donny Johnson was inspired to start a food truck that tours the Valley offering lobster and sushi dishes. (Kevin Hurley/GetOut Contributor) Kona (Grill). … But he also cooked for the Diamondbacks and he’s cooked for some other places. I met him when he was at Ichiban, which was on University and McClintock. … It’s where everybody went for sushi back then. It was a big party spot.” The two spoke about opening their own place with live music, Johnson recalls, but

life got in the way. Isolating at home last year with McAtee, Johnson recalled, she asked, “Do you really want to do this at 60, or would you rather have a little fun and do something you really want to do for your next �ive or six years before you decide to retire?” His response, inspired in part by McAtee’s home state of Maine and her “amazing” recipes, was they should sell lobster rolls and sushi. Add to that a live music stage and he found a way to combine his two interests. “Thus came Rockin Rollz Lobster & Sushi,” he said. Rockin Rollz’s menu is split into a handful of categories, loaded with a variety of sushi rolls (classic or new style), the poke bowl, lobster tacos and, of course, the lobster rolls. Complete an order by adding chips and a drink. Johnson doesn’t have to think twice about bestsellers so far. The AZ Rockin The sushi and lobster dishes served up are varied and paRoll — lobster, avocado, trons can watch how they’re put together. (Facebook) cucumber and Japanese

aioli topped with shrimp, drawn butter, ponzu and sea salt — is “by far” the most popular of the sushi rolls. But lobster rolls are also selling well, he added; he recommends eating them cold to get a good sense of the taste. “We keep it simple,” he said. “Either you get a Connecticut style, which is lobster with (warm) clari�ied butter, or you get a Katie’s Way, which is cold lobster with this sauce that Katie makes which has (scallions), chopped celery and (Japanese) mayo, and salt and pepper, and lemon juice.” But it’s the lobster tacos — lobster, cabbage, pico de gallo and spicy Japanese aioli on locally made tortillas — of which Johnson is most proud. The seafood is fresh and the brioche rolls are imported from Paris. Johnson is �irst to admit the idea of eating sushi from a truck may on its surface seem a little suspect. That’s why he said he wanted Rockin Rollz to be transparent — literally. He said he doesn’t like being unable to see inside food trucks. “When I designed the truck, I looked at it like this: Would you go into a Circle K and buy sushi? No.” “So, when I designed this, I put a window right in front of where Rick was going to be, and I wanted people to sit there and watch him make our sushi so he could talk to them. If they had questions, they could ask him, and he could answer them.” Johnson said going mobile allows him to take the food and music directly to the customers and the performers help Rockin Rollz stand out from the crowd. “I’m not a restaurant person. I’ve never been a restaurant person,” he admits. “I still don’t know anything about the restaurant business, but I do know this: what people like and what they don’t like. I know that that perception is really, really important, especially when it comes to sushi or fresh �ish.” Find scheduled locations on Facebook and Instagram @rockinrollzlobsterandsushi 

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hen I was a little girl, I absolutely idolized my dad for a lot of reasons. I was born on his birthday, so we had a special bond from the very beginning. I was “his little buddy” and two of our favorite activities to do together were to fish and to cook. We’d head out early in the morning and sit in our tiny fishing boat watching the sun come up over Lake Tahoe trying to hook native rainbow trout. In the kitchen I was his “sous chef” helping to prep things like Thanksgiving stuffing. My dad’s hero status was elevated to super hero when he made Monte Cristo sandwiches for the first time. How could you not love a dad that would load up a sandwich with meats and cheeses, dip it in eggs and cream, deep fry it and then sprinkle powdered sugar all over it. As if that wasn’t enough, we got to spread jam all over it! That was the iconic Monte Cristo sandwich of my parent’s generation. This breakfast, lunch or dinner sandwich started appearing in cookbooks in different variations from the

1930’s on. The sandwich became a runaway trend in the 1960’s when the Blue Bayou Restaurant at Disneyland’s New Orleans’s Square made it a specialty on the menu. I’m sure my dad wouldn’t have minded that I’ve opted to grill the Monte Cristo in a bit of butter and oil rather than deep fry it. Because now, it’s always about keeping that girlish figure – something that little girl on the fishing boat way back when didn’t give a hoot about.

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LANDSCAPING

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Landscape/Maintenance

High Quality Results TRIM TREES ALL TYPES GRAVEL - PAVERS SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Complete Clean Ups

Jose Martinez Not a licensed contractor.

602.515.2767 WANT A GREEN LAWN?

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Plumbing

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Insured

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Disposals

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Any Service

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Roofing

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Roofing

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