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Mesa Public Schools to speed up security upgrades BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

he day after the killing of 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, Mesa Public Schools Superintendent Andi Fourlis sent a note to district staff and families. “School should and must be a place where students and staff feel safe and secure,” Fourlis wrote in part. “While no amount of planning

can guarantee that a tragedy such as this will not occur, we do everything we can to keep students and staff safe while at school and always look for ways to continually improve.” Before the massacre, Mesa security officials were already implementing a plan to create single points of entry with secure front offices at all schools – something that has become a talking point for some national politicians in the wake of the Uvalde killings. Now, the school system is accelerating

its plans to put secure entries in place at all schools. The vision includes a secure perimeter that funnels visitors to the front office, where they wait in a secure lobby area until they are buzzed in by an employee. The glass dividers between the lobby and front desk will be fortified with a film resistant to bullets and forced entry.

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3 Mesa burn survivors take on a mountain today BY CECILIA CHAN Tribune Staff Writer

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t’s been a painful two-year journey of 47 surgeries, setbacks and rehab for burn survivor Jason Nelson, who lives in Mesa. Today, June 12, he begins another journey – hiking 19,341 feet up to the top of Africa’s tallest mountain. “For me personally it’s just a challenge to come from almost dying to standing on top of Mount Kilimanjaro with a group of survivors,” said Nelson, 45, who now lives in Mesa. “It’s hard to resist that.” Joining Nelson are six other burn survivors all treated at Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise Health. The trip is mean to raise awareness of what burn survivors can accomplish and also to

raise money for the burn facility. Among them are a Mesa couple who miraculously survived a crash that obliterated their private plane. Stephanie Neilson in 2004 as a young mother became one of the first “mommy bloggers” when she started an online journal about motherhood, traveling with children and creating a family home. Over the next four years, thousands of followers shared in the couple’s joy as their family grew. On Aug. 16, 2008, she and her husband Christian were flying their small plane when it crashed and exploded on impact in the Arizona desert. Over the next four months, their lives and future were in the hands of medical After 47 surgeries for injuries he sustained in an explosion at his then-home experts at the Arizona Burn Cen in Gilbert, Jason Nelson, now living in Mesa, is preparing to climb Africa’s highest peak with seven other burn victims form Maricopa County.

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Special ed program’s loss stings for parents BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

ince they are smaller, special education programs in Mesa Public Schools are more sensitive to changes in enrollment than regular programs. And almost every year, there’s some sort of change in the program. The result is that students with disabilities, who often struggle with changes in routines and settings, are more likely to change schools than neurotypical students. Parents of kids with disabilities have come to expect that hardship as a fact of life, but the latest movement of special ed programs in MPS stung especially bad for parents with kids at Entz Elementary, which will no longer host a Mild Intellectual Disabilities program next year. The district sent a letter to parents in the program in February that the Entz special ed program would close and parents would have to select a new school for their children to attend next year. Twenty-one families were affected by the change, and many of them spoke out at a governing board meeting in March to express their outrage at the loss of a program they said was serving their children well. Parents said they liked Entz’s smaller class sizes, effective teachers and inclassroom bathrooms. The decision would force their children to adapt to a new environment where there might be fewer accommodations. Entz parent Heath Hassel told the board his daughter has had to switch schools three times. “Every time Sarah has to go from one school to the next school, it’s very traumatic for her,” Hassel said. “Why does special education and students in special education have to take the fall? They’re the most vulnerable of all students in Mesa Public Schools.” Four months on, parents of students with disabilities are making alternate plans for their children and selecting new schools, but several parents still want answers about this latest decision and would like to see changes to the pro-

cess in the future. They said data supporting the closure of Entz was not forthcoming following the decision, and direct appeals to Superintendent Andi Fourlis were redirected back to the Superintendent of Special Education Theresa Baca. “The big concern is all these decisions are being made that impact all these children, and they don’t have to account for any of it,” said Sarah Martin, whose son was displaced by the Entz closure. “When we bring up reasonable concerns, they don’t even acknowledge it.” “I’m a foster parent,” Martin continued. “Any decision I make has to make sense. I feel like with Mesa Public Schools, it’s like, ‘we’re doing it this way.’” Some parents still question the rationale for closing Entz’s special ed program, and they want parents and teachers involved in these decisions before they are finalized. “I just feel like the district really needs to include us in its decision-making, and they need to take more responsibility for their actions,” parent Khristine Tong said. “They feel like they can do whatever they want.” Superintendent of Special Education Theresa Baca agreed with parents on many of the facts surrounding the closure of the Entz program. Students would likely be in larger class sizes next year, and not all the classrooms at other schools would have attached bathrooms. But she had a different take on the outcomes, arguing that the change will ultimately benefit special ed students in the program. Schools districts across the country, including MPS, are seeing an increasing proportion of students diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Baca said. MPS needed to add two teachers to support the district’s autism programs and consolidate its mild intellectual disability programs so that classes meet targets. “Entz had a intellectually disabled (programs), which is losing enrollment. That really was the reason for the changes,” Baca said. Baca said classrooms need a minimum number of students for an optimal

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“set up,” she said, and the district wants special ed classes with 12 students and three teachers. “We feel like 12 students in a classroom is a target number, and it’s a small number,” she said. Entz, with 21 students spread across three classes, had one class with six students. Baca said that doesn’t make sense fiscally or instructionally. She acknowledged that the decision was made without consulting the teachers and parents at Entz, but Baca said that is necessary in a district as large as MPS. There are 11,000 special education students in MPS, she said, and “when you’re very impacted by a decision, sometimes it’s hard to see the bigger picture.” Baca said special ed teachers can see they are one of the best people in a student’s life, which makes it hard for them to be objective. “I probably would have done the exact same thing as a teacher (at Entz), and felt like I had to advocate for the program to stay open,” Baca said. “Your advocacy is really going to come from the connection you have with their families.” On the issue of former Entz students losing access to classrooms with an attached bathroom, Baca also stood firm. “There are pluses to having a bathroom in the classroom, but there are also detriments,” Baca said. “Would it be a goal that our students only use a bathroom in the classroom? No.” Baca said the district wants students with mild disabilities to become independent and be able to walk down the hall and use the bathroom as soon as they can. Martin said that parents share the goal of independently toileting, but moving special ed students away from classrooms with bathrooms doesn’t reflect the day-to-day realities of the classroom and their children’s experiences. Baca’s response to the bathroom issue “seemed like it came from someone removed from the classroom,” Martin said, showing the need for teachers and parents to be included in decisions on program changes. 

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Some Mesa schools already have the system in place, but others are slated for the upgrades in future remodels. MPS plans to install secure entries ahead of the more comprehensive remodels. “We’ll have a plan moving forward that those schools that have not been refreshed will have a secure front entry until they are refreshed,” Associate Superintendent Holly Williams told the MPS Governing Board at a work session a week after the massacre. “The priority is these lobbies where someone can come in and stop before they’re able to get to the next place,” Williams continued. Asked whether the new security features would be ready by the start of the next school year, Williams said all the upgrades would be “started” by the beginning of the school year. “Acquiring the stuff is going to take a bit of time with the delays in supply chains and such,” she said, noting that the district’s security staff and administrators were currently assessing schools to identify the “just right equipment” needed. Williams said that the district was also planning to review its safety protocols over the summer and reinstate some prepandemic policies across the district. “If you remember, we have some policies and protocols around locking doors and things like that, and we were looser with COVID,” Williams said, “so that people could prop their doors open and have more fresh air. We will go back … to some of those (security) practices.” She said that with the upgraded air conditioning equipment the district plans to install using federal relief funds, air quality may be higher with doors and windows closed. • • • • •

A still from a video released by Mesa Public Schools in December 2021 demonstrates a recently installed secure front entry system at Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Mesa. Visitors must wait until they are buzzed in by an employee. (MPS) Mesa Police Department Public Information Officer Det. Brandi George told the Tribune that Mesa PD works closely with MPS on security. “We pride ourselves in our constant communication with MPS Security and maintaining the safety of all people on school campuses,” George said. “Every year, we review the emergency management protocols and research best practices nationwide alongside their team,” George continued. “The measures we have taken to ensure the safety of students, staff and visitors are viewed as very effective.” MPS earmarked $12.6 million in bond money for security upgrades out

of $50 million spent so far on renovation projects. Director of School Safety and Security Al Moore described the security upgrades in a video posted by the district in December 2021. “By creating a strong perimeter fencing and a one-point of entry with a lobby that is very secure, we have actually established a very secure school,” Moore said in the video. The security measures help “the students feel safe and the staff. The feedback from the staff and the parents is very positive,” he continued. Another major security feature the district has implemented is the installation

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of “riot films” on school windows. These films strengthen the glass, prevent them from being shattered and knocked out, denying unauthorized access. Some films are also bullet resistant. MPS Director of Communications and Engagement Heidi Hurst said that “all glass that has students behind it – classrooms, cafeterias, etc. – has bullet-resistant film. Front offices, perimeter windows, work rooms, interior offices, etc., have riot control film which offers limited bullet resistance.“ George said that a sergeant with Mesa PD worked with the school district to research products and select a company to install the riot film. 

Perimeter fencing to create one point of entry at schools Security cameras installed at all elementary schools and increased the numbers at middle and high schools (2,300 total cameras installed inside and outside MPS campuses) Waiting rooms created at some front offices that require visitors to be buzzed in by staff Riot film added to front desk windows separating staff and waiting room Lockdown alert system including lights to notify students and staff on margins of campus out of earshot

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ter at Valleywise Health. Stephanie’s New York Times best-selling memoir, “Heaven Is Here: An Incredible Story of Hope, Triumph, and Everyday Joy” honors many of her heroes in the Arizona Burn Center. The couple has been featured on NBC’s Today Show, ABC News, The Oprah Winfrey Network and many more – and followed by supporters around the country and world. The Nielsons share their gratitude for the compassionate care by the first responders and medical heroes who saved their lives. A video about their ordeal can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=apd_wTSVmpU. The other survivors doing the climb are Isia Cook, 11, a Peoria gymnast who suffered burns over 46 percent of her body from a propane tank accident. She will be hiking with her mother, Aly; Isabella McCune, 12, of Phoenix who suffered severe burns when a fire pit exploded in the family’s front yard; Phoenix Fire Capt. Susie Fawcett, burned in 1998 while fighting a structure fire; and Hailey Boyce, who at 17 suffered severe burns in a vaping accident. Nelson’s near-death mishap happened on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, while he was doing remodeling work on his house in Gilbert. “I went out to the garage to light a cigarette and there was a natural gas leak in

Among the burn survivors making the trek are Christian and Stephanie Nielsen of Mesa, who miraculously survived a crash that obliterated their private plane. (YouTube) the street that I didn’t know about,” he recalled. “I lit the cigarette and it ignited a fireball in the garage. “I just knew there was an explosion. It pretty much put me in shock. I remember standing outside screaming in pain.” A neighbor heard the explosion and called 911.

Jason Nelson, in the black ski cap, joins the rest of the burn survivors comprising Team Courage Rising in a trek in Arizona. (Courtesy of Jason Nelson)

Nelson suffered second- and thirddegree burns to 80 percent of his body – from his face to his waist and from his knees to his ankles. “Pretty much, the upper body caught the brunt of the explosion,” he said. He was put in a medically induced coma, awakening at the end of May in the ICU. Nelson was discharged during the first week of July for inpatient rehab but ended up with MRSA, a deadly superbug bacteria. “So, I had to get readmitted to Valleywise,” he said. “It (MRSA) killed my graphs, it ate my graphs.”

Surgeons had gotten the skin graphs from Nelson’s back, butt, any place that was not damaged by the flames. “I had to lean to walk again and feed myself,” Nelson said. “I was almost 40 at the time and my parents moved from Minnesota to Arizona to take care of me. “So, it’s been a journey.” By late 2016, Nelson completed his last surgery, which totaled 47 in all, and married his girlfriend, whom he was dating before his accident. For the most part, he has full function of his limbs aside from some scar contractures and some fused fingers that don’t bend anymore, Nelson said. “I tell people it probably took me five years to get back to the person I was before the accident mentally and physically,” he said, adding that he has learned compassion for other people because of his experience. Also going on the trip are medical professionals from the burn center and supporters. They will fly to Africa on June 13 and once there they will spend seven days covering 38 miles. Although the trek can be strenuous at times, climbing Kilimanjaro requires no technical skills or equipment, such as rope, harness, crampons or ice axe. The team is expected to reach the final summit Uhuru Peak on day six or June 22. Valleywise Health Foundation, the nonprofit charity for the hospital, is sponsoring the trip. Each burn survivor has a fundraising page to raise money for the burn center. Nelson said he’d like to see more mental

These are the remains of the Nielsens’ plane after it crashed. (YouTube)

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GOP lawmakers favor more for border than schools BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ov. Doug Ducey and Republican legislative leaders are trying to line up the votes for a $15.1billion spending plan that includes more money for border security than for new unrestricted operating funds for public schools. And at the same time, they want to cut $1.3 billion in taxes in the next three years. The $544 million in that border security plan includes $355 million for a statefunded fence. That wasn’t a priority of the governor in January when he announced his own spending plan. In fact, he earmarked only $50 million for “physical barriers.’’ But the idea has proven much more popular among GOP lawmakers, with the Senate actually voting along party lines this year to put $700 million to “administer and manage the construction of a new border fence.’’ Republicans in the House were more reserved, approving just $150 million. House Majority Leader Ben Toma, RPeoria, said the budget plan does not necessarily require all this be spent on physical barriers. He said it also would permit a “virtual’’ fence, monitored with technology. But Senate President Karen Fann, RPrescott, said doing something remains a priority. And she said an actual wall or fence makes sense, especially along 17 miles of what the federal government planned to build during the Trump administration but were abandoned after Biden took office. “Most of those materials are still laying around and were already paid for by the federal government,’’ she said. And Fann said that border security is among the top issues in Arizona, and for good reason. “There are young ladies getting raped by these coyotes,’’ she said.

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health programs at the hospital with the money raised. “There’s nothing about a burn that’s not traumatic,” he said. “Everything about a burn, from how it occurs to how to care for a burn is very traumatic.” Nelson said when he was asked two years ago if he was interested in the trek, he jumped at the opportunity.

It starts, he said, with the fact that voters approved Proposition 208 in 2020 to tax the wealthiest Arizonans to provide about $900 million more a year in school operating funds. While the Supreme Court ruled the form of the levy to be illegal, Boyer said the state has more than enough to fund that out of existing revenues. In fact, even with adding $425 million to the state’s “rainy day’’ fund and cutting property taxes by $350 million a year, the state would still have a $1 billion surplus at the end of three years. There are some additional education dollars in the GOP proposal, like $49 million to increase basic aid to schools by 2.5%. But Boyer said there’s less there than meets Phoenix Republican Sen. Paul Boyer remains a stumthe eye. bling block to Senate Republicans’ border-overHe pointed out that the plan actuschools spending plan for the fiscal year beginning ally reduces the money schools now July 1. He says the plan woefully under fails to supget for things like higher salaries for port public education. (Tribune file photo) experienced teachers. The result, “We have unaccompanied children com- said Boyer, is some districts will end up ing across,’’ Fann continued. “The atroci- with little, if any, new dollars. ties are absolutely horrendous. And that “It’s a shell game,’’ he said. What it also has got to stop.’’ is, said Boyer, is bad policy. The border barrier is only part of that “At a time when Arizona needs teachers $544 million security plan. It also includes desperately to stay, especially experienced everything from additional dollars to help ones, you’re getting rid of that state prolocal sheriffs to financial assistance for gram,’’ he said. prosecutors. But gubernatorial press aide C.J. KaraBut those priorities are not shared by margin said Ducey supports the idea of everyone. killing what is known as the teacher expeThe biggest hurdle for Republicans re- rience index. mains Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale. “More affluent schools typically have He points out the state has a surplus of longer-tenured teachers versus lowermore than $5 billion. And while some of income schools that have higher teacher that is being spent to pay off the debts of turnover,’’ he said. ``So we see this issue as state retirement systems, Boyer said there a matter of equity.’’ should be more than enough left for what But Chuck Essigs, lobbyist for the Assohe thinks should be the top priority: pub- ciation of School Business Officials, said it lic education. will hurt rural districts who use the funds “I didn’t have to think about it,” said Nelson, who when asked shares his journey with other burn survivors at the hospital. “The goal for me is to give back to someone who gave me so much. “I don’t think I would be the person today if I’ve not gone through Valleywise. My outcome would have been a lot different.” Nelson and the other survivors began training almost every other week by hiking around the state at places such

as South Mountain, Piestewa Peak and Humphreys Peak, the highest pinnacle in Arizona at 12,633 feet. Nelson also has hiked the Grand Canyon three times since his accident. He has always been physically fit, a selfdescribed cross-fit junkie who had just competed in a Spartan race with obstacles the day before the exposion. “We wanted to make sure we were all healthy enough to do this,” Nelson said.

to keep experienced teachers. There is another $100 million in additional dollars for students with special needs. But here, too, Boyer said, the plan fails to fund programs for students in poverty. And there are other dollars for K-12 education in the plan, like $60 million in relatively unrestricted “additional assistance.’’ Only thing is, that is being divided up evenly between traditional public schools and charter schools that are privately run, often for profit, even though there are far more students in traditional schools. Essigs said that translates out to $30 for each public school student - and $130 for each student in a charter school. Another $200 million in new education funds is earmarked only for school construction and repair, with none of it available for teacher salaries, a sore point among some who cite reports that show Arizona has among the lowest-paid teachers in the nation. And while there is $50 million being added for school safety, the dollars are restricted and can be used to hire only police officers. Aides to the governor defended the restriction, noting that state schools chief Kathy Hoffman gave certain federal pandemic relief dollars to schools, but with the limitation to use the cash solely for counselors. They said there are schools who want actual officers in place for protection. Fann said if GOP leadership can’t line up the votes of all the Republicans -–it takes all of them as they have only a one-vote edge in the House and Senate – then she will have to look to Democrats. There are things in the spending plan that appear to have bipartisan support, like $334 million as a down payment on a $1 proposal to obtain new water supplies, possibly through desalination projects. The state also is increasing its funding for various programs for foster care and other social programs. 

“Burn survivors have different issues, some have skin tightness, scar contractures and some have inhalation damage to the lungs.” But COVID came and threw a wrench into their plans, delaying the hike for two years, until now and Nelson said he’s raring to go. “It’s about overcoming the odds,” he said. “A burn injury isn’t the end of someone’s life.” 

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Beloved Xavier tennis coach dies after fall BY ZACH ALVIRA Sports Editor

oach Laurie Martin was a tennis icon in Arizona. For 17 years, she led the Xavier College Preparatory girls’ tennis team, winning five state titles and received numerous accolades for her devotion to the sport and school near downtown Phoenix. She was beloved by everyone in the community, which made news of her sudden passing difficult to process. Coach Martin died June 6 from injuries sustained in a fall at her family’s cabin in Show Low, according to Xavier Athletic Director Sister Lynn Winsor. She suffered a traumatic brain injury and was transported via helicopter to the Chandler Regional Medical Center, where she succumbed. She was 58. “Any coach that has been at Xavier as long as Laurie has, you don’t just meet the tennis team, you meet the school,” Winsor said. “Not too long ago when she was named Coach of the Year – she’s won many of them – we always introduce her at the pep rallies, and it wasn’t too long ago she was introduced in front of the entire school and received a plaque. The kids know her. They know who she is.”

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Coach Martin became a staple in the tennis community during her tenure at Xavier. Along with coaching the Gators, she also served as United States Tennis As-

sociation National High School Committee Chair, Arizona Tennis Coaches Association president, USTA Strategic Plan Task Force Member and served on the Arizona Interscholastic Association Tennis Advisory Committee. Last year, Coach Martin was named the Pro of the Year by the United States Professional Tennis Association’s Southwest division. In 2015, she was named the Tennis Industry Magazine National High School Coach of the Year and National High School Coaches Association Girl’s Coach of the Year. Along with the five state titles, she compiled a record of 271-16 during her time at Xavier and was state runner-up six times. She also led the Gators to 13 section and region titles. In 2009, she established Xavier’s tennis program as a no-cut sport, which gave opportu-

nities to the 70-90 student-athletes that came out to play each year as freshmen. “Her goal was socialization with the girls,” Winsor said. “Have them make friends with each other, get to know each other, and teach them tennis. The tennis was the instrument to get them all together. But what she did, she made them become friends. “Tennis is a lifetime sport and she really pushed that. She had 90 kids out there and it was the most organized, wonderful program. The kids were so happy to be a part of it.” Winsor sent an announcement about Coach Martin’s passing to the entire Xavier community – alumni included. A page was set up on the online platform Kudos and messages from alumni from around the country were posted honoring Coach Martin. Coach Martin is survived by her husband, Stan; daughters Amanda, Courtney and Natalie’ and son Tanner. All her children graduated from Xavier and Brophy. Winsor said funeral arrangements are still pending. “This is a huge loss not only for Xavier, not only for the tennis community but for everyone,” Winsor said. “People are hurting because they know what a wonderful person she was. This is a hard day.” 

Mesa senator rips bill to log DNA in all arrests HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

divided Senate voted June 8 to require that anyone arrested for any felony provide a DNA sample to police, whether or not they ever are charged or not, much less convicted. The 20-8 vote on HB 2102 came over objections of some lawmakers who questioned whether such an intrusion is justified. Sen. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, said she believes it violates constitutional provisions against warrantless searches. But the majority of senators were swayed by arguments that 18 other states have similar laws, the intrusion was minimal and it could lead to Arizona being able to solve “cold cases’’ by having a larger DNA database. And they noted there are procedures for those who are not charged or convicted to have the profile removed

from state records. That didn’t sway Sen. Michelle UgentiRita, R-Scottsdale. “If you want to pass things because the ends justify the means, then that’s exactly what you’re going to do in this case,’’ she said. “You want their DNA?’’ Ugenti-Rita continued. “Get a warrant and use the process.’’ Current law requires DNA collection following conviction of crimes. It also spells out that police can collect evidence after arresting people for certain specified crimes, including homicide, sex offenses, prostitution and burglary of a residential structure. HB 2102 would extend that to any felony offense. Sen. Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, said it’s no big deal.

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State Sen. Kelly Townsend, seen here from an earlier hearing with Sen. Michelle Rita-Ugenti behind her, ripped her fellow Republicans for passing the DNA bill. (Tribune file photo)

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Mesa passes $2.3B budget, adds ballot measures BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

n 14 minutes and 24 seconds – including the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance — the Mesa City Council on June 6 approved $2.3 billion in spending, set the secondary property tax levy, called elections for bond and home rule questions, placed two proposed changes to the City Charter on the ballot and amended the City Code on natural gas regulations. It was beaucoup business concluded in a short time, but in fairness, the hearings and votes were something of a formality after Council adopted the tentative budget on May 16 and approved the language of the ballot items in previous meetings. Behind the 14 minutes were hours of meetings and presentations by city staff to tweak the various elements of the budget and items on the Nov. 8 ballot before a June 11 state deadline. When Vice Mayor Jenn Duff adjourned the June 6 meeting, City Manager Chris Brady raised his arms in the air and shook

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He said people leave their DNA everywhere, telling colleagues that someone who wants theirs could simply take it from their papers on their Senate desks or even “follow us to the yogurt shop and grab the hundred spoons that we just dropped into the garbage can.’’ All this measure does, Petersen said, is expand the use of an existing tool for law enforcement. Nor does he believe there is anything special about DNA. “It’s like an ID,’’ he said. “It’s like knowing your name or your address.’’ And Sen. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, said it’s no different than when police take someone’s “mug shot’’ and fingerprints after arresting them. The legislation has been a crusade by Jayann Sepich who has testified in multiple states about the 2003 rape and murder of her 22-year-old daughter, Katie, who was a graduate student at New

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them out like wet noodles in a gesture of relief and celebration, like he was throwing off weeks of tension. In the study session before the council meeting, Brady touched on a few highlights of the record $2.3 million budget. The city will be adding more police officers and firefighters and city staff will get a 4% pay increase and a one-time $2,000 payment for retention. The city will continue work on the Central Mesa Reuse Pipeline to increase deliveries of Mesa’s treated effluent to the Gila River Indian Community. The pipeline would allow the city to exchange 4.4 billion gallons of effluent for 3.5 billion gallons of Central Arizona Project water allocated to GRIC. Leaders see the project as critical for expanding Mesa’s water portfolio. The city also approved a 14% drop in the secondary property tax levy, used to pay the interest on the city’s debt. Brady said because the city’s finances and property values are in strong shape, and some capital projects have been delayed due to

Mexico State University. Speaking to Arizona lawmakers earlier this year, she urged them to visualize someone who is dear to them. “Think of how you would feel if you were notified she had been brutalized, that she had been violently beaten, sodomized, raped, strangled to death, set on fire and dumped in the desert,’’ Sepich said. The only evidence, Sepich said, was the DNA under her daughter’s fingernails as she fought for her life. And it was that evidence, she said, that led years later to the arrest and conviction of a man whose DNA was on file for prior felonies. Sen. Victoria Steele, D-Tucson, said she understands how DNA can be “misused.’’ But she told colleagues this proposal makes sense. “The fact is, every day innocent people are needlessly violated, raped, murdered, shot, knifed by repeat offenders,’’ Steele said. “We have the technology now to help prevent some of that,’’ she said. “We have

supply chain and other issues, the city has not spent bond money from previous authorizations as quickly as expected. If voters approve the $157 million public safety bond package in November, taxes will eventually go up, but city staff said property owners will enjoy lower payments for a few years until spending on new projects ramps up. The two propositions City Council placed on the November ballot are potential wins for public safety personnel and city staff. The Mesa City Charter currently prohibits the City from bargaining collectively with employees or employee groups with respect to wages, hours and working conditions – the only city in Arizona that does so, according to the ordinance passed by Council. Proposition 476 would create an exception to the prohibition for sworn public safety employees in Mesa. If passed, the city could meet and confer and enter into memorandums of understandings regarding wages, hours, non-health-related benefits, and working conditions not covered under the technology now that will help us catch repeat offenders sooner, that will help us prevent violent crimes.’’ And Steele said that DNA can be used to exonerate the innocent. Townsend, however, said all that has to be measured against the U.S. Constitution. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,’’ she quoted the document. And the amendment says that the only way to get a warrant must be “upon probable cause.’’ But Petersen said the constitutionality of DNA collection is clear, citing a 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013 which concluded that taking samples from a cheek swab as part of the arrest procedure is legal because it serves a legitimate state interest and is “minimally invasive.’’ Townsend, however, said lawmakers need to recognize that people are sometimes wrongfully arrested, possibly because of

city personnel rules or state or federal laws. Another proposed change to the City Charter might reduce red tape in the procurement process. Currently, the Mesa City Charter requires any expenditures above $25,000 to receive council approval. City staff told Council this is on the lower end of thresholds across the Valley. Proposition 477 would keep the $25,000 threshold, but allow city councils to change it by a council vote rather than a ballot proposition. Voters will have until Aug. 10 to submit arguments advocating or opposing ballot measures to the Mesa City Clerk’s Office. The arguments appear in a publicity pamphlet before the election. Council was all business as it closed out months of work with its votes of approval, and members didn’t share any reflections during the hearings. But Duff summed things up in the discussion session before the meeting. “It’s been a good year, and I know we’re doing some great things,” Duff said. 

“political motivation, a political hit.’’ “Is any one of us at risk of being targeted politically and arrested for a felony that we are later able to prove that we are innocent of?’’ she asked. “But, meanwhile, they have forcefully taken our DNA against our will simply because we’ve been arrested.’’ Nor was Townsend impressed by Petersen’s argument that people leave DNA around all the time. “Just because you can take it off my desk doesn’t mean you have a right to take it during an arrest,’’ she said. Existing law does require courts to order the removal of DNA records in cases of people who are not charged, not convicted or whose convictions are overturned. HB 2102 would add language to specifically require any agency that collects DNA to provide both oral and written notice explaining the process, including instruction on how to request it of the court. HB 2102 now goes to the House which has not considered the measure. 

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Mesa healthcare firm appoints new CEO BY KEN SAIN Tribune Staff Writer

ental health is one of the top issues facing the country right now. It comes up in mass shootings, teen suicides and in the rising number of unsheltered people. One Chandler resident is able to find some good in all that bad news. “The only silver lining, actually I see in the last year, is that some of the stigma around getting help has diminished,” said Dr. Karen Tepper from their Mesa office. “And I think that helps all of us, right?” Tepper was named the CEO of Terros Health last month and had been the healthcare company’s chief operating officer before that. She said sport celebrities and the news media have helped get people talking about mental health and are motivating more young people to reach out for help. “I think we’re as a nation, or as a world, we’ve all been through trauma over the last couple of years,” Tepper said. “And so we’re seeing more and more people coming through our doors, who are needing trauma therapy.” Terros Health began primarily focusing on mental and behavioral health care and has since expanded to become more well-rounded. “We talked about, sort of, integrated care, which for us has meant the integration of behavioral health and primary

Chandler resident Dr. Karen Tepper is the new CEO of Terros Health and sees more people are in need of some kind of mental health help. (David Minton/Arizonan Staff Photographer) care services,” Tepper said. “And moving forward, we’re really going to be talking about how do we deepen that? So how do we include things like prevention, which as I said, is sort of my background and where I came from.” Tepper never set out for a career in public health. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in human development. She spent 10 years there focusing on behaviors, especially in children and young people. She became CEO at Acumen Fiscal Agent. She ended up leaving when that company

was acquired by another company. Tepper said the experience of becoming CEO for Terros was much different than the first time. “The last go around was was a bit more spur the moment, quite frankly,” she said. “It was a privately held company, so it’s a family board. And they were able to make decisions very, very rapidly.” This time, Terros Health’s board knew the previous CEO, Peggy Chase, intended to retire years ago. Tepper said it was important for her that the board take plen-

W. Main St., Mesa. There will be food trucks and door prizes as well as a number of activities, including games, arts and crafts, an obstacle course, drumming, bigtrucks, rock and face painting, storytelling and races. The event is co-sponsored by the Family Involvement Center, JP Realty Solutions, Waterford, AZCEND, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona, and Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest. Over 30 community agencies will pro-

vide information tables to offer resources to fathers and children. The Native American Fatherhood & Families Association began in 2002 with just one father and the mission of bringing men back to strengthening their families. Since then, NAFFA has successfully impacted thousands of lives and families. The nonprofit provides programs to strengthen families through responsible fatherhood and motherhood. “Our programs are one of a kind, creating a real

ty of time to vet her and make sure they thought she was best for the job. So she went through a number of interviews and personality tests. As COO, she was instrumental in landing some major grants. One funds a program with the county that puts a minute clinic inside the Black Canyon probation office. It helps bring health care to people who are on probation. She said in some cases many of their clients haven’t seen a doctor since they were children. The other program is the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, which works primarily with children, veterans and other special populations. But Terros Health never strays too far from its roots. Tepper said they do mental health screenings with all of their traditional health programs. She said they also are trying to help more with children. “We are in 53 schools right now,” Tepper said. “We have more schools that want to bring telehealth in. For us, it’s really about how do we bring on enough staff and get them trained and ready to go to help the people that are in need? “There needs to be more money, obviously, that goes toward addressing these issues. But people are talking about it, which means the stigma is going to continue to go down. I hope, I truly, truly hope, that the people that really need help are going to be willing to come and ask for it.” 

Mesa group, EVIT host free Father’s Day event TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF

fun-filled day of family fun is planned in honor of Father’s Day for dads and their kids at a program sponsored by the East Valley Institute of Technology and the Mesa-based Native American Fatherhood and Families Association. The free evnt will run 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 18, EVIT’s Culinary Arts Banquet Hall on its main campus, 1601

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passion in parents to take a leadership role in keeping families together and growing healthy children,” the group says on its website. Its three primary programs address the sacredness of fatherhood and motherhood, linking generations by strengthening relationships and addressing domestic violence. Information: nativeamericanfathers. org 

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he statistics are alarming. Within the next 12 months, over 200,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor. Brain tumors are now the leading cause of solid tumor cancer deaths in children through high-school age and the secondleading cause of cancer deaths in young adults ages 20 to 39. Even benign brain tumors. Due to their location, they are difficult to treat and often severely compromise the quality of life. The cure rate for most brain tumors is significantly lower than that for most other types of cancer. Amid these gloomy statistics, a nonprofit was started in Arizona in 2002 to raise funds for brain tumor research. It was founded shortly after three students from the Paradise Valley School District were diagnosed with brain tumors and ultimately died. Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research is the largest stu-

Brie Dragonattie, assistant principal of Notre Dame Preparatory, is flanked by Radia Wong, left, and Lillian Mueller, a member of the student-run nonprofit Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research. (Special to the Tribune) dent-run non-profit in Arizona. So far, it has raised over $3.7 million.

The organization provides opportunities for students to work with managers

of large companies, do media interviews, talk with researchers and observe live brain surgery. Ayush Kothari, who just graduated from BASIS Mesa and is the current co-chair for SSBTR, already has plans to extend the organization’s reach to other states. He joined the group three years ago, explaining that it was disturbing enough “to hear about statistics and what demographics brain tumors affect and how they disproportionately impact the youth population.” But when Ayush talked to a survivor, he decided to join SSBTR and applied to become an ambassador. “Having that connection with the person who was a survivor and hearing about their journey, the emotions, brought an incredibly personal touch which statistics themselves weren’t able to provide,” Ayush said. “Just hearing that story is what made me want to become involved in the organization.”

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Mesa band pilots through local music scene BY ALEX GALLAGHER Tribune Staff Writer

arcus Reardon had been studying sports journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and living in a dorm at Taylor Place in downtown Phoenix when he had a conversation that changed his life. “I remember there was a very pivotal conversation I had with someone on my floor where I asked him ‘what kind of music do you listen to?’ ‘I don’t listen to music … I’m a sports guy,” the Mesa man recalled. “I realized very quickly that the people at the top of the sports journalism world are people who literally wake up in the morning and their first thought is sports and I’ve just never thought like that.”

Mesa-based rap-rock group This Modern consists of guitarist Tre Scott, programs and vocalist Timo Willsey, vocalist Marcus Reardon and drummer Sean Whiteman. (Amar Camisi/ submitted photo)

Instead, something else was at the forefront of Reardon’s mind at every waking moment of the day: Music.

As students were rehearsing scripts or watching sports religiously, Reardon confined himself to his dorm to make beats

and hone his craft as a rapper. After graduating from in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in sports journalism, Reardon began chasing his passion for music. Through the connection of his cousin Thomas, he met Tim “Timo” Willsey — who graduated from ASU in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in sustainable energy, materials and technology — and Sean Whiteman — an alumnus of Mesa Community College. Willsey and Whiteman had been veterans of the local metal scene and were looking to start a new project that Reardon’s vocal style suited. “I wanted to make a change,” Whiteman said. “I was ready to get away from metal music and like really heavy stuff. I

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Ayush recently talked to a doctor researching Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a fatal condition in children with a zero survival rate. “It’s not curable,” he explained. “Current treatments improve quality of life but they can’t extend life itself. It’s an incredibly complex disease but we’re making steps to combatting it and creating a treatment plan that can help these children recover. And being able to help contribute towards that is very fulfilling.” He said the organization has two main goals. “One is increasing awareness about brain tumors and the second is raising funds,” Kothari explained. “To accomplish these two goals, first, we get researchers to talk with us. We hear directly from researchers and they can talk to us about different areas they’re working with and what research is being done with the funds that SSBTR has provided. “We hear cutting-edge research from phenomenal institutes like Barrow Neurological Institute, T-Gen, the National Brain Tumor Society, and Phoenix Children’s Hospital, and University of Arizona Medical Research,” he continued. “From these different areas, we can see what SSBTR’s tangible impact is. That helps increase awareness among the people we’re reaching out to.”

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was looking for something new with some that hadn’t been completely explored yet and I figured the best way if I’m going to hit that route is at least start with a rapper, get him to learn how to sing and then go from there.” The band got to work with Reardon handling the vocals, Willsey producing backing vocals and programming, Whiteman serving as the group’s stickman and Tre Scott shredding the strings. The Mesa-based band recorded and toured under several names beginning in 2016 including “Without Feeling Weird” and “Project Marcus” before settling on

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increase awareness and response,” Kothari said. “At a “cur-a-thon” event earlier this year at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, the group raised $22,000. Radia Wong, a newly minted Notre Dame Preparatory graduate, has been involved in SSBTR since her freshman year and is also a student cochair. “We help lead the meetings and we organize our fundraisers so that we can help raise money for SSBTR to donate to brain tumor research organizations,” she said. She knows a lot of people at SSBTR BASIS Mesa Class of 2022 member Ayush Kothari co-chairs the who’ve been impactstudent-run nonprofit. (Special to the Tribune) ed by brain tumors He noted that 93% of every dollar raised and said, “I’ve met a lot of these wondergoes directly to these institutions to fund ful people who have lost their children, brothers or sisters to brain tumors.” brain tumor research. Radia is also an advocate for the Nation“Second, for raising funds, we have amal Brain Tumor Society, talking and lobbassadors conducting their own fundraisbying congressional representatives and ers where they have their own events to This Modern in late 2018 — a name that Willsey feels encapsulates the band’s variety of sounds juggled within its tracks. “Based on our style of music, it’s very rap rock-infused fusion,” Willsey said. “We have no genre limits to do whatever we want and it sounds modern.” The band’s recent single “Everyone’s Miserable”, which hit the airwaves in April and addresses contemporary topics, exuded just that. “Everyone’s miserable is really a song of the times,” Reardon said. “You turn on the news, misery, you turn on the radio, misery, and it seems like everyone’s miserable. Whether it’s financially or otherwise, everyone’s struggling. The economy’s cra-

zy, there’s war, a pandemic and everyone is miserable.” Despite the depressing nomenclature of the track’s lyrics, it offers an upbeat musical score that overwhelms the somber lyrics and provides hope for the listers. “The instrumentation is an interesting dichotomy that makes you feel good,” Reardon said. “I wanted to make you smile and almost giggle at the fact that everyone is kind of miserable.” Because of this, Reardon reiterates that the song is a glimmer of hope despite being a song about a somber time in history. “It’s not a song intended to make you write sad or down about your state of the world,” Reardon said. “It’s actually the op-

senators and their offices. “I also try working with other volunteers who are doctors and relatives of people who’ve passed away from brain tumors. We’re all working together to try and persuade the congressional officials to help pass legislation to increase funding for brain tumor research and also to help patients and caregivers.” As she heads off to college, Radia wants to continue with the organization. “SSBTR helped me develop my interests in the brain and how humans think,” adding she’s considering a career in brain research. “My advice to others thinking of joining is SSBTR is it’s a wonderful cause where volunteers, students and adults, are passionate and inspired to make a difference to help improve patient’s lives,” she said. “We are a team working through establishing and bringing together everyone’s different ideas and strengths to create these wonderful events.” She said the group is expanding this year, starting at lower grade levels such as elementary and middle school and going into universities. “We’re a growing organization and we’d love for other people to get involved,” added Ayush. “And the more people that are involved the closer we get to finding a cure.” Information: ssbtr.org or admin@ssbtr.org 

posite. It’s a glimmer of hope.” Reardon, and co. plan to perform “Everyone’s Miserable” along with other tracks in their discography when they take the stage at Pub Rock in Scottsdale in support of the Phoenix-based rap-metal group Dropout Kings. 

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Mesa sees 6 resident complex deals totaling $334M BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

ive Mesa apartment complexes and a condo community have traded hands in the last three weeks in deals totaling $334 million. And on the heels on those deals, a nationwide rental listing firm said that while trends in apartment vacancies and rent indicate that more empty apartments are entering the market and rent increases are slowing – for now. The biggest deal involved the $142-million sale of the 460-unit Indian Springs Apartments on South Stewart, near Southern Avenue and Alma School Road, by California-based Open Path Investments to Rise48 Equity of Phoenix, according to Valley real estate tracker vizzda.com. Built in 1985, the complex consists of 25 buildings, three pools and basketball/ tennis court, three laundromats and a club house on just under 10 acres.

The Nolan in Mesa recently sold for $92 million, the second largest of five apartment complex sales in the city since late May. (Special to the Tribune) The sale equaled a per-square-foot price

Bug & Weed Mart thrives with family BY ALEX GALLAGHER Tribune Staff Writer

ike most things, it started with a need, Owner Jim LaBrie likes to tell people about how he founded Bug & Weed Mart over 40 years ago. LaBrie had been teaching at Alhambra High School and felt bugged by critters that snuck into his home. However, since he was on a teacher’s salary, he couldn’t afford an exterminator. So he decided to do the best he could by going to hardware stores and purchasing the best bug juice he could find. Unfortunately, the sprays didn’t do the trick. So, he kept searching until he stumbled into a small shop in Mesa that had what he needed. LaBrie was able to purchase the same

chemicals used by professional exterminators and his creepy-crawly visitors took a hike. He became so impressed by the concept that he kept a close eye on it and eventually purchased the business he once patronized, giving birth to Bug & Weed Mart. Before Jim knew it, the business began to swarm its way from its humble beginnings in Mesa to four more locations in the valley: Gilbert, Scottsdale, Tempe and Phoenix. “We started as one store in Mesa and our customers who drove from other areas told my dad ‘hey, we’d love to be able to come to see you’ or ‘is there a chance you could open (another) store’

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of $723 and a per-unit price of $308,685,

vizzda said. Another big transaction also saw Rise48 Equity buying the 288-unit The Nolan on W. Broadway Road for $92 million. Northmarq Phoenix said its investment sales team ’s investment sales and debt and equity teams represented the buyer. The sale price was more than three times greater than the $30 million that seller Benedict Canyon Equities paid for the 36-year-old complex in 2018, The gated complex comprises 18 two-story residential buildings, three pools and a clubhouse on 12.3 acres. Vizzda said the sale broke down to a per-unit cost of $319,444. Rise48 Equity plans to renovate the interiors of all the units at The Nolan, Northmarq said in a release. “Rise48 has purchased over 1,000 multifamily units in Arizona since the start of 2022, and over $1 billion in transactions since 2019,” said Brandon Harrington, a

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Bug & Weed Mart owner Jim LaBrie stands next to his son Joe who operates the Scottsdale location and acts as the business’s director of operations. Bug & Weed Mart has been in business for over 40 years and has had a presence in Scottsdale for over two decades. (Special to the Tribune)

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member of Northmarq’s debt and equity team. “They continue to seek out wellpositioned communities with valueadd opportunities through improvements to the individual units and the complex amenities.” A third mega-deal, recorded last week, involved Starpointe Communities’ sale of the 244-unit Maxwell at Cooley Station on S. Power Road near Williams Field Road to Robert J. Ctvrtilk & Apartment Management Consultants of Utah, which on its website says manages more than 122,000 units across 28 states. Built in 2021 on 8.4 acres, the gated complex comprises 16 one- and threestory buildings housing mostly studios and one-bedroom apartments and a 2,732-square-foot clubhouse. The sale price equaled $344,262 per apartment. Two of the three other sales, while not nearly as large, showed their sellers more than doubled what they paid for the com-

plexes only a few years ago. Keystone National Group of San Ramon, California, sold the Mountain View Condominiums on E. Brown Road near Mesa Drive to a California man for $7.8 million – nearly three times the $2.6 million the seller paid for the complex in 2016, vizzda data showed. The sale represented a perunit cost of $28,333. Built in 1973, the complex has three buildings with an almost even mix of oneand two-bedroom units. Also a California woman paid $4 million to buy a 16-unit complex on North Date near Counctry Club Drive and McKellips Road. Built in 1973 and expanded in 1984, the ciomplex comprises four two-story buildings, according to vizzda. The smallest of the three deals involved the purchase of an 18-unit complex on N. Williams by a Seattle man for $3.6 million – twice what a Utah man paid for it four years ago. Located near University Drive and Gilbert Road, the complex was built in 1968 and

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consists of three two-story buildings and a laundry facility. The sale price represent a per-unit price of $200,000, vizzda said. The deals came as a nationwide listing service of millions of apartments nationwide said vacancy rates were easing and the surge in rent was slowing down. “In Phoenix, for example, rents have increased by just 2 percent over the past six months, during which time the city’s vacancy index has gradually eased back to 5 percent, close to where it was before the onset of the pandemic,” Apartmentlist. com said last week. “After experiencing significant disruption over the past two years, the rental market has begun to gradually stabilize,” it continued. “The markets that saw large spikes in vacancies in the early pandemic have since seen renters return. Meanwhile, demand has started to level off in the nation’s hottest markets. That said, the availability of vacant units nationally remains notably constrained compared to the pre-pandemic norm.

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and the business finally justified enough growth,” said Jim’s son Joe, who joined the business in 2010 and currently operates the Scottsdale location in addition to acting as the companies director of operations. One by one, the stores kept opening and the timing became perfect for Jim to turn the business over to his daughter Cara and son Joe. Although he admits he did put his kids through the wringer in the years leading up to their transition. “Terrible, I had to fire them four times,” Jim said with a laugh after being asked what it was like to work with his children. “But it worked out pretty well because it is a business relationship and they’ve learned enough over the years about how to do things and they’re quite mature.” However, Joe and Cara have proven their worth by managing their way through shortages of certain products and dealing with rising costs. “There were some spikes that were crazy recently. And that was followed by the unavailability,” Joe said. “I’m very proud to say we’ve worked diligently to maintain stock on all of our items even though it’s been a little bit of a hop, skip and a jump to where I will have to stuff

“Even if our national vacancy index continues its gradual easing, it won’t surpass 6 percent until well into next year on its current trajectory.” Apartment list also said that the rapid cooling of the housing market may have an adverse impact on rental units’ supply and, consequently, rates. “There are factors at play which could present headwinds to that easing,” it said. “Although we’re now at the start of the busy season for the rental market, when the bulk of moving activity normally takes place, rapidly rising rents may incentivize many renters to stay put and renew existing leases rather than looking for new ones. “At the same time, the recent spike in mortgage rates has created yet another barrier to a historically difficult for-sale market, potentially sidelining would-be homebuyers and keeping them in the rental market. Given these factors, it’s possible that the easing of our vacancy index could level off in the coming months.” 

products in my trunk and lug them from one store to another some days.” Joe believes that the tide is beginning to settle in terms of having items on backorder. “It looks like things are finally starting to mellow a bit and I’m very happy to say we have not been out of stock for anything our customers have needed,” Joe said. This has come at the most opportune time as Joe has just begun stacking his shelves in preparation the re-emergence of scorpions and mosquito season looms. “Scorpions have kind of been the long-standing given here,” Joe said. “However, in the last couple of years, we’ve seen a lot more mosquito activity and the West Nile virus is here which is a pretty real issue.” Those are not the only critters that Joe has seen jump into the fold in recent years either. “We’ve also seen a roof rat infestation that used to be focused on just a couple of neighborhoods, and many more places now than it used to be,” he said. However, Joe feels confident in his products and authentic approach to customer service but in terms of the future expansion of the business, he plans to continue to do whatever his dad wants. Info: bugweedmart.com 

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Confused about Valley geography? Here’s a primer BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

hen I moved west in 1995 to be a newspaper scribe, one of the challenges was getting acquainted with the Valley’s geography. The grid system was easy enough, as were major cross streets like Broadway, Southern, Indian School and Van Buren. But the finer distinctions eluded me. I’m talking about, “Is Scottsdale in the East Valley?” Or, “Where exactly does the West Valley begin?” (To which I answer, it’s a lot like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s definition of porn: I can’t exactly say, “but I know it when I see it”). With 100,000 people moving here annually, I figure we need a user’s guide to the Valley’s terminology. Here you have it:” East Valley: This moniker, allegedly coined by the editors of the Tribune back in the day, covers Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Queen Creek – and Scotts-

dale. Apparently, the Scottsdale politicos and residents of the city’s tonier neighborhoods hate this idea, which is all the more reason to insist on it. South Scottsdale: The city south of Fashion Square, with a carve out for the bars and party spots of “Old Town,” which may or may not admit anyone over age 28 after 9 at night. A Realtor who specializes in the area describes it as “the heart and soul of the city.” Translated: You can afford it! West Valley: Generally speaking, this region includes everything west of the 17 freeway that is not in Phoenix – except Maryvale, which is in Phoenix, but poor, so Phoenix would like it to be someplace else. Glendale, which begins at 43rd Avenue, is in the West Valley. So are places like Peoria, Avondale, Buckeye, Tolleson and Youngtown, a small town ironically devoid of young people. Many of the western suburbs are named for their distance from Phoenix, like Surprise (“I’m surprised it’s so damn far”) and Goodyear (“it will take a good

year to get here if there’s an accident on the 10”). Phoenix, which serves as the Valley’s central core, has its own naming nuances. North Phoenix: Notable for gated communities, mountain views and the prevalence of Walgreens at every intersection, North Phoenix oddly does not include Northern Avenue. It begins somewhere north of Paradise Valley – a Latin phrase meaning “home of photo radar” – and extends to about Flagstaff. Central Phoenix: An amorphous blob that begins where downtown Phoenix and the Central City areas end (say about Thomas Road) and winds north to about Shea Boulevard. East to west, Central Phoenix seems to span 44th Street to about Seventh Avenue. To the east is “the east side,” which has lots of industrial stuff, and to the west is the “west side,” notable for random gunfire and drive-thru restaurants that offer excellent burritos and end in the suffix “-berto’s.”

South Phoenix: The city south of downtown but north of South Mountain. The area includes urban clusters to the east and sprawling farms and warehouses to the west. However, south Phoenix does not include the southernmost tip of Phoenix. Ahwatukee: There’s some interesting arcana surrounding the name of the most southern ‘burb in Phoenix. Once upon a time, a huge house – Casa De Suenos, or “house of dreams” – stood out that way. Then a lady from Wyoming bought it and renamed the house “Ahwatukee,” which she said was the Crow Indians’ phrase for “house of dreams.” As it turns out, the Crow people – who don’t live in Arizona – don’t have that word in their language. But they do have the phrase “awe chuuke,” which means “the other side of the hill.” Consider yourself in the know, friend. But don’t worry if you’re confused. It only took me 27 years to figure this out. You’re probably quicker on the uptake. 

Simply stated, it is an undeclared “War on the Law-Abiding.” Gone is the notion of improving the standard of living for an increasingly shrinking middle class. Also absent is any inclination to advocate for the “little guy who works hard and plays by the rules.” And long ago, what Hubert Humphrey called the “politics of joy” went missing in action. All that has been replaced by the politics of grievance. Deliberate steps have been taken to make sure that Lady Justice has lost her blindfold and that a heavy left thumb has unbalanced her scales. “Equal justice under law” has yielded to “special justice based on cultural consideration of ‘social victim’ status.” That’s the rationale behind the deliberate use of the term “equity” to replace the

concept of equality. Rather than work to insure equality of opportunity for all, the Biden Bunch has chosen to short-circuit that process and manipulate outcomes favoring those regarded as “deserving.” So now, “cultural karma” displaces constitutional principles. In progressive parlance, it’s called “social justice.” In the real world, it’s called “payback.” The vision of a “Post-Racial America” has deteriorated into a “Most-Racial America,” viewed through the prism of progressive politics. Disagree with leftist methods and goals? You’ll immediately hear the taunt, “Racist!” Misfits, miscreants, and militants comprise the core constituency of the American Left today, along with “conspiring

capitalists of convenience,” who rely on the manipulation of government policies to achieve their desired business success. Think of the bevy of billionaires who reached that economic status based on their “timely investments” in so-called “green energy” policies propagated by progressives. Who made the largest investment? American taxpayers, of course. Who reaped the largest profits? Political patrons of today’s Democratic Party. Turns out the “green” in “green energy” isn’t the environment! Even life-long Democrats have discovered that this isn’t their Grandpa’s political party.

Brain fog aside, Biden declares war – on himself BY JD HAYWORTH Tribune Columnist

n 1964, President Johnson declared “War on Poverty.” In 1971, President Nixon announced a “War on Drugs.” In 1977, President Carter said “the moral equivalent of war” was needed to combat the energy crisis. In early April of this year, the current occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue called his wife of almost 45 years Barack Obama’s vice president. No foolin’. Despite the thick “brain fog” enveloping Joe Biden, the leftist cabinet officers and staffers surrounding him have a mission they are pursuing with crystal clarity.

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How consumers can learn about food recalls BY TERESA MURRAY Tribune Guest Writer

hances are high that you or someone in your family has gotten sick from something you ate in the last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six Americans get sick each year from foodborne diseases. Of those,128,000 wind up in the hospital and 3,000 die. While many stores quickly notify customers of recalls one way or another, they’re not required to, and their practices are neither uniform nor always timely. Ultimately, our country needs to improve its food production process to reduce the need for recalls in the first place. In the meantime, the government and grocers need to do a better job warning consumers in a timely manner of food

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AOC is no JFK… Kamala Harris is no Barbara Jordan…and though he may fit the demographic, there’s nothing grandfatherly about Joe Biden. Scowling, squinting, and shouting isn’t a display of leadership; it betrays a lack of confidence…or worse, confusion.

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Incorporating better use of technology, a tactic the food industry association supports, could help significantly. The Arizona PIRG Education Fund’s report includes tips for consumers on steps you can take to keep up with food recalls such as stopping by the customer service desk of the grocery stores you shop at and ask how they notify customers of recalls; get the free Foodkeeper app through foodsafety.gov and allow recall notifications to be pushed to your phone; sign up for recall alerts via the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture websites; and if you have a Twitter account, follow the agencies’ Twitter accounts: @FDArecalls and @USDAFoodSafety. Getting real-time alerts is especially important if there are people with severe allergies, or kids, pregnant women, elderly folks, or people with comprocapsulated in this comment from former Bill Clinton aide Paul Begala: “Stroke of a pen. Law of the land. Kinda cool!” Voters’ ardor has cooled for Joe Biden… his perilous plunge in the polls confirms it. So does the increasingly critical coverage from major newspapers, the alphabet networks, and their “cable cousins.” Charitably, it’s hard to imagine the Joe

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hen Nick and Sa’Veon McCrimon were younger, their father made it well known that if the two wanted to play football, they would have to perform well in the classroom. That stuck with them from a young age when they first picked up a ball. It’s now carried over to Westwood High School, where Nick is preparing to be a senior and Sa’Veon a sophomore. The brothers have always been close, often competing with each other. Nick admits he isn’t like most older brothers where he purposefully established himself as the dominant half. But nonetheless, pushing each other on a daily basis has led them to become two of the key players for the Warriors this upcoming season. “Watching him, seeing him do good on the field, he’s the reason I am trying to push myself to be better,” Sa’Veon said. “I want to be better than him. But he isn’t going to let me be better than him. I think that’s why we both come out and try to be top notch.” Sa’Veon spent his first season at Westwood in the lower-level program. But he has varsity experience on the basketball court. He was brought up to compete at the highest level before the start of the season in the winter. Now, he is going to be called upon to contribute on the football field alongside Nick in the state’s highest conference. Westwood wrapped up the 2021 season going 6-4, narrowly missing a shot at the 6A playoffs. The Warriors were led by then-head coach Kyle Ide, an alum of the school. Ide announced his retirement after the season, which opened the door for Brandon Large, who played at Westwood, to leave his position as an assistant at Higley to lead his alma mater. The transition has been easy for the players. Nick and Sa’Veon especially, have immediately felt a level of trust between them and Large. They know he will lean upon them to make plays as wide receivers this season.

Westwood senior Nick McCrimon, “left,” and his sophomore brother, Sa’Veon, have quickly become dynamic playmakers for the Warriors this off-season and heading into the summer. They have earned the trust of new coach Brandon Large, “middle,” and will be key to the team’s success in the fall. (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff) And they’re ready for the challenge. “It honestly feels good,” Nick said. “I feel like we are going to have a pretty good season knowing he trusts us. As long as he trusts us, we trust him.” Nick was primarily a defensive back for Westwood as a junior. He finished the year with 27 total tackles and three in-

terceptions. But now playing both sides of the ball, he is ready to make a positive impact. It has also led to some friendly wagers between he and Sa’Veon, most notably who will be the first to find the end zone for the Warriors next season. Their father, Nick Jr., typically helps them

The bond Nick and Sa’Veon share on the field is one that never is broken despite mistakes the other may make. They motivate each other to be better both on the field and in the classroom. (Dave Minton/Tribune Staff)

settle what’s at stake. Sometimes it’s something as simple as pushups. Other times it will involve a small amount of money. But most importantly, it’s bragging rights. “When I score first, I’m going to obviously go hand him the ball,” Nick said while Sa’Veon scoffed at the idea. “That’s how we push each other.” “That’s not going to happen,” Sa’Veon added. When they aren’t making jokes with each other, the brothers have become leaders for Westwood. They have a certain ‘no nonsense’ approach to the game that has started to rub off on other players around them. Large didn’t know much about the brothers when he took over the football program in December. But he immediately recognized their athleticism in off-season workouts. That, coupled with their approach to the classroom, has made them and other players with the same mindset part of the culture shift at Westwood as a whole. “Those guys are very dynamic athletes and they’re also phenomenal students,” Large said. “They’re both high 3.8-3.9 GPA students. They’re just all-around great kids and we feel like they’re going to be very special for us.” Nick has goals to reach a four-year university when he graduates next spring. He hopes to continue playing football for the rest of his life. But if that doesn’t pan out, he has a backup. Watching "Law & Order" with his mother growing up, he wasn’t enamored by the detectives or forensic analysts the show often highlights. He liked the doctors. He said he aims to be a surgeon of some sort and wants to major in biomedicine. He knows that is a difficult path to follow, but just like with his time at Westwood it’s a challenge he wants to meet head on. And with his Sa’Veon by his side he knows he will be able to accomplish his goals. Their relationship on and off the field makes them a special dynamic, one that has so far helped them in life. “We don’t get mad at each other when

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someone messes up,” Nick said. “We keep each other up. That probably makes us do what we do. You have to have that relationship in order to be good.” Se’Veon’s goals don’t quite extend beyond Westwood just yet. For now, he’s focused on making the most of an opportunity on the varsity roster. “I’m just going to ball out and try to do what is best for the team,” Sa’Veon said. “I want to push my team so we can be good as a whole. No pressure.” Westwood as a program has had its fair share of down years in the last decade.

The Warriors haven’t made the postseason since 2014. They last won a championship in 1988. They’re underdogs. But that’s how Nick likes it. He is confident in his teammates and coaches to surprise other teams this season. And as a player, he’s going to do whatever it takes to help put his team in position to do that. “We’re going to make it far in playoffs, I think,” Nick said. “We have a good team. We have good coaches. As long as teams still look over us, that’s better for us. As long as we’re the underdogs we are going to come out and show them all.” 

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hen the alt-rock band Grey Daze wanted to honor its late lead singer, Chester Bennington, one way stood out. Drummer Sean Dowdell approached Bennington’s widow, Talinda Bennington, and her children about breathing new life into 20 unreleased tracks with the Linkin Park singer’s vocals. “I told Talinda and the that we’re going to curate this project and keep his original intention to not exploit anything,” Dowdell said. Bennington died by suicide at age 41 in 2017. Grey Daze formed in 1993 and released two albums – “Wake Me” (1994) and “…No Sun Today” (1997) – and recorded demos for several other works at Anthem Studios in Glendale and the Valley’s Conservatory of Recording Arts and Science. When Linkin Park reached commercial success at the turn of the millennium, Grey Daze disbanded. With Talinda Bennington’s blessing, Dowdell – who graduated from Shadow Mountain High School and resides in Queen Creek – bass player Mace Beyers and guitar player Cristin Davis moved forward d to shed one more light on another dimension of the singer. The first chapter was the 2020 release of “Amends,” featuring 10 Bennington-led tracks. Following the success of the album, Dowdell returned to the studio later that year to wrap up the remaining 10 tracks. “The Phoenix” will be released on June 17. A listening party is being planned. “We chose the songs the first one because we felt like they all fit together,” said Dowdell, Bennington’s partner in Club Tattoo —which opened its first of six locations in Tempe 27 years ago, among other things. “The songs that were left fit really well together, too. It feels like we did it on purpose and, maybe subconsciously on some level, we did. But it wasn’t as conscious of

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Former Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington died in 2017. (Special to GetOut)

of crying and a lot of hugging,” Dowdell said. “This time, the studio was a lot more celebratory. We really had a lot of fun and shared a lot of good stories about Chester.” The team featured Dowdell, Beyers and Davis along with Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and Filter vocalist Richard Patrick. Bennington’s daughters, Lily and Lila, perform on “Hole.” Dowdell admits it was hard to create the perfect sound. “Mace, Cristin and I took our best guess at what we thought Chester would have appreciated,” Dowdell said. “I can’t say for certain he definitely would have done this, or he definitely would have done that because he was such a creative human. We took our best-educated guess as to what we think you would have liked.” Although “The Phoenix’s” lyrics further immortalize Bennington, Dowdell feels the album’s title and artwork notably exemplify his best friend. “We thought the flames (on his arms) were the most visually iconic part about Chester,” Dowdell said. “That photo is just such an iconic capture of, not only who he was in life, and what he meant to me, but who he was, visually, to the rest of us.” Dowdell admits he desperately misses Bennington – who grew up in the Valley and owned a home in Gilbert – with whom he played on stage. They also played basketball, test drove cars and sat and talked during their decades of friendship. “I think it’ll always be a sad thing, but it doesn’t tear me up inside every day as it did for the first two years,” he said. Nevertheless, he feels “The Phoenix” allows fans to relish Bennington’s notable voice one last time and appreciate who he was as a person. “We finished this music to not only fulfill his thoughts and our thoughts, but I think it’s nice to be able to appreciate Chester, for all of the things that he did,” Dowdell said. Info: greydazemusic.com 

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Public Notices SAN TAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT CALL OF ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified electorate of San Tan Irrigation District of Maricopa County that the Board of Directors of San Tan Irrigation District, pursuant to the Arizona Revised Statutes Title 48, Ch. 19, Article 5 (A.R.S. § 48-3041 and following —Acreage System of Voting), calls for a general election to be held on the 15th day of November, 2022, for the purpose of electing one (1) member of the Board of Directors. Nomination petitions for Director shall be signed by qualified electors of the District representing no less than one-half of one percent of the acreage vote in the District, but not more than two hundred and fifty and not fewer than five individual signatures. A.R.S. § 16-322(A)(12). Nomination petitions shall be filed no earlier than 150 days before the election (June 20, 2022), and no later than 120 days before the election (July 18,2022) with the Board of Directors of San Tan Irrigation District by delivering the petition to the offices of the District at 3978 E Chandler Heights, Suite 104, Gilbert, Arizona 85298. A.R.S. § 16-311(B). Write in candidates must comply with A.R.S. § 16-312(B) (October 6, 2022) or A.R.S. § 48-3011(A) (November 4, 2022). All voters eligible to vote in the election may register or check the status of their registration in the offices of the District at 3978 E Chandler Heights, Suite 104, Gilbert, Arizona 85298 until November 9, 2022. No person shall be allowed to vote unless that person is registered and can show that they are the holder of lands within the District as shown by the public records as of the 90th day before the date of the election (August 17, 2022) and otherwise meets the qualifications of electors within the District under A.R.S. § 48-3043, nor shall any person cast more votes than the number of votes to which he or she is entitled as shown by the District register, to be established by the District Secretary no later than 5 days before the election (A.R.S. § 48-3044). The polls shall be open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the day of the election (November 15, 2022) and shall be held at the District Office, 3978 E Chandler Heights, Suite 104, Gilbert, Arizona 85298. President DATED this 6th day of June, 2022. SAN TAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA BY: Ed Roberts, Board President. Published: East Valley Tribune, June 12, 19, 2022 / 47234

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Public Notice: Boingo Wireless, Inc. proposes the construction of a 80-ft AGL monopole communications tower to be located at 6321 S. Ellsworth Rd., in the southern portion of the City of Mesa, within Maricopa County, Arizona ( Maricopa County Parcel #313-25-859S ). Boingo Wireless, Inc. seeks comments from all interested persons on any potential significant impact the proposed action could have on the quality of the human environment pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1307, including potential impacts to historic or cultural resources that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Please submit any written comments by July 6, 2022 regarding the potential effects that the proposed tower may have on Historic Properties that are listed or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places to: Tower Engineering Professionals, Inc. (Attn: George Swearingen ) 326 Tryon Road, Raleigh, NC 27603 Telephone: ( 919 ) 661-6351 Fax: ( 919 ) 661-6350 Published: East Valley Tribune, Jun 12, 2022 / 47225

Superior Court of California, County of Corte Superior de California, Condado de 4175 Main Street Riverside CA 92501 Summons (Domestic Violence Restraining Order) Citacion (Orden de restriccion de violencia en el hogar) Case No. DVRI2200386. If ordered by a judge to use this form, complete items (1) only. (2) Si un juez le ha ordenado llenar este formulario, Ilene solo los puntos (1) y (2). (1) Person asking for protection: La persona que solicita proteccion: RUBY VILLALPANDO (2) Notice to (name of person to be restrained): Aviso a (nombre de la persona a ser restringida): IAN STEPHON SOLOMON The person in (1) is asking for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order against you. La persona en (1) esta pidiendo una orden de restriccion de violencia en el hogar contra usted. Lea la pagina 2 para mas informaci6n. (3) You have a court date Tiene una audiencia en la corte Date/Fecha 7/7/2022. Time/Hora 8:30AM Dept/Depto.: F301. What if I don't go to my court date? If you do not go to your court date, the judge can grant a restraining order that limits your contact with the person in (1). If you have a child with the person in (1), the court could make orders that limit your time with your child. Having a restraining order against you may impact your life in other ways, including preventing you from having guns and ammunition. If you do not go to your court date, the judge could grant everything that the person in (1) asked the judge to order. Que pasa si no voy a la audiencia? Si no va a la audiencia, el juez puede dictar una orden de restriccion que limita su contacto con la persona en (1). Si tiene un hijo con la persona en (1), la corte puede dictar ordenes que limitan su tiempo con su hijo. Una orden de restriccion en su contra puede tener otras consecuencias, como prohibirle tener armas de fuego y municiones. Si no va a la audiencia, el juez puede ordenar todo lo que pide la persona en (1). How do I find out what the person in (1) is asking for? To find out what the person in (1) is asking the judge to order, go to the courthouse listed at the top of page 1. Ask the court clerk to let you see your case file. You will need to give the court clerk your case number, which is listed above and on page 1. The request for restraining order will be on form DV-100, Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order. Como puedo entender lo que pide la persona en (1) Para entender lo que pide la persona en (1), vaya al tribunal en la direccion indicada en la parte superior de la pagina 1. Pida al secretario de la corte permiso para ver el expediente de su caso. Tendra que darle al secretario el numero de su caso, que aparece arriba y en la pagina 1. La solicitud de una orden de restriccion se hace en el formulario DV-100, Solicitud de orden de restriccion de violencia en el hogar. Where can I get help? Free legal information is available at your local court's self-help center. Go to www.courts.ca.gov/ selfhelp to find your local center. Donde puedo obtener ayuda? Puede obtener informacion legal gratis en el centro de ayuda de su corte. Vea https://www.courts.ca.gov/ selfhelp-selfhelpcenters.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=es para encontrar el centro de ayuda en su condado. Do I need a lawyer? You are not required to have a lawyer, but you may want legal advice before your court hearing. For help finding a lawyer, you can visit www.lawhelpca.org or contact your local bar association. Necesito un abogado? No es obligatorio tener un abogado, pero es posible que quiera consejos legales antes de la audiencia en la corte. Para ayuda a encontrar un abogado, visite https://www.lawhelpca.org/es/homepage o contacte al Colegio de Abogados local. Date/Fecha 19 May 2022. Clerk, by (Secretario, por): /s/ D. Cortez Deputy (Asistente). Published: East Valley Tribune, May 29, Jun 5, 12, 19, 2022 / 46826 / 46875

CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinances at the June 20, 2022, City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. ZON21-01285 (District 6) Within the 4900 to 5200 blocks of South Power Road (east side) and within 6800 to 7000 blocks of East Ray Road (north side). Located north of Ray Road on the east side of Power Road (41± acres). Site Plan Modification. This request will allow for the development of a hotel. Jose Pombo, Vivo Development Partners, applicant; Power 202 Mixed Use, LLC., owner. 2. ZON22-00093 (District 6) Within the 7900 block of East Warner Road (south side). Located east of Sossaman Road and west of Hawes Road (50± acres). Rezone from Agricultural (AG) to Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development overlay (LI-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for an industrial development. Shane Cassidy, Comunale Properties, applicant; Victor Riches, owner. 3. ZON22-00160 (District 3) Within the 800 block of North Country Club Drive (west side), within the 400 block of West Rio Salado Parkway (north side), and within the 400 block of West 9th Street (south side). Located south of Brown Road on the west side of Country Club Drive (2.3± acres). Rezone from Multiple Residence (RM-4) and Limited Commercial (LC) to Limited Commercial with a Bonus Intensity Zone overlay (LC-BIZ), Site Plan Review. This request will allow the development of a new Child Crisis Arizona headquarters. Chris Woosley, Architectural Resource Team, applicant; SAFE KIDS STRONG FAMILIES LLC, owner. Dated at Mesa, Arizona, this 12th day of June 2022. Holly Moseley, City Clerk Published in the East Valley Tribune June 12, 2022 / 47249

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A Dramatic New Gated Community in Gilbert Vintage Collection • From the low $600’s • 480-895-2800 Craftsman Collection • From the mid $700’s • 480-988-2400 PALMA BRISA – In Ahwatukee Foothills NOW SELLING A Dramatic New Gated Community Vintage Collection • From the high $600’s • 480-641-1800 Craftsman Collection • From the low $800’s • 480-641-1800 BELMONT AT SOMERSET – Prime Gilbert Location CLOSEOUT Luxury estate homes and timeless architecture • From the low $1,000,000’s • 480-895-6300 MONTELUNA – Brand New Gated Community in the Foothills of Northeast Mesa NOW SELLING B McKellips Rd just east of the Red Mountain 202 Fwy • From the low $700’s RESERVE AT RED ROCK – New Upscale Resort Community in the Foothills of Northeast Mesa COMING IN 2022 Stunning views of Red Mountain • From the $600’s TALINN AT DESERT RIDGE – SALES BEGIN EARLY IN 2022 Spectacular location at Desert Ridge ESTATES AT MANDARIN GROVE – In the Citrus Groves of NE Mesa CLOSEOUT 11 luxury single-level estate homes with 3- to 6-car garages plus optional RV garages and carriage houses • From the mid $1,000,000’s • 480-750-3000 ESTATES AT HERMOSA RANCH – In the Citrus Groves of NE Mesa CLOSEOUT 12 single-level homes on extra large homesites with 5- to 6-car garages plus optional RV garages and carriage houses • From the mid $1,000,000’s • 480-750-3000

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MESA TRIBUNE SOUTHEAST, JUNE 12, 2022

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