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Judge tosses ban, SUSD keeps masks BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer and HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

cottsdale Unified School District is keeping its mask mandate in effect for now after a Maricopa Superior Court judge ruled Sept. 27 that the mandate ban

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hearing on its appeal, it rejected a request to stay Cooper’s ruling, paving the way for SUSD to retain its mask mandate, possibly through the rest of this month. The district told parents it will stay in effect for at least two weeks after fall break (Oct. 11-15) or the judge’s ruling is over-

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Scottsdale man �iles over 21K airport noise complaints An edition of the East Valley Tribune Scottsdale Progress is published every Sunday and distributed free of charge to homes and in single-copy locations throughout Scottsdale. To find out where you can pick up a free copy of Scottsdale Progress, please visit www.Scottsdale.org. CONTACT INFORMATION Main number 480-898-6500 | Advertising 480-898-5624 Circulation service 480-898-5641 Scottsdale Progress 1620 W. Fountainhead Parkway, Suite 219, Tempe, AZ 85282 Publisher Steve T. Strickbine Vice President Michael Hiatt ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Display Advertising 480-898-6309 Classifieds/Inside Sales Elaine Cota | 480-898-7926 | ecota@scottsdale.org TJ Higgins | 480-898-5902 | tjhiggins@scottsdale.org Advertising Office Manager Kathy Sgambelluri | 480-898-6500 | ksgambelluri@timespublications.com Director of National Advertising Zac Reynolds | 480-898-5603 | zac@scottsdale.org NEWS DEPARTMENT Executive Editor Paul Maryniak | 480-898-5647 | pmaryniak@scottsdale.org Staff Writers Alex Gallagher | 843-696-6442 | agallagher@timespublications.com John Graber | 480-898-5682 | jgraber@timespublications.com Photographers Pablo Robles | Probles@scottsdale.org Design Veronica Thurman | vthurman@scottsdale.org Production Coordinator Courtney Oldham | 480-898-5617 | production@scottsdale.org Circulation Director Aaron Kolodny | 480-898-5641 | customercare@scottsdale.org Scottsdale Progress is distributed by AZ Integrated Media, a circulation service company owned by Times Media Group. The public is permitted one copy per reader. For further information regarding the circulation of this publication or others in the Times Media Group family of publications, please contact AZ Integrated Media at circ@azintegratedmedia.com or 480-898-5641. For circulation services please contact Aaron Kolodny at aaron@azintegratedmedia.com

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cott Hoffmann had no problem with the Scottsdale Airport for the longest time. He has lived across the street from it, near the intersection of 68th Street and Paradise Lane, for 20 years and his only contact with it was a visit to a restaurant there. But when COVID hit in March 2020, he started noticing a lot more planes going overhead. It’s not clear if the two are connected but like the disease, the planes haven’t gone away. So, Hoffmann did what many people in his shoes would do: he went to the airport’s website and he filed a complaint. He didn’t hear anything back and the planes kept flying overhead all hours of the day and night. One even woke up his wife around midnight a couple of months back, so he filed another complaint … and then another … and another … In the first half of 2021, Scott Hoffmann has filed 21,136 complaints. He admits it’s a bit excessive, but he says it’s the former police officer in him that drives him to document the complaints so thoroughly. To this day, Hoffmann said no one from the airport has ever contacted him about his complaints. Scottsdale Airport Aviation Planning and Outreach Coordinator Sarah Ferrara said that’s just not true.

“We responded early on,” She said. “If we don’t reach someone right away, we do leave a message.” Hoffmann said he has called Ferrara and that she told him he was out of luck because the airport was there first. “In essence, these pilots have more rights than we do,” Hoffmann said. Ferrara disputes that claim as well. “We really do aim to track all of the noise complaints and respond to them efficiently,” Ferrara said. After that, he called Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega’s office, but never got a return call. Ortega said he does not recall any communication from Hoffmann but would research the issue further. Hoffmann got so desperate he called the Federal Aviation Administration, Sky Harbor Airport; and even called a Phoenix City Council member because even though he has a Scottsdale address, he gets city services through Phoenix. But all of them said they couldn’t help him. Hoffmann said he has no complaint about the jets flying in and out of the airport because they always seem to miss his house. It’s the prop planes used by the 12 – and soon to be 13 – different flight schools at the airport, that circle over head as students practice making right turns. Flight schools generate complaints because they tend to fly certain patterns above the airport repeatedly.

Flights landing and taking off between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. also generate complaints. “We reach out to operators to ask for their cooperation but because we get federal grants we must, must stay open (24 hours per day, 7 days per week),” Ferrara said. Hoffmann says it sounds funny but he figures at least some planes are flying directly over his home in retaliation for all the complaints he’s filed. “It sounds paranoid and goofy,” he said. Hoffmann and his wife have considered moving but in this sellers market, he doesn’t figure he can afford to move. There have been 21,854 noise complaints registered with the airport for the first half of this year and if you subtract the ones filed by Hoffman, total complaints are down 258 in the first half of this year from the same period in 2020. Approximately 195,852 takeoffs and landings occurred in 2020, making Scottsdale one of the busiest corporate jet facilities in the state. Hoffmann figures the number of planes flying over his house have eased a little bit since the runway reopened in August. About 455 aircraft are based at Scottsdale Airport, from single engine recreational planes to numerous corporate jets. The airport is the busiest single runway, general aviation airport and the second busiest single runway for all airports in the nation.

not be able to book a one-night reservation for any home Halloween weekend. For guests looking for a two-night stay, other measures are in place. Airbnb will utilize its technology to restrict certain local and last-minute bookings by guests who do not have a history of positive reviews. Meanwhile, people with a history of positive reviews will need to attest that they understand Airbnb’s party ban and that they may be subject to legal action if they break rules against rowdy behavior. “Ultimately, we hope this will stop as many unauthorized parties as pos-

sible,” Breit said. “What we want here is for everyone who is using our platform during these particular holidays to be doing so in a safe and responsible manner that’s respectful of neighbors.” The policy is predicated on the company’s existing global party ban, which was announced in August 2020. That policy placed a maximum occupancy of 16 people on all residences, created a 24/7 neighborhood support hotline and further restricted guests under age 25 who do not have a history of positive reviews locally. “Ultimately, what we’re most con-

Airbnb cracking down on Halloween parties BY ALEX GALLAGHER AND BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writers

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turned. The district said federal, state and county health agencies recommend “universal masking while community transmission of COVID remains at an elevated level, which it currently is and has been in SUSD since the end of July. Through Sept. 23, the district had 494 on campus student positive COVID cases reported and 994 symptomatic students on campus sent home. There were also 77 staff members who tested positive. Data released by the county health department last week showed a high transmission level in the district with 161 cases per 100,000 people. However, positive new test results fell to substantial level, dropping from 10 percent to 8.8 percent. Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel said at the governing board meeting Sept. 28, “We look for and hope for the opportunity to move to a mask-optional policy. But at this time with COVID transmission rates as high as they are in our community we are going to follow the recommendations of the public health department.” His decision drew both the ire and support of district parents at the meeting. “You told our kids they would only have to comply with the mask until today,” Robin Snyder told the board. “You reiterated it every day in morning announcements and they were counting on you. You adults that they have counted on for everything and once again you’ve let them down and us down. “If you truly cared about the science, you would look at the studies that shown how masks don’t prevent or protect,” she continued. “All they do is create a barrier to learning as communication and

Parents and others jammed the meeting room for Scottsdale Unified Governing Board’s meeting Sept. 28, the day after a judge threw out the state’s ban on mask mandates. (YouTube)

understanding are impeded because the kids can’t read the teacher’s lips and the kids can’t understand what the kids are saying. Not to mention the impact on their mental health.” One father standing next to his child who spoke against the mask mandate pointed at Menzel and shouted, “Dr. Menzel, you’re a jerk!” before storming out of the room with his child in tow. One lady even likened the mask mandate to what happened in Nazi Germany. “I walked the concentration camp Dachau and I was so horrified by looking at all the pictures of the millions of children that were murdered and I asked myself how could this happen? So you know what I did? I went to the library because this was before Google. I spent hours researching it and you know one by one they took our rights away,” Rebekah Page said. Shannon Myers told the board she would hold them responsible for any harmful effects her children experience from wearing a mask, including acne. Family managed since 1981

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“I would like to put this board on notice that if they are going to require masks to be worn in schools, then they will also take the liability for its adverse effects for my children and any others who are being forced to and do not wish to comply,” Meyers said. “Physical, mental, emotional, social, breathing issues, teeth and mouth issues, learning disabilities caused by limiting visual mouth cues, acne and a wide variety of issues we don’t even know you are causing right now,” she said, adding: “You are overstepping and out of control. You should be arrested for kidnapping our children.” Three people supported the mandate. “Your job isn’t easy and it’s been made harder by those who want to fight you every step of the way because, of course, they know best,” Victoria Kauzlarich said. “There are lots of voices in this room, some outdoor voices and some indoor voices….You’re doing the right things for the right reasons and I thank you for staying the course.”

Some who spoke in support of the mandate were greeted with jeers, sheep sounds and laughter. The voided measures range from requirements for anti-fraud measures for ballots and prohibitions against cities and town from requiring face coverings or imposing curfews to banning proof of vaccination to attend universities or community colleges, and limits on teaching what lawmakers have incorrectly referred to as “critical race theory.’’ Cooper did not find that any of these provisions, by themselves, is illegal. What is, she said, was piling them into just four separate so-called “budget reconciliation’’ bills, each with what she said are broad, generic titles that fail to inform voters of the changes they enact. The Legislature filed an emergency appeal with the state Supreme Court on Sept. 28 but lost its bid for a stay on Cooper’s ruling. Cooper also said she would issue additional orders if lawmakers at-

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cottsdale is the second best city in the nation for people with disabilities, according to a study of 182 American cities by the financial website wallethub.com Wallethub said it commissioned the survey because October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month “and the average monthly Social Security disability benefit at only $1,151.79, barely enough to keep an individual out of poverty.” Analyzing 34 key indicators, the survey put only Overland Park, Kansas above Scottsdale. Also in the top five nationally were, in order, St. Louis, Missouri; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Denver, Colorado. The worst was Gulfport, Mississippi, while other cities in the bottom five were New Haven and Bridgeport, Connecticut; Tallahassee, Florida; and Providence, Rhode Island. Among Arizona cities, Scottsdale was far and away the best place for people

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cerned about is stopping the large disruptive parties,” Breit said. “When we see issues, it’s an unauthorized party or a party that’s being thrown without the knowledge or consent of the host.” There are an approximately 4,425 short-term rentals in Scottsdale and rowdiness is not uncommon. “It is an issue from north to south and east to west,” said Scottsdale Assistant City Manager Brent Stockwell. The city has taken several steps to curb bothersome parties at short-term rentals.

with disabilities over most cities. The next best was Tucson at Number 10, followed by Chandler (16), Tempe (17), Gilbert (30), Peoria (44), Mesa (60), and Phoenix (86). “In the overall ranking below, readers who are particularly interested in the best places to live on disability income should focus on the ‘economy’ category,” wallethub said. “Likewise, those who place a higher premium on quality of medical care should focus on the ‘health care’ category. In those two categories, Scottsdale ranked sixth for economy and 25th for health care. Virginia Beach, Virginia scored the best in the economy category and St. Paul, Minnesota ranked tops in health care. But no Arizona city beat out Scottsdale in either of those categories, the survey showed. The ranking for economy was based on 11 data sets, including housing affordability, cost of living and the employment rate and media earnings for people with

City Council passed two ordinances in 2019 that pose fines as heavy as $4,000 for repeat violations on property owners and renters who host nuisance parties or unlawful gatherings. One law requires short-term rental property owners to file emergency contact information with the city and prevents them from using the homes for non-residential purposes. This ordinance is enforced by the city’s code enforcement department. As of June 30, there were 538 cases opened, most of which have been closed.

disabilities. Dr. Jean P. Hall, director of the Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies at the University of Kansas, asked in a recent study: "What are the unique financial challenges faced by people with disabilities, particularly those who rely on government assistance? How can these challenges be overcome?" A study by the National Disability Institute “found that the extra costs for a family with a member living with a disability, such as greater health care costs, accessible transportation, accessibility features in the home, personal assistance services, equipment costs, etc., would require, on average, 28 percent more income to break even with families that do not include a person with a disability. “These extra costs are not accounted for in eligibility for assistance programs such as food stamps, Medicaid, or health insurance subsidies, putting people with disabilities at a disadvantage,” Hall said.

The second ordinance is aimed at all homes to get around the state Legislature’s ban on municipal-level regulation of short-term rentals. That ordinance is enforced by Scottsdale Police and prevents nuisance parties, defined as those that create a “substantial disturbance of the quiet enjoyment of private or public property.” A party can qualify as a nuisance when it involves fighting, public drunkenness, the blockage of traffic or excessive noise. An unlawful gathering involves illegal activity, such as underage drinking or drug use.

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tempted to get around her opinion. The justices indicated a willingness to review her ruling on an expedited basis, setting a deadline of last Friday for both sides of the dispute to file paperwork. But none of that is a guarantee that they will buy arguments by Attorney General Mark Brnovich that Cooper exceeded her authority in invalidating the challenged provisions. Cooper said there are separate constitutional requirements that legislation deal with only a single subject. “Together these requirements promote transparency and the public’s access to information about legislative action,’’ she wrote. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “recommends universal indoor masking by students, staff members, faculty, and visitors in kindergarten through grade 12. According to a CDC press release last week, three separate studies “found that school districts without a universal masking policy in place were more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks. Nationwide, counties without masking requirements saw the number of pediatric COVID-19 cases increase nearly twice as quickly during this same period.”

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tle more conservative in our approaches because it’s just such a high priority for us to ensure that our community is being respectful of the communities in which we operate.” However, Halloween is not a typical day for illegal gatherings or nuisance parties at short-term rentals in Scottsdale, Stockwell said. In general, they occur during the tourism season, (mid-January to midApril) and holidays that create threeday weekends, such as Labor Day and

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And, the CDC noted, “One report from Arizona revealed that schools in two of the state’s most populous counties (Maricopa and Pima) were 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks if they did not have a mask requirement at the start of school compared with schools that required universal masking on day one.” Cooper’s ruling, particularly about masks, cheered state schools chief Kathy Hoffman. “With this ruling, Arizona school leaders, educators and community members can come together to make the best decisions on public health, safety and education,’’ she said. “Our school communities are tired of being political pawns in dangerous attempts to subvert democracy and ignore science.” Ducey spokesman C.J. Karamargin called the ruling “clearly an example of judicial overreach.’’ “It’s the duty and authority of only the legislative branch to organize itself and make laws,’’ Karamargin said. “Unfortunately, today’s decision is the result of a rogue judge interfering with the authority and processes of another branch of government.’’ But Cooper addressed – and brushed aside – claims that how legislation is crafted is a “non-justiciable political question’’ beyond the reach of her and Memorial Day. City Council also formed a shortterm rental task force in March. “We have a game plan to manage the impact of these short-term rentals,” Stockwell said. Staff will go before Council on Nov. 16 to provide an update on the task force’s work and recommend amendments to relevant ordinances. In the meantime, Airbnb has underscored the onus it has placed on property owners to respect neighbors. “There are a number of ways that a host can get ahead of these things and a lot it

the courts to conclude whether lawmakers are exceeding their constitutional powers. “The issue here is not what the Legislature decided but how (it decided what it did,’’ she wrote. “Whether the Legislature complied with the requirements of (the Arizona Constitution) and whether a provision is reasonably related to ‘budget reconciliation’ are questions properly before the court.’’ Last Monday’s ruling does more than void the challenged sections of the laws. Unless overturned, it also quashes the practice that lawmakers use of piling apparently unrelated issues into bills in an effort to corral the votes for the entire package. “This is classic logrolling -- a medley of special interests cobbled together to force a vote for all or none,’’ the judge said. And banning that could result in difficulty in getting approval of future controversial measures. The judge said nothing in her ruling should come as a surprise to lawmakers. “The Arizona Supreme Court has made it clear that logrolling is unlawful,’’ she wrote, citing a 2003 ruling in a fight between the Legislature and thenGov. Janet Napolitano. And as recently as 2018, Cooper said, the justices said the whole puris about being really clear about your house rules and about the importance of respecting neighbors,” Breit said. “We’ve had a lot of interactions with neighbors, policy makers and local law enforcement,” he continued. “A really important way that we enforce our party house ban is through direct interaction with neighbors.” Ultimately, the most important partners are the hosts, Breit said. “Even before we implemented our party ban, the vast majority of our hosts were already banning parties in their own house rules,” he said.

pose of a single subject rule is to prevent lawmakers from “combining different measures into one bill so that a Legislature must approve a disfavored proposition to secure passage of a favored proposition.’’ The Arizona Constitution prohibits policy changes from being included in the actual budget. So, for example, allocating a certain amount of money for school construction goes into the budget. Instructions on guidelines for giving out the cash, however, go into a reconciliation bill. Cooper, however, said what’s in these bills hardly qualifies. And she cited that constitutional requirement for a bill’s official title reflects what is included. Attorneys for the state argued that the judge should interpret that requirement broadly. So, in the case of a “health’’ budget reconciliation bill, they said that can include anything related to health. “That is not correct,’’ Cooper wrote. “The Legislature has discretion to title a bill but having picked a title, it must confine the contents to measures that reasonably relate to the title and each other to form one general subject. More to the point, Cooper said, the title of the bill “must be worded so that it puts people on notice as to the contents of the bill.’’

“It is important to give hosts the tools and education they need to complement our policies and our products,” he said. Several hosts may have outdoor security systems and some hosts may have noise detection technology that records audio but do not register decibel levels. “What we’re focused on right now is safe and responsible travel,” Breit said. “Part of promoting safe and responsible travel means being respectful of neighbors and not throwing a disruptive party.”

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Scottsdale Arts announces new COVID-19 policies BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale Arts has announced new guidelines for the Center for the Performing Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art, and its employees. For the Center for the Performing Arts, patrons will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the performance or proof that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. As for the Museum of Contemporary Art, the museum has loosened its mask policy to where masks are highly recommended but no longer required for guests. Scottsdale Arts is also requiring all its employees to be vaccinated or to take weekly tests and continue wearing masks. “We know it's an inconvenience, but we feel that it’s a small price to pay for us to be able to sit together again and be able to enjoy the arts,” said Scottsdale Arts President and CEO Gerd Wuestemann. “The arts play a real role in us coming

back together as people coming out of a crisis like we just all lived through.” Even though the policies went into effect on Oct. 1, this was something that had been in the works for three months. “We’ve been working on this for the past three months because we were concerned about the rise of the Delta variant and what it meant for venue operators across the country,” said Wuestemann. The announcement came after weeks of discussions with some of the nation’s leaders in entertainment about how to keep artists and event staff as safe as possible. “In the last few weeks there was an increased set of discussions across the country led by some of the major presenters and agencies who all made some powerful statements regarding how to keep artists safe,” Wuestemann said. “Based on that, we carefully evaluated where we stood and we also talked to our partners at the city to find a good middle ground that allowed us to stay open, keep people safe, keep our artists safe and

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avoid cancellations.” The last thing we wanted to do was to close down or cancel shows, so we wanted to make sure that we found a path forward,” he added. With these new policies in place, Wuestemann is excited to be able to host shows inside the Center for the Performing Arts at full capacity. “There are some real positive tradeoffs in all of this,” he said. “We can operate at 100 percent capacity, but we still recommend that people distance, when possible, but it is no longer a requirement.” In addition to recommending that patrons keep themselves distanced, Wuestemann still encourages guests to mask up in all possible settings. “We know there is not one perfect silver bullet that keeps everybody safe,” he said. “What gives us a high degree of safety is the requirement of negative COVID-19 tests or proof of vaccination combined with recommending mask wearing and the other efforts we’ve made over the last year.” Wuestemann reported that all faucets and doors have been changed to touch-

less, he had top of the line air filters installed and Scottsdale Art still has two barrels of hand sanitizer on hand. “We want to make sure that we make these experiences available to everybody and invite people to come and enjoy these amazing shows,” he said. “But we also have an obligation to keep each other safe.” Another way Wuestemann is keeping employees safe is by asking them to either become fully vaccinated or receive weekly tests and remain masked. “This gives us a lot of internal safety and also makes sure that when we interact with artists that we can have the safest protocol possible,” he said. The new guidelines were announced nearly two weeks prior to going into effect and were met with mixed reactions. “When we published the new policy, we had about 100 responses that were half positive and half negative,” said Wuestemann. “We felt pretty good about the ratio. We understand that this is not for everybody, but it is a measure we need to take and that we feel good about.” With the policy in effect, Wuestemann does foresee some growing pains during its initial rollout.

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“The challenges that I foresee are that we are asking everybody to allow an extra five to 10 minutes to arrive here especially as we are implementing these policies because nothing goes without a hitch when you do something new,” he said. He is optimistic, however, that his staff will be able to handle the implementation of these new policies. “We’ll have specifically trained staff checking those requirements as people arrive, we’re implementing a couple of technology systems to do a pre-check hopefully along with the initial ticket purchase.” Wuestemann said. “We’re going to try to do whatever we can to minimize any kind of added inconvenience as people arrive.” The system to pre-check vaccinated patrons will be the usage of an app called VaxYes, which keeps guests’ information private and ensures a hassle free and quicker check in process. For those who cannot get the app to work or must show a negative COVID-19 test, they will have to wait in line at one of the verification tables, which will be set up two and a half hours prior to each event at the Center for the Performing Arts.

For those who wish not to comply with the new policies, Wuestemann explained that he is happy to refund those guests. “I think it’s up to all of us to navigate this crisis and to do our part,” he said. “Uniting us through these amazing and uplifting experiences is really important. It helps us recover and come back together as people.” Even with these potential challenges, nothing can overshadow the excitement Wuestemann has about live entertainment returning to the Center for the Performing Arts. “We are ecstatic that we can welcome them back into the safest possible environment and we are doing everything to keep them as safe as possible but allow them to share their gift with us once again,” said Wuestemann. “I’ve been in the arts my whole life and I have found over the years that when we gather around a music performance, a play, a dance performance or in a gallery looking at a piece together, I often have this occurrence that I seem to bond with people that I’ve never met before in my life.” Info: Scottsdalearts.org and scottsdaleperformingarts.org

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brid approaches so that supporters can “attend” virtually if they’re still leery of donning a gown or a tux and mingling at a glitzy affair. But the return of in-person glitz is a welcome shot in the arm for resorts’ and nonprofits’ bottom lines. “The galas and other events that are part of the traditional social season are a big part of our business,” said Denise Seomin, a spokesperson for The Phoenician. “We’re very excited to have it back and we’re very excited to see a lot of the organizations that have been with us in the past.” “It’s important for people to know that all of these organizations desperately still need help,” Seomin said. “A lot of our nonprofits had to take a step back during the pandemic, but their work goes on, which is why it’s important to support them.” One of the first galas to kick off Scottsdale’s season was the Night of Hope Gala two weeks ago that benefitted the Amanda Hope Rainbow Foundation, which helps children with cancer and blood disorders. Its gala at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort at Gainey Ranch on Sept. 18 saw 350 people pack the room with hundreds more watching from home to bid on silent auction items. It raised more than $600,000 – well over its goal. “We had the most excitement in the room and I think people really understood and related to our kids’ fighting cancer,” said Lorraine Tallman, founder and CEO of the Amanda Hope Rainbow Foundation, which is named after her daughter. After surviving the dark days of the pandemic, Tallman was ecstatic to finally be able to host an event that underscored the importance of her organization to the families it supports and raise the most money it ever had. “We had families sharing real stories of what they went through, and I think everyone really related to the trials that these families went through,” she said. In those dark months when Tallman couldn’t host galas or other in-person fundraising events, she spent weeks making phone calls to previous donors. She also worked with big clients like Safeway to provide groceries for families battling cancer and allocate funds

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“It’s a big deal that families know that they can come to us to help them pay their bills and that we’re going to pay those bills within 24 hours,” she said. Like most galas, the foundation’s event raised most of the revenue from sponsorships and bids on silent auction items, although one live auction item garnered nearly one sixth of the money raised. A vacation home in Nashville was the auction item of the evening. It initially sold for $51,000 when the owners decided to re-sell it. This time it drew $102,000 – and a More than 350 guests attended the Amanda Hope Rainbow Foundation Gala in person last month and hundreds more watched from home, yielding more than $600,000 for the non- five-minute standing ovaprofit to continue helping children with cancer and blood disorders. (Courtesy of Anna Rice, Brianna tion from the gala guests. “We couldn’t do what we McNulty, and Ruby Rideout Photography.) do without our community,” Tallman said. “Amanda to help with any other unexpectreally touched the lives of our comed bills. munity when she was with us, and she The foundation provides a created quite the following before she wide range of services to famipassed away.” lies with children battling canIn the days since that electric night, cer – from helping them pay bills Tallman has spent countless hours on to providing “fun buses” that the phone thanking donors. travel to kids’ houses for play “I’ve been calling people and persontherapy. ally thanking them,” she said. “The thing “This gala is what we deterI tell everyone is they have no idea the mine our budget on,” Tallman priceless gift they have given to create said. “It has to be a success and the ‘most best days’ for our children.” it is everything for us.” For Tallman, this cause is personal as each of the nearly Only the start With the Amanda Hope Rainbow 2,000 families that are under Foundations gala in the books, a busy her care each year remind her of gala season is now in full swing with the struggles she went through events benefitting charities like the when her daughter was fighting Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Doleukemia. mestic Violence, Check For a Lump and “I was so humiliated when Elevate Phoenix. my daughter was fighting canUnicorn Philanthropy will be hostcer and we were getting to the ing the Gawley Gala to benefit Check point where we couldn’t afford For a Lump – a Phoenix nonprofit that things,” she said. “I don’t ever provides free breast health education, want people to feel what I felt. mammograms and other assistance to It’s horrible being a parent and breast cancer patients – and Elevate not being able to provide everyPhoenix, which delivers long-term and thing.” life-changing relationships to urban Tallman reported that Lorraine Tallman, the CEO and founder of the Amanda Hope Rainbow Foundation – which is the foundation paid around youth. The Gawley Gala is scheduled for Oct. named after her daughter – pulls the winning $183,000 in financial aid for number of a raffle as part of the gala. (Courtesy families last year and hopes to of Anna Rice, Brianna McNulty, and Ruby Rideout Photography.) pay more than that this year. see GALA page 18

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8 at The Camby Hotel in Phoenix and has already opened bidding for silent auction items on Unicorn Philanthropy’s website, unicornphilanthropy.com. “The gala is Unicorn Philanthropy’s largest annual fundraising event and is what sustains our beneficiaries throughout the year,” said Ashley Firouzi, the events manager for Unicorn Philanthropy. Unicorn Philanthropy is expecting between 200 and 250 guests to attend the event and hopes to raise $200,000 to benefit the two charities. “Check For a Lump lost over 80 percent of its funding and through the support of events like this that has kept the foundation going,” she said. To aid the two charities, 35 items will be sold via a silent auction that closes on the day of the gala. The gala will also host a live auction at the event where the big item is a Napa California wine experience that includes a stay at the Westin hotel, magnum bottles of reserve wine, a tour and tasting of the winery and a pub crawl around Napa with one of the winery owners. The Thrive Gala Oct. 9 at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch will benefit the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, which is

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celebrating its 40th anniversary with an in-person format. “This gala, not only does it serve as an educational opportunity for those who may not have great insight on sexual and domestic violence, but it also serves as a safe space for those to discuss what our mission means to them,” said spokesman Joshua Burleson. “It also allows us to award those who have made a difference through advocacy and show support for those who are currently experiencing or have experienced sexual and/ or domestic violence.” Burleson is most excited to be able to host an in-person event as he feels that is the best way to promote his cause. “With an in-person gala, it gives you that chance to truly create that human bond,” he said. “When you’re in a room while a survivor is speaking, allowing you to hear their story, it creates a more passionate and energetic atmosphere because you are able to look across the room and experience heart-felt emotions in real time. You’re not able to do that on that level virtually.” While the gala will likely raise plenty of dollars it also will see the presentation of awards for survivors of domestic and sexual violence who are working to address the problem. “We want to increase awareness in the community about the issues of sexual

and domestic violence and enhance the safety of and educate people on the services available for help,” said Burleson. “I hope people gain a sense of community for those supporting the mission.” “Proceeds from the Coalition’s event

support our prevention, advocacy and education efforts to fulfill our mission to end sexual and domestic violence in Arizona by dismantling oppression and promoting equity among all people,” said Burleson.

move to raise more money for the state for road construction and repair. Those projects are supposed to be funded by gasoline taxes and vehicle registration fees. But lawmakers in prior efforts to balance the budget siphoned off some of what was raised to finance the Highway Patrol. So, Noel Campbell, then a Republican state representative from Prescott, came up with a plan: Fund the Highway Patrol with this separate public safety fee – with the amount determined by ADOT – added to other registration costs. That, in turn, freed up revenue for roads. But the $32 price tag ADOT put on it resulted in an outcry, not only from residents who saw it as a hidden tax hike but from lawmakers who were told it would not be anywhere near that much. Ugenti-Rita pushed to rescind it immediately. But with Ducey’s budget dependent

on the revenues, she had to settle for a selfdestruct date at July 1 of this year. ADOT tacked the fee on the registration renewals that went out in June, even though those were actually for the period that began July 1 – after the fee expired. ADOT spokesman Doug Pacey said the agency read the statute as allowing that. Capitol Media Services brought that to the attention of Ugenti-Rita. She said that assessing the fee on registrations that take effect in the new fiscal year that began July 1 was never her intent. “I cannot even believe that’s their interpretation,’’ she said. “You’ve already paid through the 30th.’’ And she was not shy in her displeasure. “It’s like dealing with a snake-oil salesman,’’ Ugenti-Rita said, dealing not just with ADOT but other state agencies. “There’s no support for their very advanta-

geous interpretation.’’ So with ADOT refusing to budge, the senator brought out a bigger hammer. She got language inserted into the new state budget to say that anyone whose vehicle registration expired on June 30 is not legally required to pay that $32 fee. And that law, which took effect on July 1, in turn forced ADOT to start writing out checks to all the people who already had paid for their renewals. The senator said she was not willing to simply let the issue slide. “It’s a ton of money,’’ Ugenti-Rita said, both from the individual perspective of the Arizonans who she said were improperly charged the $32 fee as well as the cash being funneled into state coffers. Pacey said anyone who had a June 30 registration expiration who has not received a check by the middle of October can call his agency at 602-255-0072

UPCOMING GALAS Gawley Gala When: Friday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m. Where: The Camby Hotel 2401 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix. Cost: $250+ Info: unicornphilanthropy.com Pulse of the City When: Saturday, Oct. 9, 6 p.m. Where: Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 4949 E. Lincoln Drive Cost: Sold out Info: pulseofthecitynews.com The Thrive Gala When: Saturday, Oct. 9, 6 p.m. Where: Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch, 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road Cost: $175+ Info: acesdv.org Silver & Turquoise Ball When: Oct. 22, 6 p.m. Where: The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, 7700 E.

McCormick Pkwy. Cost: $250+ for in person attendees/ $40 for livestream attendees. Info: phxindcenter.org Open Your Heart Gala When: Oct. 30, 5:30 p.m. Where: 12051 N. 96th St. Cost: $250+ Info: hunkapi.org 62nd Annual Heart Ball When: Nov. 20, 6 p.m. Where: The Phoenician, 6000 E. Camelback Road Cost: $3,000+ Info: heart.org The Honor Ball When: Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. Where: JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, 5402 E. Lincoln Drive Cost: $1,000 + Info: honorhealthfoundation.org

Local lawmaker helps motorists get back ADOT fee BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

id you just get a check for $32 from the state? It’s not a gift from the Department of Transportation to you and about 200,000 other motor vehicle owners. It’s the last step in an inquiry originally started by Capitol Media Services that came to the attention of Scottsdale Republic Senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita. The money, totaling about $6.6 million, is going out to people whose sent in vehicle registration renewals for the period beginning July 1. But ADOT charged them a $32 "public safety fee" even though the law said that fee was supposed to end on June 30. And when lawmakers found out, they ordered a refund. The fee was enacted in 2018 as part of a

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lans to build a 5-story, 360-unit luxury apartment complex next to Kierland Commons took a big step last month after a Florida developer paid $24 million for 5.33 acres of land with two office buildings. The Related Group of Miami plans to raze the two 24-year-old buildings to make way for the complex at E. Greenway Parkway and N. Kierland Boulevard after paying a price that amounts to just over $4.5 million per acre, according to the Valley real estate tracker vizzda.com. Phoenix City Council in June unanimously approved a rezoning request for the project, which is tentatively called RD Kierland. “RD Kierland is a proposed luxury multifamily residential community in the Kierland area — a highly desirable

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two main reservoirs in the basin to keep functioning – 3,525 feet above sea level in Lake Powell and 1,025 feet in Lake Mead. The latest estimates say there is an 88 percent chance Lake Powell will fall below the critical level by next August, with odds falling to 53 percent in 2023 and falling to 41 percent by 2026. For Lake Mead, the chance of falling below the critical level is 12 percent in 2024, rising to 22 percent in each of the next two years. Both estimates are several percentage points grimmer than a five-year forecast released in June, when analysts included

neighborhood due to its availability of high-end urban amenities including retail, dining as well as proximity to major employers,” The Related Group said in a submission to Phoenix.” The submission included plans for 569 parking spaces at a ratio of 1.58 per unit. The project includes 43 studio apartments, 129 one-bedroom units, 163 two-bedroom apartments and 25 threebedroom ones. “The overall goal of the project is to provide a quality, modern urban living experience for its future residents and to create a pedestrian friendly, walkable environment along its three roadway frontages for the benefit of the larger community,” the city submission said, calling it “an appropriate location for residential use.” The developer told the city the project’s overall design “is focused around

its compatibility with the adjacent office uses by providing consistent and significant building setbacks along the adjacent rights-of-way with lush and unique landscaping treatments.” “Development shall encourage pedestrian travel to Kierland Commons by providing internal air-conditioned hallways so residents throughout the building can remain sheltered until they reach the northern portions of the building,” it added. The developers’ traffic study projected the site “would generate 1,960 weekday trips – 120 trips during the AM peak hour and 152 trips during the PM peak hour.” That study estimated that 40 percent of vehicles will exit at the south driveway heading east on Marilyn Road to make a right turn onto Scottsdale Road. “Resident traffic will enter and exit

the parking garage via an easement for shared access onto Greenway Parkway and Marilyn Road,” it said. “The adjacent public roadways (Greenway Parkway, Kierland Boulevard, and Marilyn Road) are built to full public standards and are at their final build out sizes and configurations” the developers said. “In fact, according to the results of the Synchro analysis conducted as part of the traffic impact analysis for the project, most study intersections are anticipated to operate with acceptable levels of service with the exception of Kierland Boulevard at Greenway Parkway, which is anticipated to operate with delays during PM peak hours, with or without the development of the project proposed.” “In summary, this PUD is not anticipated to negatively impact existing roadway capacities,” they added.

water releases that were expected from upper basin dams would help the downriver reservoirs. Because those releases are still being worked out, they were removed from the latest forecast. That makes sense, said Porter, who said planners could no longer assume water would “magically appear” from upriver, which had low precipitation this year, in a region going through a decades-long drought. “When you’re in a prolonged drought, you have to get real and say let’s get rid of that part of the model … because we shouldn’t be betting on wet years,” she said. The immediate threat is to Lake Powell and its ability to generate hydropower.

Thomas Meixner, the head of the University of Arizona’s Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, said that poses the rise of “dead pool, no power generation and the ability to meet users’ request and demands.” That was echoed by Buschatzke, who said the “critical elevations of Lake Powell are more, at this point at least, about power production,” “We saw higher risks of falling below minimum power pool elevation of 3,490 feet, but also higher risks of falling below elevation 3,525, at which there might be some concern about somewhat of a reduction of power production below the 100 percent threshold,” he said. A two-year projection of water levels by the Bureau of Reclamation shows the “potential for going below the 3,525foot elevation, and in 2023 it’s worse” for Lake Powell, Buschatzke said. “There are several months in 2023 where it falls below the elevation of 3,490 feet.” But in the short term, at least, more water will be coming from upstream. “Between July and December, 181 acre-feet of water is being moved out of the upper basin reservoir above Lake Powell, into Lake Powell,” Buschatzke said. “The reason for that is to protect the ability to generate power.” But the longer-term solution could re-

quire more sacrifice by users in Arizona and other state in the lower basin. Farmers in central Arizona are already slated to give up some of their Colorado River water rights starting next year, under the first phase of the drought contingency plan that was triggered by this year’s low water levels. Porter noted that agriculture is the biggest user of Colorado River water, with municipal users accounting for only 11 percent of consumption. She said cities are already doing a good job at water conservation, despite booming growth in the state, but that cuts could eventually reach them. “We could be seeing cuts to users who have higher priority on the Colorado system,” Porter said. “In the coming years we could get to the point where cities begin to have cutbacks.” Buschatzke said one option would be to use a drought mitigation fund authorized by the state Legislature that he could use an incentive, paying entities to reduce their water use. “What we will be looking at doing is going to stakeholders who have water rights to Colorado River water, and to see if they will voluntarily reduce their use so that water can be kept in the lake,” he said. “Voluntarily could include paying them.”

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Bridge Forum looks at community-police relations BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale Police Officer Derrick Fluellen says he aims for a personal connection on every traffic stop he makes. “When I make each stop, I talk to people as a people first, rather than as a speeder or a violator,” Fluellen said during the 17th annual Bridge Forum last week. “I ask everybody how they’re doing when I walk up to the window,” Fluellen said. “I think that takes people off guard a little bit. Oftentimes they will look back, ‘I’m good, how are you?’” From there, Fluellen said he can explain why he pulled over the driver and open up the conversation to how the driver feels about police officers in general. The resulting dialogue helps the community grow a little stronger. The Bridge Forum, sponsored by the nonprofit HeroZona, focused on best practices for improving relations between police and the community. Fluellen’s remarks were good news to

Black Chamber of Arizona President/ CEO Robin Reed, who said, “That’s how people in a community communicate with each other.” Reed then related a story about a traffic stop during which the officer approached the vehicle with his hand on his gun. The driver in the scenario asked six separate times why he was pulled over and the officer did not respond to the question. Reed asked some of his police officer friends about the scenario and was told the hand on the gun is a safety precaution and not answering the questions is a tactic to avoid a verbal argument with the driver. Reed said he then asked how they would feel if they were in a grocery store and someone with a gun approached in a non-threatening manner with his hand on his weapon. “His first comment was, ‘I would think something is about to jump off and I’m going to be prepared for it,’” Reed said. “I said, ‘So understand that’s what a citizen feels when you’re walking up to their vehicle with your hand on your weapon.’” The Bridge Forum was attended by

Gov. Doug Doucey, U.S. Rep. David Schweikert and Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Chucri and its theme “The Next Generation.” “The new freedom fighter is 15 to 30 years old,” said Ronnie R. Williams, president and CEO of HeroZona and emcee. “If you saw the last protest, it was young people leading the charge. We have to get those young people involved because they want to be part of the conversation. They control all the social media. They control the dialogue in the community now.” Scottsdale Police Officer Margaret Diaz said the conversation has to go in two directions when it comes to police and the younger generation. “Basically, what these new millennials want to do is basically be heard,” Diaz said. “Through these protests and social media, they want to be heard. “So I think it’s important as an officer to listen to what they have to say, whether it’s through social media, just responding to calls and letting them know they can use us as a resource rather than seeing us as a problem or a hindrance.

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Dr. Laura Brockel ampli�ies her patients’ lives BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

s a child, Laura Brockel often visited her great aunt who fell deaf after a case of the measles. She watched her struggle with ampli�ication devices and doctors. “She found it dif�icult to �ind someone who was reputable and had the quali�ications to handle someone with the profound hearing loss she had,” the North Scottsdale resident said. “She had had cords running up her dress from a battery pack strapped to her leg. She had a ‘body aid,’ a large box that she wore in her bra and that led to her hearing aids.” Witnessing that plight, Dr. Laura Brockel studied audiology at Purdue University and AT Still University. She recently opened a mobile practice, Executive Hearing Solutions, that specializes in hearing devices and advanced audiology technology. “Testing is done in their homes,” she said

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about her patients. “I have a portable audiometer. If they need hearing aids, all the testing and �itting can be done in the home. They don’t have to go anywhere.”

Frequently, Brockel works with professionals whose jobs are affected by their hearing loss. “Fortunately, we’ve come a long way with technology,” said Brockel, whose practice is private pay. “I specialize in higher-end technology. I’ve worked with attorneys who are having dif�iculties hearing conversations with their clients or in the courtroom. “A lot of business executives have problems on Zoom calls, in the boardroom and in the courtroom. I mainly help executives maintain their edge in the corporate world, and not give way to the younger folks who are coming in.” The practice comes after 30 years in manufacturing — product manager, technical trainer, audiology support and manufacturing representative. Her knowledge is so vast that she has spoken at a variety of conferences and training sessions in the United States, Hong Kong, Spain and Jamaica. “I’m a �irm believer that all audiologists

should spend some time working for a hearing aid manufacturer,” Brockel said. “You learn the ins and outs of audiology when you work for a manufacturer, as opposed to working with a private practice or an ENT practice. “You learn how hearing aids work, how they’re �itted, the tricks of the trade— things you otherwise wouldn’t have the chance to learn easily.” A year into Executive Hearing Solutions, Brockel is pleased with the results — and it �its her personality well. “I love meeting people from all walks of life,” she said. “I’m de�initely a people person. My kids tease me and say, ‘Mom, do you have to talk to everybody?’ It’s easy for me to talk to people. I think it’s fascinating to �ind out how people fell into their careers. This is the perfect career for me.” Dr. Laura Brockel

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ropping out of high school for a year helped a former Scottsdale teen who moved last year to Florida start her own facemask company. Kylie Smith, who attended Scottsdale Preparatory Academy for middle school and Rancho Solano for her freshmen year, before she moved to Sarasota with her father, Rick Smith, and the rest of her family. There, she ran a Kickstarter campaign for her company, Exa Mask, and raised $77,000 to start shipping her �irst batch of 1,000 masks. The masks are created with TR-90 Nylon, a high-quality material that can last up to two years. Exa Mask has a three-

part �iltration system composed of an air frame, �ilter and magnetic veil. Its nose piece creates a full seal around the nose while the face shield hovers above the wearer’s face. Unlike traditional N95 mask, Smith said her masks allow easier breathing, have a detachable shield for eating and �ilter out 95 percent of particulates, allowing for protection against disease, pollution and environmental debris. “I designed Exa Mask, so that it would be the last mask you’ll ever need to buy,” said Kylie, who came up with the idea before COVID-19 when she and her father visited China in 2017, where they needed a mask to ward off the effects of air pollution. After paying $60 for a mask that was

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con�ining and seemed ineffective, Kylie came up with the idea of a mask with an interchangeable �ilter. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Kylie dropped out of high school for the year to pursue Exa Mask full time. “This product being something that can help people in their daily lives,” she told Sarasota Magazine last month. “The sense of urgency motivated us to move faster.” Kylie, now back in high school as a senior, said, “Next for Exa Mask, I’d love to see schools as well as airline and retail employees using Exa Mask. Exa Mask was designed for all-day wear, so it is ideal for those populations who need to wear masks for their jobs.” Information: https://examask.com/

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Fantasy podcast eyes billion-dollar market BY HENRY SCHLEIZER Cronkite News

very week fans huddle around their laptops, phones and televisions to watch a virtual team they’ve spent hours constructing “play” against another online foe. For most, fantasy football is a game among friends, family or co-workers. But for Arizona natives Mike Wright, Andy Holloway and Jason Moore of “The Fantasy Footballers” podcast, it’s a livelihood. The trio, which records a podcast out of a studio in Phoenix, has compiled a massive following. Their podcasts have been streamed more than 36 million times and their YouTube Channel has more than 263,000 subscribers. And they have tapped into an increasingly popular business. The global market for fantasy sports is expected to reach $22 billion in 2021, Research and Markets report. Now that it’s legal in Arizona to bet on fantasy teams, there’s no end in sight to the podcast’s popularity. From 2010 to 2015, Wright and his cohosts all worked for Broken Bulb Game Studios, a tech company based in Scottsdale. They bonded over their love for fantasy sports and the NFL. Eventually the trio went all-in on “The Fantasy Footballers,” Wright said. The 36-year-old Wright, along with Holloway, 35, and Moore, 36, started recording their podcast in the break room at Broken Bulb during lunch. Later, they recorded at each other’s homes before moving into their Phoenix studio in 2017. The fantasy sports moguls have built a business out of what began as a typical fantasy league with some creative twists. “We have traditions in our league that are pretty fun,” Holloway said. “We have a ‘Wheel of Water’ app that we made years ago. When someone �inishes last in our league, we make them wear a huge heavy

Fantasy Footballers, from left, Mike Wright, Jason Moore and Andy Holloway have built one of the most popular sites for the online-game-turned-business. (Courtesy Fantasy Footballers)

sweater on draft day, and each league member spins the wheel. Then they get water dumped on them in embarrassing ways. “Then they have to draft soaking wet in a giant sweater. It’s hilarious.” Wright, Halloway and Moore also have friends come and announce their draft picks in person, mimicking the NFL Draft. The transition from each stage to the next wasn’t simple. While they saw success through an increase in listeners and downloads, they didn’t see the same return in dollars or �inancial support. While initial �inancial struggles were real, Wright had no regrets and no doubt about the podcast’s potential. “We knew the audience was there,” Wright said. “You could see the download numbers, and you could see us moving up the charts. It was to the point that this show really could compete in the podcast space. People were latching onto the

friendship and camaraderie that the three of us have. “Talking about fantasy football, we often say the show is like a fourth person. Really, when you’re the listener, you’re the fourth person at the table. We knew that the numbers were there. We just knew we needed to tread water long enough that we could tell we could catch up.” “The Footballers” stayed a�loat long enough to see their brand spread. Their subscriber count grew. Their in�luence expanded. And their fanbase got bigger. For Wright, interacting with fans was the signal that the podcast had made it. On Feb. 2, 2017, “The Fantasy Footballers” recorded a live podcast prior to Super Bowl LII in Minnesota before a sold-out audience. “We get to this room and looked at the chairs … I’m like, ‘There’s way too many chairs here. There’s no way,’” Wright said. “But it comes time to go on board and go perform for these people. And we go run-

ning out, and there is not an empty seat in the house.” “We know that millions of people per month are listening. If you don’t see them, you don’t interact with them, it’s only social media. When we sat down in front of that live audience, they all just showered us with love. That was a really, really overwhelming moment.” Building a nationwide brand and accumulating such a broad fanbase has made the experience even more rewarding for the three Arizonans. “There are so many aspects that make it rewarding, but most of all it’s the interaction with the listeners and having the freedom to develop the community, the tools and resources in the space that people enjoy,” Holloway said. “Being independent means we can fully run after the aspects most important to us. It’s rewarding to provide a living for our employees and build a culture, too.”

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First and Forever finds success being themselves BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

lex Ryan felt nervous to admit that he enjoyed the sounds of the altrock subgenre known as “emo” music when he was growing up. As kids he grew up with talked about becoming firefighters and other careers they wanted to pursue, Ryan couldn’t shake the desire to grab a mic and belt out lyrics like his idols did. “I never really told anyone that I was into emo music,” he said. “As I got older, I realized that this was such a big part of my life, and I was tired of hiding it.” After landing a career in construction management that moved him from Chicago to Scottsdale in 2016, Ryan grew tired of hiding his voice from the world. Nearly two years after moving to Scottsdale, he decided to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a rockstar. “I came down here for business reasons and then woke up one day and decided I wanted to start a band,” he said. Ryan went on Craigslist and found David Pratt, a drummer, and Marcus Leopard, a

Alex Ryan, David Pratt and Marcus Leopard comprise First and Forever. (Special to the Progress)

guitarist, to round out the band. The band mainly jammed covers for a few months and wrote a few original songs, but it didn’t feel serious at that time. After a few months, Ryan had to move back to Chicago for his job and had to put his dream of music fame on hold. Though thousands of miles away from his bandmates, Ryan knew there was

something special about his band back in Scottsdale. “Before we had ever released a single, I had to move to Chicago – which essentially killed the band,” he said. “One day, I was sitting at my desk and I thought about how much I missed the band. So, I called the guys and asked if they would be willing to record one of the four songs we had written.” The result was a tune titled “Chicago”

and it took off faster than the band could have predicted. When a brief lyric video for the poppunk track was first uploaded to Ryan’s personal Instagram in November 2018, he had no idea what was going to follow. He was quickly bombarded with text messages from his friends and knew he had made the right call to release the song. “Our goal was to have 1,000 streams on that song, the song now has over 1.3 million streams,” Ryan said. “We have really exceeded our goals.” The dream began to take greater shape as First and Forever began to get a handful of gigs booked. First and Forever was riding high after opening for the pop-punk band With Confidence at the Marquee Theatre in December 2019 and had hopes to tour the following year. We all know what happened next. As venues closed doors and musicians hunkered down in their residences, So, First and Forever had an idea.

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Watercolor show to open at Civic Center Library PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

juried exhibition from the Arizona Watercolor Association begins a three-month run Monday, Oct. 4, at Scottsdale Civic Center Library. The exhibition, which runs through the end of the year, 43 paintings chosen by juror David R. Smith from among more than 150 submissions. Smith is a Michigan-based, internationally known and award-winning watercolor artist and instructor. He’s a member of both the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society.

On display during the Arizona Watercolor Association exhibition are, from left, “Anticipation” by Andrea Merican and “Rush Hour” by Glenda Folk, both Scottsdale artists, as well as “Emille” by Annette Smith of Mesa and “Himalayan Hiker” by Arlene Miller of Phoenix. (Special to the Progress)

Marion Droge, juror workshop chair for the association, said Smith carefully selected quality and talented works. “Being part of this show is a tribute to members whose work was accepted,” said Droge, a Phoenix artist whose painting “All in the Same Boat” is on exhibit. “The community has the opportunity to see a wide variety of watermedia from many talented artists of Arizona.” The AWA was founded in 1960 by professional watercolor artists and instructors to advance the art of painting in

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he Sonoran Arts League has slated a fundraising auction that might give some people a classy accent to their home. The free-admission fundraiser auction – 5-8 p.m. Oct 23 at the league’s gallery at 7100 E. Cave Creek Road in Stagecoach Village – will offer at least 25 works of artists who rose to the challenge to “Re-Imagine, Re-Purpose, and Re-Create” household furnishings – including but not limited to chairs, tables and dressers into functional items for the home or garden. Themes run a range of styles, including country chic, glam, Hollywood noir,

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With the explosion of the social media site TikTok in early 2020, the band started making videos that displayed their goofy personalities and offered fans transparency into who the band members are. “My social media presence is me going on there and acting like an idiot,” Ryan said with a laugh. “I like to go on there and have fun with it and I don’t take myself too seriously.” “I’ll spend like four hours on a TikTok and it will only get 2,000 views or I’ll make something up in 30 seconds and it will get like 500,000 views,” he said. The band’s presence on social media garnered enough attention to be spotted by Adventure Cat Records, which signed it to a record deal. “They found us right before we put out

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water-soluble media and promote public awareness and interest through education and exhibitions. The group meets for demonstrations, critiques and networking on the second Thursday of each month from September to November and January to June. Wendy Raisanen, curator of collections and exhibitions for Scottsdale Public Art, said she is excited to exhibit their members’ work. “This is Scottsdale Public Art’s first time partnering with the AWA, and I’m thrilled to show the gorgeous work from

Americana and more. Proceeds will help the Sonoran Arts League’s mission of supporting art, artists, and art education. Three chairs were donated by area businesses: The Grotto, Local Johnny’s and Big Earl’s. A few League board member/ artists who are participating include Joanie Wolter, Jane Boggs, Pat Isaacson and Sarah Byrne. All items will be available for viewing at the Arts League Gallery on Oct. 6 with an online

Artist amd Sonoran Arts League board member Joanie Wolter created this chair. (Special to the progress)

the last record and they have been phenomenal partners,” Ryan said. “Every time we do something is always the first step for me,” he said. “The label has been very helpful in guiding us through the music industry.” Ryan said Adventure Cat Records has helped him tremendously with the business side of the music industry, but even with the help of experienced musicians, it can be hard to predict when a song will be a hit — much like with the content he makes for social media. “On our last record, we were convinced that the song ‘One More Time’ was going to be the song that people loved and we were supposed to make a video for,” said Ryan. “The song has done quite well but the last song we put out with the record, called ‘Let This Love Lie Dead,’ turned out to be a hit and we had no idea that was go-

artists across the state,” Raisanen said. “Watercolors are easy to start with, as most schoolkids know, but difficult to master. Betsy Aguirre, the AWA exhibition chair, coordinated the show with Raisanen. Droge called Aguirre’s work on the exhibition “invaluable.” In addition to the exhibition itself, there are a few events associated with the show, including an opening reception 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 15 at the gallery inside Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: ScottsdalePublicArt. org/exhibitions, AZWatercolor.com.

auctioncharityauctionstoday.com/auctions/ sonoran-arts-leaguechair-ity-auction-24927 running from 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 through 7 p.m. Oct. 23. At that time, bidding will begin on a live auction of select pieces at the Arts League Gallery. Food and beverages will be provided from 4:30 to 8 p.m., with catering by Cave Creek resident Laurie Thrasher of Can Do Staffing. Wine, beer, vodka and

ing to happen.” “Let This Love Lie Dead” was released on March 12 and gave fans five songs. Unfortunately, the songs have not been played live until Oct. 2 when the band opened at Riot Night at Rockbar, Inc. With one performance in the books, First and Forever is eager to get its sound

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juices will be available for purchase and some wine was donated by Arts League member Shannon Taggart from her family’s winery King Estate. Special gift certificates for the auction have been donated by Whole Health Everyday, Tonto Bar & Grill, El Encanto, Blu Burger, Wines for Humanity, Phoenix Art Museum and Desert Foothills Library. Rebecca Clubb, owner of Whole Health Everyday, is also an acrylic and oil painter, and is giving two gift certificates from her company. To learn more about the Sonoran Arts League visit www.sonoranartsleague. org, email info@sonoranartsleague.org or call 480-575-6624. to more stages across the world. “We just want to get in people’s ears by releasing music and putting out things that boost our content,” Ryan said. First and Forever plans to do so with the release of a new single titled “Sick Little Games” on Oct. 8 and by playing a show later this month.

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im He�lin has owned a commercial sword�ish boat, docked in San Diego, for over 25 years. He and his team harpooned and harvested sword�ish, helping Chula Seafood get its start. Even before the Valley had fresh�ish markets, the He�lin family was selling sword�ish straight from the docks. “In the commercial �ishing industry, you go out and �ish, bring the �ish to shore, and someone buys it and takes it to wherever it goes next,” owner Mandy He�lin said. “We decided to become our own distributors and built relationships with other commercial �ishermen in San Diego.” The family bought black cod, California halibut, groupers, yellowtail and more from the other �ishermen at Chula’s headquarters on Point Loma. As the business continued to grow, Heflin and her husband, Jon – Jim’s son – faced a career decision. “We were both in odd jobs, we had our daughter, and we were �iguring out what to do. I looked at Jon and said, ‘we need to �ind a way to bring your dad’s �ish to Arizona,’” He�lin said. At the time, she had been in the restaurant industry, starting in Seattle when she was 14, and Jon had been in sales. So, Jon began ferrying between Phoenix and San Diego, bringing tuna and salmon to the Valley’s food distribution industry. “We’re a wholesale company as well, so the local restaurant community has helped us grow, which ties us back to the family and community aspect,” He�lin said. Their �irst retail front was Vincent’s Market on at 40th Street and Camelback Road, where they sold fresh �ish by the pound as well as poke bowls and smoked dishes. In summer 2016, the He�lins connected with Jon’s childhood best friend – Hogan Jamison, who worked with True Food

John and Mandy Heﬂin with Hogan Jamison make a “perfect trifecta,” Mandy said for their restaurant operation. (Stephanie Slezak Photography)

Swordﬁsh tacos are among the specialties at Chula Seafood. (Stephanie Slezak Photography)

Kitchen – and together opened the �irst Chula Seafood restaurant. “We came together as the perfect trifecta, and through the product we bring over and our mission, we attracted amazing talent, and the culinary team has just really made us shine,” He�lin said. The �irst location, at Hayden Road and Roosevelt Street in Scottsdale, opened in

2016. Now, Chula is expanding its operations to North Scottsdale with Chef Kyle Kent handling the opening at Thompson Peak and Hayden Road. He�lin hopes to open thee next March or April. The new location will boast a �ish market, patio and bar. Chula Seafood is also a fresh �ish market with high-end, sashimi-grade �ish cuts, including sword�ish, salmon, ahi tuna, and scallops, which are the staples at each location. Guests can also �ind sea bass, grouper, branzino, snapper, oysters, shrimp, scallops and albacore tuna, depending on the location they visit. “Our south Scottsdale location is more raw-based, so it’s got bolder creative �lavors,” He�lin said. “We break down our albacore tuna, and that’s the star of most of our dishes, and the green chile tuna melt on noble bread is nationally recognized.” The Uptown Phoenix location at Camelback Road and Central Avenue boasts a full hot kitchen. Along with poke bowls, there

are �ish and chips, �ish tacos, clam chowder and the California sword�ish burrito. He�lin said that the inspiration behind the Chula’s recipes comes from the different cultures within the company. There’s an Asian in�luence, a southwest in�luence and a Hispanic in�luence. The chefs like to make familiar dishes and put a twist on them. “We do a pastrami-salmon sandwich, but there’s no pastrami involved. It’s a pastrami-pepper-smoked salmon with caraway slaw, a challah bun, jalapeno 1000 island and pickles, but it feels like you’re eating a pastrami sandwich,” He�lin said. “The �ish speaks for itself, but we like to think outside the box.” “Chula” is a Spanish slang word meaning beautiful or cute. Growing up in Baja, California, a Heflin family friend had a Labrador retriever with the same name. They loved the dog so much that they named their boat after her. “Throughout the years, there’s been six versions of Chula. Right now, she’s a custom-designed 68 Hoquiam yacht that was built in Washington. We thought it translated nicely to our company in that we serve high-quality, beautiful �ish.” “We’re pretty passionate about what we do, and continuing to share that with the Valley is so exciting. From the farmer’s market to where we are now and seeing people’s excitement and expansion in general; we feel so fortunate,” He�lin said. Chula’s owners are looking for a new home for their south Scottsdale location so they can add a bar, patio and larger hot kitchen, but they want to stay in the same area. So, for now they’re still looking for a new spot. Chula will be celebrating the �irst store’s �ifth anniversary in-house with raf�les and food specials. Information chulaseafood.com.

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Homemade chicken nuggets great almost any time

he kids are finally back in the classroom, and when they come home from school or sports they are generally ravenous, right? It’s a pretty good bet that if given a choice between chicken nuggets and anything else, my guess is it’s going to be the nuggets. So, why not make them delicious and perhaps healthier than the fast food version? Plus, kids love to cook these days, and if your young ones are old enough to be safe around the cook top and oven, this might be a great meal that they can make themselves. Studies show that when kids take the initiative to cook a meal, they enjoy not only eating the food, but are more apt to want to learn how to prepare meals more often. I discovered that on a field trip a few years ago to a Boys & Girls Club where I was teaching a cooking class. About 50 kids huddled around as I taught a handson cooking demonstration. They were mesmerized. Many shared their at-home cooking experiences with Mom and Dad. I was, quite frankly, stunned at their

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NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSE SEEKING COMMUNITY INPUT ON THE FOLLOWING CITY-INITIATED CASES: OLD TOWN CHARACTER AREA PLAN UPDATE Case Number: 5-GP-2021 Request by City of Scottsdale for a non-major General Plan amendment to update the 2018 Old Town Scottsdale Character Area Plan. The City of Scottsdale will hold two separate In-Person Open Houses related to an update to the Old Town Scottsdale Character Area Plan, both held at the City’s Community Design Studio, 7506 E Indian School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251. The same content will be presented at each session, participants should sign up for only one session to accommodate for the maximum number of participants. Presentations will start promptly at the listed start time for each session. Monday, October 18, 2021 8:30-10:30am 11:30-1:30pm 5:30-7:30pm and Monday, October 25, 2021 8:30-10:30am 11:30-1:30pm 5:30-7:30pm Additional project information and registration for the In-Person Open House events can be found by going to ScottsdaleAZ.gov and searching “Old Town Updates”. DOWNTOWN, DOWNTOWN OVERLAY AND PBD DISTRICTS TEXT AMENDMENT Case Number: 1-TA-2021 Request by City of Scottsdale to amend the City of Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 455) for the purpose of amending Sections 5.3000. (Downtown), Section 6.1200. (Downtown Overlay), Section 6.1300. (Planned Block Development Overlay District), Section 7.1200 (Special Public Improvements) and other applicable sections of the Zoning Ordinance, to update speciﬁc names, district size requirements, sub-districts, use regulations, development types, Development Plan requirements, property development standards, bonus provisions, and/or bonus development standards. The City of Scottsdale will hold two separate In-Person Open Houses related to the proposed text amendment, both held at the City’s Community Design Studio, 7506 E Indian School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251. The same content will be presented at each session, participants should sign up for only one session to accommodate for the maximum number of participants. Presentations will start promptly at the listed start time for each session. Monday, October 18, 2021 8:30-10:30am 11:30-1:30pm 5:30-7:30pm and Monday, October 25, 2021 8:30-10:30am 11:30-1:30pm 5:30-7:30pm

Additional project information and registration for the In-Person Open House events can be found by going to ScottsdaleAZ.gov and searching “Old Town Updates”. DOWNTOWN INFILL INCENTIVE DISTRICT AMENDMENT Case Number: 1-II-2010#3 Request by City of Scottsdale to amend the Downtown Infill Incentive Plan as previously approved by Resolution No. 8370 to update specific names, goals and objectives, application and Development Plan requirements, amendment allowances, and other applicable sections. The City of Scottsdale will hold two separate In-Person Open Houses related to the proposed Downtown Infill Incentive District Amendment, both held at the City’s Community Design Studio, 7506 E Indian School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251. The same content will be presented at each session, participants should sign up for only one session to accommodate for the maximum number of participants. Presentations will start promptly at the listed start time for each session. Monday, October 18, 2021 8:30-10:30am 11:30-1:30pm 5:30-7:30pm and Monday, October 25, 2021 8:30-10:30am 11:30-1:30pm 5:30-7:30pm Additional project information and registration for the In-Person Open House events can be found by going to ScottsdaleAZ.gov and searching “Old Town Updates”.

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold a public hearing on October 19, 2021, at 5:00 P.M at 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona. The City Hall Kiva Forum (Kiva) is open to the public during City Council meetings at a reduced capacity. Seating in the Kiva will be available on a first come, first served basis. City Council meetings are televised on Cox Cable Channel 11 and streamed online at ScottsdaleAZ.gov (search "live stream") to allow the public to listen/view the meting in progress. Instructions on how to provide Public Comments will be provided on the posted agenda 6-GP-2019 (District at 9400 Shea) Request by owner for a non-major General Plan amendment to the City of Scottsdale General Plan 2001 to change the land use designation from Commercial to Mixed-Use Neighborhoods on a +/- 11-acre site located at 9375 E. Shea Blvd. Staff contact person is Doris McClay, 480-312-4214. Applicant contact person is Felipe Zubia, (480) 429-3065. 16-ZN-2019 (District at 9400 Shea) Request by owner for a Zoning District Map Amendment from Commercial Office Planned Community District (C-O PCD) and Highway Commercial Planned Community District (C-3 PCD) to Planned Unit Development Planned Community District (PUD PCD) on a +/- 11-acre site located on the south side of E. Shea Blvd east of N. 92nd Street to allow for a maximum of 219 new residential units with a development plan. Staff contact person is Doris McClay, 480-3124214. Applicant contact person is Felipe Zubia, (480) 429-3065. 6-UP-2021 (Peoples Hangar and Heliport) Request by owner for approval of a Conditional Use Permit for a new heliport on a +/- 1.2-acre site with Industrial Park (I-1) zoning located at 15902 N. 80th Street. Staff contact person is Meredith Tessier, 480-312-4211. Applicant contact person is Scott Wahtola, (920) 375-3430. For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov search "Scottsdale Planning Case Files" or in your URL search bar you can type in https://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/bldgresources/Cases/ A COPY OF A FULL AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND ANY MEETING LOCATION UPDATES, IS AVAILABLE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT THE FOLLOWING: Online at: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/council/meeting-information/agendas-minutes

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DID WE HIT THE PEAK? NOW WHAT? Top 3 factors affecting the market. 1. Inventory Shortages have caused buyer fatigue. 2. Bidding on multiple houses has caused buyer e0haustion 3. Discount commissions on both the buyer side and seller side have resulted in more transactional fall out. E0perience matters most in this market;

TOP 3 reasons to SELL your home NOW!!! This is the best time we have to get you the highest price possible 1. Stay nimble. Get ahead of any downturn the market takes. We are already seeing days on market increase as well as price reductions. 2. You never lose money taking chips off the table. We’ve had a great market for over 10 years. Equity in your home may mean now might be the best time to cash out and sit on the sidelines. 3. Downsize or upsize. Sure why not. Interest rates are low. Inventory is low. Only serious buyers are buying. The market is not as competitive today for buyers or sellers. There is a nice balance in today’s market. Take advantage of the equilibrium in the market after the fren2y. The pendulum is near a stand still (but for how long)? “Anyone who dreams of an uncommon life eventually discovers there is no choice but to seek an uncommon approach to living it.” - Gary Keller, The ONE Thing

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