Stories tagged: "Phoenix City Council"

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Arizona ‘Keep That Fire Burning:’ Remembering Phoenix Civil Rights Icon Calvin C. Goode

Calvin C. Goode was the second Black Phoenix city councilmember and the longest-tenured elected official. He died on Dec. 23 at 93.

Cheyanne Mumphrey, Associated Press Cheyanne Mumphrey, Associated Press January 18, 2021 2:23 pm MST
Health Photo by Camaron Stevenson
Health A Phoenix Health Expert Recommended Protecting the Public—and Then the Threats Started

The events would have brought nearly 4,000 teams to Phoenix in the upcoming months. A public health expert says she received threats Wednesday after she advised Phoenix officials to cancel several upcoming youth sports tournaments in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Saskia Popescu, an infectious disease epidemiologist and adjunct professor at the...

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi December 4, 2020 8:40 am MST
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Coronavirus Pandemic? 4,000 Sports Teams Could Still Be Coming to Phoenix in Upcoming Months

Safety concerns have risen recently as Arizona has hosted tournaments involving increasing numbers of out-of-state teams as the number of new COVID cases increase statewide. The Phoenix City Council is expected to make a decision as early as Wednesday regarding the possible cancellation of local sports tournaments scheduled for December through February. The council’s decision...

Aaron Bradley James December 2, 2020 8:24 am MST
Local Photo courtesy of Yassamin Ansari campaign.
Local This UN Climate Advisor Worked on Global Policy. Now She Wants to Help Phoenix.

Yassamin Ansari faces off against Cinthia Estela this March in the runoff election for Phoenix City Council.

Alicia Barrón Alicia Barrón November 12, 2020 10:00 am MST
Housing People gather in an empty lot near the Human Services Campus in downtown Phoenix.
Housing Phoenix Is Turning Parking Spaces Into Full-Blown Shelters for City’s Unhoused

Some of Phoenix's most vulnerable are being tasked with an impossible decision: risk contracting COVID, or expose themselves to the harsh summer weather?

Alicia Barrón Alicia Barrón July 9, 2020 11:13 am MST

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Social Justice This North Phoenix Street Is Finally Losing Its Derogatory Name

The city of Phoenix has begun the process to change the name of a road that uses a demeaning term for indigenous Native American women.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner July 7, 2020 10:25 am MST
Breaking Protesters rally Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Phoenix, demanding the Phoenix City Council defund the Phoenix Police Department. The protest is a result of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Breaking BREAKING: Phoenix Banks on Pandemic-Related Savings to Fund Civilian Oversight

Phoenix officials voted Monday to divert nearly $3 million in savings from coronavirus relief funds to the newly-created civilian oversight committee.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner Farah Eltohamy June 8, 2020 12:35 pm MST