Gilbert Sun News

For over 120 years, the Gilbert Sun News has been a cornerstone of the Gilbert community, tracing its origins back to 1891 as part of the East Valley Tribune. This long-standing news outlet has consistently reported on the events and developments across various East Valley neighborhoods, including the Town of Gilbert. Throughout its history, the Gilbert Sun News has evolved into a comprehensive news source, offering residents vital information and updates around the clock. With weekly editions delivered to homes, available in local newsstands, and accessible online at GilbertSunNews.com, it serves a large audience, including tens of thousands of digital subscribers. Today, the Gilbert Sun News is recognized as the primary voice for both residents and businesses in the Gilbert area.

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Gilbert-Chandler crime lab is still possible

2 weeks ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Ken Sain |Aparna Sekhar

The City of Chandler is ready to move forward with building a new state-of-the-art forensics lab for its police department, but is waiting for a decision from the Town of Gilbert. That decision should come soon, according to City Manager Joshua Wright. “We’ve had some very productive conversations with the Town of Gilbert,” Wright said. “Obviously, they are interested in a similar facility, and we are exploring whether a partnership makes sense.
$20M Gilbert home sets new bar for luxury

3 weeks ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Paul Maryniak

Abreathtaking 9,326-square-foot home with an equally breathtaking price is not only the most expensive Gilbert listing but one of the two priciest for sale in the Southeast Valley. The home on S. 147th Street lists for just $5,000 under $20 million and sits on 4.4 acres with enough amenities that it likely will make anyone feel it’s worth every penny.
Gilbert home median price stayed steady last month

4 weeks ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Paul Maryniak

Closed home sales last month slipped a bit from the total sold the previous February while the median price remained virtually unchanged from that time, data from Phoenix Realtors show.
CUSD case sparks call for tougher predator reporting

1 month ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Ken Sain

A state senator who also is a Scottsdale school board member says a recent Chandler Unified case underscores the need for tougher mandatory reporting laws for predatory behavior toward children. Sen. Carine Werner (R-Scottsdale) has introduced Senate Bill 1437 because she said child predators are flying under the radar in K-12 school districts.
Benjamin Gottlieb: Not all tenant breaches are equal

1 month ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Benjamin Gottlieb

In Arizona, tenant rights vary significantly depending on whether the property is commercial or residential. Residential tenants benefit from the protections of the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, which imposes strict requirements on landlords before action can be taken against a tenant in default – such as failing to pay rent. Under this law, a landlord must provide a proper notice letter and pursue a judicial eviction through the courts.
Whopping legislative pay hike may go to voters

1 month ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Howard Fischer

Sen. John Kavanagh says he simply wants to ask voters to ensure that what is being paid to lawmakers keeps pace with inflation. But the measure that the Scottsdale Republican wants to put on the 2026 ballot actually would do more than create future inflationary adjustments to the current $24,000 salary – much more. That’s because Kavanagh crafted his SCR 1003 to be retroactive to the last time voters approved a salary increase. That was 1998.
Instruction spending declined in Higley, GPS

1 month ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Paul Maryniak

Gilbert’s two major school districts both spent fewer dollars per student on classroom instruction, a new report shows. While 120 of the state’s 206 school districts saw instructional spending dip from the 2022-23 school year to last year, Gilbert spent the same percentage of its dollars on classroom instruction as the prior year while Higley spent a slightly lower percentage, according to the Arizona Auditor General.
Gilbert barbers make cutting hair all in the family

1 month ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Srianthi Perera

Talkative barbers fare best, according to Tony Starks, a lifetime barber and owner of Executive Men’s Grooming. “I love, love my job. I love the people,” said the Gilbert resident, whose barber shops are in Gilbert, Higley, Mesa and Ahwatukee. “I literally have a 20-minute conversation with people, and after you get to know them, you're picking up conversations that you had before and you're talking about things that aren't surface level,” Starks said.
Valley seeing luxury home sales boom

1 month ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Paul Maryniak

Author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s observation that “the rich are different from you and me” could easily be applied these days to the Valley housing market, judging by a leading analyst’s research. The Cromford Report recently said its analysis of sales data for the first two months of 2024 and the same period this year shows luxury home sales occupy a world of their own.
EVIT sues over healthcare deal

1 month ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Cecilia Chan

A dispute over a lease inked 14 years ago with Adelante Heathcare for 2.3 vacant acres belonging to the state-funded East Valley Institute of Technology has made its way into Maricopa County Superior Court. EVIT has filed a lawsuit to void the lease that it says put taxpayers at risk of potentially losing “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in lost revenue.