The Mesa Tribune

The Mesa Tribune is a locally owned publication managed by Times Media Group, which can be found online at www.timespublications.com. This is a privately held company that operates independently from any homeowner's association or management organization. We invite you to share news, events, and other happenings that take place mainly in the Mesa region. Additionally, we highlight the achievements and awards of residents in Mesa.

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Opinion: Both sides in Los Angeles confrontations have it wrong

2 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | David Leibowitz

Being accused of “bothsides-ism” rarely bothers me, because when it comes to our current politics, I happen to believe that both the MAGA right and the progressive left are full of … you know what. For proof, look no further than the past week of news emanating from the smoke-filled, hate-filled streets of Los Angeles. Chucking rocks off overpasses to attack law enforcement. Rioting, looting, and torching Waymos.
Mesa closes $18M budget gap with reserve funds

2 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | Cecilia Chan

Mesa has a $2.79-billion spending plan in place for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that includes a significant ongoing salary increase for public safety personnel and the use of reserve monies to close a deficit. Council last week voted 6-1 to approve the budget, which includes $741 million for capital projects. “The proposed budget that you’re going to vote on this evening will show a General Fund deficit of $18 million,” said resident Carey Davis at the June 2 meeting.
Grid agreement paves way for downtown Mesa hotel

2 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | Cecilia Chan

Soletrust could bring a hotel to the site of The Grid, an unfinished multi-use project sitting dormant on 3 acres of city-owned land at the southwest corner of Main Street and Pomeroy in downtown Mesa. City Council last week approved without comment a ground lease and other agreements, clearing the way for the developer to buy the building out of bankruptcy court. The developer also has negotiated settlement of all 32 claims against the bankruptcy estate, according to the city.
Opinion: The new thing - Shop where they drop your enemies

2 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | David Leibowitz

It felt like an innocuous question. The four of us had finished a round of golf and everyone agreed they were hungry. “What are you guys in the mood for?” I asked. “Maybe a sports bar?” The consensus opinion was chicken wings. I opened my phone, clicked on the map app, and suggested the nearest place that offered beer and wings: A Buffalo Wild Wings franchise 10 minutes away.
Early returns favorable as massive I-10 rebuild ends

3 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | Lee Shappell

You sat in more stop-than-go traffic on Interstate-10 on the way home from work while you resisted the urge – or not – to hurl epithets. That’s the way it was. The way it is now, as Arizona Department of Transportation mops up its nearly four-year rebuild of the Valley’s busiest freeway, 11 miles from I-17 through the Broadway Curve to the Loop 202 interchange in Ahwatukee: Better. It’s fresh, so it’s going to take time to assess how much better. ADOT has finished the heavy lifting.
Mesa nonprofit turns shelter into affordable rentals

3 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | Cecilia Chan

ANew Leaf is converting all 16 units at its La Mesa Family Homeless Shelter in downtown Mesa into affordable rental housing as it wrestles with dropping funding and the expiration of pandemic relief dollars. The shelter units are on the same campus as the 110-unit La Mesita Apartments housed in two buildings near Main Street and May. “We can’t sustain this shelter with the funding that we have,” said Laura Bode, the nonprofit’s chief philanthropy officer.
Arizona lawmakers see troubling failures in teen’s slaying in Mesa

3 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | Cecilia Chan

Fourteen-year-old Emily Pike’s only home up to last year was in the mountainous community of Peridot on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in southeastern Arizona. But after she was sexually assaulted, Emily was pulled from her family and the life she knew and placed in foster care nearly 100 miles away. The homesick teen was in a Mesa group home on the night she climbed out her bedroom window in January.
Opinion: Mom’s determination closed school predators’ loophole

3 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | David Leibowitz

The most recent Gallup poll ranks lobbyists as the least trusted profession in America. Here’s a story that cuts against that narrative. It’s about my friend Gretchen Jacobs, who has worked as a lobbyist for nearly three decades and who spent the past two years fighting like hell to protect Arizona’s schoolkids. Along the way, Gretchen fought the leaders of both political parties, scores of Arizona politicians, and multiple high-powered lobbyists who attempted to stand in her way.
Over 5K sign petitions to recall Spilsbury from Mesa City Council

3 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | Cecilia Chan

JoAnne Robbins arrived at Mesa City Hall May 27 with a box containing petitions signed by over 5,000 voters wanting to boot Councilwoman Julie Spilsbury from her District 2 seat. Robbins, who filed for the recall Jan. 30 and needed to gather 3,070 signatures, turned in the petitions three days before the deadline.
Popular Chinese eatery opens first Arizona venue in Mesa

4 weeks ago | themesatribune.com | Cecilia Chan

Chubby Skewers is bringing street food from the night markets in Northeast China to Mesa at Guadalupe and Dobson roads. The first Arizona location of a popular barbecue chain in China offers up an array of skewered meats, seafood and vegetables for late-night diners and those looking to take their taste buds on a new experience. “All the skewers here are fresh that we put out the same day,” said restaurant owner Noel Cheng, who is partnering with the Chubby Group on the concept.