A PAC associated with a campaign consultant for David Schweikert is using exclusively out-of-state money to send Tempe voters mailers attacking left-leaning city council candidates. Our @csosin.bsky.social breaks it down:

On April 27, a Phoenix cop shot Dalia Moroyoqui. She survived. Video shows that while Moroyoqui had a knife, she was walking away from officers on a sidewalk and made no aggressive movements. A bystander yelled, "Why'd you shoot her?" By @csosin.bsky.social:

Phoenix won a pyrrhic victory over fired cop Dusten Mullen. A judge denied Mullen's request to reinstate him. But she also largely took Mullen's side, saying he'd shown that the city likely retaliated against him for exercising free speech. By @csosin.bsky.social:

In February, Phoenix police and Arizona state troopers killed Jesus Flores in his car as he bizarrely tried to flee despite it being hobbled. His partner, Danielle, had been in the car with him minutes before cops fired a barrage of bullets into it. She tells her story to @csosin.bsky.social:

Phoenix cops and county prosecutors were caught ginning up fake street gang charges against George Floyd protesters in 2020. 🔗: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-cops-involved-bogus-gang-arrests-unpunished-40653448/

Cesar Chavez's name is all over Phoenix. After a report that he molested young girls, that may soon change. https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-moves-to-wipe-cesar-chavezs-name-from-buildings-streets-40653145/

David Ellison quit after he faced charges for wailing on his 15-year-old son. He may lose his law enforcement license, too. 🔗 Full story: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/ex-buckeye-cop-choked-punched-teen-son-faces-investigation-40654556/

If the Phoenix City Council votes to take down its Cesar Chavez memorials, some will go immediately. Others won't. Learn more: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/when-will-phoenix-take-down-cesar-chavez-memorials-40654656/

Yesterday, the city passed its Community Transparency Initiative, which in part restricts ICE from performing some operations on city-owned property. It's not without exceptions. 🔗 Here's what to know: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-distance-itself-from-ice-cesar-chavez-40654862/

Phoenix police investigated six cops for arresting and charging George Floyd protesters as a bogus gang in 2020. Three who still work for the department were cleared. Three who have retired or quit were not, but Phoenix PD cannot punish them. By @csosin.bsky.social:

Phoenix has released a proposal that would bar ICE and other law enforcement agencies from using city property (for staging, processing, etc) without explicit permission. The city council will vote on it next week. By @csosin.bsky.social:

Cesar Chavez's name is all over Phoenix. After a report that he molested young girls, that may soon change. Learn more: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-moves-to-wipe-cesar-chavezs-name-from-buildings-streets-40653145/

Last year, a security guard at Club DWNTWN cold-cocked a restrained patron, who died three days later. Two Phoenix cops stood by and watched. Now the man's family is suing the city, the club and the security guard over his death. By Clarissa Sosin: