GPS ups pay raises
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BUSINESS................20 Home price spiral likely to continue.
BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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ine candidates, including two incumbents, are stepping into the Aug. 2 primary race for four Council seats, according to nomination papers filed last week. Vice Mayor Aimee Yentes, who gave birth to two children during her first term, is not running for re-election nor is Councilman Laurin Hendrix, who is aiming for a state House seat in District 14. Hoping for a return to the dais are Councilwoman Yung Koprowski and Councilman Scott September, who were both appointed. A couple of familiar faces from past elections are jumping in, including Bus Obayomi, who ran in 2020; Jim Torgeson, who ran in 2016; and Bill Spence, who was appointed in March 2020 and
see ELECTIONS page 8
Gilbert Fire’s dog is the state’s first
BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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or the most part, the faces are familiar but the legislative districts are different for Gilbert voters in this year’s races. The newly redrawn boundaries have shifted to districts 13 and 14 from the previous 17 and 12, respectively. Redistricting occurs every decade with the national census. The seats are for two years and there’s a term limit of four consecutive terms. In the Aug. 2 primary, Republican Sen. J.D. Mesnard is running for his third senate term in District 13, which also includes Chandler and Sun Lakes as well as part of Gilbert. Mesnard faces no opposition in the primary. Two Democrats, however, are vying for the spot to challenge him
see LEG RACES page 9
BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
SPORTS...................... 24 Mesquite’s Barrett making an impact.
COMMUNITY........................................17 BUSINESS.............................................20 SPORTS..................................................24 PUZZLE..................................................26 CLASSIFIEDS.......................................29
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he call came in that a car had drove into a lake at the El Dorado Golf community near McQueen and Guadalupe roads. At the scene, two Gilbert firefighters atop a ladder truck were trying to determine how to rescue the unconscious driver when the car began to sink. The two firefighters dove 10 feet from the ladder’s basket into the water and successfully pulled out the driver. A Gilbert police officer also had jumped into the lake.
see QUINN page 6
The Gilbert Fire Department’s therapy dog, an 8-month-old English Springer Spaniel named Quinn, is the first of its kind in Arizona. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)