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Gun shops struggle to keep up with demand BY TOM SCANLON
Peoria Times Managing Editor
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Around Peoria, the pandemic plus politics equals a severe shortage of guns. The term “flying off the shelves” is almost literal, at Hits and Miss’s, a gun shop near Peoria Station. Like other gun shop owners around the West Valley, Jon Halgren is having a hard time keeping firearms stocked at Hits and Miss’s. “Whatever I get in here sells. It’s just a question of when I can get supply,” he said. “I am talking empty shelves.” ROE Armory in Glendale is also having trouble getting products. “That past two months for me have been SEE GUNS PAGE 6
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Jon Halgren, owner of Hits and Miss’s gun shop, is frustrated by a shortage of supplies. (Peoria Times photo by Pablo Robles)
‘Resort-style’ apartments at Camino a Lago approved BY ALLISON ENGSTROM Peoria Times Staff Writer
Peoria could be seeing more development soon — though not all are excited about it. The Peoria Planning and Zoning Commission met Jan. 21, with much of the meeting devoted to a proposed apartment community within Camino a Lago Marketplace center. The commission unanimously approved the addition of the 280-unit apartment building on 14 acres of the 56-acre
Camino a Lago Marketplace. The shopping center, near West Lake Pleasant Parkway and West Deer Valley Road, is anchored by a Walmart Supercenter. MC Companies, the developer, plans to bring “upscale units in a live, work and play neighborhood,” according to the plan. MC Companies also agreed to contribute $140,000 to the Peoria Unified School District. Before the commission unanimously approved the plan, several neighbors spoke against the planned apartments.
“We want restaurants, we want retail, we want places to go and take our families, walkability. It seems ridiculous to me that there’s this space not being used for the potential it has,” Cynthia Ables said. Concerns about safety and protection were voiced to the commission as well. “My concern is not how tall the buildings are; my concern is the crime,” Dianne Rokle said. In addition to those who spoke in per-
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Despite increasing spread of COVID-19 in their communities, Peoria Unified and Deer Valley Unified school districts are allowing students to learn on campus. Many other districts have closed classrooms to students, with online learning only. Since Dec. 1, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Arizona has nearly doubled, going from 6,639 to 12,448 — and one-third of the total deaths over the last year have come in the first three weeks of January. That also holds true for Maricopa County: One-third of the county’s 7,094 deaths due to COVID-19 have come in January. Meanwhile, COVID-19 spread accelerates. According to the Maricopa County Health Department, “All school districts and ZIP codes in Maricopa County are experiencing substantial spread of COVID-19 according to three statewide benchmarks. … For the most recent week of full data (Jan. 3), Maricopa County had 885 cases per 100,000 people. Anything over 100 cases per 100,000 is consid-
ered substantial spread.” Maricopa County’s “school metrics” website, updated Jan. 21, shows the COVID-19 surge continuing, with most West Valley ZIP codes showing increases — near and in some cases over 1,000 cases per 100,000 in the last week. While Peoria Unified and Deer Valley school districts are giving students the option of online or in-classroom learning, Glendale Elementary School District is keeping its classrooms closed. On Thursday, Jan. 21, after Maricopa County updated its school metrics site, GESD Superintendent Cindy Segotta-Jones posted a message notifying families district classrooms would remain closed. “The health metrics released today still show an extremely high number of cases, percent positivity and COVID-like illness. The overall risk level is substantial,” she noted. The data showed the communities surrounding GESD schools had more than 900 new cases per 100,000 population over the last week. Though high, that was lower than
the 923 cases per 100,000 over the last week in the Deer Valley Unified School District and 1,014 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days in PUSD communities. “Please be advised that all schools in the GESD will remain in an online learning environment based on the current benchmarks,” Segotta-Jones noted. “With COVID-19 still prominent in our area, please continue to follow current guidance to protect yourself and those around you. As always, we are monitoring all data to determine when it is safe to consider shifting our recommended learning model,” she added. For more information, visit gesd40. org. Glendale Union High School District also is keeping classrooms closed with online learning only. In a Jan. 22 letter to families, GUHSD stated, “Although the cases per 100,000 people continues to increase, the percent positivity and COVID-like illness numbers have slightly declined.”
Rep. Payne pushes for notarized ballots BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services A plan by a Peoria lawmaker to curb what he says is an opportunity for election fraud could end up throwing roadblocks in the path of some who want to cast a ballot. District 21 Republican Rep. Kevin Payne said something needs to be done to ensure that the ballots showing up in the mail actually were cast by the individuals to whom they were addressed. He said the current system of election workers trying to match signatures on ballot envelopes with what’s on file is far from foolproof. His solution: notaries. More to the point, his HB 2369 would require attestation by a notary that the person whose name is on the envelope was in fact the person who signed it.
District 21 Rep. Kevin Payne wants to make changes to the way Arizonans vote by requiring mailed ballots be notarized. (Photo courtesy Capitol Media)
No notarization? No vote. Payne conceded that some people don’t have easy access to a notary. And that, he said, likely includes residents of his legislative district which includes the Sun City retirement community, who may be too infirm to go out and hunt down someone who can attest to their signature. But Payne told Capitol Media Services he is undeterred, saying there’s a real problem. By law, anyone with an early ballot already has to sign the envelope. It is that signature that election workers review to see if it appears to match other signatures already on file. Payne told Capitol Media Services he was besieged by emails before the election — he estimated they were at SEE PAYNE PAGE 9
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son, the agenda packet included dozens of emails to the city protesting the proposed development. Jennifer Hall of Rose Law Group, representing the developer, addressed concerns in an email. “Neighbors are concerned with the stigma of the word ‘apartments’ and they believe apartments breed crime,” she wrote. “However, this project is not a low-income apartment complex. This is a gated, highly amenitized, professionally managed and secure community. In fact, this community will add security to the existing vacant parking lot currently out on the site. This corner of the Marketplace is currently unmonitored and unwanted vehicles can be found loitering and dumping trash throughout the day. Vacant parcels attract unwanted visitors typically up to no good. The proposed community will add more ‘eyes on the street,’ eliminate unwanted people in the neighborhood and increase security within the entire community.” Hall said the project will not decrease property values: “This is a high-quality, gated community by a reputable local developer with many communities around the Valley; these are renters by choice, not necessity. Young professionals and Empty Nesters who are willing to pay higher rents ($1,100-$1,700) to enjoy a resort lifestyle.” Other community members expressed their support for the development. Andres Nelson said he initially had concerns about the development, but felt the developers have listened to his
heard a presentation on Proposition 207 in relation to current land-use regulations. Voters approved the proposition in November, clearing the way for sales of recreational marijuana. Qualifying sites in commercial zoning districts are re-
concerns and made adequate changes. “I am in support of this because they have addressed it and have been working with this overall and I don’t think there’s any concerns that are unworkable,” Nelson said. The request for an apartment community will next be heard by the Peoria City Council. The Planning Commission also
quired to be 2,640 feet from existing dispensary or cultivation sites; 1,000 feet from schools, preschools, daycare, bars, liquor stores and substance abuse centers; and 500 feet from residential zoning districts. Commercial sites are also required to have a security plan approved by the police department, in addition to storing products behind a locked counter. The city is permitted to restrict operating hours, signage and waste disposal. Although there are currently no industrial sites in Peoria, they follow the same guidelines for commercial sites. Staff writer Allison Engstrom can be reached at aengstrom@ timespublications.com.
The Peoria Planning Commission approved a request for a 280unit apartment community at Camino a Lago Marketplace. (Images courtesy
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slow, only because I can’t get supplies. But when I do get stuff, it goes out the door really fast,” owner Michael Sanchez said. On ROE Armory’s website, nearly every handgun, rifle and ammunition product is marked “sold out.” “It’s frustrating,” said Halgren, a veteran who started his business after a 20-year career at Luke Air Force Base. “I miss the days when somebody comes in and says, ‘I want this particular gun,’ and I say, “Give me five minutes and I’ll order it.’” And it’s not just guns — bullets also are selling fast. “I had 9 mm ammo show up Tuesday morning at 11. By 1 o’clock I was sold out,” Halgren said. His shop was quite different, prior to 2020. “At one point 400 firearms. Now on my worst one day, I had two firearms. “I have a grand total of seven handguns” for sale, he said Jan. 21, the day after the inauguration. Politics and the pandemic are the factors he and others are pointing to in explaining a gun shortage he calls “absolutely crazy. And, in my point of view, not necessary,” Halgren said. The gun shop owner said the run on guns came in three phases. “It started in March with the coronavirus scare. Everyone hoarded 500 rolls of toilet paper and decided, ‘Someone might want to steal my toilet paper so I better get a gun,’” he said with a growly chuckle. “The riots were the second part. “Then, every time there’s a presidential election, people go crazy. Now, people are still in a panic. They think, ‘The Democrat party is going to take away my guns.’” Back when the pandemic began, he thought the shortage would be short lived. “I figured two weeks, we’ll be fine. Nope.” He’s taking a more long-term picture of things now. “Not until 2022 are we going to have any kind of a normal,” he said.
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ber, 610,911 background checks had been performed in the state through November, well over the 372,912 done in all of 2019, according to FBI data. Nationally, firearm background checks reached an all-time high of nearly 3.9 million in December, according to NICS Firearm Checks data. Arizona mirrored that trend, doubling the total number of firearm background checks from 2019 to 2020. With increased gun purchases, store owners are challenged with keeping products on their shelves.
On ROE Armory’s website, nearly every handgun, rifle and ammunition product is marked “sold out.”
Veerachart Murphy has seen this rise firsthand at his gun shop AZ Ammo near the Deer Valley Airport, where his sales doubled from 6.5 million in 2019 to 13 million in 2020. Recently, Murphy is seeing a shift in the types of products he is selling. Guns and ammunition remain in demand, but since the Capitol riots people are looking for body armor and long-lasting food prep, Murphy said. “Right now we still see a huge (increase) of sales because of what is going on with the Capitol, the uncertainty of the presidential handover, what is going on in the House right now with the impeachment procedures,” he said. “Our first-time buyers were all over the board, liberal, conservative and independent,” Murphy said. Whatever their political leanings, Halgren in Peoria has a message for newcomers: Know what you’re doing. “A lot of the first-timers that come in here, the way they handle guns — some of them scare me to death,” he said. “I’ll tell them, ‘You need to get some training before you buy a gun. … You will end up hurting yourself or killing someone, and I don’t want to be a part of that.’” Glendale Community College and others teach gun safety. According to its website, GCC offers “firearms training classes, from beginner to advanced, taught by Arizona police officers and certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors who stress all aspects of safe handling, storing and responsible firearm usage.” Managing Editor Tom Scanlon can be reached at tscanlon@ timespublications.com. Allison Engstrom, Ayanna Muhammad, Jakaria Ross and Sara Castro contributed to this story.
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Delay ball! Cactus League asks MLB to push back Spring Training Baseball said it “will continue to consult with public health authorities, medical experts and the Players Association whether any schedule modifications to the announced start of Spring Training and the Championship Season should be made in light of the current COVID-19 environment to ensure the safety of the players, coaches, umpires, MLB employees and other game day personnel in a sport that plays every day.”
BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF A letter suggests “Delay ball!” rather than “Play ball!” Citing a surge in COVID-19 cases in Arizona, the Cactus League, Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat, Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers, Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord and other leaders sent a letter Jan. 25 asking Major League Baseball to delay the start of Spring Training. “In view of the current state of the pandemic in Maricopa County — with one of the nation’s highest infection rates — we believe it is wise to delay the start of Spring Training to allow for the COVID-19 situation here,” said the letter. “As leaders charged with protecting public health, and as committed, longtime partners in the Spring Training industry, we want you to know that we stand united on this point,” stated the letter, written by eight mayors and Bridget Binsbacher, the Cactus League executive director, who is
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also a Peoria councilwoman. Sent less than a month from the reporting date for pitchers and catchers in Peoria and other sites around the Valley, the letter notes a University of
Washington study calls for “a sharp decline in infections in Arizona by mid-March.” In a statement responding to the Cactus League letter, Major League
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Gov. Doug Ducey praised the new Red Bull, left, and White Claw production facilities that are neighbors in West Glendale for bringing hundreds of jobs to the West Valley. (Peoria Times photos by Pablo Robles)
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Gov. Doug Ducey highlighted business success in a West Valley version of his earlier “State of the State” speech. In a Jan. 13 virtual meeting sponsored by WESTMARC, Ducey also discussed the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the violence at the U.S Capitol and educational concerns about distance learning. Ducey addressed questions about the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “If you go back a year ago today … our state was booming,” he said. “We were in the top five states for not only
personal income growth but economic momentum. Through the pandemic, we’re still in the top five. Our pipeline has never been more full. “Places like Tolleson are getting real economic development.” Ducey highlighted the new White Claw Hard Seltzer and Red Bull plants that are neighbors in West Glendale and Mitek’s industrial expansion coming to Tolleson. “In October, White Claw cut the ribbon on its new $250 million manufacturing facility in Glendale. … In November, Red Bull began producing cans at its 700,000-square-foot factory building in Glendale. Mitek announced it’s expanding manufacturing jobs, bringing new jobs to Tolleson,” he said.
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The West Valley is also the center of Ducey’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans. “Arizona’s going to do this fast, and better than other states. We’ve had a real sense of urgency and purpose on this. Right in the West Valley at State Farm Stadium, we’ve got a 24/7 vaccination site. We’re doing about 6,000 vaccinations a day. We want to ramp that up 12,000,” said Ducey. While prioritizing firefighters, police officers, teachers and older Arizonans, Ducey said, “I have not received the vaccine. I’m not going to get it before my grandmother.” Ducey addressed educational concerns about distance education, especially for low-income communities.
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“Most Arizonans are concerned about their kids and their education and their jobs. … Every student fell behind to a certain degree during distance learning. We’ve had an achievement gap in our state for years,” said Ducey. “Online learning has not been for our kids in low-income areas. … Job one is getting kids back up to grade level.” Ducey also spoke out against the U.S. Capitol rioters. “All perpetrators should be persecuted to the fullest extent,” said Ducey. “It should never happen again. … I know that people are divided. It was a very spirited election cycle. It’s time that we in leadership positions lead and also look for policies that we can come together on.” Looking ahead, Ducey mentioned key priorities including broadband expansion, better access to telemedicine, better roads and bridges, better equipment/training for law enforcement and criminal justice reform. “We can complete all of this in 2021, and I am ready,” said Ducey. “Thank you for your families and for our hardworking doctors and nurses. “Get the vaccine.”
Staff writer Jakaria Ross can be reached at jross@timespublications.com.
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one point coming in at five per minute — of people questioning whether all those early ballots actually came from real voters. Much of that likely was fueled by claims by former President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, that mail-in voting was subject to massive fraud. Adding fuel to the issue was a report on Fox News that someone apparently applied for and cast an early ballot for a man who used to live in Arizona but had since moved to Tennessee. Nashion Garrett told Laura Ingraham said it appears that a mail-in ballot was sent to his old address. “But I haven’t lived in Arizona in over a year,’’ he said. Payne said there’s no danger of that happening if a notary has to verify that the legally required signature on early ballot envelopes matches the person whose name is on there. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs told Capitol Media Services she’s not buying it.
Hobbs said a check of voter registration records does reveal a Nashion Garrett. But she said he was placed on the “inactive voter’’ list after he didn’t vote in several prior elections and mail to his residence was returned. And Hobbs was similarly unimpressed by various other claims of fraud, none of which were ever proven in court. “We cannot legislate based on misinformation that came out of this election,’’ she said. Hobbs said the current system of matching signatures works. “That doesn’t mean that one person might not slip through the cracks,’’ she said. “But we don’t need to burden every single voter in our state because one person might have slipped through the cracks.’’ That goes to the fact that early voting is very popular in Arizona, at least in part because of its ease. In fact, during the last presidential race more than 88% of the ballots were early ballots.
And at least part of that has to do with simplicity. Voters can request an early ballot before each election. Or they can choose to be on a “permanent early voting list’’ where they are guaranteed to get a ballot in the mail ahead of each election. The safeguard is supposed to be the signature comparison done by county election workers. Payne said he’s not convinced that’s working. “They’re not trained like a forensic scientist would be, or a handwriting analyst who sits down and looks at the loop on the L and the cross on the T, the close on the O or the close on the P,’’ he said. Beyond that, Payne said doing those envelope-by-envelope checks is time consuming. A notarized signature, he said, eliminates the need for all that. That, however, still leaves the question of whether all that will create a new burden on voters, particularly those who may have a hard time getting around — if they get out at all —
to find a notary. “That’s certainly not my intention,’’ Payne said. Hobbs, however, said that would be the result. “Not everybody has access to a notary,’’ she said. What that means, Hobbs said, is a trip to a bank or post office or somewhere a notary might be present. One option, Payne suggested, might be to provide incentives for notaries to go to the homes and apartments of those who need that signature verification. Hobbs said that still leaves another hurdle. “They charge,’’ she said, creating what amounts to a “poll tax,’’ where people have to pay to exercise their right to vote. Payne said that aspect could be avoided if the state picked up the tab. But that, in turn, would require an unknown amount of tax dollars to administer. The lawmaker said he remains open to suggestions.
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PUSD board approves COVID-19 employee sick time BY ALLISON ENGSTROM Peoria Times Staff Writer
On Jan. 14, the Peoria Unified School District board addressed the COVID-19 pandemic by approving measures increasing paid sick time for teachers and temporary increased pay for classroom coverage. PUSD will offer approval of up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for employees with a positive COVID-19 test. An employee awaiting test results with written direction from a health care provider to quarantine can also obtain the paid sick leave. The benefit will work retroactively so employees can receive compensa-
tion instead of using their sick leave. Community members spoke in support of the increase, helping to alleviate the uncertainty of contracting the virus and the financial repercussions it can have on teachers. “I know for a fact that the extra money will help ease some minds of some teachers,” Frank Eager said. “As a teacher this is one of those things we talk about that shows more than just a thank you.” The board also unanimously passed a motion for a temporary increase to classroom coverage pay. This is in effect when a teacher gives up prep time to cover a class because another teacher is not able to teach.
The coverage pay will increase from $20 per hour to $25 per hour and from $30 per 90 minutes to $37.50 per 90 minutes retroactive to Jan. 4, through May 21, 2021. “It’s good for everybody,” Molly Morris-Glauser said. “I am a property owner, a taxpayer of this district and I grew up in this district, and I am happy to have my taxes go toward something like this, just for the record,” Morris-Glauser said. “It’s another that shows that appreciation out there,” Eager said. The board also approved more than doubling computer hardware. The expenditure will increase from $1.5 million to $3.5 million.
And the board approved a program bringing real-world cyber applications to their classrooms. The program provides students with hands-on cybersecurity coursework and exercises. Students are able to participate in a virtual lab with similar cybersecurity scenarios with the protection of an online environment. This allows students to explore the back end of IT systems used by industry leaders. Arizona State University will donate the cost of range time to support the pilot program at MET Professional Academy and Cactus High School. Staff writer Allison Engstrom can be reached at aengstrom@ timespublications.com.
State Farm Stadium leads way on vaccinations BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF According to Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona went over the 450,000 mark for vaccine doses administered. More than 63,000 doses have been administered at the state’s first 24/7 vaccination site at State Farm Stadium. “We are getting more and more doses into the arms of Arizonans,” said Christ. “The success of our State Farm Stadium vaccination site has made it clear that Arizona can efficiently and effectively administer vaccine to large numbers.” She said more vaccine supplies are needed: “Now the federal government has to step up its game and provide additional vaccine to support Arizona’s proven momentum.” As of Jan. 25, the state gave 458,461 COVID-19 vaccine doses to 343,264 individuals, including 69,646 who have received both doses. ADHS requested an ongoing 300,000 additional doses weekly from the federal government. However, the request was denied, and the state, counties and tribal governments were only able to order 169,000 doses.
“Our message to our federal partners is simple: Give Arizona more vaccine, and we will make good use of it,” Christ said. “We have significant available capacity to expand where vaccine is of-
fered, make more appointments available, and move forward with protecting our vulnerable popula-
tions.” All appointments at two state-run sites are booked through February, though appointments have been reserved for those vaccinated at a state-
run site to receive second doses. Groups prioritized to date include front-line health care workers, emergency services workers, and residents and staff at long-term care facilities (in Phase 1A); and protective services workers, K-12, university, and community college educators, child care workers and adults 65 and older (prioritized Phase 1B). More sites are on the way, said Gov. Doug Ducey. “Arizona has activated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Retail Pharmacy Program, which will add up to 100 pharmacy stores providing vaccine over the next few weeks,” Ducey said. “When the program is fully activated, more than 800 pharmacies will have COVID-19 vaccine available in Arizona.” Visit azdhs.gov/findvaccine or maricopa.gov/5659/COVID-19Vaccine-Locations for locations. To register for a vaccine, visit podvaccine.azdhs.gov. Those who register at the site can make appointments for family members. Those without computer access or needing extra help registering can call 1-844-542-8201 to be connected with someone who can assist.
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Yearning for the energy that only a crowd can provide BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist
It was Tuesday afternoon and work got too heavy. A break was called for, mindless diversion. My thoughts turned to an old favorite: a matinee movie. Ninety minutes of popcorn, soda and cinema. This sounded like exactly the ticket. I could not have been more wrong. It was not the film that failed — it was obvious going in that this action flick would earn no Oscars. It was the experience: a solitary man armed with a mask, hand sanitizer and enough Clorox wipes to disinfect Congress, seated alone in an auditorium built for 300 humans. I dozed off through gunfire and explosions. I lost what plot there was. My mind pinballed before hitting on a realization. Some events, to feel right, require a crowd. Chalk up another act of destruction committed by this damned
pandemic. Eventually I gave up on the movie and compiled a mental list of great crowds I have been in — moments where the assembled humanity begins to crackle with shared energy, a sense of mutual joy, excitement, thrill, love. If that sounds hokey, I can only say that it was not at all strange in the moment. Like, say, the night of Nov. 4, 2001, when I was high in the rightfield stands on the night the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees 3-2 to win the World Series. The last 10 months have featured less human contact than that single evening full of high fives, fist bumps, screams, prayers and — when at last Jay Bell danced across home plate with the winning run — hugs with complete strangers. Crowds will do that to us. You surely have your own stories, tales that run parallel to my parents taking my brother and I to see “Rocky” at Christmas in 1976. I was 11, but I can still hear the crowd
cheering the screen, the nervous chatter during Rocky’s battle with Apollo Creed, and I can still reimagine every boy who had been in the packed house boxing his way through the lobby afterward. Or a great concert. Not even 18 months ago, I spent a weekend in Texas for Austin City Limits — a bucket-list event. In dusty Zilker Park, tens of thousands of us gathered in a claustrophobic swarm to see a reunited Guns N’ Roses run through 20 hits, from “It’s So Easy” to “Welcome to the Jungle” to “November Rain.” That was Friday — old rockers, warm beer and the thick smell of weed. The next afternoon, when Billie Eilish sang “Bad Guy,” there was a solid mass of teenage girl dress-alikes who accompanied her with every word. They pogo’d when Billie did, crouched, twirled, prowled their little slivers of space. Who knew at the time that would be the last crowd I’d be in for months on end?
Now watching events on television — old footage of Tiger Woods winning the Masters — I marvel at the way we once crowded together shoulder to shoulder. Most years, I wander out to watch the Waste Management Phoenix Open with 200,000 of my closest personal friends — sorority sisters in platform heels and microskirts, beery frat bros who heckle golfers at the 16th hole, and the hordes in Nike gear and Titleist hats. This year, attendance will be held to 5,000 fans a day. Question: Will a Phoenix Open with 97.5% less crowd be 97.5% less electric? Turns out, I love the power of crowds. It’s a small loss among everything inflicted by COVID-19, but let’s hope someday soon we can assemble again unaccompanied by anxiety, 6 feet of social distance and the nauseating scent of sanitizer and Clorox. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com
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Home prices climbing as average time on market drops BY LISA BAKER Peoria Times Guest Writer
Are you thinking about a new home in 2021? Anyone trying to purchase a home right now will tell you that even as prices and interest rates continue to rise, you need to move quickly in this market. But don’t think you have to revise your resolutions just yet; just be prepared. Cromford Report data tracked around a 2% month-over-month increase in the average final sale price per square foot in Maricopa County in the fourth quarter of 2020, while the average days on the market dropped to 39.8 from 47.85 in the third quarter. Both are trends expected to continue this trajectory in the New Year. During December, 413 MLS listing sales closed in Glendale and 417 in Peoria. As of this writing, there are 124 active and available listings (not count-
ing properties already under contract or pending close of escrow) in MLS in Glendale and 143 active listings in Peoria. That’s 30% of one month’s inventory in Glendale, down from 40% in November) and 34.3 % of one month’s inventory in Peoria (down from 47% in November). Today’s Maricopa County inventory is 49.6% of December’s closed sales, down from 69.5% in November. According to ShowingTime, the platform Realtors use to schedule most of the MLS showings, Peoria saw an increase in showing traffic in the $300,000-$399,999 range, with a higher percentage of traffic, 37.39% averaging 12.33 showings per listing. This increase bumped it up to the most popular price range in Peoria, moving the $200,000-$299,999 range to second place at 25.57% of December traffic, with an average of 12.54 showings per listing. The $200,000-$299,999 range still had the most showings in Glendale, averaging 14.65 showings per listing, which accounted for 40.32% of showings. Listings in the $300,000-$399,999
range averaged 12.38 showings per listing, 31.88% of showing traffic. Not all showings are scheduled through ShowingTime, so actual numbers are typically higher. According to Freddie Mac, mortgage rates are beginning to rise gradually. As of January 14, 2021, National Mortgage Rates reported U.S. weekly averages of 2.79% for a 30-year fixed rate, 2.23% for a 15-year fixed rate and 3.12% for a five-year ARM. December entry-level prices for a detached home with three bedrooms and two baths rose in the West Valley across tracked financing options. While the lowest price paid for a home with conventional financing in Maricopa County dropped to $175,000, Glendale conventional buyers saw an increase to $225,000, and Peoria conventional buyers an increase to $238,000. Buyers using FHA financing saw increases in prices paid with minimums of $185,000 in Maricopa County, $225,00 in Glendale and $244,000 in Peoria. Maricopa County VA buyers also saw increases to $217,000, Glendale VA buyers saw an increase to $260,000,
and Peoria VA buyers paid a minimum of $322,500. According to MLS statistics, the number of buyers financing their purchases in December rose from 76.4% to 82.7%. Conventional financing made up 71.3% of those sales, FHA financing 13.7%, VA financing 6.8%, and the remaining sales used other financing methods. If your finances are in need in 2021, please know that you are not alone. If you’re a homeowner, contact your lender to see what programs they are offering. If you’re a tenant, rental assistance is available through the Arizona Department of Housing website at saveourhomeaz.gov. If you’re a landlord, you can apply for aid at arizonatogether.org/grants. For more information, see lisarbaker. com or facebook.com/lrbak.
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Round 2 of Paycheck Protection Program BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF
The Small Business Association, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, opened phase 2 of the Paycheck Protection Program loan portal Jan. 11. This round of the PPP continues to prioritize millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $284 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses through March 31 and by allowing certain existing PPP borrowers to apply for a “second draw” PPP loan.
For more information or to apply, visit sba.gov. In most cases, if guidelines are followed, the loans do not have to be repaid. The maximum loan amount has been
reduced from $10 million to $2 million. The amount most individual businesses can request is still based around a formula of 2.5 times average payroll. PPP borrowers who already received a loan may obtain a second draw if they have 300 or fewer employees, have used or will use the full amount of their first PPP loan and can show a 25% gross revenue decline in any 2020 quarter compared with the same quarter in 2019. First-time PPP borrowers may obtain a PPP loan under the original terms in the CARES Act.
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Local football players honored at award ceremony BY ERIC NEWMAN
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High school football players from around Arizona met in Scottsdale Jan. 9 to celebrate their talent and remember a tumultuous season at the 2020 Ed Doherty Award ceremony. The West Valley had many of the 53 nominees, who received nominations throughout the season for their play in an outstanding single game. Anthem Boulder Creek senior running back Jacob Cisneros, who scored a state-high 34 touchdowns for the Jaguars in 2020, was one of the five finalists for the Ed Doherty Award. He beamed looking around at all the great players, many of whom he played against or watched at some point in his high school football career. “I’ve looked at all these guys’ stats, paid attention to what everyone was doing, watched film on a lot (of them) all year. To be here and be in the top five is amazing,” he said. Gilbert Mesquite senior quarterback Ty Thompson won the top award. While the Ed Doherty Award was given to individual players, many of the nominees felt their nominations could serve as a team award. Moon Valley senior defensive back and wide receiver Jordan Richardson said his Rockets, who went 2-5 and were far from playoff contention, did not receive a lot of press. “The guys kind of told me that I feel like I’m putting on for Moon Valley, so I’m trying to represent them,” he said. Desert Edge senior defensive back Steven Ortiz Jr. and junior quarterback Adryan Lara also were nominated. The Scorpions went 8-0 in the regular season and reached the Open Playoff quarterfinals for the first time in team history. “It was probably the most fun sea-
The 2020 Ed Doherty Award nominees participated in a ceremony with social distancing. (Photo by Eric Newman)
Sandra Day O’Connor junior linebacker Brandon Craddock. “It makes me so thankful that we got to have a season and that we got to the playoffs,” said Centennial senior defensive lineman DJ Gleash. “None of it was easy, but it was really fun.”
West Valley Ed Doherty Award Nominees: Two Centennial High players were Ed Doherty nominees. (Peoria Times file photo)
Centennial standout DJ Gleash powered through a challenging season. (Photo courtesy DJ Gleash)
son we’ve had,” Lara said. “For me, I’m leaving because I’m a senior, so this is one more thing for me to remember of this year,” Ortiz added. The 2020 regular season was delayed and shortened to eight games, with a three-week postseason, and several teams and players had to miss games due to COVID-19. The circumstances getting to the offseason and to an award ceremony were gratifying. “You see everyone here who dealt with this, and it just makes you feel like you accomplished a lot this year. I want to have another great season again so that I can be back here next year in a more normal year,” added
• Jacob Cisneros, senior, Boulder Creek. • Kavaughn Clark, sophomore, Centennial. • Brandon Craddock, junior, Sandra Day O’Connor. • Logan Gingg, senior, Verrado. • DJ Gleash, senior, Centennial. • Christian Johnson, senior, Greenway. • Adryan Lara, junior, Desert Edge. • Brock Mast, senior, Liberty. • Steven Ortiz Jr., senior, Desert Edge. • Jordan Richardson, senior, Moon Valley. • Zach Sutton, senior, Shadow Ridge. • Jachon Thurman, senior, Shadow Ridge.
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Coyotes fans welcome in-person experience BY MICHAEL GUTNICK Cronkite News
Linda Riggins was first in line at Gate 3 before the Arizona Coyotes’ season opener at Gila River Arena. Riggins, a season ticket holder, and her son, Keith Traub, arrived three and a half hours early. They were ready to watch hockey. “I was just so happy to be there,” Riggins said. “My son was in seventh heaven, and it was just great. That means everything to me.” Riggins was one of 2,274 fans in attendance during the 4-3 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks. The Jan. 14 game was the largest attended sporting event in Arizona since late November when the Arizona Cardinals hosted as many as 4,200 fans at State Farm Stadium. Before a whistle was blown, the orga-
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nization honored those on the front line of the pandemic. As the lights dimmed and everyone turned their attention to the scoreboard, Coyotes President and CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez presented a message to health workers, dedicating their 25th anniversary season to them. “It was awesome,” said Coyotes forward Clayton Keller, who scored the Coyotes’ second goal. “I think all of us were a little surprised. It felt like there were a lot more people there. We were so pumped to see that. To have the fans back in the building was unbelievable. Friends of mine and our teammates that were able to come to the game were all just so pumped. We’re really looking forward to the rest of the home games in front of the awesome fans we have.” Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta enjoyed the fans’ presence in a 31-save performance.
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A limited amount of fans could attend the Arizona Coyotes’ home opener at Gila River Arena because of COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by Michael Gutnick/Cronkite News)
“It definitely feels so much better than what it was in the bubble,” Raanta said. “It’s super nice to go on the ice and see some people in there, hearing some yells and some cheers for us. It gives you a lot more than what an empty building would do. It’s been nice to see the fans again. They gave us a lot of extra energy in the games.” Fans said they enjoyed the change of pace for the shortened season. Not only does it allow the team to generate some revenue, but it allows fans to experience something they’ve missed for nearly a year. “Us players, we always appreciate playing in front of a lot of fans,” Coyotes forward Derick Brassard said.
They make the atmosphere, they make the game great. Hopefully in the next few months we can play in every building around the league with fans in the stands.” For now, the attendance has been limited to 2,500 fans to complement spacing. The Coyotes first announced they would host a maximum of 3,450 fans for the team’s six January home games at Gila River Arena, including Thursday, Jan. 28, when the Coyotes host the Anaheim Ducks. The team will determine the seating capacity for each month of the season, in accordance with the guidelines of Gila River Arena and the city of Glendale.
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Singer-actor walks the line with Johnny Cash tribute BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN Peoria Times Contributing Writer
Nine years ago, Scott Moreau took his years of experience performing as Johnny Cash and created a show for Arizona music lovers that has since traveled the country. Now, in 2021, it returns to the Valley with Moreau performing the one-man show at Arizona Broadway Theater from Friday, Jan. 29, to Feb. 21. “It was the winter of 2012,” Moreau said. “(The show) was created for the good people of Arizona. J.R. McAlexander, the owner-operator of Showtune Productions out in the Valley, we’ve been colleagues for about 20 years, and while I was on the first national tour of ‘Million Dollar Quartet,’ he reached out and said a tribute to Johnny Cash would sell very well with his patrons in Arizona.” Moreau took a week off from the tour and headed to the Valley. He started piecing together the Cash songs he wanted to sing and looking into anecdotes and stories of the singer. He strove to include Cash’s verbatim words in the musical tribute he would create called “Walkin’ the Line.” When he returned to the tour, he continued to work on the musical, often bouncing ideas and scenes off his cast-
Scott Moreau portrays the legendary Johnny Cash in a new show at Arizona Broadway Theater. The theater will have social distancing in place. (Photo courte-
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mates in their free time. Eventually, he would return and the show would premiere in the Valley. The musical features such songs as “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Ring of Fire,” “A Boy Named Sue” and, of course, “Walk the Line.”
Keeping it safe at ABT
Moreau pointed out that not many theaters are producing anything right
now, mostly because it is dangerous for crowds to gather or for actors — especially singers — to share a stage. It’s why he’s eager to do a show at ABT. He said that they are first and foremost about safety. “There has been a lot of thought and planning going into keeping everyone safe,” Moreau said. “It’s not worth it to go and see a show if you aren’t safe in this day and age. I want everyone to
know that this is not a situation where everyone is going to be mask free and running around and sitting next to each other. They’re taking this extremely seriously, and so am I.” Both Moreau and the band (who will be masked) are distanced from the audience, and the audience will be distanced from each other. He said ABT has sent him an extremely comprehensive plan about how to keep everyone safe and sound. “Arizona Broadway is really on the right path,” Moreau said. “They are doing their best to stay as safe as possible. I know a lot of people are anxious — I’m slightly anxious. “But I have no doubt that they have my safety and the safety of their patrons in mind.”
Spending a lifetime with Cash
Moreau grew up listening to Cash. He talked about how when he was little, his parents would play their favorite records and dance in the living room. He would do his best to sing along with such artists as Cash, the Everly Brothers and the Beach Boys. In his early 20s, he was introduced to the music Cash was making toward the end of his life, and it transformed SEE BROADWAY PAGE 21
Glendale Community College celebrates Black History Month BY AYANNA MUHAMMAD Peoria Times Staff Writer
Glendale Community College will host several events honoring key Black cultural figures and celebrating Black History Month during February. All events will be hosted on Zoom. Links and more information can be found at gccaz.edu/event-calendar. To start off the month, the college
Screenings of the Netflix series “When They See Us” are part of Black History Month events at GCC. (Image courtesy Netflix)
will host a teleparty for the community to watch the four-part Netflix series “When They See Us,” which is based on the true story of the wrongly accused Central Park Five. The first viewing will be on Feb. 1 at 2 p.m., and one episode will be watched every week, except for the week of Valentine’s Day. The school will host two Black hisSEE HISTORY PAGE 21
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his career. “That’s when I started to get obsessed, buying everything and reading everything, and wouldn’t let him go,” Moreau said. “It has just kind of continued. Luckily it wasn’t just fandom; it was a large part of my career. Johnny’s music and his message and life have had an immeasurable impact on my life.” Moreau said performing as Cash has taken him all over the country and to such far-flung places as Japan. He’s met members of the Cash family, been able to try on some of his clothes and play Cash’s guitars. Moreau spent years on tour playing Cash in “The Million Dollar Quartet,” a musical about the Dec. 4, 1956, afternoon Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins got together for an impromptu jam session. Moreau said he has met some of the best people from his life while doing that musical. “I can’t be more thankful for his life and legacy,” Moreau said. “It’s been a blessing to play him pretty much up until the pandemic for 40 to 50 weeks of the year.”
he wrote certain songs. “One thing I try to capture a good amount that the average fan doesn’t know about or understand — he had an extremely good sense of humor,” Moreau said. “He was large and imposing and sometimes a dark person. He had an extremely outgoing personality and was a cutup. I really try to bring that into a lot of my stage banter.” In preparation for creating the musical and in its ongoing evolution, Moreau spends a lot of time watching and analyzing his concerts so he can replicate who Cash was as a performer. He said he tries to be as close to Cash as humanly possible, leaving any semblance of his own personality behind. “The performances of his songs and his songwriting is a major part of his performances, but so is his sense of humor and his authenticity,” Moreau said. “The people who come to see these types of shows don’t want to see me as Johnny Cash; they want to remember what it was like to see him on television or live.”
Exploring Cash’s life
“Walkin’ the Line”
In “Walkin’ the Line,” Moreau speaks as Cash the entire time. While he sings many of Cash’s greatest hits, he also tries to give insight into Cash’s life, his friendships, and why and how
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Pastor Ed Delph Peoria Times Columnist
During the last 40 years of my ministry, I have had the privilege of ministering in over 100 countries. What I have been hearing from my friends from afar is this: “What is going on in America? It’s seems divided and crazy over there! What’s going on in your government? And what’s the deal with all the shootings, the debt, the riots, racial tension and other stuff going on? It seems like America is spinning out of control.” People in other nations are seeing something that most Americans won’t or don’t see … yet! Allow me to share a concept with you that is a key to preventing the stagnation or even collapse of our nation. Henry Kissinger captures the tension between the historian and the statesman. “I think of myself as a historian more than a statesman. As a historian, you need to be conscious of the fact that every civilization that has ever ex-
isted has ultimately failed. History is a tale of efforts that failed, of aspirations that weren’t realized, of wishes that were fulfilled and then turned out to be different from what are expected. So, as a historian, you live with a sense of the inevitability of tragedy. As a statesman, one acts on the assumption that problems can be solved.” A stateman knows history, but he also knows how to apply lessons from history to avert tragedy. Kissinger, the historian, has a point. It’s hard to embrace the statesman approach when history supports the historian. Many nations start off right, end up wrong. The constructive values of what made a nation strong get traded in on destructive values that make it weak. Most every nation seems to have its spring, summer, autumn and winter. History shows nations don’t learn from history. Born to win, conditioned to lose. The further formerly great nations got away from “home,” the more they get lost. Sydney Harris says, “People are fond of saying that the past is dead, but it is actually the future that is dead. We
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make it come alive only by applying what we have learned from the living past to the present.” Nations seem to lose forget the old saying, “Learn from others mistakes, the second mouse gets the cheese.” There’s lots of cheese if you are the second mouse who learned. History shows us the path where all great nations before us have gone. 1. From bondage to spiritual faith. 2. From spiritual faith to great courage. 3. From courage to liberty. 4. From liberty to abundance. 5. From abundance to selfishness. 6. From selfishness to complacency. 7. From complacency to apathy. 8. From apathy to dependency. 9. From dependency back to bondage. In other words, progressive is regressive. The path of history is littered with nations like this. Edward Gibbon wrote a book entitled “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” in 1788. He discovered five basic reasons why Rome withered and died. The reasons were: 1. An undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home, which is the basis for human society. 2. Higher and higher taxes and spending public money for free bread and cir-
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cal. Now is the time to look back to our past to secure our future. The further you go back into your nation’s history and what made your nation great, the longer your nation’s future will have. Your nation’s future is your nation’s past in disguise. Some want us to forget our past. When you do that, you undermine your future. You won’t learn the lessons (both good and bad) history teaches us. Discover why America is and then the Constitution will make more sense to you. Correct the wrongs in America, but don’t rip and tear the country to pieces in the process. Progressive can
become regressive if you aren’t wise. Statesmen and stateswomen can do what chaos or apathy won’t. To be sustainable, we need statesmen and stateswomen, willing to learn from the past, be aware and responsible in the present to be confident of our future. With God’s help, we can do this. I know we can.
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For the second consecutive year, Credit Union West has partnered with Glendale Community College to sponsor the GCC Innovation Challenge 2021, an annual competition open to GCC student entrepreneurs to pitch their business or product idea. Glendale Community College students interested in participating in the Innovation Challenge 2021 must submit a five-minute application video by Jan. 31. GCC is hosting a workshop to help students prepare Jan. 29. Five finalists will be selected to participate in the final pitch. Join for the virtual
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ORDINANCE NO. 2021-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE PEORIA CITY CODE (1992) BY AMENDING RESERVED SECTION 11-75 TO ADDRESS THE PROHIBITION OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, under the Federal Controlled Substances Act, codified in 21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq., the use, possession, and cultivation of marijuana are unlawful and subject to federal prosecution without regard to a claimed medical need; and WHEREAS, marijuana contains tetrahydrocannabinol, which remains on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 811 et al.; and WHEREAS, the statewide ballot measure I-23-2020, known as the “Smart and Safe Arizona Act,” was approved by the voters in the November 3, 2020 general election ballot and became effective on December 1, 2020. WHEREAS, the newly enacted legislation set forth in A.R.S. 36-2857 allows localities to prohibit marijuana establishments. WHEREAS, the City of Peoria has a legitimate government interest in protecting public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens by prohibiting Marijuana Establishments in the City. THEREFORE, it is ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 11 of the Peoria City Code (1992) is amended by amending Reserved Section 11-75 to address Marijuana Establishments Prohibited; Dual Licensee Exception; which shall read as follows: Sec. 11-75. – Reserved Marijuana Establishments Prohibited; Dual Licensee Exception. (a) The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this Chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them A.R.S. § 382850: Marijuana Establishment, Dual licensee. (b) To the fullest extent allowable by law, the operation of a Marijuana Establishment is prohibited in the City, except where authorized for a dual licensee who: (1) Operates both a licensed nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary and a licensed marijuana establishment cooperatively in a shared location; and (2) Has not forfeited or terminated the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration from the Arizona Department of Health Ordinance No. 2021-02 Page 2 of 2 Services. SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective in the manner provided by law. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, this 19th day of January, 2021. Cathy Carlat, Mayor Date Signed ATTEST: Rhonda Geriminsky, City Clerk All exhibits on file in the Peoria City Clerk’s Office. Published: Peoria Times, Jan. 28, 2021 / 35779
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