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NEWS...............................12 Scottsdale senator defends election changes.
ARTS................................20 Scottsdale fundraiser getting jazzy.
Scottsdale Council OKs non-discrimination ordinance BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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ith a unanimous City Council vote on April 20, Scottsdale became the eighth Arizona city – and second in 2021 – to pass an anti-discrimination ordinance with protections for the LGBTQ community and other protected classes. The city joins Winslow, Flagstaff, Sedona,
Soaring home prices making lasting mark BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
FOOD................................21 Italian restaurateur pivots to Mexican food.
NEIGHBORS...........................................16 BUSINESS................................................ 17 ARTS.........................................................20 FOOD......................................................... 21 CLASSIFIEDS.........................................22
Sunday, April 25, 2021
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ith skyrocketing housing prices and a dwindling supply, Scottsdale is a microcosm of the Phoenix Metro region as a whole, where buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase a home without breaking the bank. Valleywide the annual median sales price of a home jumped 25 percent from
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Phoenix, Tempe, Tucson and Mesa, although Mesa’s month-old ordinance is now the subject of a voter referendum. “I’m very, very pleased with the leadership of the council regarding this policy – it’s been a long time coming,” said former Scottsdale Councilmember Virginia Korte, who began pushing for a non-discrimination ordinance six years ago. “Making an ordinance that creates a safe
place for all people to live, work and visit and play is important for Scottsdale,” she said. The new ordinance expands on existing federal and state non-discrimination protections by adding protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It also extends anti-discrimination protections to people working for businesses with fewer than
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