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Update downtown safety plan, chief asks BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
BUSINESS................... 28 Home buyers and renters see no end in price hikes.
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New exhibit explores pandemic's impact on artists.
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Old Town restaurantnightclub gets $1M re-do. NEIGHBORS.......................................... 24 BUSINESS............................................... 28 SPORTS.................................................... 31 ARTS......................................................... 33 FOOD........................................................ 36 CLASSIFIEDS........................................ 38
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un-related calls for service in downtown’s entertainment district have increased between 20 and 25 percent every year, with the exception of last year, according Scottsdale Police Chief Jeff Walther.
That amounts to 68 gun-related calls for service this year. Assaults on police officers are also on the rise. “It was a pretty wild scene,” said Scottsdale City Councilwoman Tammy Caputi, who went on a police ride-along in the entertainment district in July. That’s why Walther is asking City Council
to update the public safety plan. “I’m definitely supportive of anything that makes our downtown safer,” Caputi said. “It’s common-sense stuff.” Maybe the most important proposed change to the plan is a requirement for clubs to keep video recordings of incidents
see DOWNTOWN page 16
Pac-12 tourney Cheering the home team a home run for city economy BY IAN GARCIA Cronkite News
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cottsdale Stadium is the epicenter of Scottsdale’s baseball past and present. Originally constructed in 1956, Scottsdale Stadium’s current iteration opened in 1991 and is the spring training home of the San Francisco Giants. Last month, the Pac-12 Conference announced that the stadium and Old Town will play host to the inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament May 25-29 as part of a contract that runs through 2024.
see PAC page 14
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