Council: Put it in writing / P. 2
Ugenti-Rita gets assignment / P. 14
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BUSINESS .................. 24 Scottsdale company touts COVID-buster
ARTS................................ 27 Canal Convergence focuses on connection.
FOOD............................. 29 Sommeliers uncork their creativity to survive.
NEIGHBORS .........................................20 BUSINESS .............................................. 24 OPINION ................................................ 26 ARTS .........................................................27 FOOD ....................................................... 29 CLASSIFIEDS ........................................ 31
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Local discrimination ban unlikely this year BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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or the second time in five years, City Council has shelved a nondiscrimination ordinance without bringing the proposal up for a vote. On Aug. 10, the Scottsdale Human Relations Commission unanimously voted to recommend Council adopt a non-discrimination ordinance and anti-harassment policy.
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Happy 104th!
A week later, Commission Chair Janice Shimokubo and Vice Chair Emily Hinchman wrote Council asking the proposals be added to an agenda within 60 days. That unofficial deadline passed on Oct. 16 with no action and it appears unlikely Council will take up the proposals before the end of the year. “After their recommendation was
see DISCRIMINATION page 8
Mud starts �lying in council campaigns BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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n the midst of a contentious Scottsdale City Council election, several candidates have resorted to misinformation campaigns, fear mongering and outright lying in an attempt to discredit the competition. In a letter sent to Scottsdale Republicans, incumbent Councilman Guy Phillips said Scottsdale would become “Seattle,
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Kenosha, Portland and Minnesota” if voters elect Tammy Caputi or John Little, alluding to social unrest in those cities. Phillips, who is running for re-election to a third term, came in �ifth place in the Primary Election, trailing both Caputi and Little. The letter made unsubstantiated claims that Caputi and Little would “defund the police, raise your taxes, and allow crimi-
see CAMPAIGNS page 6
Scottsdale resident Maria Abramo got a special treat she's never seen in 104 years: a motorcade of well-wishers who drove by her home to wish her happy birthday. To see how the COVID-safe celebration was put together, see the story on page 20. (Courtesy of Tavits Photography)
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