A subcommittee recommended that City Council approve a grant to restore two historic buildings on Van Buren Street and Fourth Avenue. The owners said they aim to finish restoration within two years.
For downtown Phoenix, College Football Playoff will mean that skyscraper ads -- and possibly the giant football from Super Bowl Central -- will be returning to the city.
Councilman Michael Nowakowski told reporters he acted appropriately in approving a proposal by the Cesar Chavez Foundation to develop land downtown despite claims that he failed to disclose a bias in favor of the bid-winning developer.
City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to develop a commission made up of a representative group of citizens to oversee changes to the city transportation system laid out in Prop. 104.
Phoenix came out $25 million ahead of its projections in the fiscal 2014-2015 budget, according to the city’s budget department. The savings came mainly from government job vacancies and Emergency Transportation Services revenue.
