Citizens’ Initiative Review allows citizens to discover better understanding of ballot issues
Twenty strangers who represent different demographic backgrounds gave up their weekend plans to dissect Proposition 487 for the Citizens’ Initiative Review, a project that...
Water experts present report to city of Phoenix’s Environmental Quality Commission
Despite record rainfall in the past few weeks, Phoenix is still in the middle of a drought. The city's water department presented multiple water use and conservation plans available to the city.
Bioscience becomes first Arizona school to include sustainability officer in student council
Bioscience High School has partnered with the SustainPHX Literacy Project to add a position to its student council, helping to develop a relationship between the council and sustainability initiatives already on campus.
Phoenix partnership presents code to regulate construction near light-rail stations
Reinvent PHX, a Phoenix sustainability group, presented its Walkable Urban Code to the city's Historic Preservation Committee Monday. The new code would support more transit-friendly construction around the city's light-rail stations.
USGD appoints new senator, filling all Senate positions for 1st time in organization’s history
The Undergraduate Student Government Downtown Senate approved funding requests, discussed ongoing projects and appointed a senator, filling all positions in the Senate for the first time in the organization’s history.
Phoenix to be evaluated as potential host of 2016 Democratic National Convention
After visiting Alabama, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania, the Democratic National Committee will be in Phoenix in the coming days to evaluate the city as a potential location for its upcoming convention in 2016.
Plan to preserve historic properties in Phoenix presented to city commission for approval
Members of the city's Historic Preservation Commission met with the Phoenix Planning Commission on Tuesday to present a draft of PreserveHistoricPHX, a plan to allocate resources for the protection of historic buildings.
Phoenix mayor, Governor Brewer call state of emergency due to heavy rainfall
Phoenix experienced record rainfall Monday, leading to flooding in several areas and causing the Phoenix mayor to declare a state of emergency for the...
USGD approves more than $29,000 in funding requests at the semester’s 1st Senate meeting
The first USGD meeting of the semester included more than $29,000 in approved funding requests, which encompassed goals like a new safe escort trolley, business cards for the DPC Veteran's Club and general funding for DPC Aware.
Slide show: Mayan group leads protest, march after president’s delay on deportation action
More than 50 members of Consejo del Pueblo Maya, or “Counsel of Mayan People,” protested through downtown Friday following President Barack Obama's decision to delay deportation changes.