Mesa, Arizona: “City Above the Law” (Part 1)
Ruthless, vengeance, cunning, abuse of power, lawlessness
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Story index
13 stories in 6 topics, from the original MesaAZcorruptionReport.com. Everything here is reproduced as first published in 1999–2000.
The big picture
The two-part series that started the site, and the piece on Mesa’s reputation.
Mesa, Arizona: “City Above the Law” (Part 2)
A state-wide network of long entrenched political corruption
Grim Reputation: Where Will It Stop?
Mesa, Arizona: the grim reputation it so richly deserves.
Land, business and zoning
Accounts of land deals, zoning exceptions and small businesses squeezed by the city.
Shopper’s World: How Mesa Put 300 Small Businesses Out of Business
How the city of Mesa put 300 small businesses out of business
Zoning Law Privileged: How Did They Get Away With It?
More giveaways to Brown & Brown Mayor Wayne Brown’s brother of Brown & Brown Chevrolet in downtown Mesa, got a big chunk of land across from their exi...
Threatened Hotdog Business
Injustice, city laws not written well or not well defined? unequal, inconsistent enforcement of the law
Police and public safety
A police cover-up allegation and a look at emergency call systems.
EMS Has Flawed Call System; Several Accident Victims Die in Arizona Cities
Updated 3/24/00 Editor's Note: This is the story of the mountain view high school student hit by the car just outside the school. Because of the rotat...
Police Cover-Up
"police cover-up" ..a city of Chandler Arizona employee reports
People and rights
Immigrant workers and civil and human rights complaints.
Civil & Human Rights Violations: Immigrant Workers
Millionaire families and various businesses from around Arizona mistreat Immigrant workers .. Violating their civil & Human Rights.
City hall and elections
The city manager, a charter initiative, and a candidate’s record.
“Michael T. Hutchinson Must Go!”
Michael T. Hutchinson does not qualify for the position of Mesa City Manager or the position of Mesa Assistant City Manager...Say City staffers in var...
C.A.P.S.: An Initiative Measure to Stop the Corruption
An initiative measure to amend the Mesa City Charter: a directly elected city manager, and obedience to the Constitution for every candidate, officeho...
Top Ten Reasons to Not Vote for This Man
The only thing standing in our way is the Constitution - Dennis Kavanaugh 10. Dennis supported the multimillion-dollar give-away to Brown & Brown. 9....
Columns
Reader mail and commentary from Eldon Bishop.
Heard on the Wide Streets
A column by Eldon Bishop: what people in Mesa are saying about the street widening, the deals and the people behind them.
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