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City program turned around dying strip malls

By Ken Sain Managing Editor About a dozen years ago there were serious worries about the fate of retail centers around northern Chandler. The Loop 101 and Loop 202 freeways had opened, changing commuter patterns, leaving some...

New report shows CUSD spent more per pupil in the classroom

By Ken Sain Managing Editor The Chandler Unified School District continues to be a state leader in the latest report from the Arizona Auditor General, which found that it put 72.1% of all spending last school year in the...

CUSD program helps struggling students succeed

By Ken Sain Managing Editor Last summer Perry High School student Gabriel Ruiz was worried about his upcoming senior year. “It was not good,” Gabriel said. “I was down a lot of credits, I didn’t think I would graduate at...

CUSD board member focus of dust-up over school speaker

By Ken Sain Managing Editor A member of the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board is facing criticism for attending a Turning Point USA event at Perry High School on Feb. 21. Five speakers called out Kurt Rohrs for...

San Marcos parents get good news on school’s future

By Ken Sain Managing Editor Chandler Unified School District Superintendent Frank Narducci gave some good news to the San Marcos community at a Feb. 21 informational meeting. “As a result of your input, feedback and...

COVID’s gone, but millions in relief bucks aren’t

By Ken Sain Managing Editor Most Americans look at the COVID-19 pandemic a lot differently today than when it first arrived as those early months were filled with unknowns as fears for the economy grew with business shutdowns....

EV parents turn their grief into a campaign

By Cecilia Chan Staff Writer A year and four months have passed but the death of his 15-year-old son Christian still gnaws at Bruce Petillo’s heart. “We are devastated,” the Gilbert dad said. “You never come to terms with...

Chandler among nation’s worst for skin health

By Ken Sain Managing Editor Valley of the Sun residents need water to survive. However, that combination of sun and water is doing a number on their skin. HouseFresh, an indoor air quality company, released a survey of the worst...

Chandler lawmaker seeks to end voting by mail

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services One of Chandler’s newly elected state lawmakers who wants to overturn the 2022 election is now trying to get colleagues to outlaw voting by mail. The proposal by Republican Rep. Liz...

Chandler Unified board ponders limit on cash reserve withdrawals

By Ken Sain Managing Editor Chandler Unified School District Superintendent Frank Narducci said it took decades to build up a cash reserve of $60 million and the district wants to make sure it won’t disappear quickly. For the...