Tempe – California Globe

Another Month, Another Onslaught of Municipal Tax and Fee Increases Across Arizona

July 13, 2026 2:11 pmJuly 14, 2026 8:42 pm

“Arizona taxpayers can’t catch a break from their local governments,” writes Miley Gaines of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. From water rates and utility bills to property taxes and sales taxes, city councils and town leaders have spent the last...

Tempe Democrat Files Lawsuit to Block Arizona’s Secure Elections Act

June 26, 2026 10:16 amJune 26, 2026 10:18 am

In what critics are calling a desperate attempt to prevent Arizona voters from having their say on election security, Tempe City Councilman Randy Keating filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the placement of the Arizona Secure Elections Act on the...

ASU Event Claiming Christian Right ‘Darkened America’s Political Soul’ Draws Fire

April 21, 2026 12:35 pmApril 21, 2026 12:37 pm

Arizona State University hosted a campus event this month built around the argument that the Christian right has fueled “political hate” in the United States, prompting criticism from one ASU professor who argued the event unfairly targeted Christians and conservative...

KB Home Joins Growing California Exodus, Relocates Headquarters from Los Angeles to Tempe, Arizona

April 10, 2026 1:19 pmApril 10, 2026 1:27 pm

KB Home, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a Fortune 1000 company ranked No. 526, announced this week it is moving its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to Tempe, Arizona, beginning in spring 2027. The relocation marks the latest...

Racially Motivated Assault at Tempe Community Center Leaves Several Injured

January 14, 2026 12:13 pmJanuary 16, 2026 3:06 am

Officers with the Tempe Police Department arrested a 62-year-old man after he allegedly attacked multiple people Wednesday inside the Escalante Multi-Generational Center in Tempe in an incident investigators say was racially motivated, according to court documents and police statements. The...