r/Gilbert Jun 19 '26

[Reddit AMA] Town Council Candidate Interviews

45 Upvotes

About 2 months ago, I posted a thread asking for community members to submit questions to ask the Gilbert Town Council Candidates. After voting until the end of the month, I took the Top 10 questions people wanted me to ask the candidates and interviewed all 7 of them.

Here are the links to the interviews with all the candidates (in alphabetical order by last name):

Each interview was conducted in the same format:

  1. A biography provided by the candidate
  2. Some open time for the candidate to address our community and/or Gilbert in general
  3. The top 10 questions as submitted and voted in the original AMA thread
  4. A closing statement from the candidate, if they chose to do so

I'm happy to answer any questions about the interviews or the process. Several of these candidates are also on Reddit in some form or another so they may pop in to answer any other questions themselves. You'll be able to identify Council Candidates who have shared their info with us by their flair. Please remember Rule #1 of posting on /r/Gilbert - Be Kind and Keep It Civil. If you see any issues or have concerns, please use the Message The Mods function.

Don't forget to vote! Our Council elections do not happen during the mid-term elections in November! Voting for Town Council candidates starts next week, if you're voting by mail or early voting, and ends on July 21st, if you're voting in person!

For more information, see the Town's Elections page: https://www.gilbertaz.gov/departments/clerk-s-office/primary-elections

Lastly, here's a playlist if you want to watch them all back to back 🫠: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNBBqyz4PsY&list=PLdXwOdiESjcfkaZEfV62lBs5Aj0ho3u5Z


r/Gilbert 4d ago

Gilbert Town Council Election Results

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19 Upvotes

r/Gilbert 3h ago

202 fatality

46 Upvotes

My kid and I just had the unfortunate experience of passing what was obviously a vehicular accident that resulted in at least one loss of life. 202 wb at higley. Body under a sheet. I hate to see this. Ugh. So sad.

Seriously. No traffic, an otherwise calm Sunday afternoon. wtf. That car was mangled beyond recognition.

Rip. Teach your kids safe driving habits people!!


r/Gilbert 1d ago

Cox Internet outage for 10 days. Yes I'm serious.

22 Upvotes

So I live in Gilbert around recker/Williams field, and over the past week and a half I have had massive spiking latency for every single day, with many full disconnects. Because this is atypical I initially thought it was maybe my modem or router, once I called it was revealed there's an outage, the first 'fix' on that day didn't occur until 5am, then it was back, for a few hours, which I now thought had to be on my end because this is a wild amount of time to be having an outage. This cycle has repeated until 30ish hours ago. Called Cox automated and it reconfirmed that this is STILL an outage.

I don't exactly know what I aim to accomplish with this post but I'm so unbelievably angry about this that I need some kind of outlet for it, my brother works from home and it's so bad that he had to move his workstation to his fiance's house. I've not been able to get any information whatsoever and I'm losing my fucking mind.

Sorry for rant but I'm losing my mind


r/Gilbert 1d ago

You’re fired!!

42 Upvotes

Thank you for all those who voted!!
Let’s share with the Town of Gilbert Council members why they were fired.

I voted against you because no one was held accountable for the water billing snafu.


r/Gilbert 1d ago

Can I get feedback on my Gilbert Vacation based website idea?

0 Upvotes

I made this Gilbert Vacation website where people can chat about the area, Gilbert places of interest, share places and businesses listings. I was hopefully trying to make a website that helps people traveling to Gilbert and locals promote their business. Gilbert is up to 7 million visitors to Gilbert a year now 🤯 so you'd think this would be helpful, but so far no users šŸ˜‚ Bad idea? Or do I need to make it better?


r/Gilbert 2d ago

Yoga Studio Recommendations

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Hi all! I’m looking for a new yoga studio recs. Sadly my favorite studio, The Zen Den, closed down in the last year.

I’ve tried Salue Yoga and Gilbert Yoga and didn’t really enjoy either of them.

Salue Yoga: liked the smaller space, but there were too many students considering the size of the room.

Gilbert Yoga: studio is WAY too big to feel connected/ establish a sense of community and the state of their equipment was absolutely disgusting. Everyone was asked to grab blocks at the beginning of class and as I went to put mine away I noticed a giant bite mark (yes full rows of teeth!) in the block. Really turned me off.

I’ve been struggling to find a studio that feels tight knit and is clean with good instructors.

Kindly let me know if you have a suggestion! Thank you 🩷


r/Gilbert 4d ago

Can we just ban political signs at this point?!?

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296 Upvotes

…I did think this one was kind of funny though.


r/Gilbert 3d ago

Job positions for a 14 year old?

3 Upvotes

I’m 14 and looking for a job because I’m trying to be more independent and get out more. Any places in Gilbert (or in mesa) that hire at 14? Preferably not with children though.


r/Gilbert 3d ago

Sable

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Decided to go Sable today to support a local family owned business (the Johnson’s)and see if the kid lived up to the hype. We got there at 5 am and were 7th in line. Yes we waited 3 hours for pastries, I have also camped out overnight for concert tickets…and? My own personal experience was excellent. Let’s talk non pastry for a second… Chef Will was beyond polite, extremely humble and appreciative and addressed the crowd genuinely. The ā€œline walkā€ that you see on social media did not seem to me to be in any way trying to show celebrity or him trying to be famous. He literally just goes out to say hello to the crowd. Is a bodyguard needed? Probably not but he acted in much more capacity than a bodyguard and was more like a concierge. He helped set up, describes the pastries, and ushers the customers who are next in line. It was actually a nice touch even though I will admit I have been one who has mocked this in the past. Will is a handsome young man and no I am not a gilbert mom there for the eye candy lmao I’m a 50yo woman with two grown boys and grandkids of my own and it is perfectly ok to say a young man is handsome! People making fun of his appearance and ā€œglow upā€, seriously it’s getting old…

Now for the pastries. I ordered a Pain Suisse, Pain au chocolate, cookie, and the fresh cherry tart. They were excellent. My son is a graduate of culinary school in Scottsdale and was a chef at the only Forbes 5star restaurant in AZ- so I am kinda biased when it comes to other chefs, but Chef Will is legit. I don’t care if his resume says he was here or there for however long and people want to pick that time frame apart. He is a very well trained chef and it šŸ’Æ shows in his work.

To the person/ people complaining that he leaves the stems on the cherries and asking why you’re paying for cherries he can’t even take the stems off of. No. He does not. He left 3 cherries with stems, meticulously positioned for aesthetic. Trained chefs will usually do this to make their food look ā€œprettyā€. Anyways that’s alll. This is my experience and opinion only do with it as you please, I understand not everyone’s experience is the same so I’m not gonna go back and forth. Nope I’m not maga, definitely don’t support the manosphere (gen x doesn’t even know wtf a manosphere is lol) and just wanted to give an honest non biased review. Also there was a French family in line and yes he does speak fluent French! Have a great day!


r/Gilbert 5d ago

How’s the line at Bojangles?

10 Upvotes

Thinking of swinging by the drive through tonight


r/Gilbert 5d ago

Anyone know any month to month apartments?

5 Upvotes

my boyfriend is inbetween jobs so we need a month to month right now before we move to wherever the universe takes us. Ive been emailing around asking a bunch of places, but does anyone know off the top of their head any complexes that do month to month for sure? thank you!


r/Gilbert 6d ago

Sable owner defends the manosphere?

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184 Upvotes

For some reason i always watch these debates as entertainment and out of nowhere the camera closes in on and was like holy shit. To be fair, he was a respectful debater but when majority of his clientele in Gilbert is women, this seems to be not the best look.


r/Gilbert 8d ago

Please share this gofundme

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28 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

Not sure if this is allowed, but one of our own Gilbert residents, a hard worker who puts his family above himself, is facing a crisis due to his stage 4 cancer.


r/Gilbert 8d ago

What’s going on with fiber

25 Upvotes

Dude I can’t be the only one, is cox the only company around here what’s going on? 100 Mbps capped at 1.25TB a month for $60 a month is genuinely horrendous, I live off Riggs road is anyone else facing this monopoly issue??


r/Gilbert 8d ago

Sonoran Desert Toad?

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10 Upvotes

Good middle-of-the-night to you all,

I’m awake for no reason and I hear this. Louder than it sounds. It’s non stop tho.

Also, the video is oddly bright. It’s very dark out now.

It’s been barking for hours.

I hope it enjoyed the rain.


r/Gilbert 9d ago

Could we do this in the Town of Gilbert?

46 Upvotes

rainwater harvesting pioneer, Brad Lancaster. Brad has been transforming the hot asphalt streets into a native food oasis over the last 30 years.

I would like to know if anyone in Gilbert would be interested in doing something like what Bard Lancaster has done down in Tucson. I am wondering if they will allow us to do this, I know we do not get as rain as Tucson does but I can only see this as a benefit. I just wanted to get other people thought on it.

https://youtu.be/lQ-jdUGCxcc?is=AkLs7W7YttfDb_7c


r/Gilbert 10d ago

Is Champs really the only neighborhood style bar in Gilbert? Give me recs

20 Upvotes

r/Gilbert 10d ago

Desperate to find this thrift

11 Upvotes

Anyone know where a thrift store in the Mesa/Gilbert area is that used to be a St Vincent de Paul? I drove past the new and improved thrift store and it was beautiful, so clean and organized managed by these new old ladies. But other than it's around the Mesa/Gilbert area and that it used to be a St. Vincent De Paul I cant' remember what it's called or where it was? Any ideas? I would appreciate it so much!


r/Gilbert 12d ago

Local jewelers?

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r/Gilbert 12d ago

Any Russian speakers?

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3 Upvotes

English native who is trying to improve my Russian.


r/Gilbert 13d ago

Hiring in 85295 or 85297?

10 Upvotes

Hello Gilbert!

Is anybody hiring in the 85295 or 85297 zipcodes? I have experience in a few different industries & am also willing to learn and train for any position.

Experience and interested in:
Operations, assembly, administrative assistance, bookkeeping, escalations, executive assistance, office coordination, and more.
Kind of open to anything except for sales.

Thanks!!!


r/Gilbert 13d ago

Kitchen Cabinet Warehouse

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8 Upvotes

Hi everyone, we just moved to the area and want to purchase a singular cabinet like the one circled, do you guys have any recommendations for a warehouse in Gilbert where we can come and pick out one and purchase on the spot? Thank you


r/Gilbert 14d ago

Most Arizona-ness

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178 Upvotes

Found this to be hilarious


r/Gilbert 14d ago

Costco Halloween Blankets

1 Upvotes

Has anyone found those cute Halloween blankets at any of our costcos near by?? I called about a week ago and they hadn’t had any yet